How will the terrorist attacks impact the future of the modern city?
How will the destruction of the Twin Towers affect our relationship with the built environment? Do the attacks signal the end of the skyscraper-based city? Leonard Gilroy, AICP, Urban Policy Analyst at the Reason Public Policy Institute, explores these issues."For example, New Urbanists argue that our future should move towards higher density, multi-functional urban environments. Others argue that the aggregation of people in dense urban environments is unhealthy, unsustainable and is counter to the preferences of people who seek space, privacy, and room to breathe.Not surprisingly, architects, urban planners, and theorists have begun to re-evaluate the future of our urban environments in the wake of September 11th terrorist attacks."
Thanks to George Passantino
FULL STORY: Our Relationship with the Built Environment in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks

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