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urban theories: radical ideas Flashcards

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urban plan for elongated urban formation

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The Linear City

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consists of a series of functionally specialized parallel sectors

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The Linear City

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run parallel to a river and built so that the dominant wind would blow from. residential areas to industrial strip

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The Linear City

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automobiles are eliminated from confines of the city

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the Arcology alternative

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multi-use nature of buildings - living, working public spaces w/in reach of e/o

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The Arcology Alternative

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the linear city

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soria y mata

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the arcology alternative, a 3d city by

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paolo soleri

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motopia

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edgar chambless

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vehicular traffic will be along rooftops of a continuous network of buildings, while the streets will be pedestrian only

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motopia

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science cities

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metabolism group

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visionary urban designers that proposed underwater cities, “biological” citie, cities in pyramids, etc

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science cities

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the floating city

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kiyonori kikutake

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a city that would float free in the ocean and would be free of ties to a particular nation and therefore free from threat of war

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The floating city

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63 acre area. mix used development that was built in response to the pressures of automobile

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The Barbican City

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an early type of planned urban development that had all amenities in one compound with multi-level circulation patterns

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The Barbican City

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large cities used to be the exception prior to twentieth century, but a few did exist in antiquity

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“millionaire” cities

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concept coined by jean gottmann (1954) for urban complexes in the Northeastern United States

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Megalopolis

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term refers to “great city” in greek

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megalopolis

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today it is used to refer to massive urban concentrations created from strong physical linkages between three or more large cities

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megalopolis

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generated jobs, increased productivity, and opened up mass markets for good

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industrial revolution

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factors that contribute to urban growth

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• transportation innovations, “farm to market” roads
• improved infrastructure
• iron and steel construction technology
• the electric elevator
• improved medicine

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urban theories and practices

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• Garden Cities
• City Beautiful Movement
• City of Towers
• Broadacres
• Radical Urban Ideas
• The Neighborhood Unit
• Contemporary World Urbanization

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