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TagOn the Obligations of the Urban Designer
Doug Allen discusses the obligations of the urban designer to plan for futures unknown.
On “Cities”
Doug discusses what a city really is, at its most essential. This is truly profound.
On History
A short blurb on the role of history and understanding our pace in the history of a city in which we are designing.
On “Nature”
This is a great, short blurb on the role of (and understanding of) nature in the city.
On Density & Block Size
On the Order of Cities
On the Invention of Landscape
On “Otium”
Doug Allen speaking on the role of the villa and otium in Ancient Rome and the Renaissance.
History of Urban Form, Lecture 24: Savannah
Just in time for CNU 26 in Savannah, Georgia, we are proud to present Lecture 24 of Doug’s History of Urban Form series on the history and..
Streets: Their History, Importance, and Regulation
Presented by Paul Knight, DCAI President, at the Atlanta City Studio on November 1, 2016, to a packed room full of urbanists. Covers stree..
Street Legal
David Green at TEDxPeachtree
Introducing the Doug Allen Institute
A short three-minute video that introduces our institute and includes a short clip of Doug’s legendary course History of Urban Form.