CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS ARCHITECT & TOWN PLANNER
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FLAGLER HEIGHTS IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE, MAY 1996
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Christopher Andrews worked on this project with Christopher Alexander and the Center for Environmental Structure, as part of a graduate seminar, along with Shawn Bradbury, Saul Pichardo and Chris Sullivan. The following is an excerpt of some of the patterns from the report that was prepared for the City and the neighborhood association. All of this work is copyrighted by The Center for Environmental Structure.
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PEDESTRIAN NEIGHBORHOOD
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INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
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THE PEDESTRIAN NETWORK, VEHICLE LOOP ROADS & PARKING SPURS
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The car plays second fiddle to the pedestrian in a living neighborhood.. |
First, a clear and coherent system of pedestrian paths and open space is laid out over the neighborhood. |
Then the vehicular network is woven throughout. Vehicular traffic will be accommodated without dominating the neighborhood |
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THE PRIMACY OF POSITIVE OPEN SPACE
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