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The Polycentric Urbanism Of The Combined Statistical Area, Michael Freedman
The Polycentric Urbanism Of The Combined Statistical Area, Michael Freedman
Architecture Thesis Prep
"This investigation focuses on architecture's role and potential at the interstices of the multiple cities/countries that constitute the fractured landscape of the contemporary Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is here that the seed of a growing density must be placed."
Gateway To Interaction, Adam C. Mcwilliams
Gateway To Interaction, Adam C. Mcwilliams
Architecture Thesis Prep
"American cities presently face a moment of truth. While traditional city centers continue to signify established culture, science, education, and finance, in almost every city crucial sections of originally thriving city centers have persistently decreased as a location of interaction.
The regional city, if it is to sustain itself and maintain any diversity of architecture, density, and most importantly interaction, will need to accommodate a broad range of speeds, scales, and means of movement in both directions to reactivate the city center."