ABSTRACT
The content of this paper is focussed on analyzing the nature of established design guidelines in their application to the recent development of Battery Park City in Manhattan. Of particular concern is the resultant urban morphology and architectural iconography as it reflects the underlying ideology of the design guidelines themselves. The issue of imposed ideology through design control is discussed in its relationship to the needs of contemporary society. Finally the latent intentions of the guidelines are seen as interwoven with a contemporary crisis of meaning, space, and culture.
