Low-cost approaches to community and commercial area revitalization based on the individual character and resources of your city or town, written by Jack Williamson with contributions from Jeffry Corbin, Hank Gluckman and Richard Macias. Published by Design Michigan program of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 1995.
The book documents the methods, results and philosophy of the Community Design Advisory program which was initiated in 1987 by Design Michigan, the information and technical assistance program of Cranbrook Academy of Art and a statewide partnership program of the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. The book provides communities, public and private sector individuals and organizations, planners and designers guidance on the coordinated use of urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, interior design, graphic and signage design in communities small and large so as to improve image, function, and commercial area performance.
This extensively illustrated volume includes case studies of highway-oriented, natural feature, and market center communities, step-by-step guidelines on conducting design inventories and on hiring designers, and an extensive annotated bibliography.
