Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007.
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| author | Wharton, Tracy Lyn |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/386062019-04-12T15:37:41Z Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric Wharton, Tracy Lyn Jan Wampler. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85). City-frameworks create an underlying system of order through which individuals are able to interact within their communities. Considering the successful historical precedents of city developments like Philadelphia, Savannah, and Bolonga, these cities exemplify the three different styles of city-frameworks (infrastructure, greenway, and architecture). Contemporary city-frameworks have increasingly embodied forms of development vocabulary, like the mega-block and the monument, which oppose the energy of present neighborhoods and oftentimes end up breaking up communities. Usually associated with these strategies is the desire to accommodate for tourism and gentrification at the expense of lower-class relocation. Taking this into consideration, in this thesis I propose an alternative strategy of development, one that is built from the success of past while recognizing the needs of the present. This strategy is developed by analyzing strong and weak city-frameworks. The lessons learned from this set of precedence is then shaped into seven rules of city-framework planning, accompanied by a set of comprehensible urban redevelopment vocabulary. Then to test adaptability, the development strategy is systematically employed in the context of Havana, Cuba, looking at the Central Havana neighborhood of Colon, as a design case study. by Tracy Lyn Wharton. M.Arch. 2007-08-29T20:34:03Z 2007-08-29T20:34:03Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38606 156943736 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 85 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Wharton, Tracy Lyn Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title | Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title_full | Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title_fullStr | Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title_short | Cultivating Cubanidad : weaving a cultural nexus into Havana's urban fabric |
| title_sort | cultivating cubanidad weaving a cultural nexus into havana s urban fabric |
| topic | Architecture. |
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