AMST 2440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: City Beautiful Movement, Daniel Burnham, Urban Renewal
30 Mar 2017
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Jane jacobs" death and life of great american cities (1961) Pre-jane jacobs - post jane jacobs urban planning. Jj takes on planning establishment: housewife and neighborhood activist. 1950s nyc -- fights robert moses and urban renewal: 1961 writes death and life. Enlightenment tradition: age of reason science = harmony, planner - makes order out of chaos vs. Romantic tradition: feelings, subjectivity, local history, unique architecture, vibrant cities = messy, mixed! The modernist city (she sarcastically refers to the radiant garden city beautiful ) Modern urban planning -- a response to the industrial city. United states historically not that into urban planning. Pre-1776 colonial town planning (ex: town commons) Basic street grid = easy to sell to speculators. Late 19th century - horror at growing industrial cities. City beautiful movement: 1893 world"s columbian exposition . Cities need --- civic pride harmony and beauty: monumental city center.
