The Next Urbanism by Bruce Fraser

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Slide Notes

The Next Urbanism

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Some qualities the Next Urbanism should have. The next step after the (current) New Urbanism

Prepared for a panel at CNU 22

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Next American Urbanism

Demand reason, platforms, and comity

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Demand Reason

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Venn Diagram humor exists

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Intelligence is changing

IQ tests are adjusted to keep from rising
People are thinking more conceptually
What used to be "common sense" isn't

James Flynn

Demand Platforms

If it's Big, it has to be a Platform

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Platform

Street
Bank
Government
Maker Space
City Market

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Many Smalls in one big

Many smalls
in one big

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Demand Comity

Go forward
from +/- 1900

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Channel the old mindset

Why so much exuberance?
Why so much comity?
Why so few proprietary systems?
Why so much concern over standards?

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Comity:

Advertising & display
Decorum
Solidity
Safety
Extensibility & Repairabilite & Repairable

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a decent respect to the opinions of mankind

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The New Urbanism:
Old urbanism
with better parking.

The Next Urbanism:
Open-source / Maker
Urbanism

Fashion and ornament, hard wood and paint

Bruce Fraser

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