Reforming suburbia :: the planned communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands /

The ""new community"" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This ri...

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1. Verfasser: Forsyth, Ann, 1963-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
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Zusammenfassung:The ""new community"" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of those experiments in three of the most successful new communities: Irvine Ranch in Southern California, Columbia in Maryland, and The Woodlands in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Based on new research and interviews with developers, designers, and residents, Ann Forsyt.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-365) and index.
ISBN:9780520937918
0520937910
1598755390
9781598755398
9780520241657
0520241657
9780520241664
0520241665
1417595884
9781417595884
1282357883
9781282357884
9786612357886
6612357886

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