Prototype core for new cities

[摘要] New cities offer a fresh beginning, free from social muddle and complexities of existing structures, utilities, and choices of form and structure. In our present society with its high degree of mobility there. are visible trends and forces pushing outward in direction. The dominant push certainly seems to be centrifugal, toward dispersal and low density. Individuals in our society demand private spaces. No matter howdispersed our city is, the essential features of a true. organism or city is the heart or nucleus which is the core of the city.The design of the core should be thought of as a strong nucleus, a center of urban activities, where the major professional, commercial, civic, cultural, and residential activities shall all work together to producea complete core.A development of an ideal building system for new prototype city cores should evolve from access, location and growth and staging. The core should contain theseeds or most essential parts of the city as mentionedabove. The merging and dispersing of the transportation networks supply the necessary links to theWhen a prototype core is built its first requirement should be a convenient access and location for peopleon a regional and town scale, with zoning for a clearer expression of growth and access. The core should grow lineally along movement systems, so it can be conveniently reached from any point along the line. The growthsystem of the core should be able to adapted to either acluster or a linear city.Within the core's system the components should have clear working relationships with each other, relating directly to the different movement systems which, serve them. The movement systems and the core elementsshould be separated by green belts which would not only provide an interesting relief but would also act as a gateway to the city. If the components of the core can act together as a total unit, the social function ofuniting the people and facilitating direct contacts and exchange of ideas which will stimulate free discussion, will be much easier to achieve.If all the preceding conditions exist, a goodphysical plan for a prototype city core will evolve, permitting everyday social activities and essentialindividual growth.

[发布机构] Rice University