Name: Edinburgh New Town
Author: Henderson Jan-Andrew
ISBN: 9781445674131

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Edinburgh New Town

Henderson Jan-Andrew

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INTRODUCTION
The Birth of the New Town
Ways of Looking at the New Town
Defining the New Towns
1 ENLIGHTENMENT IDEALS AND THE GEOMETRIC CITY
A Plan for the New Town
Models of Urban Form: Geometric and Organic
The Pre-Planned Grid
A Paradoxical New Town
Design Parameters
2 FROM OLD TOWN TO NEW TOWN
The Old Town in History
Neoclassicism in New Town Design
The Scottish Enlightenment and the First New Town
Architectural Competition Gives Rise to a Royal Plan
Linking Old and New Towns
The Palace Front in New Town Architecture
A Second New Town
Eastern and Western New Towns
Lord Moray’s Feu
3 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
Hierarchy and Grid in the First New Town
The Second and Later New Towns
Spatial Planning Elements
Uniform Streets
Garden Squares
Crescents
The Circus and the Polygon
Axial Vistas
Building Design Elements in New Town Houses
Street Frontage
Houses of the New Town
Tenements in the New Town
Building Materials
Exterior Architectural Elements
Interiors in the New Town House
Walls
Ceilings
Interior Doors
Windows
Fireplaces
Ground-Floor Level
First Floor
Second Floor
Top Floor
Basement
How Does Edinburgh’s New Town Compare?
Legal System
Layout of the City
Crescents and Circuses
Turning the Corner
Building Material and Street Frontage
Adapting to Topography
External Features
Interior Arrangements
Retail Provision
Summary
4 THE EVOLVING NEW TOWN
The Origin of the Plan
Evolution During Construction: A Richer Mix
Evolution Following Completion
The Coming of the Railway
Disaster Averted
The Princes Street Panel
Education Buildings
New Uses for Larger Houses
Evolution of the Landscape
Preserving the New Town
5 LESSONS FOR CITY BUILDING
The Micro Level: Building Design
The Macro Level: Density, Urban Form and Grain
Urban Planning: Prescription versus Evolution
The New Town: A Credible Model for Urban Futures
Summary
APPENDIX 1 PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TOWN
Churches
Non-Religious Buildings
APPENDIX 2 TYPOLOGY OF NEW TOWN HOUSING TYPES
APPENDIX 3 WALKING TOUR OF THE NEW TOWN
Part 1: The First New Town, 1767–1820
Part 2: The Moray Estate, 1823–1850
Part 3: The Second New Town, 1802–1825
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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