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Geography/Planning 379 : “Urban Growth & Development” Lecture 23: Future Urban Geographies

Geography/Planning 379 : “Urban Growth & Development” Lecture 23: Future Urban Geographies. The Urban Region: Megalopolis, BosWash, SanSan? 2. Strips and Megastructures 3. Ecumenopolis vs. Arcologies Your Future Urban Geographies? Practice Exam 3

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Geography/Planning 379 : “Urban Growth & Development” Lecture 23: Future Urban Geographies

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  1. Geography/Planning 379 : “Urban Growth & Development”Lecture 23: Future Urban Geographies • The Urban Region:Megalopolis, BosWash, SanSan? 2. Strips and Megastructures 3. Ecumenopolis vs. Arcologies • Your Future Urban Geographies? • Practice Exam 3 “Suppose a thousand suns should rise together into the sky: such is the glory of the shape of the infinite.” –Bhagavad-Gita

  2. 1. The Urban Region • Way back in 1970: U.S. Commission on Population Growth and the American Future – “Urban Constellations” • Inspiration for the idea: Jean Gottman’s Megalopolis • Today’s version: ‘The Network City’ ChiPitts San San BosWash or BosNYWash

  3. 2. Strips and Megastructures • Decentralization, major theme of the course • “Strips”: The Linear logic of the auto…

  4. …Megastructures • Supersizers dominate our lives… • Big Government • Big Corporations • Big Universities • Big Developments • Big Box Stores • Superregional Malls

  5. 3. Ecumenopolis vs. Arcologies Two opposing futurist views… • Doxiadis: “Ecumenopolis” • Wispy lacelike World City • Two scales: local + global • Paolo Soleri: “Arcologies” • Arcology = Architecture + Ecology • Arcosanti http://www.arcosanti.org/

  6. Your Future Urban Geographies?What kind of urban areas will you help build?

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