“We now live in cities of the past, slaves to machines and traditional buildings.” - Frank Lloyd WrightThe Broadacre City - Relevance to Phoenix Today In 1932, Frank Lloyd wrote an essay titled The Dying City in which he proposed a solution he called Broadacre City. He was against classical architecture and its repetition in cities and proposed a modern architectural approach to urban development. His distaste for city life developed during his time in Chicago and he hated the squalor of the city, the pollution, the traffic, the advertising, the lack of freedom of space or individuality. This led him to the concept of a completely new way of living, with the central idea of ​​being decentralized. He called it the town of Broadacre. In another reading I came across, it was suggested that the Great Depression was also one of the main reasons why he thought of coming up with a Broadacre concept that he thought every man deserved with economic and social conditions. technological advances since then. The central idea of ​​Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City is that every man has an acre of land to live on. An acre of land was enough for a man and his family to live individually. This would be possible thanks to the decentralization of cities over a span of hundreds of miles. Rather than a big city full of millions of people. An idealistic fusion of urban and rural: a self-sufficient city covering large spaces offering the comforts and conveniences of the city and the open space of the countryside. The town of Broadacre exists independently of any major city, although there may be dozens of Braodcare towns clustered together. He also favored the car, as a new means of communication via telep... amidst paper... and solid waste.6. Healthy food system: local food stores, restaurants, community gardens and other food production.7. Community facilities and programs - to generate high quality activities that encourage interaction of neighborhood residents.8. Economic Development: Investment, business and employment opportunities that, in turn, will support an economically diverse and prosperous community. A range of commercial facilities (offices and shops) should be offered to maximize business and shopping opportunities. Well-designed density is vital to a strong economic foundation in any neighborhood because it brings a critical mass of local employees and customers to support a variety of community needs. Although some of Frank Lloyd Wright's concepts touched on the terms of self-sufficiency, today's growing world will not be able to sustain these concepts.