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THE EARLY UTOPIA
TOWN PLANNING
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ROBERT OWENWAS THE PROPRIETOR OF A COTTON MILL INNEW LANARK IN MANCHESTER ,ENGLAND
HE PROPOSED A PLAN FOR A UTOPIANCOMMUNITY
HE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN INTRODUCING THEREFORMS IN WORKING CONDITION ,HOURS,AND WAGES FOR THE WORKERS.
IN 1816, CAME OUT WITH AN UNUSUAL PLANFOR A COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY NEWHARMONY THAT COMBINED - INDUSTRY ANDAGRICULTURE.HE ASSUMED THAT HIS COMMUNITY WOULDBECOME SELF - SUPPORTING AND THEREBYREDUCE THE HEAVY COST OF PUBLIC RELIEF.
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PLANNING FEATUREDWELLINGS WERE GROUPED ABOUT A LARGEOPEN SPACE IN WHICH COMMUNAL BUILDINGSWERE LOCATED .DWELLINGS WERE SURROUNDED BY LARGEGARDEN .
ENTIRE AREA WAS ENCIRCLED BY MAINROADWAYS.FACTORIES AND WORKSHOP WERE LOCATEDALONG THE OUTSIDE BOUNDARY OF THECOMMUNITY ON ONE SIDE.ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS THE AGRICULTUREBELT WHICH RANGED IN SIZE FROM 1000 TO1500 ACRES.WAS DESIGNED FOR ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE
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NEW HARMONY, Posey County , Indiana NEW HARMONY IS A HISTORIC TOWN INPOSEY COUNTY, INDIANA, 15 MILES (24 KM)NORTH OF MOUNT VERNON, ON THE WABASHRIVER.THE COUNTRY-SIDE POPULATION WAS 916.
LOCATED AT 38 7 43 N, 87 56 3 W THE COMMUNITY COVERS AN AREA OF 30,000ACRES (121 KM)
CAUSES OF FAILURE
LACK OF INDIVIDUAL SOVEREIGNTYABSENCE OF PRIVATE PROPERTIES ANDPRIVACYDIFFERENCE OF OPINION, TASTES ANDPURPOSES OF INDIVIDUALSINCREASE IN DEMANDS OF PEOPLE
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NEW HARMONY, Posey County , Indiana
COMMUNALBUILDINGCOMMUNAL
BLDG
COMMUNALBUILDING
COMMUNALBUILDING
AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
DWELLINGUNITSSURROUNDED BYGARDENS
MAINROADWAY
LARGE OPENSPACE
FACTORIES & WORKSHOPS
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J.S. BUCKINGHAMANOTHER UTOPIANENGLISH ARCHITECTIN 1849 PUBLISHED ATREATISE ENTITLED
NATIONAL EVILS ANDPRACTICAL REMEDIESIN WHICH HE DESCRIBED HISPLAN FOR A MODEL TOWNFOR AN ASSOCIATED
TEMPERANCE COMMUNITYOF ABOUT 10,000INHABITANTS .
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PLANNING FEATURECREATEDDISTINCTIONAMONGSTVARIOUSCLASSES
HE PLACEDFINNER HOUSENEAR THECENTRE OF HISTOWN.
THE HUMBLERDWELLINGS ANDWORKSHOPS OFTHE WORKINGCLASS ABOUTTHE PERIPHERY.
LOWER CLASSDWELLING
W
ORKSHOP
INDUSTRIESSUPERIOR DWELLINGS
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MODEL TOWN
WITH THE DESIRABILITY OF GOOD HOUSINGFOR THE INDUSTRIAL WORKERSSTIMULATED BY UNEXECUTED PROPSALS OFTHE UTOPIANSINDUSTRIALISTS UNDERTOOK TO BUILT MODELTOWNSMANY TOWNS WERE ESTABLISHED
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School, bath,dinning halls
Central square
1000 house 20 ft wide
24 mansion80 ft wide
Public building churches
120 houses 54 ft wide
Winterpromenadarcade
Arcade for workshop
560 houses,28ft wide
Retail shops
296 houses,38 ft wide
TYPICAL PLAN
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BESS BROOKAGRICUTURALFIELDS
HOUSING FOR WORKERS
INDUSTRIES
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BESS BROOKAGRICUTURALFIELDS
HOUSINGFOR
WORKER WITH
GARDENSIN FRONT
INDUSTRIES
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BOURNEVILLESOUTH SIDE OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLANDGEOGRE CADBURY, ENGLISH CHOCOLATEMANUFACTURER SHIFTED HIS PLANT TO THISSMALL TOWN
CONTAINS 2,000 DWELLINGUNITSWELL PLANNED HOUSESBIG GARDENS
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PORT SUNLIGHT
IN 1886, LEVER BROTHER, FAMOUS SOAPMANUFACTURER, BUILT PORT SUNLIGHT NEARLIVERPOOL
LARGE BLOCKS WERE USED AS INTERIORGARDENSAND PLAY AREASTOTAL SITE AREA WAS 550 ACRESA FUTURE- RUNNER OF FUTURE PLANNING
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PORT SUNLIGHT
IN 1886, LEVER BROTHER, FAMOUS SOAPMANUFACTURER, BUILT PORT SUNLIGHT NEARLIVERPOOL
LARGE BLOCKS WERE USED AS INTERIORGARDENSAND PLAY AREASTOTAL SITE AREA WAS 550 ACRESA FUTURE- RUNNER OF FUTURE PLANNING
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PORT SUNLIGHT
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PORT SUNLIGHT
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OUTCOMESDID NOT CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THEPROBLEM OF HOUSING IN FACTORY CENTREDEMONSTRATED MSOME INTERNAL PLANNINGARRANGEMENTNO CITY PLANNING DURING THIS AREAINDUSTRIAL EXPANSION BLOTTED THEORIGINAL PLANS OF THE CITIESDISTINCTION BETWEEN MAJOR AND MINORARTERIES IS SHOWN IN SOME OF THEEARLIER PLANSGRID IRON PLAN CAME INTO EXISTENCETHE PATTERN OF LAND DIVISION WASTHOROUGHLY BOUND WITHIN LEGAL ASPECTSNATURAL FEATURES RIVERS, MOUNTAINSAND VALLEY WERE IGNORED.
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BIBLIOGRAPHYOur soursc material includes :-
The Urban Pattern BY A.B.GULLIAN
Net sourcewikipedia.com `www.dictionary.com/encyclopedia
http://www.reference.com/
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