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Radburn
Radburn
COMMUNITIES
RADBURN
A
PLANNED
THE NEW COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT
The concept of the "new town" grew out of the older planned
communities in Europe and the work of Ebenezer Howard and
Patrick Geddes.
THE BASIC LAYOUT OF
THE COMMUNITY
INTRODUCED THE
"SUPER-BLOCK" CONCEPT,
CUL-DE-SAC (CLUSTER)
GROUPING, INTERIOR
PARKLANDS, AND
SEPARATION OF
THE NEW COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT
PICTURES
THE NEW COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT
RADBURN
149 acres
Radburn is located within the Borough of Fair Lawn, Bergen
County, New Jersey, 12 miles from New York City.
All houses are oriented to face the gardens and park strips,
also known as Radburn idea.