FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BROADACRE CITY: A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN

Architectural Record 1935

Filofteia Cristina Rbgel MSP I 26 May 2010

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

(1867-1959)

the architecture of American democracy A social revolutionary His belief: a system of personal freedom and dignity through land ownership guaranteed social harmony and avoid the class struggle Broadacre City (a social structure)presented at Rockefeller Center in 1935

BROADACRE CITY
A model of four square miles of a typical countryside developed on the acre as unit according to conditions in the temperate zone and accommodating around 1,400 families

THE PRINCIPLES OF BROADACRE CITY

Decentralization and redistribution Symmetry with rhythm, no standardization Architectural reintegration Free use of the ground Public utilities and government itself owned by the people of Broadacre City (the architect is the agent of the state) Economic independence

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BROADACRE CITY

Quality of the buildings is the same Coordination wherein all are employed All public utilities are concentrated in the hands of the county government Materials used at constructions: fireproof materials, glass, copper Every citizen has his own car

THE COMPONENTS OF BROADACRE CITY

houses 4 types; farms; factories; markets; General park a flowered meadow Traffic multiple-lane highways; no grade crossing; no signals or lamp-posts Trains only for long-distance; aerator Schools placed in the interior of the city; include art galleries, concert hall, gardens, zoo, pools and green playground.