From the arcade to the shopping mall: The transformation of public space

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dc.contributor.advisorSherman, Williamen_US
dc.creatorSchaule, Petraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T23:52:59Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T23:52:59Zen_US
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.description.abstractAn inquiry into the loss of urbanity in the contemporary city initiated a historical study of public space. The public space of today's mall is introverted and isolated from its environment--the disintegrated, decaying city. The political implications of this transformation are the tendency towards privatization of public space and increasing segregation of society. Public space and public services are more and more taken over by profit-oriented private businesses and no longer available to everybody, e.g. the 'central business district' demonstrates the replacement of the public realm by the corporate realm. The Houston tunnel system exemplifies this tendency: it is owned by private corporations, accessible to the public only from their buildings. The Design Thesis attempts to return this part of the urban infrastructure to the public realm. Entrances from the street are intended to make the pedestrian tunnels more easily accessible to the individual.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. 1991 Schauleen_US
dc.identifier.citationSchaule, Petra. "From the arcade to the shopping mall: The transformation of public space." (1991) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13557">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13557</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2909en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13557en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectUrban planningen_US
dc.subjectRegional planningen_US
dc.titleFrom the arcade to the shopping mall: The transformation of public spaceen_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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