dc.contributor.author | Lefebvre, Patrick | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-31T12:32:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-31T12:32:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-07-31T12:32:33Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/74081 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis questions the potential relationship between a school of architecture and the
public. Redefining the role of architecture education as advocacy for better designed
cities, a new dialogue between the public and architecture will flourish. The ideas
produced within a porous school will filter out into the city, changing it for the better.
The thesis question was investigated through the adaptive reuse of the former Royal
Alberta Museum, a Canadian Centennial Building contributing to the national effort to
define itself through the use of architecture. Identifying the former exhibition volumes as
the school, and introducing a perpendicular indoor street creates a moment to celebrate
the intersection of architecture and the public. This monument once containing static
artifacts, is reimagined as a dynamic exposition of architectural ideas. This school
envisions engaging the public to discuss architecture, aspiring to empower its citizens to
ameliorate the future of the city. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Edmonton (Alta.) | en_US |
dc.subject | Schools of architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | adaptive reuse | en_US |
dc.subject | Royal Alberta Museum | en_US |
dc.subject | Public | en_US |
dc.subject | architecture pedagogy | en_US |
dc.subject | Canada Centennial buildings | en_US |
dc.title | Why Architecture: The Intersection of Architectural Education and the City | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2018-07-06 | |
dc.contributor.department | Faculty of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Nichole Wiedemann | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Benjie Nycum | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Diogo Burnay | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |