本文初成于1980年,原为美国伯克利加州大学“城市形态理论”课程的教学内容;同年在“美国规划协会会议”及其它场合宣读,均得到高度评价;1987年底在JAPA杂志上发表。文章概括了本世纪以来欧美城市规划与设计的经验及教训。其论点代表了当今美国城市设计领域新的思想观点和设计概念,对日趋兴盛的我国城市设计理论与实践有借鉴意义。 This article was originally written in 1980. It used to be the teaching content of the “Urban Morphology Theory” course at the University of California, Berkeley. It was highly praised at the “American Planning Association Conference” and other occasions in the same year. At the end of 1987, it was published in the JAPA magazine. The article summarizes the experiences and lessons learned in urban planning and design in Europe and America since the beginning of this century. Its arguments represent the new ideas and design concepts in the field of urban design in the United States today, and have implications for the growing prosperity of China’s urban design theory and practice.