HTST 307 Study Guide - Chinese Civil War, Chinese Eastern Railway, New Towns Act 1946
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History 307 final notes chapter 8-11. Architecture and urban planning lecture nov 15 th. Expressions of change in the 20th century. Bad conditions in the 19th century cities, however science innovations changed how we thought cities should be. Diseases like cholera and typhoid an issue before due to waste water. Environmental determinism: the assumption that the environment affect"s people"s behavior. Utopian cities: garden city and city beautiful. Came out of idea humans are good by nature and includes a lot of ornamentation. Utopian believers think people will take care of everything if it is nice and in place. Radical design, increased contact with nature to mitigate problems of urbanization. Garden city nature came in form of designed parks. Three major design movements that reflected the changes in uses of architecture: Futurism: 1909 marinetti, a youth movement that emphasized industry and mechanization. Advocated violence to take apart traditions, linked to the rise of fascism.