its citizens seemed to be excluded from one another. The whole system was designed to create a sense of separation from the community. When questioned, wright said ―Whatever a man did would be done – obviously and directly – mostly by himself in his own interest under the most valuable inspiration and direction: under training, certainly if necessary.‖ 6 As a result, each acre of land was cultivated and managed by the members of the family who reside on that land. The family participates in sowing to harvesting, of food; processing and industrial practices also took place within the land. In the end, Wright turns each individual resident into a wholly productive, self-sustained member of the society.
Figure 17: The agrarian utopia of the Broadacre city - F.L.Wright
In addition to the one acre plots allotted to each family, Wright also provides several other amnesties to the broadacre city. These include schools, markets where individuals can sell the surplus food they produce, office buildings and factories and industrial buildings, all of which support the inhabitants. The primary focus of each Broadacre community is the farm. By placing the farm at 6
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