Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development

Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development

Urban renewal and rampant suburbanization, like in many North American cities, has led to the decline of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. This thesis proposes a small-scale, child-oriented in?ll project as an alternate mode of development that retains historic fabric and repairs the urban ethos. A nar...

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Main Author: Vinge, Karl
Language:en_US
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Urban Revitalization
School Design
Infill Development
Play Architecture
Children in the City
Downtown Halifax
Mixed-Use Development
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13981
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-NSHD.ca#10222-139812013-10-04T04:12:51ZReawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll DevelopmentVinge, KarlUrban RevitalizationSchool DesignInfill DevelopmentPlay ArchitectureChildren in the CityDowntown HalifaxMixed-Use DevelopmentUrban renewal and rampant suburbanization, like in many North American cities, has led to the decline of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. This thesis proposes a small-scale, child-oriented in?ll project as an alternate mode of development that retains historic fabric and repairs the urban ethos. A narrow, T-shaped, vacant lot in the heart of downtown provides the testing grounds for this intervention. Dynamic program combinations, and playful architectural propositions are presented as strategies to reintegrate children as active participants within the downtown area.2011-08-03T11:53:24Z2011-08-03T11:53:24Z2011-08-032011-07-07http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13981en_US
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topic Urban Revitalization
School Design
Infill Development
Play Architecture
Children in the City
Downtown Halifax
Mixed-Use Development
spellingShingle Urban Revitalization
School Design
Infill Development
Play Architecture
Children in the City
Downtown Halifax
Mixed-Use Development
Vinge, Karl
Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
description Urban renewal and rampant suburbanization, like in many North American cities, has led to the decline of downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. This thesis proposes a small-scale, child-oriented in?ll project as an alternate mode of development that retains historic fabric and repairs the urban ethos. A narrow, T-shaped, vacant lot in the heart of downtown provides the testing grounds for this intervention. Dynamic program combinations, and playful architectural propositions are presented as strategies to reintegrate children as active participants within the downtown area.
author Vinge, Karl
author_facet Vinge, Karl
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title Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
title_short Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
title_full Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
title_fullStr Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
title_full_unstemmed Reawakening the Urban Child: Repair of Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Urban Environment through Playful In?ll Development
title_sort reawakening the urban child: repair of halifax, nova scotia’s urban environment through playful in?ll development
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