Lloyd District Resources

1. Lloyd District 2001 report
2. North East Quadrant
3. North of Broadway 2001 report
4. Lloyd Crossing
5. Convention Center Vision
6. Rose Quarter District Plan
7. I-5 Interchange
8. Lloyd District pilot report
9. Eco Districts & Lloyd
10. River Plan
11. Design Central City

Annotated Bibliography

1. Ecological Urbanism edited by Mohsen Mostafavi
Mostafavi, M., and G. Doherty. Ecological urbanism. 1. Baden, Switzerland: Lars Muller Publishers, 2011. Print.

• A collection of works, theoretical and built, and essays by economists, engineers, architects, artists, and policymakers concerning the sustainability of our future cities.  The fairly dense collection contains thought-provoking diagrams and illustrations that provide samples of how we can integrate ecology into our urban environment.  The 600+ book has a variety of projects that span multiple continents represented in a myriad of mediums.  The hard part about utilizing this work as a resource tool will be being able to weed through the white noise to get to the relevant information.

2. Building for Life by Stephen Kellert
Kellert, Stephen R. Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection. Washington D.C.: Island Press, 2005. Print.

•  This book attempts to bring green architecture to a more personal level.  One third of the book investigates the presence of nature in early childhood development.  The other two parts deal more exclusively with sustainable design, one chapter listing a litany of  sustainable design considerations and interventions, and the other that deals with historic examples of biophilic design and its implications.

3. Biophilic Design by Kellert, Heerwagon, Mador
Kellert, Stephen R., Judith Heerwagen, and Martin Mador. Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008. Print.

• This book breaks down restorative environmental and biophilic design into a few basic categories that range from but are not limited to, light and space, natural forms, and natural patterns and processes.  Each category is examined for its compatibility with the human experience.   The work also deals closely with human psychology and the effects that natural design inside and outside of buildings have on our mental and physical states.

4. Green Architecture by James Wines
Wines, James, and Philip Jodidio. Green Architecture. Köln: Taschen, 2000. Print.

• Questions the impact of green trends on architecture and examines its applications beyond technological solutions and looks towards a new sustainable architectural aesthetic.  A common strain of thought that James Wines asserts throughout the book is that buildings should be built fully integrated with its surrounding environment.  A concept that he brings up is the pedestal test.  Goes through a lot of examples that are not rated LEED or

5. Reinventing Fire by Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute
Lovins, A., M. ). Odum, and J. W. ). Rowe. Reinventing fire, bold business solutions for the new energy era. Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2012. Print.

• Goes through our current model of energy supply, demand, generation, and distribution and examines how there are many inefficiencies in the way we currently operate.  The basic premise is that we need to begin shifting away from our current fossil fuel dependent society.  What is most interesting for me is the integrated systems which they talk about district energy and smart grid systems.

6. Garden Cities of Tomorrow by Ebenezer Howard
Howard, Ebenezer. Garden Cities of Tomorrow. London: Swan Sonnenschein &, 1902. Print.

• urban planning book that describes a path to reform from our industrialized cities by combining the benefits of city and rural life into one city-town magnet.  What’s of importance in this is book is the historical take on urban planning and the evolution of our cities.  He also talks a lot about social reform and equality that I find are particularly relevant with our current events including the 99% demonstrations.  The private assumption of socially generated equity.

7. Civilizing American Cities by Fredrick Law Olmstead
Olmsted, Frederick Law. Civilizing American Cities; a Selection of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Writings on City Landscapes. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 1971. Print.

• This book is a collection of essays written by Frederick Law Olmstead about  his planning projects for various cities Including Boston, New York, and San Francisco.  The main focus of urban planning in Olmstead’s time was how to make cities more livable by providing healthy spaces in a traditionally commercial and unhealthy environment.  The collection of essays provides a good look at the history of urban planning approaches of American cities in the turn of the century.

8. The Granite Garden by Anne Whiston Spirn
Spirn, Anne Whiston. The Granite Garden: Urban Nature and Human Design. New York: Basic, 1984. Print.

• Spirn treats the city as its own unique organism and examines the particular systems that flow throughout.  One example of this is when she cuts a street section and examines how air quality varies in height between buildings.  By treating the city as a natural environment in its own right we can examine what systems works and what systems are damaging in a more methodical approach in order to systemically create better more habitable urban environments.

9. The Wealth of Cities by John O. Norquist
Norquist, John O. The Wealth of Cities: Revitalizing the Centers of American Life. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1998. Print.

• Although not directly related to architecture the wealth of cities goes into great detail regarding current urban issues.  Topics include the prevalence of drug abuse, homelessness, insubstantial public education, and crime.  Society has traditionally viewed cities as a disease that needs to be cured of.  On the other hand, author John Norquist argues that most of these problems are the result of too much government intervention.  Certain chapters hold more relevance than others.  For example chapter six “How Government Killed Affordable Housing” details the deleterious effects public housing had on cities.  Although first printed in 1998, I found this book extremely relevant given the current presidential debates.  It raises a question concerning how much government should involve itself in the creation and restoration of our cities.

10. Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature by Douglas Farr
Farr, Douglas. Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008. Print.

• This book is a good companion to eco-districts publications as it provides historical background to urban development reform.  It is a good resource and guide for implementing elements such as sustainable corridors and neighborhoods, waste water mitigation, and high performance infrastructure.  Author Douglas Farr explains sustainable urbanism as the creation and enhancement of communities with high-performance infrastructure and buildings, walkable communities, and diverse places.  What I found most useful is part four where the author lists a number of good precedent projects, both built and unbuilt, infill and greenfield.  Most of these projects are residential.