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"""Among the main figures who made up the Regional Planning Association of America, Clarence S. Stein remains one of the most central and yet least well documented members of this historically important group of critical thinkers. Kristin E. Larsen mines Stein's extensive papers to bring his life's work to light by placing him in the larger context of a key period in American planning history.""-Howard Gillette Jr., Rutgers University-Camden, author of Civitas by Design ""Clarence S. Stein is a definitive figure in American urban reform, and Kristen E. Larsen has provided the thoughtful, systematic assessment that his career deserves. This carefully researched book unveils how ideals and pragmatism both meshed and failed. Most important, scholars and practitioners now have a template to gauge the past and guide plans for procuring equity and sustainability.""-Bruce Stephenson, author of John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner ""This meticulously researched biography of Clarence S. Stein delivers not only a long-overdue critical historical appreciation of the room-to-region community vision of a remarkable practical theorist but also an uplifting restatement of its relevance to the ongoing quest for sustainable human-centered urban places.""-Robert Freestone, author of Urban Nation ""Community Architect not only offers a wealth of new information and insights on Clarence S. Stein, one of the seminal planners of the twentieth century, but also affords a revealing examination of the circle of which he was an essential part and which was so important in fostering his intellectual growth. Larsen's book makes a substantial contribution to urban history and is likely to be a key reference for years to come.""-Richard Longstreth, author of Looking beyond the Icons ""Community Architect is unbelievably timely and important. Kristen E. Larsen's biography of Clarence S. Stein contributes a much-needed chapter to U.S. planning history and illuminates the origins of a critical line of thought related to city-building that is subject to worldwide scrutiny today.""-Eugenie L. Birch, coeditor of The Shape of the New American City ""Many who come to appreciate Clarence S. Stein from living in one of his garden neighborhoods are drawn to learn more about his humane legacy as our architect of housing amid parklands. Kristin E. Larsen enriches our knowledge of Stein's generous achievements as advocate, organizer, and designer with her extensively researched and academically wide-ranging assessment of his dedicated career.""-Herbert Reynolds, Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance, www.SunnysideGardens.us ""At last a comprehensive biography of Clarence S. Stein that is unafraid to recount the many setbacks among the successes. Kristen E. Larsen's book gives stunning insights into the exceptional career of one of America's most pivotal and creative community planners. Community Architect presents a dense web of connections and fascinating new details on Stein's lifelong search to identify and implement those intangible qualities that give residents 'a finer and more abundant community life.'""-David J. Vater, architect and preservationist"

Among the main figures who made up the Regional Planning Association of America, Clarence S. Stein remains one of the most central and yet least well documented members of this historically important group of critical thinkers. Kristin E. Larsen mines Stein's extensive papers to bring his life's work to light by placing him in the larger context of a key period in American planning history. -Howard Gillette Jr., Rutgers University-Camden, author of Civitas by Design

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Kristin E. Larsen is Associate Professor and Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Florida.

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