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Community Catalyst: Architectural Rehabilitation of the Alianza Market

dc.contributor.authorVillarreal De Lara, Sofia
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Architectureen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDeborah Gansen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorSteve Parcellen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerRoland Hudsonen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorRichard Kroekeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-23T18:11:43Z
dc.date.available2011-08-23T18:11:43Z
dc.date.defence2011-07-06
dc.date.issued2011-08-23
dc.description.abstractThis thesis represents a speculation for the improvement of the Alianza Market located in the city of Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. Torreon is part of a tri-city entity with a population of 1.2 million residents. The Alianza market was the first marketplace in the city, founded about 100 years ago. The site is located in an area with a high level of poverty across the entire district. Due to corruption and negligence on the part of the government, the social and economic standing of the market has suffered a tremendous decline in the past 30 years. Through the careful study of the existing site, this thesis proposes the reorganization of the market to improve its spatial qualities. The market represents the social and economic heart of its community which is kept alive solely by its members. By proposing the design of a public open square within the market site I intend to provide a space for the celebration of public life. Reviving the market will help to create economic life as well as improve street level life in the surrounding community.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/14090
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectcommunity spaceen_US
dc.subjectmarket rehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectpublic squareen_US
dc.subjectstreet marketen_US
dc.subjectTorreon, Mexicoen_US
dc.subjectAlianza marketen_US
dc.titleCommunity Catalyst: Architectural Rehabilitation of the Alianza Marketen_US

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