Community Design Resources
October 2, 2010 12:27 PM Subscribe
Good online or print resources for community design?
I have to design several different types of communities for an upcoming student project. The communities will sit on large tracts of land and will most likely be suburban in nature.
I need some resources of "good" vs "bad" community design and inspirational we-ought-to-see-more-of-this design, whether in the form of blog posts or books. If it's a book resource, I'll only be able to check it out from my school library, so the more popular the title, the better.
Ideally I want to create a non-traditional community design. Maybe something that strives for a communal nature in which people live in something of a co-op.
Thanks!
I have to design several different types of communities for an upcoming student project. The communities will sit on large tracts of land and will most likely be suburban in nature.
I need some resources of "good" vs "bad" community design and inspirational we-ought-to-see-more-of-this design, whether in the form of blog posts or books. If it's a book resource, I'll only be able to check it out from my school library, so the more popular the title, the better.
Ideally I want to create a non-traditional community design. Maybe something that strives for a communal nature in which people live in something of a co-op.
Thanks!
Best answer: Books:
Death and Life of Great American Cities
Streets for People
Suburban Nation
Fortress America
Pattern Language
New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community
Case studies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levittown,_New_York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_growth_boundary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_Supported_Agriculture
That should get you started.
posted by Chris4d at 3:36 PM on October 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
Death and Life of Great American Cities
Streets for People
Suburban Nation
Fortress America
Pattern Language
New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community
Case studies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_city_movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levittown,_New_York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_growth_boundary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_Supported_Agriculture
That should get you started.
posted by Chris4d at 3:36 PM on October 2, 2010 [1 favorite]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cities
It's pretty much the foundation document on the subject.
posted by sebastienbailard at 3:04 PM on October 2, 2010