Paul Lukes- Suburban Transformations

great diagrams. I don't know if there are any true transect diagrams, it's more case studies of several cities.

DPZ has some good diagrams but I'm not too into their work. The whole New Urbanism thing is kind of kitchy to me.


I used a transect in my thesis project. Not sure if it's what you're looking for but here's a link to my portfolio which you're welcome to check out.

http://issuu.com/clubh/docs/portfolio_v_4_for_issuu

search google images for "urban transect" and/or "form-based code."

transect? prescriptive new urbanist pablum.

a far more interesting approach would be to have your students draw sections through major cities at different scales. i bet cities like san francisco, pittsburgh, seattle, and l.a. would have really interesting topographical sections. at a smaller scale you could get some pretty telling sections cut adjacent to highways and other infrastructure. it seems so obvious, but i can't think of any architects that have done this. could make for a great class or studio project. google earth is pretty much all you would need to conceptually get it close to accurate.

good luck and have fun with it!