The Path To New Urbanism

Duany, Plater-Zyberk and Company's Director of Town Planning, Tom Low, wasn't always committed to designing walkable communities.

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July 18, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By Mike Lydon

"Talk about throwing it all away. Thatâ€™s what Tom Low did after designing what many architects might call the job of a lifetime. Heâ€™d just finished the master plan for a huge shopping complex, now the largest tourist destination in North Carolina. 'It was 'here's the zoning booklet, create a great suburban sprawl,' he recalls. But he didn't like what he'd planned. He didn't like it at all."

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