Abstract
Focuses on the urban renewal process in the Alma-Gare district of the northern French industrial city of Roubaix, which has been notable for the direct participation of the pre-existing community in the redevelopment process. The background of the physical and social fabric, renewal and community organization is first sketched, followed by a full discussion of the planning and architectural design process. Finally, illustrates the importance placed upon the social meaning of space in the redevelopment process by comparing Alma-Gare's experience with Brinkman's perimeter housing block in Spangen (Rotterdam) and Charles Fourier's utopian phalanstery proposal.-R.House
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 7-20 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Places |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Architecture
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Urban Studies