2009 CNU Denver Presentation - Curb To Cupola by Donald Powers AIA

1. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
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2. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
The state of the world.
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3. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
The state of the world.
Why its not so bad.
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4. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
The state of the world.
Why its not so bad.
The opportunity left behind
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5. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
The state of the world.
Why its not so bad.
The opportunity left behind
An example in practice
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6. THE “NEW” INCREMENT OF URBANISM
Opportunity & technique
The state of the world.
Why its not so bad.
The opportunity left behind
An example in practice
Principles to follow.
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11. MARKET HAS BEEN PROVIDING MOSTLY ONE IDEA
OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
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12. Wasteful
Expensive
“Cheap”
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14. NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IS
LOCATED ON GREENFIELD SITES
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15. COSTS OF ENTITLEMENT ENCOURAGE LARGER
INCREMENTS
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19. LARGER & LARGER INCREMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT
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20. MAIN STREET, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
FINE GRAIN BUILT IN SMALL INCREMENTS
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21. RT INTERCHANGE, EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
LARGE PARCEL, LARGE INCREMENT
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22. RETAIL “DECANTING” TO THE
INTERCHANGE, LEAVING BEHIND….
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25. THESE PATTERNS HAVE COME TO A SCREECHING HALT
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32. THIS IS WHAT CNU HAS BEEN TRAINING FOR!
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35. BUENOS AIRES WORKERS COTTAGES
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36. TORONTO WORKERS COTTAGES
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39. Variety of Styles
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46. Amtrak Eastern US Routes
US Route 1
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54. James Eldredge
Elementary
AMTRAK
Starbucks
Public
Recreation
Bus Lines
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70. PRINCIPLES OF POCKET
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
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71. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Understand the context, bridge the scale
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72. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Context- Scale relative to neighborhood
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86. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•More than one kind of outdoor space
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91. Community Agriculture is the new “golf course”
Andres Duany
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95. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Layer the spaces from public to private
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105. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Understand and plan for the “grain” and pattern
and the relationship of one unit to another.
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113. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Provide light but control views
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117. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•Mitigate lessened privacy with increased social
connection. Create a reason to give up private
amenity.
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118. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
•USE INFRASTRCUTURE AS AMENITY
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119. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
USE INFRASTRCUTURE AS AMENITY
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124. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
Design with furniture groupings in mind.
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133. Principles of pocket neighborhood design
Use “transparency” of spaces and overlapping
functions to make a house live larger
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147. Sim ple, c o mpac t
ho me s and
ne ig hbo rho o ds are
the foundation of
our be s t lo ve d
plac e s and are
thus mo s t
s us tainable .
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