urban theories: radical ideas Flashcards
(22 cards)
urban plan for elongated urban formation
The Linear City
consists of a series of functionally specialized parallel sectors
The Linear City
run parallel to a river and built so that the dominant wind would blow from. residential areas to industrial strip
The Linear City
automobiles are eliminated from confines of the city
the Arcology alternative
multi-use nature of buildings - living, working public spaces w/in reach of e/o
The Arcology Alternative
the linear city
soria y mata
the arcology alternative, a 3d city by
paolo soleri
motopia
edgar chambless
vehicular traffic will be along rooftops of a continuous network of buildings, while the streets will be pedestrian only
motopia
science cities
metabolism group
visionary urban designers that proposed underwater cities, “biological” citie, cities in pyramids, etc
science cities
the floating city
kiyonori kikutake
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
The floating city
63 acre area. mix used development that was built in response to the pressures of automobile
The Barbican City
an early type of planned urban development that had all amenities in one compound with multi-level circulation patterns
The Barbican City
large cities used to be the exception prior to twentieth century, but a few did exist in antiquity
“millionaire” cities
concept coined by jean gottmann (1954) for urban complexes in the Northeastern United States
Megalopolis
term refers to “great city” in greek
megalopolis
today it is used to refer to massive urban concentrations created from strong physical linkages between three or more large cities
megalopolis
generated jobs, increased productivity, and opened up mass markets for good
industrial revolution
factors that contribute to urban growth
• transportation innovations, “farm to market” roads
• improved infrastructure
• iron and steel construction technology
• the electric elevator
• improved medicine
urban theories and practices
• Garden Cities
• City Beautiful Movement
• City of Towers
• Broadacres
• Radical Urban Ideas
• The Neighborhood Unit
• Contemporary World Urbanization
