Anacostia: Community As Form
| dc.contributor.advisor | Cook, Kelly D | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendoza, Adriana | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Plant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-26T05:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-26T05:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The essence of this thesis is to explore what form public art takes on in order to visualize Anacostia's community identity during the urban revitalization of the neighborhood. The current small and large-scale revitalization efforts by the City (Washington D.C.) are showing change in both the physical and social fabric of the community and neighborhood. As a predominantly African American community that has faced disinvestment and injustices--socially, economically, and politically--many residents are concerned that these City efforts will physically displace them, as well as the collective memory of the community. This thesis seeks to transform a vacant lot, slated for development, into a temporary, transient, multi-functional public art design for engaging the community in the process of exploration and expression of their community identity. Public art is used as a strategy to provide a platform for residents to effectively become present, visible and audible at a time when many residents feel as though they are not part of Anacostia's future. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15502 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Landscape architecture | en_US |
| dc.title | Anacostia: Community As Form | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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