Above reproach

As global populations continue toward higher levels of urban densification, sprawl has caused the United States to reach an un-sustainability low level of population density. The past six decades of sub-urbanization have left many city centers underpopulated and heavily trafficked as workers no longer live within the cities center themselves. Feeding off the growing vehicular demand; pollution, traffic, and wasted resources have become growing problems created by these larger commuting distances. By utilizing architecture and urbanism this thesis will attempt to reintroduce urban density to the United States. But no longer through traditional means of urban densification. Examining the problem within different realms of scale: the nation as a whole, specific urbanities, as well as at the scale of architecture, above reproach aims not to aid in the redensification of existing urban areas. Rather, it attempts to reutilize suburban roadway infrastructure in a way which helps to create to new areas of poly centric density within American suburbia.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Wit, Andrew John

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Alexander D'Hooghe.

• Architecture.

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• 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.

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

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46799

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/46799