The Next Stage In Suburbia: Downtowns

Suburban downtowns are taking cues from urban traditions to create vibrant and complex downtowns, writes John King.

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August 19, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"As New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp once told a Chicago panel to laughter and applause: 'I know it's important to be aware of what's going on in suburban America, but you know, who cares?' The problem with such parochialism is that suburbia is where most growth is taking place. It's where the future is being forged. And if it can evolve without relying on the cookie-cutter mold of big projects on big plots of land with big roads in between, the entire region will benefit."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Sunday, August 18, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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