Like many towns across the country, the Redlands, California of today would be unrecognizable to a resident from 70 years ago. A good (but small) T5 urban core remains, as do several beautiful civic buildings. A few T3 and T4 residential streets remain intact, standing in stark contrast to the sprawling morass of tract homes around them. These last holdouts do well to give us a glimpse of what the Redlands of today could have been.
REDLANDS IN PRINT
LOCATION
Redlands is nestled into the rolling hills of southern California, approximately 90 minutes East of the Pacific Ocean. Nearby cities include Ontario, San Bernadino, and Riveside.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Celebration is one of the original ‘New Urbanist’ towns, and is a great place to visit if you are ever in central Florida. Master planned by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Cooper, Robertson & Partners, it includes a vibrant mixed-use town center, six residential villages, a large hospital, and a considerable amount of commercial office space. The residential architecture is based on the Celebration Pattern Book, which includes the following styles: Classical, Coastal, Colonial Revival, French, Mediterranean, and Victorian. Joe Barnes was the original Town Architect, and was succeeded by Geoffrey Mouen. Mark Jones of Looney Ricks Kiss Architects is the current holder of the position.
CELEBRATION IN PRINT
The Robert A.M. Stern Architects monograph linked below includes a section on Celebration. It’s photographs and design commentary are great–as are the other amazing projects covered in the book, including Celebration Health.
LOCATION
Celebration is located in central Florida, approximately 20 minutes South of Orlando. The Altlantic Ocean is about 45 minutes to the East; the Gulf of Mexico is about an hour to the West. Other neighborhoods of note in the Orlando area include Baldwin Park and Winter Park.
GALLERY
Georgetown is an incredible neighborhood on the west side of Washington, DC. It has a great mix of residential and retail background buildings, animated by a rich and vibrant street life.
