22 March 2009

Organic New Urbanism















"...a utopian experiment in New Urbanism (is) being molded out..."


Seems we are always in flux rethinking urbanism. An ever evolving state of inquiry. and rightly so. In this New York Times article the author refers to the Inn at Serenbe as an experiment in New Urbanism.

Why is a farmstead now novel as being a new way of living? What are the shifts in cultural values? what are the emerging lifestyles? What sort of impact could this really have on the economic development of not only housing stock but the agricultural lands needed to support it?

What are the "organic new urbanist" building codes? Can these tourist destinations...set an example for contempory american living or will they remain a "day trip" fantasy for the everyday american?

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