Communicative Design: Transit Architecture for Growing Cities

Increasing urban populations are currently magnifying the importance of the transit station in the context of its surrounding systems. In order to prepare our cities for higher population densities in the future, an examination of the relationships between station form and individual experience may...

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Main Author: Holloway, James Derek
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2014
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1215
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2312&context=theses
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Summary:Increasing urban populations are currently magnifying the importance of the transit station in the context of its surrounding systems. In order to prepare our cities for higher population densities in the future, an examination of the relationships between station form and individual experience may lead to the identification of specific design objectives with implications for increased public transit riderships. Data is collected through research on sensory perception in architecture, spatial organization, and connectivity between an individual structure and it’s local surroundings. Site-specific observations and information describing current professional practices are used to determine prominent design objectives for future implementation.