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HOW ARE CITIES CREATED? Intro to Designing Your City

HOW ARE CITIES CREATED? Intro to Designing Your City

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HOW ARE CITIES CREATED?

Intro to Designing Your City

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PEOPLE MOVE TO BE NEAR WATER.

Having water nearby means: - health- wealth- food- jobs

Not having water means not having those things.

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RIVERS AND LAKES:

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To be realistic, put a river or lake in your city.

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In most cities: Important places are up high, markets or government are in the middle.

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Mendota Heights, our 1st tall settlement.

David A. Lanegran Ph.D. • July 2010 • Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education

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Be sure to have a City Hall for government:

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Also include parks. Why?

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Example: Cannon Falls

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The rivers were a “pull” factor for jobs.

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Parks are a pull factor today.

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Your map is the bird’s eye view of your city, a.k.a. “the grid.” Florence, Italy

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Jobs created by river pulled people to Minneapolis.

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River pulled people to St. Paul too.

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Flour mills on the river created Minneapolis.

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Today: Warehouses are apartments.

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For a while, waterfronts were dominated by railroads.

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The 1900 version of O’Hare in Chicago.

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Daniel Burnham Plan for Chicago, published 1909:

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Grant Park in Chicago, 1893:

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Grant Park now:

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The Future - Eco Bridge will extend Grant Park into the lake

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Palm Islands inspired Chicago?

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New York then and now:

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New Hotel Construction Overlooking Mecca

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Abraj-al-Bait Towers

Luxury Hotel and Residential Building

Tallest Hotel in the World

Towers over Mecca Economic, Cultural or

Political forces at work here?

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Shanghai’s Next Tall Building

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China’s Next Tall Building

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Burj Khalifa

Tallest Building in world

Bird’s Eye View

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Dubai 1990

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Same street 2003

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Dubai today

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Ski Dubai in the Mall

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Squatter cities

Most city dwellers live in squatter settlements.

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Much to be proud of and much needed investment to maintain

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How might tall buildings help? Hydroponic Skyscrapers

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And alternative buildings

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A tall building merges with its ecosystem.

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Task 1: Make a map of your city