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LIVING WITH MEMORY

GALVIN, ELIZABETH ANNE
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053434284

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2003, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning : Architecture.
Collective memories are innately tied to the physical place of the society in which they are created, and their lifespan depends on the vitality of that society. Due to the relocation of individuals from one neighborhood to another, discontinuities exist in the process of creating and maintaining collective memories. The elderly, who are often forced to relocate to homes which accommodate their growing physical limitations, experience these discontinuities as a loss of their memories. Accessible residential developments sited within existing communities and designed to be sensitive to the memory-needs of its users through incorporation of the principles of organization, differentiation and meaning can counter the dissolution of memories. Following extensive interviews with elderly from a chosen target population, a storage wall is proposed as one method of organization that allows the users to give differentiation to their environment by installing their own meaning within it.
Dr. Aarati Kanekar (Advisor)
91 p.
Architecture
architecture and memory; condominiums; architecture and the aged

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  • GALVIN, E. A. (2003). LIVING WITH MEMORY [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053434284

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • GALVIN, ELIZABETH. LIVING WITH MEMORY. 2003. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053434284.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • GALVIN, ELIZABETH. "LIVING WITH MEMORY." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053434284

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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