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Stop Sprawl: How to Design a Walkable Neighborhood

By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide

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Modern Apartment House

Brick Apartment Building in the USA

Brick Apartment Building in the USA

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Careful planning went into the creation of this American building. Notice the symmetry of the roof gables and the methodical placement of the windows. But on the way to the drafting board, something went wrong. Perhaps the architects were pressured by an unimaginative land developer. Perhaps they were crippled by local zoning ordinances. Or, perhaps they simply forgot what it means to be human.

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