Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape
Thesis: S.B. in Art and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2003.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014
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| author | Foxe, David M |
| author2 | Anne Whiston Spirn. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B. in Art and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/858282022-01-13T07:53:53Z Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape Village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape Foxe, David M Anne Whiston Spirn. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture Architecture. Thesis: S.B. in Art and Design, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2003. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-81). This urban design thesis addresses the transformation of single-use industrial space to mixed-use public and private space, linking pedestrian and vehicular paths within the village of Sussex, WI. The industrial revolution often reinforced the separation of functions (residential, commercial, industrial, civic) into separate buildings and often separate districts. In the midst of the built landscape, former places of industrial work and production are now large tracts of underused land. The reappropriation of urban and suburban industrial space provides the opportunity to create mixed-use, vital spaces relating well to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Such reappropriation deals with the site not only visually, but also in terms of the way its history and natural processes are transformed. The reappropriation is essential on the urban scale of a village, and I choose to explore it at the site of the former quarry and canning factory in Sussex, WI. As a central link between Main Street and the pedestrian Bugline trail, the six acre urban landscape design (in several phases) includes over 100,000 indoor square feet of residential, commercial, and public spaces. This thesis examines issues of ownership, financing, phasing, landscaping, and architecture as they apply in the village. Through an urban design analysis and a series of schemes in drawings and models, the process shows the role of natural processes and public sector involvement in the site development, along with creative solutions to address these relationships on the site. It uses the prominent scale and location of former industrial land and spaces as a point of departure for improving a location's sense of local character, its local economy, its neighborhoods, and its public space. by David M. Foxe. S.B. in Art and Design 2014-03-19T15:48:09Z 2014-03-19T15:48:09Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85828 872273515 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 83 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Foxe, David M Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title | Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title_full | Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title_fullStr | Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title_short | Localness : a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| title_sort | localness a village proposal for mixed use reappropriation of the industrial landscape |
| topic | Architecture. |
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