Reconstruction of an Urban Neighborhood: A New Vision for Flagler Heights/Progresso, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

01/05/1996
Project Report

33-page project proposal which 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. Organized in two parts: 1. “The Physical Conditions”, deals with the new character to be developed for the neighborhood and 2. “The Process of Transformation”, goes through the actions to be followed for accomplishing it.

Authors:
Christopher Alexander, Chris Andrews, Shawn Bradbury, Saul Pichardo, Chris Sullivan, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.