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GATE 2026 AR — Architecture – Question 17

Town Planning, Housing and Real Estate Development · Neighbourhood design · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In Clarence A. Perry’s Neighbourhood Unit concept, the maximum walking radius to the elementary school is how many miles?

  1. 0.25
  2. 0.5
  3. 1
  4. 1.5

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Correct answer: (A) 0.25

Explanation

The classic neighbourhood unit uses an elementary school as a central organising facility within an approximately quarter-mile walking radius. Thus A. The radius is a centre-to-edge walking catchment, not the full neighbourhood diameter or a citywide school spacing.

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