Learn the places. Understand the choices.
Return to our class stories, explore the visuals, and connect the ideas to the work you are doing with Virginia communities.
What does it mean to be rural?
Compare the forms, the official definitions, and the transitions between places.
Week 1 · Aug 26
What Does It Mean to Be Rural?
72 slides · Read and explore
Week 2 · Sep 2
On the Origins of Ruralism
44 slides · Read and explore
Week 3 · Sep 9
Small Town Feel: Comprehensive Plans and Third Places
52 slides · Read and explore
Week 4 · Sep 16
Small Town Feel: Awakening the Power of Communities
53 slides · Read and explore
Week 5 · Sep 23
Townscape: Urban Form and Street Networks
57 slides · Read and explore
Build a place in Townscaper
Experiment with enclosure, edges, streets, and clusters. Use the visual dictionary to explain the choices you make.