Colman, Scott2017-08-012017-08-012017-052017-04-20May 2017Simhadri, Srijaya Sai. "C (cube) C (square): A Civic, Cultural and Commercial City Center." (2017) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96037">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96037</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96037Collective urban spaces have historically been a mixture of civic, cultural, and commercial programs. These urban spaces and the programs themselves benefited from their physical proximity and architectural integration. An intimate coexistence of C³ constituted the traditional city center. This formula for social and economic sustenance is well tested. However, in the present day megalopolis, segregated zoning and a shift toward the privatization of public space has changed the nature of collective urban space. Civic, cultural, and commercial institutions have been isolated; we no longer benefit from their mutual imbrication. This project uses an immanent shift in the scale of city-building to produce a new form of collective space that reintegrates C³.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.Collective urbanismcity centerpublic spaceThesis2017-08-01