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The Multiple Limas: Urban Design At The Periphery, Marwan Ghandour
The Multiple Limas: Urban Design At The Periphery, Marwan Ghandour
Marwan Ghandour
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Urban Design Principles Of The Original Neighborhood Concepts, Nicholas Patricios
Urban Design Principles Of The Original Neighborhood Concepts, Nicholas Patricios
Nicholas Patricios
The neighbourhood concept is arguably one of the major planning landmarks that shaped the urban form of the twentieth century city in many countries. Coincidently, both the neighbourhood idea of Clarence Stein and Henry Wright, exemplified in their plan for Radburn, and the Neighbourhood Unit idea of Clarence Perry were published in 1929. The urban design principles of Stein and Wright included the idea of a superblock of residential units grouped around a central green, the separation of vehicles and pedestrians, and a road hierarchy with culs-de-sac for local access roads. A cluster of superblocks was to form a self-contained …