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"Shaping the City" with Roger Lewis: Townhomes & Rowhouses

Listen Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Architecture, Business, DC, Economy, History, Maryland

The townhome is an architectural staple of both urban and suburban life in the United States -- from the brownstones of Brooklyn to the tightly packed rowhouses of D.C. But many architectural firms have traditionally shown little interest in pursuing new townhome projects, opting instead for the "aesthetic flexibility" of designing detached single family homes. Urban planner and architect Roger Lewis joins Kojo to explore both the economic and aesthetic impact of townhome designs in urban and suburban settings, and whether the economy is making the townhome a more attractive option.

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Roger K. Lewis

Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park

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"The townhouse seems as if it is always getting a bad rap," Roger Lewis wrote in the 1995 column accompanying this cartoon.<div><em>Courtesty Roger Lewis (for the Washington Post)</em></div>
"The townhouse seems as if it is always getting a bad rap," Roger Lewis wrote in the 1995 column accompanying this cartoon.
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lbruneel wrote:

One of my complaints about townhouses in the United States is that they are so uniform in appearance. Is it unrealistic to expect architectural diversity such as seen on the Block Of Dischord in Barcelona?

Larry Bruneel

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 1:23pm

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