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What are the rituals and customs of the contemporary suburb? Is it possible to describe suburban without relying on typical urban comparisons? How is suburban culture changing as a result of being plugged into a global market of expanding proportions? This text seeks to answer these and other similar questions. Keller Easterling, a professor of architecture at Columbia University contributes an essay on the Tennessee Valley Authority. Hannia Gomez provides a study on the Hanging Suburbs of Caracas. Giampiero Nicola writes a piece on Latina, one of Mussolini's Fascist new towns. Also included is a photo-essay on Rem Koolhaas's Lille project.