Beyond the Cul-de-Sac: A New Texture for the American Suburb

Abstract

This thesis is an investigation of the current American suburban environment and is and examination of the relationship between what was designed and how it is actually useful today. The suggestion of a series of alterations to the suburban condition note the ways in which the American dream has failed. The city of Mill Creek, WA, a suburb North of Seattle, is used as a typological study.