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Rebuilding the American City - Design and Strategy for the 21st Century Urban Core

English · Paperback / Softback

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Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns-yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century.


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Introduction Section 1. The Anchor Institution: Leveraging Stability 1.1 Buffalo, NY-Buffalo Niagara Medical campus 1.2 New Orleans, LA-Tulane City Center 1.3 Philadelphia, PA-University of Pennsylvania PennConnects Section 2. The Urban River: Leveraging a Natural Resource 2.1 Chattanooga, TN-21st Century Waterfront 2.2 Green Bay, WI-CityDeck 2.3 New York, NY-Brooklyn Bridge Park Section 3. The Existing Urban Fabric: Leveraging the Existing Condition 3.1 Saint Louis, MO-Botanical Heights 3.2 San Antonio, TX-Pearl District 3.3 San Francisco, CA-Proxy Section 4. The Urban Park System: Leveraging Underutilized Land and Infrastructure 4.1 Atlanta, GA-BeltLine 4.2 Birmingham, AL-Railroad Park 4.3 Houston, TX-Buffalo Bayou Section 5. The Downtown District: Leveraging Proximities and Transit 5.1 Denver, CO-Union Station 5.2 Louisville, KY-West Main Street 5.3 Portland, OR-South Waterfront Appendix: Methodology


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Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns—yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century.

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