Design Quarterly articles from March 1995

Design Quarterly archives from March 1995

Growing wiser: finding alternatives to sprawl. (urban sprawl)(Sprawl)
March 22, 1995... The American preservation movement has moved beyond the meticulous restoration of landmarks and the creation of museums. We're also now involved in trying to make America's communities more livable. We're concerned about sprawl because it...

Neighborhoods and suburbs.(Sprawl)
March 22, 1995... There have been only two types of urbanism in North America: The neighborhood pattern, which was the model from the first settlements to the middle of this century, and the suburban pattern, which has been the model since. Neighborhoods are...

A sense of place, a sense of time. (excerpt)(Sprawl)
March 22, 1995... The truth is, Americans are of two minds as to how we ought to live. Publicly we say harsh things about urban sprawl and suburbia, and we encourage activity in the heart of town. In theory, but only in theory, we want to duplicate the traditional...

Whatever happened to urbanism? (excerpt from 'S, M, L, XL')(Sprawl)
March 22, 1995... This essay is excerpted from S, M, L, XL published by Monacelli Press. Reprinted with permission. This century has been a losing battle with the issue of quantity. In spite of its early promise, its frequent bravery, urbanism has been unable...