Box 15, Folder 3, Document 24

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Tramsevifle d. toeg Opening *emrarks ob cm forth hhidel Chir poget- |»

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Y Citizens of Model Cities are now rightly participating in activities which ain

to do immediately what can be done inmediately-~-while planning for the future.

They are tired of boing the passive subject of surveys and plans that bring no

immédiate benefits~~ /

But as they move forward by self determined practical steps---as citizens of the

State of Georgia, they will expect to take advantoge of all the new systens and

devices that modern technology can come up with to meet their needs md requirements--
and to benefit from tho State's investment in Technological Research and Education.

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Bog hi dern technology,is now oriented to other things---= tothe middle class

"incentive" values of suburban affluent living---and the "security" values of mak-

ing yer war. .

It is not yet oriented tothe needs and reauirements of "Model Cities"---
and has no on-going program, in this area, that con now come up with spectacular

advances at short intervals---such as occur in the other areas..
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Men while Bré Natioiual Hodsl Cities and similar programs are howevér so vast and

critical to the Hatlon that technology is now oblivzed to become oriented to them-~«
and ready to serve the Citizens who live there.
Atlanta's Nodel Cities program has the opportunity and shous the promise of

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leading the nation-~ and Georgia Tech wishes to do its pert in this by providing







the technologicelly~dased education and innovstive research that is needed to do
this job. ee

' Such new purpose and direction cen ect es a great incentive to help raise our
levels of acadentc achievement-- and our students will be better citizens because
of their involvement in it. One thing in perticular has to de gaid about thise--

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. Sy :
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 Gities canbe much more fruitful to us than





similar association with Urban Renewal has been inthe past.

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
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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 fo «+--+

but it is important to us at Georgia Tech, because it can prepare the way for
deeper studies.

Seeks

Our i immediate assets here are:

1) Students, members of the AIA National Student Organization;-~
who have asxed to be given this kind of task in their classes--- They

are already motivated.

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2) Current climate cf op inion that sees improved sdudardonal values in|

this kind of project--- when properly organized.
3) People who knowthe difficulties we face in attempting abt pads and

are edquippes and ready to give us all the help they can.

The studeats will produce reports and graphic displays. covering g survey and
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nalysis of the health service neeiis and ‘poscivilitics for meeting these with

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services and facilities. The study will also, of course, include projected designs

for major health serv rice buildings, with emphasis on the vse of recently developed
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“techniaues likely to be most appropiate in this situation, as well as of imaginative

but basically practical innovations.
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The prenentation products emerging fron the study vill be as follows:



1) An gen bition + tNDE » display of P_eronhics and mcdels.

2) & Gieurioutable record of the project in the form of a published
brochure. raw eth}

' 3) A series of synchronized eudio tapes and slides For auditorium
‘presentation.



Utilization of these products will be as follows:

'a) Fdveational use for future classcs, not only to ccnmunicate valuable
knowledge of this area of p pudlic need, but also as a stimilus and
guide for those making simiiar studies in other areas of need.

b) For practicing professicnals in architecture, city planning, engineer-
Ang, medicine and | health services------ to promote and facilitate
better understanding of the needs and possibilities for effective
_ action, including interdisciplinary collaboration (such as mutally
et te 3 advantageous sdaptaticnof various aspect solutions, to allow for
their consolidation in a unified total assembly).

: =e) For local leaders and citizens-- as an aid to democratic decision-mak-
Ang, in an on-going phDeeee of community improvement.

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