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REVISITING THE MALL
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WILLIAMS, MELISSA LYNN
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Year and Degree
2003, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning : Architecture.
Abstract
The shopping mall's failure has been a gradual process involving the increased introduction of the automobile, the continual growth of the suburbs, and the gradual removal of civic services and public space from the programs of shopping centers. The mall typology removed the "spectacle" that used to unite the city, movement systems and the spaces of shopping, and relocated the spectacle inward, thereby displacing what used to be an important urban event. This thesis investigates a method by which the revitalization of the mall can occur through spatial organization, revised program, and blurred urban edge conditions. By providing guidelines instead of dictating a formal language, a formula is developed so that the malls can be reworked into the local community. An example of the guidelines and re-development concepts for malls in need of revitalization is demonstrated through a specific case study of the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Committee
Dr. Aarati Kanekar (Advisor)
Pages
47 p.
Subject Headings
Architecture
Keywords
collaging urban fabric
;
mall revitilization
;
dead malls
;
urban fragment
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WILLIAMS, M. L. (2003).
REVISITING THE MALL
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053437985
APA Style (7th edition)
WILLIAMS, MELISSA.
REVISITING THE MALL.
2003. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053437985.
MLA Style (8th edition)
WILLIAMS, MELISSA. "REVISITING THE MALL." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053437985
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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