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A Case Study on Street Design

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Fambro, Sonya
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This paper will look at several contemporary theories of street design in order to get a better understanding of how streets in Atlanta could be redesigned and repur¬posed with the understanding of streets as being “sym¬bolic, ceremonial, social, and political places [Jacobs 5].” I will begin first by analyzing the history of the street as it was established throughout ancient Rome, 15th century Renaissance, the Medieval era, Baroque, New York in the 1900s, and modern day suburbia in order to give context to the theoretical ideas that are currently being applied. Then I will look at some of the issues in the design of streets, in order to understand why streets are so difficult to design. Finally, I will analyze each theory through the use of case studies in order to understand how they dealt with and overcame the issues of street design and how these theories might be applicable to Atlanta.
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2013-12
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