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what did New Urbanist architect Andres Duany mean when he said Seaside was inspired by the New Towns of nazi lebensraum planning?

anakin-padme-2 he's not being literal, right??

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[–] regul@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

The geometric similarity argument is the weakest one by far, unless you also think Detroit was planned by Nazis in the 1800s. A semicircular hub-and-spoke model does not a Nazi make. There's no denying the New Urbanists were/are right conservatives, though. They're fairly open about it.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The architect literally admitted it. he-admit-it

[–] regul@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's not originally a Nazi idea. It's like saying, "I drew a lot of inspiration for my vegetarianism from Hitler." It's weirdly giving them undue credit, but there's nothing about the concept itself that is "Nazi" in itself.

[–] mechwarrior2@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That wouldn't just be weird that would be extremely sus lol

Yes, the hub and spoke layout is part of the neoclassical pretension which the early American civil engineers, the Nazis, and the new urbanists can all share without contradiction since they are all part of the same reactionary intellectual tradition (liberalism).

But when the libertarian architect tells you he was inspired by Nazis, that's a mf nazi

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