URSI 110--The City

US: City of Suburbs (1950-1990)

Key Ideas:

VHA/FHA mortgages
Urban Renewal (1954)

· Blight removal 1, 2, 3, 4

· And other damage 1, 2

· Vacant space remaining 1, 2, 3

· Loss of significant buildings 1, 2

· Public housing (Pruitt-Igoe 1, 2)

· Redevelopment 1, 2

Interstate Highway System (1956)
Sprawl (1) & Megalopolis
Energy Crisis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Gentrification

City Form

Morphology: Multiple Nuclei
Styles of architecture:

International Style 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Ranch (“Rambler”)
Lustron Homes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Planned “suburbs” in town:

Chatham Village (Pittsburgh, PA)
Baldwin Hills (Los Angeles CA) 1, 2

LeCorbusier: Radiant City 1, 2, 3,

Transportation

Public Buildings

Commercial/Industrial

Shopping Malls & Big-Box Retail

Residential/Daily Life

© 2006 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 24 May 06