Civic Superstructure: A Networked Public Sphere

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dc.contributor.advisorColman, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWhiting, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHight, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.creatorChan, Timmie Tin Biken_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:02:15Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:04:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:02:15Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:04:07Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2012-09-05en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:04:07Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis’s networked public sphere - the Civic Superstructure - transforms the public sphere by reconsidering the pace and purview of the civic. Contemporary public institutions are typically disconnected and isolated islands dispersed throughout the city. Our fast-paced, plugged-in lifestyle, however, is evermore inconsistent with such inconvenient geographical dispersal. By incorporating isolated public institutions into a networked system, this project provides a connective layer across an existing site and takes advantage of the interstitial zones between private institutions to offer the civic realm in places where you least expect it. This sprawling network acts as a platform for accessing public services and information, while also providing a new common space for the public to meet, to learn, to play and even to protest — in short, to be a public, even in this most unlikely of places rendered newly civic through a combination of digital and physical access.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationChan, Timmie Tin Bik. "Civic Superstructure: A Networked Public Sphere." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64653">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64653</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-113en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64653en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectSuperstructureen_US
dc.subjectCivicen_US
dc.subjectPublicen_US
dc.subjectCollectiveen_US
dc.subjectMonumentalityen_US
dc.subjectTexas Medical Centeren_US
dc.subjectLibrariesen_US
dc.titleCivic Superstructure: A Networked Public Sphereen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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