Architecture for a sustainable society

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dc.contributor.advisorWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.creatorMarks, David Emersonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:44:30Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:44:30Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractModernism has radically endangered the nature of mankind's relation to the planet upon which we depend for survival, and humanity now has the ability to destroy our environment. Modern culture is unsustainable, and to avoid disaster new patterns of existence must evolve. Architecture must be a part of this change. Many forms of architecture for a sustainable society have been posited. Some for a mass society of central control, others for a society returned to the agricultural village, and some for a society of self sufficient individuals. These fail because they are utopian. Sustainable architecture for America must address the reality of the suburbs. In order to reduce waste of land and energy, a denser fabric is needed. But this fabric must offer the amenities of the suburbs, therefore I propose a melding of the traditional row house and the suburban house types.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1993 Marksen_US
dc.identifier.citationMarks, David Emerson. "Architecture for a sustainable society." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13761">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13761</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2875en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13761en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectUrban planningen_US
dc.subjectRegional planningen_US
dc.titleArchitecture for a sustainable societyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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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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