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Infrastructural Urbanism: Hybridizing Our Networks, Hannah Boyd
Infrastructural Urbanism: Hybridizing Our Networks, Hannah Boyd
KSU Journey Honors College Capstones and Theses
“The story of people can be told through our infrastructure. In the rise and fall of cities throughout history, the places best positioned for a thriving future have always been those that offer systems to create the lives that we want. And we can see that as the innovations of canals, aqueducts, railroads, and highways did in their time, the kind of infrastructure that we build today matters to our success. If we do it right, it will forever transform our way of life.”
– Ryan Gravel1
Urban edges are created through interstices, spaces intervening between one thing and …
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space In An Era Of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space In An Era Of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
KSU Journey Honors College Capstones and Theses
Architecture reacted to the Technological Revolution of the late 19th century with inspired proposals of optimistic expectation for the new era. The advancements of elevators, escalators and air conditioning meant almost limitless potential for the scale and scope of the built environment. However, society quickly realized the advantageous reality of this technology: Their buildings no longer needed the cities which surrounded them.
Endless interiors and “cities-within-cities” meant the possibility of a lifestyle where people could choose to never again interact with the undesirables of the true city. The built environment actively resisted the collective. A trend of self-interested architectures affected …