A public landscape for Galveston, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorPope, Albert
dc.creatorEngblom, Stephen Carl
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:10:50Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:10:50Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractA lack of non-commodified public space in Galveston was revealed through a series of analysis. The current state of a town that is undergoing a transformation from an agro-industrial economy to a tourist based economy is fertile ground for urban hypotheses. Responding to this need, a site was identified: a fringe area of downtown Galveston, left vacant because of the demise of the agro-industrial economy. Seeing potential for this site to perform as a public landscape for Galveston I use a process of abstraction to develop an architectural transformation strategy. The abstract nature of the proposed design is rooted in a very real comparison to the existing condition of the city tissue.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 1996 ENGBLOM
dc.identifier.citationEngblom, Stephen Carl. "A public landscape for Galveston, Texas." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14019">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14019</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14019
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectLandscape architecture
dc.subjectUrban planning
dc.subjectRegional planning
dc.titleA public landscape for Galveston, Texas
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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