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Urban Housing, Fabric, And Flows: New Connections In The Post-Industrial City, Colin Simmer
Urban Housing, Fabric, And Flows: New Connections In The Post-Industrial City, Colin Simmer
Architecture Thesis Prep
"The transition from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy in post-industrial American river cities has left extensive tracts of derelict land along urban waterfronts. After years of physical and psychological separation from the rivers, cities are renegotiating the boundaries of post-industrial landscapes and making efforts to reconnect to the riverfront. My thesis aims to generate a new model of urban housing and public spaces that will reconnect historic fabric to the water."