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Author Bamberg, Angelique, author

Title Chatham Village : Pittsburgh's Garden City / Angelique Bamberg
Published Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2011]
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Contents The Architects of a Solution -- Precedent and Process -- Design for a Modern Village -- The Social Life of a Planned Community -- A Demonstration, Not a Revolution -- Preservation and Planning for a New Urbanism
Summary Chatham Village, located in the heart of Pittsburgh, is an urban oasis that combines Georgian colonial revival architecture with generous greenspaces, recreation facilities, surrounding woodlands, and many other elements that make living there a unique experience. Founded in 1932, it has gained international recognition as an outstanding example of the American Garden City planning movement and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2005. Chatham Village was the brainchild of Charles F. Lewis, then director of the Buhl Foundation, a Pittsburgh-based charitable trust. Lewis sought an a
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Stein, Clarence S
Wright, Henry, -1936.
Stein, Clarence S.
Wright, Henry, -1936
Planned communities -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Architecture and society -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History -- 20th century
ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
ARCHITECTURE -- General.
Architecture and society
Buildings
Planned communities
Chatham Village (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Chatham Village (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780822980704
0822980703
1322080224
9781322080222