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Chicago
- Emphasis was on grand formal designs, with
1. THE GARDEN CITIES
wide boulevards, civic spaces, arts, etc.
- DANIEL BURNHAM spearheaded the
movement with his design for Chicago and his
famous words: “make no little plans…”
- Also credited for the designs of San Francisco
and Cleveland
- BARON HAUSMANN - worked on the
reconstruction of Paris- linear connection between
EBENEZER HOWARD – author of “Tomorrow: A the place de concord, arc de triomph, eiffel tower
Peaceful Path To Social Reform” and others
• VEHICULAR
5. URBAN SPACES
10. CITY FUNCTIONS
1. ECONOMICS
- A basic and continuing function. The city
acts as producers and marketplaces
- Locating cities at strategic points is important
for the exchange of goods
4. TRANSPORTATION
-Greatly influences the location of cities since
they are dependent on geography
-New means of transportation have enabled
people to live in much larger more spread out
cities
6. HOUSING
-The largest and simplest function of a city
-Through the years, housing functions of the
inner city have shifted to outlying areas