Andrés Duany is one of the leading Architects of the New Urbanism movement. His company, DPZ, has been involved in the design of about 10 communities per year for the last 27 years. This presentation has some similarities to James Howard Kunstler’s TED presentation, but it’s a lot more helpful and optimistic. Duany provides insight into the causes of suburban blight and shows some of the details at the heart of it. More importantly, he also shows examples of things that work and explains how to fix what doesn’t.
This talk is packed with insight into how the built environment affects us. I guarantee you will experience at least one ah ha moment. Please take the time to watch it.
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I haven’t read Duany’s Suburban Nation yet, but it gets good reviews.
