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\ Citizens of Model Cities are now rightly participating in activities which ain
to do immediately what can be done immediately---while planning for the future.
They are tired of being the passive subject of surveys and plans that bring no
immédiate benefits-- . oe
But ag they move forward by self determined practical steps---as citizens of the
State of Georgia, they will expect to take advantage of all the new systems and
devices that modern technology can come up with to meet their needs md requirements--
and to benefit from the State's investment in Technological Research and Education.
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Bot, Modern technology,is now oriented to other things~-- tothe middle class
"incentive" values of suburban affluent living~--and the "security" values of mak~
ing york wer,
It is not yet oriented settle needs and requirements of "Model Cities"---
and has no on-going progrsin y in this area, that can now come up with spectacular
advances at short inter vals---such as occur in the other areas.
Mean whch thé National Hodel Cities and similar prozrans Sie, GaMever Bo vast and
critical to the Nation, that technology is now obliged to beccme oriented to then-~
end ready to serve the Citizens who live there,
. Atlanta's Model Cities program has the opportunity and shows the promise of
leading the nation-~ and Georgia Tech wishee to do its part in this by providing
the technolegically~basced education and innovative research that is needed to do
this job. :
' Such new purpose and direction can ect as a great incentive to help raise our
levels of acadenic achievement-~ and our students will be better citizens because
of their involvement in it. One thing in particular has to be said about this---
y We should not ever imazine Georgia Tech's store of technological expertise
to be like the wealth of some ‘rich family, ready ‘to make charitable gifts to poor
relations. . he
The shoe may well be on the other foot. Tech very much needs new challenges
“that are commensurate with its resources-~ and the challenge of the 'Model Cities!
program is in this sense something of a gift to Georgia Tech.
Our association with Model Cities cande much more fruitful to us than
similar association with Urban Renewal has been inthe past. a
Model Cities' has the built-in capacity to succeed where previous programs often
proved abortive. This is because of its basic principle of Citizen participation
and its total integration of Social economic and physical improvement measures.
What this architecture class is attempting, is a relatively small project, to
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be explored and developed at a high speed~- as these things Go coe
but it is important to us at Georgia Tech, because it can prepare the way for
deeper studies.
Gur immediate assets here are:
1) Students, members of the AIA National Student Organization; ~~
uho have asked to be given this kind of task in their ‘classes-~- They
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2) Current climete cf pinion that sees improved educational values in
this kind of project~-- when propsrly organized.
3) People who knowthe difficulties we face in attempting inteacs and
are eduinped and ready to give us all the help they can.
The svudeats will produce reports and graphic ‘displays covering survey and
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analysis of the health service neels and poscibilitics for meeting these with
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services and facilities, The study will also, of course, include projected designs
for major health service builcings, with emphasis on the vse of recently developed
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~“technioues likely to be most appropiate in this sitvetion, as well as of imaginative
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but basically practical innovetions. ee
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The presentation products emerging fron the study will be as follows:
1) An ¢: exni bition YRS display of of _eraphics and a wmogels.
2) F’dtetrioutadie récord of the project in the ‘fora of a published
brochure. A
3) Assries of synchronized audio tapes and slides for auditorium
presentation.
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Utilization of these products will be as follows:
' a) Fducational use for future classos, not only to communicate valuable
knowledge of this area of pudlic need, but also as a stimnlus and
guide for those making similar studies in other areas of need.
-b) For practicing professionals in architecture, city planning, engineer-
ing, wedicine and health services------ to promote and facilitate
better understanding of the needs and possibilities for effective
acticn, including interdisciplinary coleboration (such as mutally
advantageous edaptaticnof various aspect solutions, to allow for
their consolidation in a unified total agsembly).
~~e)-For loval leaders and citizens-- as an aid to democratic decision-mak-
_ing, in an on-going process of community improvement. 7