Reconstruction of an Urban Neighborhood

1996
Progresso, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Completed in 1996
Plan for the rejuvenation of the Flagler Heights/Progresso community, an urban neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a congested slum-like, unprepossessing and disordered quite large area of the city, about half a mile by three-quartes of a mile. The project proposal dwells on the transformation of the existing neighborhood by a sequence of design and construction small actions carried out over many years, gradually, in order to establish and/or improve its pedestrian network, gardens, roads, communal life and support for each person's private individuality.
Client:
City of Ft. Lauderdale
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Saul Pichardo, Chris Andrews, Shawn Bradbury
Project stages:
Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for the neighborhood layout process Implementation process
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