Reintegrating the Homeless Family

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dc.contributor.advisorAmbrose, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorNg, Nicoleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-04T05:34:45Z
dc.date.available2013-07-04T05:34:45Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the question: how can architecture reintegrate the homeless family back into the community? Shelters are stigmatized because they are often associated with crime, filth, and danger. The shelter should create an environment mutually beneficial to the homeless and the surrounding community; my project seeks to reintegrate the shelter into the city to facilitate healthier and stable lifestyles. This project delves into psychology and sociology; homelessness is a social issue affecting all groups of people. The shelter must instill a sense of stability and safety for families, as it is the first step towards rebuilding a steady life. Redesigning the shelter to serve the entire community allows new socialization patterns to be introduced that will aim to better support homeless families to expedite their transitional process out of homelessness.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14323
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledIndividual & family studiesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSocial psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunity Centeren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHomeless Familiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHomeless Shelteren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSocializationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSocial Stigmaen_US
dc.titleReintegrating the Homeless Familyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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