Broadacre City was an urban or suburban development concept proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright throughout most of his lifetime. He presented the idea in his book The Disappearing City in 1932. A few years later he unveiled a very detailed twelve-by-twelve-foot (3.7 × 3.7 m) scale model representing a hypothetical four-square-mile (10 km2) community. The model was crafted by the student interns who worked for him at Taliesin, and financed by Edgar Kaufmann. It was initially displayed at an Industrial Arts Exposition in the Forum at the Rockefeller Center starting on April 15, 1935. After the New York exposition, Kaufmann arranged to have the model displayed in Pittsburgh at an exposition titled "New Homes for Old", sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration. The exposition opened on June 18 on the 11th floor of Kaufmann's store.[1] Wright went on to refine the concept in later books and in articles until his death in 1959.
Sketches for the Broadacre City project by Frank Lloyd Wright
Many of the building models in the concept were completely new designs by Wright, while others were refinements of older ones, some of which had rarely been seen.
Broadacre City was the antithesis of a city and the apotheosis of the newly born suburbia, shaped through Wright's particular vision.[2] It was both a planning statement and a socio-political scheme, inspired by Henry George, by which each U.S. family would be given a one-acre (0.40-hectare) plot of land from the federal lands reserves, and a Wright-conceived community would be built anew from this.[3] In a sense it was the exact opposite of transit-oriented development. There is a train station and a few office and apartment buildings in Broadacre City, but the apartment dwellers are expected to be a small minority. All important transport is done by automobile, and the pedestrian can exist safely only[citation needed] within the confines of the one-acre (0.40-hectare) plots where most of the population dwells.
In his book Urban Planning Theory since 1945, Nigel Taylor considers the planning methodology of this type of city to be Blueprint planning, which came under heavy criticism in the late 1950s by many critics such as Jane Jacobs, in her 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
Some of the earlier garden city ideas of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and the urban planner Ebenezer Howard had much in common with Broadacre City,[citation needed] save for the absence of the automobile, born much later. More recently, the development of the edge city is like an unplanned, incomplete version of Broadacre city.
^Hoffmann, Donald (1993). Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: The House and Its History (2nd Revised ed.). New York: Dover Publications. pp. 11–25. ISBN9780486274300.
^Nelson, A. (1995). "The planning of exurban America: Lessons from Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City". Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 12 (4): 339.
^The Disappearing City, in Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings, volume 3: 1931-39. Edited by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, introduction by Kenneth Frampton (Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York City, 1993), 91: "In the City of Tomorrow ground space will be reckoned by the acre: an acre to the family."
Further readingedit
Krohe, James Jr. Return to Broadacre City. Illinois Issues April 2000, 27. Also in digital form on the Web.
Pimlott, Mark. "Frank Lloyd Wright & Broadacre City". In M. Pimlott's Without and within: Essays on territory and the interior, Rotterdam, Episode Publishers, 2007
Wright, Frank Lloyd (1932). The Disappearing City. New York: W.F. Payson. ASIN B0000EF481.
Wright, Frank Lloyd (1945). When Democracy Builds. University of Chicago press. ASIN B0007DS1NS.
Wright, Frank Lloyd (1958). The Living City. Horizon Press. ISBN9780818000058.
broadacre, city, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Broadacre City news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Broadacre City was an urban or suburban development concept proposed by Frank Lloyd Wright throughout most of his lifetime He presented the idea in his book The Disappearing City in 1932 A few years later he unveiled a very detailed twelve by twelve foot 3 7 3 7 m scale model representing a hypothetical four square mile 10 km2 community The model was crafted by the student interns who worked for him at Taliesin and financed by Edgar Kaufmann It was initially displayed at an Industrial Arts Exposition in the Forum at the Rockefeller Center starting on April 15 1935 After the New York exposition Kaufmann arranged to have the model displayed in Pittsburgh at an exposition titled New Homes for Old sponsored by the Federal Housing Administration The exposition opened on June 18 on the 11th floor of Kaufmann s store 1 Wright went on to refine the concept in later books and in articles until his death in 1959 Sketches for the Broadacre City project by Frank Lloyd WrightMany of the building models in the concept were completely new designs by Wright while others were refinements of older ones some of which had rarely been seen Broadacre City was the antithesis of a city and the apotheosis of the newly born suburbia shaped through Wright s particular vision 2 It was both a planning statement and a socio political scheme inspired by Henry George by which each U S family would be given a one acre 0 40 hectare plot of land from the federal lands reserves and a Wright conceived community would be built anew from this 3 In a sense it was the exact opposite of transit oriented development There is a train station and a few office and apartment buildings in Broadacre City but the apartment dwellers are expected to be a small minority All important transport is done by automobile and the pedestrian can exist safely only citation needed within the confines of the one acre 0 40 hectare plots where most of the population dwells In his book Urban Planning Theory since 1945 Nigel Taylor considers the planning methodology of this type of city to be Blueprint planning which came under heavy criticism in the late 1950s by many critics such as Jane Jacobs in her 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities Contents 1 Similar models 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingSimilar models editSome of the earlier garden city ideas of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and the urban planner Ebenezer Howard had much in common with Broadacre City citation needed save for the absence of the automobile born much later More recently the development of the edge city is like an unplanned incomplete version of Broadacre city The R W Lindholm Service Station in Cloquet Minnesota shows some of Wright s ideas for Broadacre City citation needed See also editList of planned cities List of Frank Lloyd Wright worksReferences edit Hoffmann Donald 1993 Frank Lloyd Wright s Fallingwater The House and Its History 2nd Revised ed New York Dover Publications pp 11 25 ISBN 9780486274300 Nelson A 1995 The planning of exurban America Lessons from Frank Lloyd Wright s Broadacre City Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 12 4 339 The Disappearing City in Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings volume 3 1931 39 Edited by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer introduction by Kenneth Frampton Rizzoli International Publications Inc New York City 1993 91 In the City of Tomorrow ground space will be reckoned by the acre an acre to the family Further reading editKrohe James Jr Return to Broadacre City Illinois Issues April 2000 27 Also in digital form on the Web Pimlott Mark Frank Lloyd Wright amp Broadacre City In M Pimlott s Without and within Essays on territory and the interior Rotterdam Episode Publishers 2007 Wright Frank Lloyd 1932 The Disappearing City New York W F Payson ASIN B0000EF481 Wright Frank Lloyd 1945 When Democracy Builds University of Chicago press ASIN B0007DS1NS Wright Frank Lloyd 1958 The Living City Horizon Press ISBN 9780818000058 Illustrations Photograph of Broadacre City model 1 Plan of Broadacre City model Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broadacre City amp oldid 1179421938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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