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Pessimism, Nihilism, Sorkinism

dc.contributor.authorKy, Rachana
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-27T18:41:29Z
dc.date.available2016-05-27T18:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationKy, Rachana (2009). "Pessimism, Nihilism, Sorkinism," Agora Journal of Urban Planning and Design, 49-53.
dc.identifier.uriwww.agoraplanningjournal.com
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/120348
dc.description.abstractIn The End(s) of Urban Design, Michael Sorkin criticizes practices of urban design that apply prepackaged solutions to the design of complex settings, including New Urbanism. Unfortunately, Sorkin focuses on shallow examples and uses generalizations or tenuous references to advance his arguments. In addressing the design issues raised by Sorkin, this paper first attempts to supplement his criticisms of New Urbanism through a more detailed critical exploration of some of the high-profile projects of Andres Duany, including the Kentlands, East Beach, and Seaside. Second, the paper returns to the nature of Sorkin’s largely pessimist – if not nihilist – paradigm, and questions the merit of his approach in the context of effective architectural criticism.
dc.publisherA. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titlePessimism, Nihilism, Sorkinism
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelUrban Planning
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampusAnn Arbor
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/120348/1/Ky_PessimismNihilismSorkinism.pdf
dc.identifier.sourceAgora Journal of Urban Planning and Design
dc.owningcollnameArchitecture and Urban Planning, A. Alfred Taubman College of


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