recognize that an efficient and humane an "ament MY MA
maintenance of a harmonious and prosperous soc ́eby, and the the a
to produce it are well within our grasa. At the same time, he h
to remind our representatives that neither hope, time, not techapliya

will solve

the problems that presently make urban life a dirty, diffiende, Only a wholehearted commitment of will and

and dangerous experience.

money will enable us to apply the skills needed to erase the shame of

urban America.

Approved and adopted by The American Institute of Architects at

its annual

convention in Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 1969,

Now with the committee's indulgence, we would like to present a slide show narrated by John Fisher-Smith.

11. THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD URBAN DESIGN, A slide presentation by John Fisher-Smith, A.1.A., Chairman of the Committee on Urban Design

For thousands of years men have built and lived in cities

developing and transmitting their religion, arts, culture, commerce...

business, guilds, and

government

and places to live.