Designing suburban futures : : new models from Build a better burb / / by June Williamson.

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Place / Publishing House:Washington, DC : : Island Press,, [2013]
2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (156 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Foreword; Ellen Dunham-Jones
  • Introduction
  • Context for Change
  • Design Culture Responds to Sprawl: 1960s to 2010s
  • Better Suburban Futures
  • Build a Better Burb 2010: Instructions and Commentary
  • Winning and Noteworthy Competition Schemes. Sited in the Setback: Increasing Density in Levittown. Upcycling 2.0. AgIsland. Building C-Burbia. SUBHUB Transit System. Long Division. LIRR: Long Island Radically Rezoned. Noteworthy Competition Schemes
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: New Roles for Architecture and Urban Design. A conversation with Kazys Varnelis
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Credits
  • Index.