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Learn about James Rouse, a pioneer of urban planning, shopping malls, and civic activism. He founded The Rouse Company and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his achievements.
Apr 10, 1996 · James W. Rouse, the visionary developer who built new towns in the countryside, shopping malls in the suburbs and "festival marketplaces," like Faneuil Hall in Boston, in older downtowns, and...
Apr 23, 2014 · Learn how James W. Rouse (1914-1996) transformed the American city with his innovative projects, from urban renewal to enclosed shopping centers. Discover how he created Columbia, a self-sustaining planned community in Maryland, and why it is still relevant today.
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Jan 29, 2011 · Learn about James Rouse, a visionary developer who created festival marketplaces, shopping malls and a new city in the United States. He also helped low-income people find housing and supported social action.
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The Rouse Company was a shopping mall and community developer founded by James Rouse in 1939. It pioneered the development of festival marketplaces, enclosed malls, and planned cities such as Columbia, Maryland.
Apr 22, 1996 · HAD HE DONE NOTHING ELSE, JAMES W. Rouse, who died last Tuesday at 81, would go down as the world's most self-effacing real-estate developer. He wore rumpled, off-the-rack suits, flew...
Apr 22, 1996 · But for Rouse, an advocate of integration and open housing, Columbia’s finest achievement was its racially mixed population living in harmony. “Racial problems,” he said, “can only be ...
