1968

132. JBA — The Piedmont Crescent — 24 min

This film reviews the early history of the southern Piedmont areas of the Carolinas, focusing on the unregulated growth in transportation and manufacturing that has occurred in the region. Suggests that a coordinated approach to planning is needed to accommodate future growth in the area, which is predicted to have a population of three million by the year 2000.

Producer — James Beveridge / James Beveridge and Associates Ltd.
Director — Richard Saul Wurman and Murphy Levy Wurman architects
Sponsors — University of North Carolina, State Planning Task Force, North Carolina Dept. of Administration, North Carolina Board of Higher Education, Community Service and Continuing Education, and Ford Foundation.