ENG 1000C Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Amanda Burden, Dumbo, Brooklyn, Gentrification

• School: St. John's University
• Department: ENG - ENGLISH
• Course: ENG 1000C
• Professor: Sammantha Mc Kalla

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Organic design: developed without a governing body, subject to no master plan but the passage of time, the lay of the land and daily life of its users. (west village) Result: an irregular form of streets as well as randomly defined open spaces that reflects the needs of past or current users. Planned design: set down by a governing body that divides the land and centrally designs it before it is handed over to users. (midtown, chelsea) Results: a uniform series of streets and open spaces that reflects the values or goals of a governing body. Manhattan comes from a native american word (manahatta) meaning (island of many. Straight-sided and right angles houseses are the most cheap to build . Describe the differences between organic and planned design. How do the two sites shown on the sju campus walk with professor cantelmo demonstrate these differences. What was the only organic element above 14st incorporated into the.