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Item counter-franchise^tm(2021-01-26) Oetzel, Alexandra; Ng, Amelyn; Finley, Dawn; Geiser, RetoThis thesis counters the existing model of fast-food franchising by addressing private property, real estate speculation, and the myth of trickle-down economics through a subversion of an existing architectural typology. The intent is to create something that is both local and global as a result of a typological change in spatial product which, at even the smallest scale, holds a significant impact on the character of the franchising system as a whole. It is through an implementation of a worker's cooperative business model that this typological shift is supported. By collapsing the physical, logistical, and bureaucratic distance between corporate ownership and individual stores/employees, the counter-franchise^tm becomes an equitable, self-determined, intergenerational system of food, work, and land. It is only with this systemic change that the suite of architectural products is able to respond and serve specific constituents and spaces, unencumbered by the top-down management of saleable product. An entirely new burgerscape, comprised of this diverse suite of products, will be imagined as a network for collective, co-operative action across vast physical space, unworking the legacy of franchises, empires, and other colonial practices.Item Reclaiming the School Type: Infrastructures of Maintenance and Care(2021-04-29) Wagner, Claire; Ng, Amelyn; Finley, DawnIn 2013, Chicago Public Schools closed 50 schools, the largest school closure in U.S. history. This left 44 empty school buildings, almost all of which are in majority Black neighborhoods on the city’s South and West sides—with 28 schools remaining vacant today. This thesis seeks to reclaim the school building type and reinstate closed schools as essential social and civic infrastructure. Through a series of incremental interventions and a community ownership model, school buildings can respond to local needs while retaining and reinventing their role as vital community loci. In partnership with a public architect, the timeline from closure to occupancy is accelerated, creating long-term relationships and systems of maintenance and care responding to current and future needs.