Building on the past: A multi-service center in Houston's Fourth Ward (Texas)

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dc.contributor.advisorCannady, William T.en_US
dc.creatorMinus, Stephen Keatoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:18:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:18:40Zen_US
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.description.abstractHouston's Fourth Ward has often been the object of redevelopment schemes which call for extensive change. The most recent such plan would save neighborhood houses, but would displace residents. To so easily separate buildings from their occupants requires an architecture concerned primarily with aesthetics. My thesis' premise is the desirability of maintaining the Fourth Ward's current population. Change must occur to stop this community from disintegrating due to poverty, drugs, and neglect. A community center located in and around an abandoned school, well known by residents, would act as a reinvigorated center for the neighborhood. Proposed new buildings mediate between this monumental school and shotgun homes around it. A sloped court connects neighborhood streets to the school's raised floor and serves as common entry to child care, elderly care, and commercial facilities.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1992 Minusen_US
dc.identifier.citationMinus, Stephen Keator. "Building on the past: A multi-service center in Houston's Fourth Ward (Texas)." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13589">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13589</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2469en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13589en_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.subjectUrban planningen_US
dc.subjectRegional planningen_US
dc.titleBuilding on the past: A multi-service center in Houston's Fourth Ward (Texas)en_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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