New Urbanism
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New Urbanism is an urban design movement that promotes walkable, mixed-use, human-scaled neighborhoods as an alternative to car-dependent suburban sprawl.
Aliases (1)
- new urbanism ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural movement
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planning philosophy → urban design movement → |
| associatedWith |
Andrés Duany
→
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk → Leon Krier → Peter Calthorpe → |
| criticizedFor |
aesthetic traditionalism
→
potential for gentrification → |
| emergedIn |
United States
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| emergedInPeriod |
late 20th century
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| emphasizes |
community interaction
→
environmental sustainability → human-scale architecture → mixed housing types → narrow streets → reduced building setbacks → sense of place → short blocks → street connectivity → |
| focusesOn |
human-scaled urban design
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mixed-use development → walkable neighborhoods → |
| hasOrganization |
Congress for the New Urbanism
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| hasPrinciple |
connectivity
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increased density → mixed housing → mixed use and diversity → quality architecture and urban design → quality of life → smart transportation → sustainability → traditional neighborhood structure → walkability → |
| influencedBy |
pre-automobile urban patterns
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traditional town planning → |
| opposes |
car-dependent suburban sprawl
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| promotes |
bicycle infrastructure
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civic buildings as community landmarks → compact urban form → mixed-income communities → pedestrian-friendly streets → public spaces → public transit use → traditional neighborhood structure → transit-oriented development → |
| relatedTo |
smart growth
→
sustainable urbanism → transit-oriented development → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
("new urbanism")
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developmentModel |
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School of Architecture (University of Miami)
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emphasis |
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Garden city movement
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influenced |
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Seaside, Florida
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knownFor |
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Seaside, Florida
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urbanPlanningMovement |