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:
- LeCorbusier: Radiant City 1,
2,
3,
Transportation
Public Buildings
Commercial/Industrial
Residential/Daily
Life
© 2006 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 24 May 06