Regenerative Place-Making at Benning Road Metro Station: Architecture as a Determinant of Identity in the 21st Century

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dc.contributor.advisorBowden, Garyen_US
dc.contributor.advisorSachs, Stephen Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorWay, Michael A.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-06-04T05:17:51Z
dc.date.available2004-06-04T05:17:51Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-20en_US
dc.description.abstractWhere "placelessness" occurs, inhabitants' potential for finding an existential foothold is compromised. Residents' identities are existentially dispossessed. The effect of such dispossession generates a spectrum of unfavorable behavior patterns, ranging from apathetic malaise to criminal activity. "Regenerative Place-Making" will explore design in a viable but overlooked urban environment. Located near a Metro Station at East Capitol Street and Benning Road, the site is the geographic center of Eastern Washington and is a potential gateway intersection for the district. The urban design will investigate exterior space issues, mixture of uses, and transit-oriented development as stimulus for surrounding neighborhoods. The architectural design will address creation of a landmark, to set character and programmatically anchor the intervention. Character will be rationalized by mnemonic and tectonic aesthetics. Approached holistically, "Regenerative Place-Making" can revitalize neighborhoods, individual identities, and community pride, all of which can reduce crime and raise the median quality of life.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/1359
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWashington, DCen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledplaceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledidentityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmuseumen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledafrican-americanen_US
dc.titleRegenerative Place-Making at Benning Road Metro Station: Architecture as a Determinant of Identity in the 21st Centuryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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