Kunstler Criticizes Modern U.S. Architecture and Planning

In a speech at Virginia Tech, New Urbanism advocate James Kunstler strongly criticized modern U.S. architecture and planning.

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March 29, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

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

"A national crusader against sprawl spared no one in his railings against modern architectural and planning communities Wednesday night - not even the host university and the departments that invited him to speak...Modern American cities also lack the public space - parks, gathering points or even pedestrian-friendly downtowns with shops and restaurants - that helped define a community, he said."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Critic rips modern U.S. architecture

Thursday, March 28, 2002 in The Roanoke Times

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