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Jane Jacobs / 100
Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) would have been 100 today. The candy factory secretary and mother, turned journalist and activist didn't have a college degree or any formal training in urban planning--although she continues to be a major influence on the urban planning field. Her 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, was an attack on modernist planning principles in favor of an appreciation for organic urban vibrancy. Photo: Philosophers' Mail
Robert Moses was a leading planner in New York City. His plans for "urban renewal" included leveling much of Greenwich Village to make way for high rises and a ten lane highway that would have run right through Washington Square Park. Jacobs lived in Greenwich village and her children played in Washington Square park. She led a grassroots effort to stop the plan from moving forward.
The 1950s plan Jacobs was fighting against.
Source: Ephemeral New York
"There is nobody against this - NOBODY, NOBODY, NOBODY but a bun…
Robert Moses was a leading planner in New York City. His plans for "urban renewal" included leveling much of Greenwich Village to make way for high rises and a ten lane highway that would have run right through Washington Square Park. Jacobs lived in Greenwich village and her children played in Washington Square park. She led a grassroots effort to stop the plan from moving forward.
The 1950s plan Jacobs was fighting against.
Source: Ephemeral New York
"There is nobody against this - NOBODY, NOBODY, NOBODY but a bun…
Domes / Baggins End
Baggins End Innovative Housing cooperative was designed by Ron Swenson. It consists of 14 polyurethane-insulated fiberglass domes located in the Sustainable Research Area on UC Davis. It was conceived in the 1960's and opened in 1972. Dome construction Source: Baggins End
Dome construction Source: Baggins End
Dome construction Source: Baggins End
Feel the Dome
Would you expect anything different?
Innovative Housing Source: Baggins End
In 2011, there was a plan by UC Davis to demolish the domes. An effort was made by students to "save the domes", which included fundraising for restoration. A third party management company stepped in to rehab the domes and a new five year lease was signed.
Dome construction Source: Baggins End
Dome construction Source: Baggins End
Feel the Dome
Would you expect anything different?
Innovative Housing Source: Baggins End
In 2011, there was a plan by UC Davis to demolish the domes. An effort was made by students to "save the domes", which included fundraising for restoration. A third party management company stepped in to rehab the domes and a new five year lease was signed.
