"A time-coded map of the city of St Louis"

The mission if the Metropolitan Research and Design Center is to advance understanding of the history and design of modern metropolitan areas, with particular attention to those of the Midwest and the Mississippi Valley. The MRDC seeks to provide information to practicing architects and designers, scholars in architectural design of the urban built environment and make it more responsive to locals needs, culture, climate, and geography .In particular, the Center intends to synthesize data, information, and research that relates socio-economic and technical processes that have shaped and are shaping the modern city to its specific physical forms.

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