On the threshold: Architectural responses to gentrification in Chicago's neighborhood of Pilsen | Posted on:2010-10-05 | Degree:M.Arch | Type:Thesis | University:Dalhousie University (Canada) | Candidate:Cranford, Andrew | Full Text:PDF | GTID:2448390002981004 | Subject:Architecture | Abstract/Summary: | | By programmatically and spatially addressing inclusiveness through social architecture, the negative impacts of gentrification happening in Chicago's neighborhood of Pilsen - through loss of culture and displacement of residents - is addressed. This thesis explores concepts of land usage, density of amenities and housing, and provides a framework allowing varied appropriation through a set of architectural principles. New interventions including a multi-use community room and co-op housing will benefit the community as well as reinforce its ethnically diverse culture through spaces that foster varying appropriation and collective use. | Keywords/Search Tags: | Chicago's neighborhood | | Related items |
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