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035 _a(Sirsi) u128287
100 _aHay, G.
245 _aPlanning: the American dream
260 _c2004
490 _aBuilding
_v269(8359) 26 November 2004, 41-44(4)
520 _aDescribes how the UK is borrowing ideas for key housing projects from the United States. This new urbanism means getting community interest groups to meet architects, planners and politicians to establish specific principles and standards. This is perhaps going against the grain of much of British architectural thought as design codes are possibly too rigid leaving designers with little flexibility in their work. Includes a list of 10 things you didn't know about new urbanism.
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aNEW URBANISM
650 _aARCHITECTS
650 _aARCHITECTURAL PLANS
650 _aUNITED STATES
650 _aCOMMUNITY INITIATIVE
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-DESIGN AND STRUCTURES
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