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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

An urban housing project

Abstract

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This thesis focuses on a few of the different possibilities for an infill housing project. The site is located in Queens, New York, adjacent to the East River. The site is an old railroad yard. The surrounding neighborhood is a mixture of commercial and residential areas. The linear axis of the site offers the possibility for a strong horizontal object for the city.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Architecture
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Department dc:contributor.department
Architecture
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1987

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • White, Richard Michael

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en_US

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53162
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/53162

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2026-07-22
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White, Richard Michael. An urban housing project. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53162