Date of Award
Summer 6-3-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Department
Landscape Architecture
First Advisor
Adam Anderson
Second Advisor
Joseph James
Third Advisor
Nick De Pace
Abstract
随着城市的扩张和发展，城市规划将效率和易于管理放在首位，从而创造出干净、整洁和无障碍的空间。街道更宽更平坦，建筑物更统一，公园更开放。
然而，这种“美丽”城市的愿景却忽视了各类非正式、非主流人群的需求，抹杀了部分人的表达和生存空间。
城市变得不那么包容，失去了基于当地历史和背景的非正式活动所带来的魅力和灵活性。
如果城市采用更加松散和多孔的规划方法，为非正式活动提供潜在场所，例如带来氧气和光线的缺口，非正规经济和那些被推到边缘的经济体将有机会蓬勃发展。设计师不应完全站在制定规则和秩序的立场上，而应提供自发产生活动的可能性。通过接受非正式城市空间不可预测和不受控制的性质，我们可以为这些地区注入新的活力。
本论文通过引入几种增强裂缝的干预措施来挑战现有的城市体系，作为对非正式性的邀请。我的建议涉及打破不同表面的界限，模糊用途和功能。
使用选择性的“阈值”使一些空间变得模糊，甚至更难接近或欢迎，并使它们的用途不明确。它可以创建一系列只对愿意进入的人开放的“城市秘密花园”。这些地方是有选择性的，并且具有更多样化和非正式使用的潜力。
As cities expand and grow, urban planning prioritizes efficiency and ease of management, resulting in clean, uncluttered and accessible spaces. The streets are wider and flatter, the buildings more uniform, and the parks more open.
However, this vision of a "beautiful" city ignores the needs of various informal and non-mainstream groups, and obliterates the expression and living space of some people.
Cities become less inclusive, losing the charm and flexibility that come with informal events based on local history and context.
Informal economies and those pushed to the margins will have the opportunity to thrive if cities adopt a more loose and porous approach to planning, providing potential sites for informal activities, such as openings that bring in oxygen and light. Designers should not be entirely in the position of establishing rules and order, but should provide the possibility of spontaneously generated activities. By embracing the unpredictable and uncontrolled nature of informal urban spaces, we can breathe new life into these areas.
This thesis challenges the existing urban system by introducing several interventions that enhance fissures as an invitation to informality. My proposal involves breaking down the boundaries of different surfaces, blurring use and function.
Using selective "thresholds" blurs some spaces, making them even less approachable or welcoming, and makes their purpose unclear. It could create a series of "urban secret gardens" that are only accessible to those willing to enter. The places are selective and have the potential for more varied and informal uses.
Recommended Citation
Miao, Yusha, "CRACKS OF THE CITY: Crack as an invitation for informality" (2023). Masters Theses. 1098.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1098
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