GROWING URBAN HABITATS
Marjorie Sewell Cautley, Clarence Stein + Henry Wright| Radburn Plan
Radburn, NJ | 1929 | Project Link
INTERPLOTTING DWELLING + GARDEN
. . . town was laid out so that the houses turn their backs
to the street, making it a service area. They face a wide,
rambling greenbeltÑa park, in effect. Radburn manages
to do what cities do, which is to emphasize public
space over private space. There is
a coherence to it, at no cost to the tranquil
pleasures that people seek when they leave the city.
Vegetation flourishes on the roofs, walls and floors,
capturing and filtering water. Ownership includes a
unit, a roof garden of the preceding unit, and shared
ownership of common properties. Reciprocity takes
ecological and social forms at Halen.
Research By: Catherine Brown
