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From Levittown to regional malls and edge cities, “Many suburban areas are evolving into places that are more urban and, we think, more urbane.” {vi} Experienced architects explain how it’s happening, and wrestle with the ambiguous status of places that have become less suburban but are not — yet? — authentically urban.

“The design of buildings, neighborhoods, cities, and regions should not be dictated by doctrine of any persuasion but should be genuinely concerned with the conditions of all human beings, or as many as possible. …When I consider the question of how places, over time, grow toward greater livability and vitality, it is through transformations according to principles that have a basis in the existing city structure and in natural processes.” {xv}