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Reston: A New Town
History and Philosophy
The Legal Framework
Physical Planning
Master Plan •
Economic Basis •
Land Infrastructure •
Architecture/Urban Design •
Role for Architects •
Urban Living •
Village Center •
Sound of Bells •
Row House Revival •
Social Planning
Public & Press Reaction
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Retrospective
"RESTON MASTER PLAN" Booklet (May 1962)
The personal copy of Robert E. Simon, Jr.'s notebook with proofreading marks and editorial notations by consultant on social planning, Carol R. Lubin. (PDF, 40 pgs.)

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Reston Master Plan Booklet Cover
Cover
Reston Master Plan Booklet Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Full-size Images found in the Master Plan:
First Village 1 | First Village 2 | First Village 3 | First Village 4 | First Village 5 | First Village 6 | Masterplan | Masterplan II | Elementary School | Road System | Sewage | Storm Drainage | Water Supply
 

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The Economic Basis for Reston (1962)
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Demographic, income, retail, etc. projections for Reston.

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Land Planning and Development - Speech (1966)
Glenn Saunders, Jr.
Planning Reston's infrastructure; Q&A Session.

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Reston: A Note on its Architecture and Urban Design - Speech (n.d.)
Frederick Gutheim
Reston in context of town planning and suburbia; praise of architecture and design.

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A New Role for Architects - Speech (1965)
Importance of the architect.

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Urban Living in the Country, Architectural Forum (1965)
John Morris Dixon
Praise for early Reston architecture and design.

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Lake Anne Village Center: A Planned Community Nucleus, Progressive Architecture (1966)
(Images)

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The Sound of Bells (1965)
August Heckscher
Address at opening of Lake Anne Center.

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The Row House Revival is Going to Town--Not to Mention the Country (1966)
Wolf Von Eckardt

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