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Andrés Duany Discusses the Suburbs: Why the Suburban Model is a Failure.

Architect Andrés Duany (pronounced ahn-drays due-wahn-nee). Duany's specialty is taking on the American suburb. He eloquently argues that the 'burbs stifle the quality of everyday life, and he has concrete proposals on ways to make our neighborhoods livable again. (The first of a two part interview--today what's wrong with the suburbs, tomorrow how to make them better).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 27, 1990: Interview with David Cole; Review of Sonic Youth's and John Doe's albums "Goo" and "Meet John Doe"; Interview with Andrés Duany, Part 1; Review of Robert B…

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