New Urbanism Is Often Old Hat
21 March 2001 - 8:00am
Architecture critic Larry Millett discusses a huge new housing development in St. Paul, MN.
"A huge new housing development on the Upper Landing site, approved last week by the St. Paul City Council, will be the most complete statement to date of the city's commitment to neo-traditional planning principles. These principles, rather confusingly known as the 'new urbanism,' emphasize old-fashioned kinds of city-making as opposed to, say, the mall-and-subdivision model used in manysuburbs."
Full Story:
Unfortunately, new urbanism is often old hat
Source:
Pioneer Planet, March 19, 2001
»
- Login or register to post comments
- Email this page
- TOD: An Architect's View - Jul 16, 2010
- Erasing a Sense of Place - Jun 11, 2010
- Seattle's Backyard Cottages Encouraged - May 28, 2010
- A Case for LEED-ND: The LEED Platinum Suburban Office Park - Apr 07, 2009
- A Meaner, Greener Recipe for Concrete - Mar 31, 2009
“
No matter how one wanted to organize the ideal city, housing security would be part of it. No community can function effectively if large numbers of its residents are regularly displaced or perpetually at risk of being displaced.
”
Planetizen picks
Contribute
- What the Feds are Doing to Connect Housing Policy to Health Policy
- Why the Politics of Climate Change Matter
- Waste Disposal Becomes Sexy
- Murky Future for Two of D.C.'s Architectural Gems
- The Story Behind One of the Most Controversial Buildings in the Country
- The Benefits of Creating Hybrid Zoning Codes
- The Appeal of In-Town Big Box
- The Growing Appeal of Drinking From the Toilet
- How and Why Does an Architect Become Famous?
- Could Good Design Have Prevented the Housing Crisis?
Volunteerism Plays Critical Role in Reaching World’s Millennium Development Goals
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Feb 10, 2012
www.flickr.com
|
