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Columbia
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Columbia is a planned community that has influenced suburban development since its creation in the mid-1960s. This city of 100,000 grew out of rural farmland, patterned by the best thinkers of its time, including visionary developer James Rouse and a team of consultants such as sociologist Herbert Gans and transportation planner Alan Voorhees. World-famous architect Frank Gehry designed key buildings. Oakland Manor, featuring a barn that is a historical landmark, is one example of the structures preserved to give roots to the new town. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon grew up in Columbia and has said it altered the course of his life, making him into the writer he is today.
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- ISBN-13: 9780738517926
- ISBN-10: 0738517925
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- Publish Date: June 2005
- Dimensions: 9.08 x 6.56 x 0.34 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.66 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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