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New Urbanism
New Urbanism is a town planning movement that has revolutionized our concept of the ideal American neighborhood. The movement gained recognition with the design of Seaside, FL, a planned community created by developer Robert Davis and architects Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk in the 1980s. The Miami-based team of Duany Plater-Zyberk went on to further develop the ideas explored in the development of Seaside, and have planned many new urban communities since, including Rosemary Beach, FL and Habersham, SC.
Behind New Urbanism
New Urban communities are designed to be communities in every sense of the word. They reject the isolation that can often be found in modern suburban subdivisions, and instead look back to the ideal of the "good old neighborhood," where people gathered in communal parks and meeting places and local shops were in easy walking distance. New Urbanism also draws inspiration from the old towns of classic Europe, with their central squares and vibrant piazzas--examples of town planning that still uphold vibrant communities to this day. In their development of the principles of New Urbanism, Duany Plater-Zyberk were deeply influenced by their teacher and mentor at the Yale School of Architecture, famed architecture and art history scholar Vincent Scully.
New Urbanism Principles
New urban communities, also known as traditional neighborhood developments, are tremendously diverse. They can be found on the balmy Gulf coast of Florida, overlooking the rocky beaches of New England, and on the rolling pastures of Virgina. New Urbanism lays out certain principles that can be then customized to the particular geographic and lifestyle requirements of the new urban community being planned. Master plans that follow the precepts of New Urbanism must set aside a certain percentage of their total acreage for shared green spaces. They often include a town center of commercial space, a village of sorts, with little shops, restaurants, and other amenities of use to residents. Homes are often custom-designed by pre-approved architects, and streets are intermixed with pathways to create pedestrian-friendly communities. New urban communities are perhaps best known for their focus on the importance of a pedestrian-friendly layout, which promotes the friendly sense of community that New Urbanism seeks to create.
New Urban Communities in the Southeastern U.S.
Many new urban communities, or traditional neighborhood developments, are located in the southeastern U.S. It is these new urban communities that are featured by CoastalPlaces.com. To begin your search for new urban communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, you may use the state search to the left, or click on any of the links below.
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