Rebuilding the American City

Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns-yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century.

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David Gamble is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. He is a registered architect and certified urban planner and Principal of Gamble Associates based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The practice focuses on urban revitalization and community development.

Patty Heyda is an Assistant Professor of Urban Design and Architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. She conducts research on the processes underpinning contemporary urbanism and design through drawing, writing and design projects.

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Introduction Section 1. The Anchor Institution: Leveraging Stability 1.1 Buffalo, NY-Buffalo Niagara Medical campus 1.2 New Orleans, LA-Tulane City Center 1.3 Philadelphia, PA-University of Pennsylvania PennConnects Section 2. The Urban River: Leveraging a Natural Resource 2.1 Chattanooga, TN-21st Century Waterfront 2.2 Green Bay, WI-CityDeck 2.3 New York, NY-Brooklyn Bridge Park Section 3. The Existing Urban Fabric: Leveraging the Existing Condition 3.1 Saint Louis, MO-Botanical Heights 3.2 San Antonio, TX-Pearl District 3.3 San Francisco, CA-Proxy Section 4. The Urban Park System: Leveraging Underutilized Land and Infrastructure 4.1 Atlanta, GA-BeltLine 4.2 Birmingham, AL-Railroad Park 4.3 Houston, TX-Buffalo Bayou Section 5. The Downtown District: Leveraging Proximities and Transit 5.1 Denver, CO-Union Station 5.2 Louisville, KY-West Main Street 5.3 Portland, OR-South Waterfront Appendix: Methodology