In the last section of the essay (p. 406-09) author discusses about the formation of American Suburbia and how that has created an irreconcilable fissure among classes, cultures, genders and races.

In the last section of the essay (p. 406-09) author discusses about the formation of American Suburbia and how that has created an irreconcilable fissure among classes, cultures, genders and races. The development of suburban dwelling was solely controlled by the real-estate market force and the developers who altogether rejected to include architects in the design process. The relatively cheap price, more space and conventional look of the suburban houses attracted the majority of the young Silent Generation (people who born between 1925-1942). Eventually suburbia became the most popular destination for the new middle class. However, although its long distance from the downtown was overcome either by new highways or by commuter services, the new suburbia with its newly built exclusive and large shopping malls gradually became a hermetic environment that cut itself off the city and downtown. Unlike the 1920s European modernists who took great interest in the design of modern mass housing, the post war American architects in general were reluctant to get involved in the debate and issues regarding the controversial life in Suburbia. There were of course exceptions, such as Frank Lloyd Wright. Architects in general absorbed more and more into abstract form making and established the profession as an elite service industry having little connection with the life and dream of the majority of American middle class and the poor. The recent massive foreclosure in tandem with the overall economic downturn has made us rethink the American suburban. Share your view on this. How should we live in future? What should be the role of architects and associated professionals in navigating that change?