Culturally responsive architecture : a community center and housing for Latinos in Roxbury

Culturally responsive architecture : a community center and housing for Latinos in Roxbury

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1989. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135). === .This thesis will provide an example of how architecture can be an expression of a particular culture and still be generally contextual in relation to the...

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Main Author: Kockler, Ruth Elizabeth
Other Authors: William Lyman Porter.The single overwhelming need that is shared by all the groups is the need for self-affirmation in cultural terms in a polycultural society that otherwise demeans its members. I believe that architectural design should seek to reinforce the major attributes of a given culture, adapting them as necessary to fit present conditions, while maintaining recognition of the original forms. The proposed design attempts to make conscious links and associations that recall the Hispanic heritage of the Latino inhabitants. When architectural form is inconsistent with the culture of its inhabitants, it becomes alienating. This alienation has the potential to affect the relationships among its inhabitants and could even challenge the collective social structure. The goals which I would like to achieve in the architectural design are the following: -- promote continuity of Latino culture by preserving the indigenous values, orientations, and ways of life of the Latino community; -- give the Latinos greater control over the decisions that affect their lives and reduce the control of external forces over Latino institutions, services, and people; -- promote cultural pluralism in which all cultural groups (Latinos , blacks, whites, and Cape Verdeans) can live and work as equals, sharing information, resources, ideas, and experiences.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Architecture.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75533

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