The open superblock

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dc.contributor.advisorLerup, Lars
dc.creatorMickey, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-08T00:36:40Z
dc.date.available2013-03-08T00:36:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractTHE OPEN SUPERBLOCK looks towards the unused land within the existing superblock grid as an opportunity to introduce public space into the suburban fabric. By gathering and juxtaposing a variety of programs and activities into specific sites, the Open Superblock acts in contrast to its surrounding context. Unlike the current mono-functional superblock which is bound by the grid, the proposed intervention challenges the endless infrastructural gridiron, stitching together existing blocks, and overtime inverts the initial closed superblock into a dense, yet open development. In the end, this proposed intervention combines multifamily housing, programmatic density and planned open space in order to address the public realm within the suburban fabric.
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dc.identifier.citationMickey, Elizabeth. "The open superblock." (2011) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70352">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70352</a>.
dc.identifier.digitalMickeyEen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/70352
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCommunication and the arts
dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.titleThe open superblock
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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