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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT “BROADACRE CITY: A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN” Architectural Record 1935

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT “BROADACRE CITY: A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN” Architectural Record 1935. Filofteia – Cristina R ăbăgel MSP I 26 May 2010. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959). “the architecture of American democracy” A social revolutionary

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT “BROADACRE CITY: A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN” Architectural Record 1935

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  1. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT“BROADACRE CITY: A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN”Architectural Record 1935 Filofteia – Cristina Răbăgel MSP I 26 May 2010

  2. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT(1867-1959) • “the architecture of American democracy” • A social revolutionary • His belief: a system of personal freedom and dignity through land ownership guaranteed social harmony and avoid the class struggle • Broadacre City (a social structure)presented at Rockefeller Center in 1935

  3. BROADACRE CITY • A model of four square miles of a typical countryside developed on the acre as unit according to conditions in the temperate zone and accommodating around 1,400 families

  4. THE PRINCIPLES OF BROADACRE CITY • Decentralization and redistribution • Symmetry with rhythm, no standardization • Architectural reintegration • Free use of the ground • Public utilities and government itself owned by the people of Broadacre City (the architect is the agent of the state) • Economic independence

  5. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BROADACRE CITY • Quality of the buildings is the same • Coordination wherein all are employed • All public utilities are concentrated in the hands of the county government • Materials used at constructions: fireproof materials, glass, copper • Every citizen has his own car

  6. THE COMPONENTS OF BROADACRE CITY • houses – 4 types; farms; factories; markets; • General park – a flowered meadow • Traffic – multiple-lane highways; no grade crossing; no signals or lamp-posts • Trains only for long-distance; aerator • Schools placed in the interior of the city; include art galleries, concert hall, gardens, zoo, pools and green playground.

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