thesis thoughts:02

Adaptive re-use of the strip mall and box stores that litter the architectural fabric of suburban and semi-rural expansion and growth. When a business or community no longer has a use for the typical retail building, how is that building recycled into the architectural fabric of our cities?

• functional uses
• economic issues
• aesthetic concerns - "face lifts" often applied to attract new business and customers
• wide spread movement to re-invest into downtown/urban areas - gap between this type of re-use and the ever growing expansion of our suburbs

thesis thoughts:01

Defining a thesis question...

"Space-time" and the beauty that is generated from the place of that observation.

• Manifestation in architecture.
• Factors such as light, temperature, color, texture, and the intended use or program.
• Basis of design or guiding principle as applied to many building types, ie: healthcare, educational, residential, office...