Organizing Around a Center: A Design Incubator and Business Center

<p>This thesis explores the development of an interdisciplinary design incubator and community business center in Richmond, Virginia through the adaptive reuse of a retired, historic school building. In contrast to the deteriorating conditions of Patrick Henry School, renewed growth abounds in its extraordinary site surroundings—the 105 acres of Forest Hill Park, which serves as the virtual backyard of the school building. This dualism provided a prime opportunity for discovering the design possibilities in connecting a built space to its physical surroundings and for giving meaningful new life to an abandoned space.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interior Design

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Carter, Mindy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Camden Whitehead

• adaptive reuse
• incubator
• design center
• Art and Design
• Arts and Humanities

Statement dc:rights

• © The Author

Identifier

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1097

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarscompass.vcu.edu:etd-2096