Williamsburg Regional Library

Lafayette Park

Label
Lafayette Park
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Lafayette Park
Oclc number
897768111
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Originally produced by Lost and Found Productions in 2008
Runtime
33
Summary
The community of Lafayette Park in downtown Detroit, built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, demonstrates a workable solution for urban sprawl. Lafayette Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of the excellence of its urban design and the quality of its community planning. Mies van der Rohe created a neighborhood of townhouses, courthouses, and apartments that has been called "nothing less than a working model for future urbanization. Certificate for Creative Excellence in the 1999 United States International Film and Video Festival
Technique
live action
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