Pope, Albert2009-06-042009-06-041996Engblom, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14019A 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.54 p.application/pdfengCopyright 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.Landscape architectureUrban planningRegional planningThesisTHESIS ARCH. 1996 ENGBLOM