ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 375

Fri Apr 11 15:07:16 PDT 2008

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NEW URBANISM IN CHARLOTTE
    by Debra Moffitt
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	When New Urbanism was starting to develop in the 1980's,
	much of the Charlotte, North Carolina, area was not yet
	conceived; uptown was dying, and building mixed-used
	areas was "illegal." The suburban model of growth
	reigned supreme. But times change.  

	Ranked number seven on the U.S. Census list of
	fastest-growing urban areas - with a growth rate of over
	29 percent between 1990 and 2000 (according to
	CensusScope) - Charlotte faces tremendous pressures in
	urban planning. But New Urbanist principles have made
	inroads to compete with simplistic suburban sprawl.

	New Urbanism, also known as Traditional Neighborhood
	Design, promotes walkable communities with a diversity
	of housing types, mixed with commercial and public
	spaces, connected by public transit, and designed to
	conserve resources and protect greenbelts. 

	In the Charlotte area, designers attempting to create
	communities that meet those criteria have faced
	obstacles.

	Post-war U.S. zoning practices typically designate
	specific areas for housing separate from commercial and
	office projects, with distinct divisions.

	"Virtually everything you like in Europe or in a New
	England town is illegal in most U.S. cities," says Terry
	Shook, principal of the Charlotte-based design firm
	Shook Kelly. "You cannot do that by virtue of zoning."

	New Urbanism in Huntersville
	Huntersville, about 14 miles (23 kilometers) from
	Charlotte's city center, attracted two New
	Urbanist-designed communities due to its mixed-use
	"Smart Code"-type zoning laws passed in 1996. They
	encouraged walkable communities and said "No" to the
	big-box retailers.
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	The Fonville Press, a cafe and bookstore in the Florida
	panhandle, combines a 600-square-foot (56-square-meter)
	shop with two exterior courts. The serenely stylish
	facility earned Khoury & Vogt Architects one of ten
	Palladio Awards for 2008.
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People and Places
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	GDS Architects in Incheon, South Korea - Venturi, Scott
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	Ellerbe Becket in Kansas City, Missouri - Leo A Daly in
	San Diego, California - SHW Group in Plano, Texas -
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	If you are building an igloo, which of the following
	statements are true?
	A.	Cut blocks of similar size and miter the ends to
		form the curve.
	B.	The igloo is constructed of concentric rings of
		stacked ice blocks with each ring (or "course")
		completely level.
	C.	After being set in the wall, each block's top
		surface should be shaved to slope down towards the
		center of the floor.
	D.	Cut the entry access after the whole structure
		is completed.
	E.	Provide a fist size hole at the top for
		ventilation.
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	by Eero Saarinen, and the Bavinger House by Bruce Goff were
	constructed in what year? Clue: They were constructed five
	years after the Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
	and ten years before the Danziger Studio by Frank Gehry.
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