Date of Award
Spring 6-3-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Amelyn Ng
Second Advisor
Debbie Chen
Abstract
Climate change affects public space, and architecture must establish tenets that prioritize pedestrians in this difficult era. Greywater re-use can be a mechanism for creating shade, and in turn, public space.
As heat waves grow more intense, the vast swaths of asphalt that connect commercial zones pose greater risks to public health and to urban vitality. This thesis records the typical material, spatial, and lived conditions of strip malls in urban heat islands, and demands more from infrastructure in public-ish space.
Heat violence weaves through Los Angeles’ built form. Parking space minimums, required setbacks, and height restrictions pull buildings away from property edges. This codified disinvestment in shared edge spaces amplifies climate and urban crises.
What personal, policy, and design decisions will lead toward the sustained creation of cooling public space?
Recommended Citation
Werth, Aliah, "Public-ish" (2023). Masters Theses. 1062.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1062
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