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garden city
An urban planning concept that aims to combine the advantages of city life with those of country life, typically through settlements with low building density and many gardens and green spaces.
Die Gartenstadt-Bewegung entstand Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in England als Reaktion auf die Industrialisierung.
The garden city movement emerged in England at the end of the 19th century as a reaction to industrialization.
The word 'Gartenstadt' (garden city) is a compound made from 'der Garten' (the garden) and 'die Stadt' (the city). It literally describes a city laid out like a large garden, with lots of green space and nature.
Viele Familien ziehen gerne in eine Gartenstadt, weil es dort ruhiger ist.
Many families like moving to a garden city because it is quieter there.
'Gartenstadt' (garden city) is often combined with verbs that describe planning and living. Typical expressions are 'eine Gartenstadt planen' (to plan a garden city), 'in einer Gartenstadt wohnen' (to live in a garden city), or 'das Prinzip der Gartenstadt' (the principle of the garden city).
Der Architekt hat den Plan für die neue Gartenstadt vorgestellt.
The architect presented the plan for the new garden city.
'Gartenstadt' (garden city) is a fixed term from urban planning and architecture. It describes a specific urban planning model and is rarely used for a city that simply happens to have many gardens.
Im Architekturstudium haben wir das Konzept der Gartenstadt analysiert.
In architecture studies, we analyzed the concept of the garden city.
