Parks of Sprawl: The Corporate Landscape

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Current Trends
According to recent studies, the office park model developed decades ago is continuing to propagate in the American suburban landscape.  A Brookings Institute study of office space in 13 regions between 1979 and 1999 revealed that in that period, the proportion of suburban office space expanded from 24% in 1979 to 42% twenty years later.  It is becoming increasingly important for designers and planners to understand its urban and landscape implications as a significant part of the contemporary American landscape.  

A Brief History
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