Architecture Theses and Dissertations
Permanent URI for this collectionhttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2743
Browse
4 results
Search Results
Item Transitional Housing: Breaking Cycles of Domestic Violence in North Philadelphia(2020) Brown, Elizabeth Conforti; Ohnstad, Tonya; Du Puy, Karl; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)This thesis proposes a transitional housing facility for survivors of intimate partner violence and other forms of domestic abuse. It describes the affected populations, explains associated risk factors, and discusses the long-term psychological and economic effects this abuse has on its victims. By analyzing the institutional programs available to survivors and the ways in which those systems fall short, this thesis hypothesizes that the availability of better transitional housing options can reduce the frequency of repeated victimization. This thesis interrogates how architecture and program can facilitate the same goals as clinical treatment for people recovering from trauma. It demonstrates four features to support healing: empowerment, connection, security, and peace. The thesis presents site analysis of a neighborhood in Upper North Philadelphia as a location for a design intervention, but also proposes that these guidelines are applicable to other communities, rather than site-specific.Item Workshop of the World: Uniting Community and Creating Opportunity through Adaptive Reuse(2017) Vogtman, John; Rockcastle, Garth; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)An abundance of abandoned structures exist in post-industrial cities throughout the United States. Many of these structures have significant historical and cultural ties which contribute to the identity of the city. This thesis seeks to examine how these remnants can be adaptively reused or revalued to strengthen and regenerate communities while retaining elements of the character and history of the site and building. Using the city of Philadelphia and the Delaware Riverfront as a case study, it identifies a range of possibilities and focuses on the PECO Delaware Generating Station as a final design proposal.Item Perceptual Resonance | Spatial Typologies as an Interpretation of Music(2017) BARKMAN, ERIN; Abrams, Michael; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)This thesis seeks to evoke a sense of place, identity and memory through a connection with music to capture the essence of place. Music can act as the link between architecture and people, to allow people to experience place in a more intimate way. By engaging all the senses, there can be a connection through our bodies to the building around us. Through the process of abstraction, we can link the audible world with the visual world, allowing music to resonate in architecture.Item Gateway to the City: Reconnecting Center City Philadelphia to the Delaware River Waterfront(2012) Gavin, David Michael; Kelly, Brian; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md)This thesis proposes to examine the relationship between the dense city core of Philadelphia and the Delaware River waterfront. The thesis will consider the possibility of reestablishing connectivity between the city and waterfront that existed prior to the construction of I-95. The site in Center City Philadelphia is located along I-95 and bounded by Market Street, the Delaware River, and Walnut Street. The space over I-95 will be considered as potential buildable area and underdeveloped areas along the Delaware River waterfront will be investigated to promote greater utilization and active daily use. The thesis will study how appropriate programming of underutilized city land can activate the river's edge and establish links between neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the site. The thesis will also examine how park systems might provide an extension of comfortable open space prevalent throughout the eastern areas of Center City.