CMCstudent Urbane urbanism building

As soon as the slides of “urbane urbanism” were presented in class, I immediately thought of Baldwin Park. Driving through, one is graced with the presence of “classicism” and “urbane urbanism”. Dr. Rog said urbane urbanism uses more than one building, making them all look like they belong together, built very close together in order to make one feel like the buildings have been there all along, when it is completely artificial. This is exactly Baldwin Park. All the houses are spaced out perfectly, so close to one another that no side yard exists. One can also see classicism being used, as the houses are made up of symmetry and pillars. I am from the Orlando area and have seen Baldwin Park being “made.” Those who are not from around the area talk about Baldwin Park and sometimes I find it funny when they act as though it has been there forever. That is the point, to make it seem like it belongs. Not only do the houses look alike but the entire community structures match. For example, the Subway shop in the downtown/ shopping center is in a building exact to the apartments that lay across the street. Nothing in the community sticks out, and they are constantly adding additional buildings that look the same!