Project introductions

 

Cultural patterns

How people gather

Similar developments

   Post properties (Vinnings)

Talk to Harris

Simulated

Ephemeral ~ thin without substance

Compare to a small town

Comparison of simulation of relm (Disney) vs. actual factual relm

Ellin Themes possible connection to comparisons

   Form follows fiction

   Form follows finance

   Form follows fear

   Form follows finesse

Fictionalized history of neighborhood

 

 

Class Discussion

 

Developments at Perimeter and Lindburg Stations

“Town Centers” ~deceitful portrayals

Both adjacent to Marta stations

Program (Privatized) (developer driven, ‘Market’ Income)

   Retail

   Shopping

   Office

No Civic (Don’t want to engage the politics, it’s not profit driven)

   Schools

   Fire

   Police

   Churches

   Daycares

Atlanta’s never had a “civic” era

Part of the smart growth movement

   EPA and DOT Funding

   Increase density

   Decrease commute

What kind of urbanism is this?


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