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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Town Center"”.
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A new town center for Espoo.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1968. M.Arch.
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Assessing the viability of lifestyle retail development as a traditional town center
The lifestyle center, a recently emerged real estate retail product, is the culmination of shifts in cultural attitudes, real estate economic trends, and changes in the role of local government on the development of built space in the suburban landscape. In the latter half of the 20"' Century, the …
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Synergy in a town center : juxtaposition of artifact, public, and educational space
… places programs of community college and civic town center within the environs of a New England textile mill and village. The identification of the artifact, from the ruins of the mill, defines the space of the town center and college that is inclusive of the community, region and river …
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Values That Shape the Social Morphology of the Town Center in Binan, Laguna, Philippines
… and symbolic meanings residents attach to the town center of Biñan Laguna, Philippines. If values and meanings affect the transformations of the built environment, how are social and cultural values related to the temporal and spatial use of the town center? Furthermore, what are the symbolic …
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Giving order to the edge: a new framework : design of a station as a town center
… and edge city condition and defining a new town center, the thesis attempts to formulate a physical strategy that will give cohesion to the area through the infrastructure. The subject for this exploration is the design of the Degetau Station, a subway station along the Carolina Corridor, a …
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Wildlife Town Center: Reimagining Landmark Mall as a Space for Reconnecting with the Urban Flora and Fauna
… for these types of multi-use developments is a Town Center. One of the newest proposed multi-use developments in the Washington DC area is at the former Landmark Mall location. The development aims to revitalize the now closed Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia. As a design in development, …
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Public space as an anchor in suburban commercial development : new main streets and town centers.
… Its prototype may be called the new Main Street/Town Center (MS/TC). The model reacts to complex economic and social circumstances using a public-space anchored design approach. A major motivation for the trend is the unquantified, but recognizably growing demand for a greater sense of community. …
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The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth
… call for "modem version[s] of the traditional town" with respect to one physical design feature: the clearly defined town center. It asks the question: how does the existence of a town center, which, as prescribed by new urbanism, integrates commercial, recreational, and civic facilities in …
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On the Right Track: A Framework for Evaluating Commercial Corridor Revitalization in New Orleans
… were implemented in the New Orleans East Town Center Case Study. Key findings of this research may contribute to the providing a tool that evaluates criteria for evaluating city-wide policies to support the sustainability and vitality of existing and future commercial corridor …
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How Form and Function Create Community in the Middle Landscape
… lacking the cohesive union, open spaces and city centers that once defined community. Presently, the middle landscape's community spaces do not offer the opportunity for familiar and chance encounters or ritual activity. Large-scale housing development in Northern Virginia and in the mid-Atlantic …
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Promoting Business: A New Outlook for the City of Kennesaw
… was elected in Family Circle as one the “Best Towns for Families”. The results were determined in part on the blend of affordable housing, good jobs, top-rated schools, and wide open spaces. Families have increased their median income due to the increased opportunities in retail centers. Town …
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Factors influencing the Housebreaking and Burglary among the male youths in Songea Municipality, Tanzania
… the Municipality of Songea namely Lizaboni ward, Town center ward, Bombambili ward, Majengo ward and Mabatini ward in terms of 24, 16, 20, 23 and 18 respondents using in depth interviewing, observation, questionnaire, focal group discussion and documentary reviewing to collect the research data …
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The Evolution of a Commercial Landscape: A Case Study of the Motels Along U.S. Highway 31-W
… interweaves with Interstate 65, from Elizabethtown south to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The different spatial locations of motels on 31-W and the different uses of the structures over time will be examined to determine patterns of use in relation to the nearest 1-65 interchange. The study uses …
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Bridging the past and the present “Rediscovering Prieska's forgotten cultural landscape”
… geography and character of Prieska, a small town in the Northern Cape, which is the focus of this research. The physical and economic developments along “Loots Boulevard” (Main Road)—the main route to and from Prieska, crossing the Frans Loots Bridge—may serve as an urban spine, aiming to …
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Parking Strategies for Suburban Mixed-Use Developments
… have seen many localities revisiting traditional town center-style development as a response to problems caused by sprawl. In some cases, these more compact developments occur in areas that are otherwise primarily suburban in character. Of the many facets of these developments, parking has one of …
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Effects of siting boreholes and septic tanks on groundwater quality in Saint Bonaventure Township of Lusaka District
… tanks and boreholes in the same area in some Townships. St. Bonaventure located about 7km from Town center to the south in Makeni is one of such areas. Lusaka City is built on a marble which is cut by a network of fissures that are open hollows or filled with soil. This reduces the attenuation …
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Effects of siting boreholes and septic tanks on groundwater quality in Saint Bonaventure Township of Lusaka District
… tanks and boreholes in the same area in some Townships. St. Bonaventure located about 7km from Town center to the south in Makeni is one of such areas. Lusaka City is built on a marble which is cut by a network of fissures that are open hollows or filled with soil. This reduces the attenuation …
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A variation of the New Urbanism : provision of a public realm for the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts
… various forms such as housing developments, town center developments, or redevelopment of existing downtown or deteriorating industrial, or commercial areas. However, its implementation has largely depended on new town developments. Through the new town developments, the New Urbanism has …