Urban Acupuncture Is Coming to America
Inspired by an idea that originated in 1970s Brazil, urban planners in America are increasingly thinking small scale to solve big problems.
November 19, 2014 •
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A little more than 100 years ago, the celebrated architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham offered his famously bombastic advice to those who wished to change the face of America’s cities. “Make no little plans,” he said. “They have no magic to stir men’s blood. ... Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.”
Burnham’s meaning was clear. Great cities, he believed, owed their greatness to monumental buildings, big and elegant parks, and visionary blueprints outlining goals that would take decades to achieve.