Indeterminate liberal form : public space in sprawl

The question of public space in sprawl is largely ignored, even as sprawl becomes the contemporary reality for more and more of us. This thesis defines a theory of Indeterminate Public Form and proposes the use of computational media to define and enable new forms of public space in sprawl. In addition, this document puts this theory into practice through a speculative architectural design and a physical installation. Both projects use sound as an expressive architectural material, molded and composed with computational technologies. The goal is to demonstrate the ability of computational technologies to create participatory public spaces in less than ideal conditions.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Rothenberg, John (John Hershel)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Terry Knight.

• Architecture.

Statement dc:rights

• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39319

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/39319