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Frank&rsquo;s design philosophy starts with a creative view of the city where everything from background buildings to iconic super stars are part of a larger urban experience. At the core of his design approach is the breakdown of the architectural object into smaller parts and pieces that connect with the surrounding urban context and result in a human scale experience. Beyond response to context is a search for ideas that drive design, Frank&rsquo;s background in fine art inspires a fusion of art, architecture, and urban design focused on the design of places that promote creative experiences and enrich urban life. <strong><em>The Art of City Design<\/em><\/strong> illustrates Frank Wolden&rsquo;s philosophy on urban architecture through the presentation of twenty-one high profile projects from San Diego to Shanghai China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Art of City Design illustrates Frank Wolden&rsquo;s philosophy on urban architecture through the presentation of twenty-one high profile projects from San Diego to Shanghai China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":76885,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5559],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-76884","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-frank-wolden","8":"publisher-oro-editions","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Art of City Design - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: The Art of City Design, Pages: 200 Pages, Publish Date: 12th Oct 2026, Author: Frank Wolden, ISBN: 9781966515609. 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