URSI 110--The City

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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

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© 2006 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 24 May 06