Andres Duany Interview: New Urbanism And The Future

Andres Duany answers his critics and talks about how New Urbanism confronts the future.

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May 28, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

This extensive interview covers a full range of current topics including his evaluation of the Smart Growth America Coalition, the Bush administration, big box retail, HUD Hope VI, urban growth boundaries, kitsch architecture, pointed jabs in the direction of the Urban Land Institute, naive environmentalists, academic critics of New Urbanism, and more. [This article was sent in by Martin Zimmerman, Contributing Editor, Urban Ecology. This article is not available online].

Thanks to Martin Zimmerman

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