| The highly successful community of Columbia is of interest to researchers for many reasons. The planning of Columbia included a 6-month period of inter-disciplinary meetings bringing together experts in fields as diverse as education, recreation, sociology, transportation, and religion as well as architects and engineers. This led to innovative approaches to design, programming and physical planning. James Rouse, the President of The Rouse Company, the developer of Columbia, was often referred to as the visionary developer for his work not only in Columbia but for pioneering enclosed shopping centers and festival marketplaces such as Fanueil Hall and Harborplace.
Columbia Archives is a community resource and a research facility. Residents can trace the development not only of the built environment, but of the cultural, athletic, religious, educational and civic communities. For urban planners, scholars and others interested in the growth of cities and suburbs, Columbia and work of James Rouse continues to offer answers to many of today’s development questions.
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