著者

阿部 祐子

出版者

Architectural Institute of Japan

雑誌

日本建築学会計画系論文集 (ISSN:13404210)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.75, no.653, pp.1771-1777, 2010

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Victor Steinbrueck (1911-1985), a regional-modern architect in Seattle, was the leader of the historic preservation movement since the 1960s. He also proposed a vision of Seattle with the particularities shown as below. His focus was the characteristics and livability of neighboehoods and his vision has been mainly influential to the civic activists who resist against the orthodoxy that would make the city standardized.<br>1.The neighborhood core should be village-like, <i>i.e.</i> pedestrian-oriented and mixed use with low or middle-rise buildings, narrow streets, and public spaces.<br>2. Preservation of the historic districts was a measure to preserve and improve the neighborhood commercial cores.<br>3. Independence and autonomy of the old neighborhoods in Seattle should be enhanced by empowering the community.