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Downtown Speaker Series Reference Materials
In the Fall of 2000, the City of Scottsdale’s Urban Design Studio hosted a five part lecture series to explore how urban design, architecture, economics, sustainability and ecology influence the essence of our community.
Six prominent speakers presented their views of these topics:
Speaker(s) |
Presentation |
|---|---|
| Vernon Swaback, FAIA | Community: The New Frontier (pdf/947kb/5pp) |
| Nina and Claude Gruen | Choosing the Future: Cities in 2020 (pdf/2.19mb/9pp) |
| Paolo Soleri | Arcology: The Ultimate Growth Boundary (pdf/902kb/12pp) |
| Brent Harrington | The Community Revolution: An American Renaissance in Community Design & Development (pdf/718kb/5pp) |
| Dan Burden | Creating a Walkable Community (pdf/1.98mb/15pp) |
