Building Education: Creating a Flexible Model For Sustainably Developing Communities In Latin America

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dc.contributor.advisorBurke, Juanen_US
dc.contributor.authorNicolich, Ana Mariaen_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.accessioned2019-06-20T05:44:44Z
dc.date.available2019-06-20T05:44:44Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractLatin America has a deep-rooted history with issues of poverty. Education is a vital part of the solution. Education and increased literacy can help communities break away from a cycle of poverty by opening doors and creating opportunities for independence. Many impoverished countries in Latin America rely on the cultivation of primary products to sustain their economies. Unfortunately, the high number of illiterate and untrained laborers in these parts of the world halts their progress. These are recurring issues in many underdeveloped countries. Rural communities tend to be deprived of resources and this leads to an exodus of the young as they are looking for opportunities for growth. They leave their villages and don’t always come back having completed a full education. This thesis intends to create a model for an educational facility that can be applied to multiple contexts, with an effort to empower communities through providing education for children to achieve their full potential, and for agricultural workers to heighten their knowledge about the trades that affect their livelihoods directly Research will explore modular design as a means to cater to the diverse contexts with a changing demand and whether a possible model can be self-sustaining. It will also explore how a building can bring a community together. Could a deployable model be effective cross culturally? Can flexible design help mobilize a struggling community? How to create an environment that can be conducive to learning?en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/zrpk-odwu
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22064
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEducationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLatin Americaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledModularen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPeruen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSchoolen_US
dc.titleBuilding Education: Creating a Flexible Model For Sustainably Developing Communities In Latin Americaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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