Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.
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author | Ali, Dalia Osama |
author2 | Jan Wampler. |
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spelling | mit-1721.1/629332019-04-11T12:34:47Z Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan Designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan Ali, Dalia Osama Jan Wampler. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture Architecture Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108). The aim of this thesis is to develop a vocabulary of principles to be used in the design of future community centers in Jordan. Community centers provide the stage for bringing members of the community together to meet and discuss community issues, and for increasing their sense of community spirit which advances social and economic development. This thesis rethinks the present idea of a community center taking into account the changing social structure and culture, the regional climate and availability of local materials. The principles that evolved may be divided into two categories; spatial vocabulary, which focuses on the relationship and design of spaces that encourage interaction amongst members of the community; and character vocabulary, which focuses on the character reflected by the community center as being the heart of the community. This thesis was investigated through the process of redesigning a community center in one of the housing projects built by the government to house low-income families. by Dalia Osama Ali. M.Arch. 2011-05-23T17:48:33Z 2011-05-23T17:48:33Z 1997 1997 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62933 36888086 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 103 p. application/pdf a-jo--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
spellingShingle | Architecture Ali, Dalia Osama Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title | Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title_full | Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title_fullStr | Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title_full_unstemmed | Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title_short | Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan |
title_sort | building community in low income areas designing a new architectural language for community centers in jordan |
topic | Architecture |
url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62933 |
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