Important Cities Flashcards
Radburn, New Jersey, was built in what year?
1928
Who built Radburn, NJ?
C. Stein and H. Wright
Who designed Letchworth?
Sir Raymond Unwin
Who designed Welwyn in the UK?
Desoissons
In the US, who designed the first Garden City?
Henry Wright and Stein
Who designed Riverside, Illinois?
Frederick Law Olmstead Sr and Vaough
Originally designed for 30,000 people. Called for mix of uses
Radburn, New Jersey
The new town of Columbia, Maryland was designed with what planned features?
Neighborhood clusters and rail systems
Was Radburn built near military bases?
No
Did Garden Cities, in the book, include victory gardens?
No
The original 18th century plan for Washington, DC was developed by who?
Charles Pierre L’Enfant
This city was planned by Stein and Wright and was a forerunner of the New Deal’s Greenbelt towns
Radburn, NJ
Which of the following communities, which began construction in 1923, included many of the characteristics of New Urbanist communities?
Mariemount, OH
Columbia, Maryland has the following three features:
- Master planned development; 2. Prior land assembly; 3. Neighborhood clusters
Which planned community built in 1923 foreshadowed the New Urbanist movement?
Mariemont, OH
Who founded Mariemont, OH?
Mariemont is a planned community in Hamilton County, Ohio, founded in 1920 by Mary Emery.
Was Radburn, NJ inspired by Sunnyside gardens?
No
What was the first American step of the neighborhood unit concent?
1910 Forest Hills Garden
James Oglethorpe designed what city?
Savannah Georgia 1733
What two people designed Riverside, Illinois?
Frederick Olmstead and Calvert Vaux
What planning movement called for public ownership of all land?
Garden City movement
What city introduced the largely residential “superblock” and is credited with incorporating some of the earliest cul-de-sacs in the US?
Radburn, NJ
This city was planned by Stein and Wright and was a forerunner of the New Deal’s Greenbelt towns
Radburn, NJ
This city design called for a town of 30,000 with commerce, industries, schools, and recreation
Radburn, NJ
This park was the first English garden to be realized in America and became a model for all city parks to this day.
New York Central Park
This movement called for planning to be designed for socioeconomic stratums just above the poor.
Garden City Movement
Was Radburn built with a mix of use concept?
No
This city was designed with the feature of a neighborhood cluster and prior land assembly
Columbia, Maryland
Radburn, NJ, was built in 1920s and was planned by
C. Stein and H. Wright
Who designed Riverside, Illinois
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.
What was the first American test of the neighborhood unit concept?
Forest Hills Garden
