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Visual Groups and Cluster Planning, The Pendrecht District in Rotterdam by the Opbouw (1949-1956)

March 21, 2018 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

The urban plan for the district of Pendrecht, in the south of Rotterdam, is one of the most representative projects of the urban theories developed in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Cluster Urbanism, Territories Tagged With: planning, structuralism, Urbanism

Understanding the Grid /1: Michel Ecochard’s Planning and Building Framework in Casablanca

December 7, 2016 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 2 Comments

French architect Michel Ecochard, also trained as an archeologist, was the director of the Morocco Department of Urban Planning from 1946 to 1952 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Fields, Housing the Multitude, Territories Tagged With: colonialism, grid, housing, planning, ubranism

Ivan Leonidov’s Competition Proposal for the Town of Magnitogorsk (1930)

April 12, 2016 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 1 Comment

In 1930, the Russian architects group OSA, with Ivan Leonidov as team leader, took part in the competition of the urban design of the chemical and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture, Art, Disurbanism, Fields, Housing the Multitude, Territories Tagged With: competition, linear city, planning, proposal, Urbanism

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