THE AGRARIAN URBANIZATION
In a city such as Philadelphia, a large percentage of the land in the peripheral ring around the economic core is vacant, debris-ridden land. What were once solid rows of housing are now acres of vacant land, spotted by a handful of substandard houses. On a daily basis, the city of Philadelphia, particularly in an area known as North Philadelphia, undergoes a process of dematerialization. What is the future of cities such as Philadelphia and the people who live within this vacant decay? The future is perhaps an agrarian model in which the dialogue between the house and the land is the new magical mirror of cultural reflection and urbanization. With population densities decreasing in many American cities, there needs to be a new model for housing that effectively utilizes the increasing vacant acreage and simultaneously instills a sense of pride and community. This paper will explore an emerging housing prototype in Philadelphia that has increased acreage per housing unit, utilizing agrarianism as a model for revitalization and a sense of community and pride.
BRIGITTE L. KNOWLES
Department of Architecture, Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19147, United States of America
国际会议
广州
英文
170-175
2006-12-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）