The growing influence of the car and its effect on the ideas of the role and position of mobility in the city of the future: An architectural history thesis comparing the projects Plan Voisin, Broadacre City and Futurama by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Norman Bel Geddes

The projects: Plan Voisin, Broadacre City and Futurama, of the three architects: Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Norman Bel Geddes, are all three based upon the criticism the architects had on the design of their contemporary city’s and the mobility within these urban structures. The coming up of the automobile had consequences for the city...

The Automotive Foyer: Facilitating the Future of Car Mobility

Today it would be unimaginable to think of a world without cars. It was this very invention that since its introduction in 1885 brought societies together, gave people freedom, and brought prosperity to economies. After more than one hundred thirty years, the car has become an integral component of modern life, to such an extent that it is part...

The Opportunity in the Vacancy: The Effects of Automobile Dependence in U.S. Cities

Automobile dependence and suburban sprawl have a cyclical compounding relationship. Automobiles require a large amount of space and infrastructure in order to be an effective means of transit. This prompts constructing the urban environment at a lower density, which generates suburban sprawl. The low-density development then requires an...