Andres Duany, the noted architect and founder of new urbanism, has been described as the most charismatic Cuban since Ricky Ricardo. He used all his charm, and considerable skills, in leading a weeklong design charrette in late October for the proposed Georgetown Land Development redevelopment of a 55-acre former wire factory, located about 50 miles northeast of New York City in Redding, Connecticut.

In a community noted for land trusts, 5-acre zoning, and vigorous preservation of its rural nature, the plan calls for a pedestrian-oriented neo-traditional village of approximately 600 residential units, its own train station with service to Stamford and New York, 290,000 square feet of commercial (both office and retail) and civic (theatre, YMCA) space. The total value of the development could exceed $350-million. ...

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