- Author
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Wright, G. D., Jr.
- Title
- Planning and Engineering of a New City (Columbia, Maryland).
- Coporate
- Bernard Johnson Engineers, Inc., Columbia, MD
- Report
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NBS BSS 001
January 1970
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Performance of Buildings - Concept and Measurement. Proceedings of the 1st Conference in a Series of Conferences on Man and His Shelter. September 23-25, 1968,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Walton, W. W.; Cadoff, B. C., Editors,
101 p.,
1970
- Keywords
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building design
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housing
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planning
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performance evaluation
- Abstract
- The concept of a new town is explained briefly. The town consists of manageable units-the town center, villages, and neighborhoods. The town center contains a hospital, a regional shopping center, restaurant, hotel, theatre, and facilities for other cultural needs. The village center is a focus for much of the active life of the town. It contains stores for weekly shopping, junior and senior high schools and recreation facilities including provision for teenage activities. The neighborhood center, which ofers a point of orientation for families and children, includes a playground for preschool children, a nursery and elementary school and a general store. The citizens in a large measure, live, work, sleep, pray and are entertained within the confines of the town.