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Toledo Tomorrow: Reading Norman Bel Geddes' Vision For The Future In A Shrinking Midwestern City, Sujata Shetty, Andreas Luescher
Toledo Tomorrow: Reading Norman Bel Geddes' Vision For The Future In A Shrinking Midwestern City, Sujata Shetty, Andreas Luescher
Architecture and Environmental Design Faculty Publications
This paper examines Norman Bel Geddes’ 1945 Toledo Tomorrow plan, his only proposal for a specific city, and its stamp on the morphology of today's Toledo. The paper surveys retrospectively at the changes in the morphology of the city and critically analyzes the impact of the Toledo Tomorrow Plan. Today's Toledo, a shrinking rustbelt city, reflects Geddes' legacy of neglecting the historic core; focusing on highway infrastructure, that has since worked in tandem with the forces of decentralization and suburbanization; and the city's weak relationship with its natural features and larger region.
Architecture Student Design Competition 2016 Final Report, Andreas Luescher
Architecture Student Design Competition 2016 Final Report, Andreas Luescher
Architecture and Environmental Design Faculty Publications
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The City Of Tomorrow: Geddes Model Of 1945, Andreas Luescher, Sujata Shetty
The City Of Tomorrow: Geddes Model Of 1945, Andreas Luescher, Sujata Shetty
Architecture and Environmental Design Faculty Publications
Toledo made national headlines in the mid-1940's when the legendary industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes, was commissioned to develop a plan for the city's future. Using archival work and field observation, this research analyzes the plan, and reflects on its impact on Toledo and on the design of American cities today.