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The Urban Tent

Davis, Seth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459440022

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2016, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
The home, what is it and what should it be? As the world changes so does context, and as context changes so does meaning. Architecture is ultimately subjective to the context society lays upon it at that time, constantly changing and in a state of flux. Society is now in the digital age. Communication and the exchange of information is valued higher and is more accessible than it ever has been, With this explosion of the digital connection comes a desire for physical connection, It is only human to feel the need to interact with each other on a personal level, The city grows, The demand for an urban lifestyle is now at an all-time high with society’s value being placed upon a digital revolution and a desire to live among new opportunities for their professional and personal lives that only the city can provide. As the city is flooded with people, architecture turns towards the approach of building more and more high rise skyscrapers, stealing away the city public space. Yet homes are empty a large portion of their existence. High rises are seen as the most efficient way to provide homes, but all we have done is created an optimized vacancy. These empty towers now stand in the way of public domain, taking up the most valuable space in the city. As a result, the public space is being eaten away by our personal domain stealing away from the larger urban fabric that we desired in the first place. As a result of consistently adding skyscrapers, we have shrunk the city’s public space, rather: the city itself. The time has come that we must question the role of the home in relation to the context of the city. It must be asked why we sacrifice the public space in exchange for more individuals. Suppose architecture responded to this technological era and allowed the private domain to move aside until required. This result in giving space to home only when and where it needed. A tent that provides a temporary home for the user, but gives the space for all the creatures of the earth when not used. In the same manner, the house must provide protection when needed. When you do not use your shoes or car, you don’t leave them in the middle of the floor or parked on a highway. You move them out of the realm of the public domain to allow for that space to be used, and so the home must perform in the same manner to better accommodate society in today’s age.
Udo Greinacher, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Vincent Sansalone, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
54 p.
Architecture
Urban; Mobility; Architecture; City; Public; Space

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  • Davis, S. (2016). The Urban Tent [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459440022

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Seth. The Urban Tent. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459440022.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Seth. "The Urban Tent." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459440022

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