UMD Theses and Dissertations

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    Interwoven Communities: Reconnecting the Generations Through Forgotten Suburban Landscapes
    (2021) Dayao, Philip; Akinsade, Olumide; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The focus of this thesis looks to explore the use of dying shopping malls as a vehicle for creating multigenerational placemaking.
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    From Suburban to Sub-Urban: Re-envisioning the American Dream
    (2019) Zuber, Samantha; Williams, Joseph; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This thesis project will explore the design of multi-generational homes and their adaptation to support communal multi-family medium density housing. This typology will use form to inform function and rehabilitate the current exurban expectations and some of the more isolating urban behaviors. The bulk of today’s housing projects do not adequately address our social connectivity, our ties to the landscape, our burgeoning millennial population, our mental well-being, and our aging baby boomer demographic. To address these issues, this thesis will propose the development of a hybrid social housing typology in the United States that would serve as a transition for suburban families to migrate back into the cities, and for individuals or co-families living in cities to build a “home”. To inform this design, several multi-generational typologies will be studied, as well as the historical events that have shaped today’s exurban communities and our “American Dream”.
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    The Promise of Small Cities: Connecting Urban Residents with the Environment and Their Community in Portland, Maine
    (2012) Meyer, Louise Parlin; Koliji, Hooman; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    As modern American society has progressed, the need to live less expansively, more conscientiously, and more sustainably has become increasingly clear. Meanwhile, reliance on technology has driven urban residents to become further distanced from the environment, and further dissociated from their communities and local cultural traditions. Over the last 50 years, those interested in maintaining and fostering connections to the outdoors and a specific community have largely sought fulfillment in the suburban landscape. While, in recent decades, it has been recognized that the suburban residential model cannot be sustained, urban housing remains deficient. In order to acknowledge both the value of urban living and the potential for learning from the appeal of suburbia, it is incumbent upon designers to explore housing and amenities that better address the needs of the 21st century multi-family resident. This thesis aims to restore situational awareness of climate, community, and cultural traditions, by marrying opportunities for building community with higher density residences that have a strong emphasis on outdoor spaces.