Research Article
Apr 1971
Computer Systems for Urban Design and Development
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Niles O. Sutphin, William F. Sommerfeld, Lavette C. Teague Jr., and G. Neil Harper, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
Volume 97, Issue 1
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The paper reviews recent computer systems for modeling complex urban design and development problems. Urban games provide direct involvement in an operating model of urban situations. Alexander’s pattern language states design requirements in a way which guides the selection of an appropriate urban form. Schlager’s linear programming formulation of land use plan design illustrates the use of optimization models. Forrester uses a flow model to study urban growth and decay and to demonstrate the counter-intuitive dynamic behavior of complex urban systems. URBAN 5 and DISCOURSE are computer-aided design and information systems. The Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) generates alternative combinations of land uses satisfying development objectives, subject to a given set of planning standards. The use of PLUS is illustrated by an example.
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Journal of the Urban Planning and Development Division
Volume 97 • Issue 1 • April 1971
Pages: 63 - 78
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© 1971 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Niles O. Sutphin
Vice Pres. and Dir. of Architecture and Planning, CLM Systems, Cambridge, Mass., formerly Chief Planner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Ill.
William F. Sommerfeld
Dir. of Computer Applications, The Architects Collaborative, Cambridge, Mass., formerly Architect, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Ill.
Lavette C. Teague Jr.
Architect, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Ill.
G. Neil Harper, AM.ASCE
Pres., CLM Systems, Cambridge, Mass., formerly Assoc. Part., Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Chicago, Ill.
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