One of the major challenges of the 21st century is the rapid growth of many cities<br />and the decline of others.<br />There are many cities like Cleveland which were built to serve a far greater population<br />than currently inhabits the city. Infrastructure built for 800,000 now services<br />400,000 leaving creating surplus capacity and derelict spaces; urban voids which<br />have fallen into disuse. Manufacturing and shipping industries occupy valuable<br />waterfront space, highways create rifts and large civic public spaces designed<br />with the best of intentions create vacuums.<br />Cleveland is not dealing with the issue of growth but with transformation; in its<br />remaking as a place of mixed communities and neighborhoods. Understanding<br />the city spatially is the first part of an exploration into devising interventions that<br />can utilize existing infrastructure, reclaim and re-purpose spaces to generate new<br />uses and new vitality. This thesis is concerned with identifying an opportunity and<br />proposing a programmatic and spatial transformation. / Master of Architecture
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/19302 |
| Date | 28 March 2013 |
| Creators | Hall, Matthew William |
| Contributors | Architecture, Holt, Jaan, Emmons, Paul F., Zwirn, Robert |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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