Browsing Architecture by Subject "Gentrification"
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The Architecture of Community: Public Space in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-16)The public spaces of many low-income, inner-city neighbourhoods are fundamental in forming strong social networks, nurturing the development of community and supporting the needs of vulnerable residents. This aspect of the ... -
New Ruins: The Decline and Regeneration of Council Housing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-11)The thesis explores the emergence, decline, and regeneration of council housing in the United Kingdom, and specifically London. It presents a conception of housing as a commodity derived from Arjun Appadurai’s The Social ... -
Real Mixed Use: Combining Living and Production on Underused Historic Industrial Sites to Resist Gentrification
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-19)Changing economic conditions and production requirements have caused manufacturing and other secondary industries to move away from the urban core of mid-sized cities in Southern Ontario, such as London, Hamilton, and ...