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Performing Conquest And Resistance In The Streets Of Eighteenth Century Potosí: Identity And Artifice In The Cityscapes Of Gaspar Miguel De Berrío And Melchor Pérez De Holguín, Agnieszka A. Ficek
Performing Conquest And Resistance In The Streets Of Eighteenth Century Potosí: Identity And Artifice In The Cityscapes Of Gaspar Miguel De Berrío And Melchor Pérez De Holguín, Agnieszka A. Ficek
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the ways in which Potosí's two most influential colonial artists represented the urban dynamics of race, class and labor in their depictions of the Andean 'City of Silver' during the eighteenth century, when silver production, profits and population were dramatically declining.
Successful Urban Design Principles For The Redevelopment Of The Historic Seafronts In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Along The North Red Sea , Case Study: Yanbu Al-Bahr’S Historic Seafront, Naif F. Alanazi
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis highlights the role of urban planners in the revitalization of historic
seafronts as creative and attractive places for people and a key factor in the
regeneration of the urban economy in the historic seafront areas. The Saudi Arabia
historic seafront areas along the North Red Sea have been neglected and are suffering
because of slow development and changes to industrial uses. This thesis will focus on
the urban design principles that make historic seafronts more attractive and
successful, and will use a case study approach of several American waterfront cities
such as Baltimore, Maryland; San Francisco, California; and …
Creating Place For A Placeless Generation, Laura Wilson
Creating Place For A Placeless Generation, Laura Wilson
Theses and Dissertations
Making up one quarter of the current United States population, some 80 million Generation Y-ers are changing the ways in which we live, work and play. Dubbed “Millennials” this population is comprised of those individuals born between 1980 and 2000. This generation is the first to have been raised with cell phones, the internet, and reality television. The “Selfie” or “Me Generation” is snubbed for narcissism and an instant gratification attitude. Yet on the whole Millennials have progressive values, are well educated, are conscious of their health and are optimistic about the future despite coming of age during the Great …