Important Cities

Question 1

Radburn, New Jersey, was built in what year?

Answer 1

1928

Question 2

Who built Radburn, NJ?

Answer 2

C. Stein and H. Wright

Question 3

Who designed Letchworth?

Answer 3

Sir Raymond Unwin

Question 4

Who designed Welwyn in the UK?

Answer 4

Desoissons

Question 5

In the US, who designed the first Garden City?

Answer 5

Henry Wright and Stein

Question 6

Who designed Riverside, Illinois?

Answer 6

Frederick Law Olmstead Sr and Vaough

Question 7

Originally designed for 30,000 people. Called for mix of uses

Answer 7

Radburn, New Jersey

Question 8

The new town of Columbia, Maryland was designed with what planned features?

Answer 8

Neighborhood clusters and rail systems

Question 9

Was Radburn built near military bases?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Did Garden Cities, in the book, include victory gardens?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

The original 18th century plan for Washington, DC was developed by who?

Answer 11

Charles Pierre L’Enfant

Question 12

This city was planned by Stein and Wright and was a forerunner of the New Deal’s Greenbelt towns

Answer 12

Radburn, NJ

Question 13

Which of the following communities, which began construction in 1923, included many of the characteristics of New Urbanist communities?

Answer 13

Mariemount, OH

Question 14

Columbia, Maryland has the following three features:

Answer 14

1. Master planned development; 2. Prior land assembly; 3. Neighborhood clusters

Question 15

Which planned community built in 1923 foreshadowed the New Urbanist movement?

Answer 15

Mariemont, OH

Question 16

Who founded Mariemont, OH?

Answer 16

Mariemont is a planned community in Hamilton County, Ohio, founded in 1920 by Mary Emery.

Question 17

Was Radburn, NJ inspired by Sunnyside gardens?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

What was the first American step of the neighborhood unit concent?

Answer 18

1910 Forest Hills Garden

Question 19

James Oglethorpe designed what city?

Answer 19

Savannah Georgia 1733

Question 20

What two people designed Riverside, Illinois?

Answer 20

Frederick Olmstead and Calvert Vaux

Question 21

What planning movement called for public ownership of all land?

Answer 21

Garden City movement

Question 22

What city introduced the largely residential “superblock” and is credited with incorporating some of the earliest cul-de-sacs in the US?

Answer 22

Radburn, NJ

Question 23

This city was planned by Stein and Wright and was a forerunner of the New Deal’s Greenbelt towns

Answer 23

Radburn, NJ

Question 24

This city design called for a town of 30,000 with commerce, industries, schools, and recreation

Answer 24

Radburn, NJ

Question 25

This park was the first English garden to be realized in America and became a model for all city parks to this day.

Answer 25

New York Central Park

Question 26

This movement called for planning to be designed for socioeconomic stratums just above the poor.

Answer 26

Garden City Movement

Question 27

Was Radburn built with a mix of use concept?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

This city was designed with the feature of a neighborhood cluster and prior land assembly

Answer 28

Columbia, Maryland

Question 29

Radburn, NJ, was built in 1920s and was planned by

Answer 29

C. Stein and H. Wright

Question 30

Who designed Riverside, Illinois

Answer 30

Riverside is a 1,600 acre community along the Des Plaines River west of Chicago. Olmstead and Vaux took two years to plan it, beginning in 1868. The idea was to secure enough space for recreation and to make sure that there were scenic areas available.

Question 31

What was the first American test of the neighborhood unit concept?

Answer 31

Forest Hills Garden