dc.contributor.author | Darvish-Zargar Behsheed | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-17T15:07:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-12-17T15:07:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-12-17 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13147 | |
dc.description.abstract | A living city must exist at every scale - from the urban to the pedestrian; the development of the 21st century Instant City, however, does not allow for this multiplicity of scales. These cities emerge instead in a type of hyper-reality, driven by the pursuit of capital and power. In the frenzy to grow, the resulting urban condition is alienating - one devoid of human scale. Looking to modern Dubai as an example of the dehumanized city, this thesis explores the reinterpretation of a traditional bazaar as a tool to challenge this existing form of urbanism. By way of an intervention that exploits the connective potential of pedestrian infrastructure, the project seeks to add a layer of social and physical complexity to a ‘dead’ city. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Dubai, instant urbanism, complexity, public space, bazaar, infrastructure | en_US |
dc.title | Livable City: Filling in the Gaps of Instant Urbanism | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2010-11-25 | |
dc.contributor.department | Faculty of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Brian Carter | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Stephen Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Susan Molesky | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Richard Kroeker | 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 |