The Villages, Florida: Small‐town Metropolitanism and the 'Middle of Nowhere'. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simpson, Deane
• Other Names: Bolchover Joshua guestEditor.; Lin John guestEditor.; Lange Christiane guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Architectural design. Volume 86:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 86
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: Orlando -- Ocala -- 'Disney World for Active Retirees' -- Del Webb's Sun City -- Orange Blossom Gardens -- Harold Schwartz -- Ethel Shaw -- Arizona -- Boca Raton -- Daytona Beach -- San Diego -- Houston -- Lee Greenwood -- Gary Mark -- Orlando's Universal Studios -- 'Florida's Friendliest Hometown' -- Gary Morse -- New Urbanists -- Andres Duany -- Elizabeth Plater‐Zyberk -- Georg Simmel -- Ebenezer Howard; 729
• DOI: 10.1002/ad.2072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-8504

Abstract

Abstract : With over 110, 000 inhabitants, The Villages is the world's largest retirement community. Its numerous distinct 'villages', surrounded by artificial landscaping and golf courses and served by three 'downtowns', cater to those who crave the idealised rural life of times gone by while also offering the convenience and stimulation of the modern metropolis.Deane Simpson, leader of the Master's programme in Urbanism and Societal Change at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture, investigates.