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Chatham Village : Pittsburgh's Garden City / Angelique Bamberg.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780822980704
  • 0822980703
  • 1322080224
  • 9781322080222
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chatham VillageDDC classification:
  • 307.76/809748/86 22
LOC classification:
  • HT169.57.U62
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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.
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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.

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.

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