Work
Suburban Nation
Explore in the Atlas →Advocates New Urbanism — walkability, mixed use and traditional neighbourhood design — as an alternative to sprawl.
Settlement
Details
- Type
- Text
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ObservationReason
- Subject
- Human centred
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- exemplifies New Urbanism
Referenced by
- Andrés Duany authored
- Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk authored
- Jeff Speck authored
Sources
- Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck. Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. North Point Press, 2000.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Suburban Nation." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/suburban-nation/. Accessed July 17, 2026.