School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
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Item POCKET CITY: PROMOTING HIGHER DENSITY WALKABLE COMMUNITIES(2022) Eckard, William Edward; Crawford, Douglas; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)As a result of the growing population of the United States our urban planners and architects have begun to research ways in which we can provide more sustainable housing for a diverse group of people. New practices have emerged with the aim of creating stronger communities within the setting of a suburb. Cohousing and pocket communities are two of these urban design strategies. While they differ in some of their practices, they both follow a few specific beliefs: walkability, a sense of community and place, and a feeling of privacy. However, the practice of creating a sense of privacy, for the most part, is conducted strictly by creating mostly single family homes or duplexes. The Pocket City explores how urban growth can be changed to focus more on a human scale community. This community focused city works to create the missing density of our current urban growth patterns. With connectivity through public transportation options, it looks to see if a new car free urban design strategy can thrive within the sprawling context of the United StatesItem Urban Catalyst: Continuing the Legacy of Massachusetts Avenue(2016) Englehart, Samuel; Noonan, Peter; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)This thesis proposes a reconnection of Massachusetts Avenue to the Anacostia River waterfront in Washington, DC. An intervention at the site of Reservation 13 will reconcile a difficult urban edge and reunite the neighborhood of Lincoln Park with the river. It also addresses the discontinuity of the avenue to the southeast and proposes the development of a bridge between the Western bank and ultimately Randle Circle. Along this reconciled corridor will be a series of architectural interventions that serve to promote community involvement. Ultimately this thesis is about generating an urban continuity and the cultural vibrancy and understanding that such a connection would foster.Item Trinity Creek: A Mixed-Use Development in a Transit Oriented Neighborhood, Dallas, Texas(2006-12-18) Guest, John Mark; Bennett, Ralph; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)ABSTRACT Title of Document: TRINITY CREEK: A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN A TRANSIT ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD in Dallas, Texas John Mark Guest, Master of Architecture, May 2006 Directed By: Professor, Ralph Bennett, AIA, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation Texas is known for its size. However, land is a limited resource. Open land continues to decrease as metropolitan areas continue to spread ever outward. Many of the metropolitan areas of Texas that had once been individual towns have grown together. Dallas is no exception. In contrast, Laura Miller, Mayor of Dallas, is energizing revitalization of downtown. Office buildings, vacant since the recession of the mid 1980's, are being renovated into lofts. The addition of the light rail has brought mass transit to the area. The Trinity River Corridor Project (TRCP), an ongoing study to reclaim valuable river front land and establish additional city parks, is underway. An additional part of this TRCP initiative is to study 23 blighted areas that have been selected as targets for redevelopment. This thesis takes one of these 23 blighted areas to study the possibility of employing the ideas of Transit Oriented Neighborhood in a mixed-use building. The site bisected by the Corinth Viaduct was selected for this thesis for its proximity to downtown, adjacency to the Trinity River, and access to the DART Light Rail. This thesis considers recent trends of the Transit-Oriented Neighborhood Development type as well as the functional and aesthetic elements necessary to create a thriving part of downtown Dallas. Such elements must draw residents, businesses, and the visitors needed on a daily basis. It seeks to create an entertainment zone that establishes a River Walk destination for Dallas.Item A Recreation and Wellness Center in Waldorf, Maryland: Creating Connections within a Suburban Community(2004-05-18) Ault, Edmund Barry; Bowden, Gary; ArchitectureThis thesis responds to the common condition of disjointed suburban communities, linked only by roads, in the fast-growing town of Waldorf, Maryland. While the focus of recent development has been directed toward residential dwellings and restaurants, public recreation has been neglected. By applying a new fabric of residential and commercial development influenced by The New Urbanism, and a park system connected by a network of trails, the young members of the disjointed communities can be easily brought together for mental and physical stimulation outside of their homes, where such development is limited. By creating a mixed-use recreation and wellness center in the new park system between three schools, visual and physical links can be formed. Interior spaces provide comfortable areas for activity, socializing, and assembly, all of which are integral parts of a healthier body, mind, and soul.