Parallel utopias : the quest for community : the Sea Ranch, California, Seaside, Florida / by Richard Sexton ; with contributing essays by Ray Oldenburg and William Turnbull, Jr.

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Sexton, Richard.

Title & Author:

Parallel utopias : the quest for community : the Sea Ranch, California, Seaside, Florida / by Richard Sexton ; with contributing essays by Ray Oldenburg and William Turnbull, Jr.

Publication:

Description:

168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 167) and index.
Introduction: Parallel Utopias / Richard Sexton -- The Sea Ranch: Living Lightly On The Land -- Houses, Homes and Dreams / William Turnbull, Jr. -- Seaside: The New Town The Old Ways -- Prospects for Community / Ray Oldenburg.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

As the twentieth century draws to a close, the desire for communities that offer an improved quality of life - where the pedestrian is as viable as the motorist; where the architecture is varied, human-scaled, and responsive to its environment; where residents can find privacy yet enjoy the company of their neighbors - has taken on a particularly significant urgency. As Richard Sexton convincingly documents in Parallel Utopias, two special places - The Sea Ranch in Northern California and Seaside in the Florida panhandle - have arrived at two unique solutions in the search for the ideal community. A lively introductory essay outlines the nature of this archetypal quest, followed by an engaging discussion of the philosophy, architecture, history, and character of both communities. Sexton's sumptuous full-color photographs tour each community in detail, from their built environment and the surrounding dramatic coastal landscape to the furnishings residents have chosen for their homes. In their contributing essays, urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg analyzes with piercing clarity the evolution and contradictions of our contemporary communities, and architect William Turnbull, Jr., lucidly examines the role of the architect in shaping viable living spaces.

ISBN:

0811805476
9780811805476

Subject:

Sea Ranch Condominium.
Seaside Community Development Corporation (Seaside, Fla.)
Schweiz Eidgenössischer Vorort
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
New towns United States Planning.
Planned communities United States.
Suburbs United States Planning.
Automobiles Social aspects United States.
Villes nouvelles États-Unis Planification.
Collectivités nouvelles États-Unis.
Banlieues États-Unis Planification.
Automobiles Aspect social États-Unis.
Automobiles Social aspects.
New towns Planning.
Planned communities.
Suburbs Planning.
Architektur
Küste
Stadtentwicklung
Vorort
United States.
Florida
Kalifornien
Seaside, Fla.
Sonoma County, Calif.
USA

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Location: Library main 130553
Call No.: HT169.57.U6.S49 (ID:97-B2177)
Status: Available

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