GGR124H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 Global Urbanization
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Le corbusier technology made it possible to provide a sanitary urban environment while preserving the high-density characteristic of the european cities of the time. His formula, tower in the park, consisted of high-rise-buildings erected at a distance from each other to allow for ample green space at ground level. Duany"s, new urbanism" model calls for a return to the layout and appearance of the traditional small town, with houses built close to the sidewalk, a gridiron lay-out and a main commercial street. The model de-emphasizes the presence of the scar, in large part by relegating garages to back lanes. Urban change is emphasized also by post-modernist scholars attempting to identify new urban trajectories. Dear and flusty, for example describe how space within the post-modern metropolis has become hyper-specialized, causing disconnection between some urban sectors. Nothing is set in society: for example, even the best programs in the best universities are of the constant revisions.
