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dc.contributor.advisorYung Ho Chang.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTran, Jennifer, M. Arch. Massachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-11T18:37:28Z
dc.date.available2008-12-11T18:37:28Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43844
dc.descriptionThesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 43).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe casino in the communist city is a contentious place of hidden desires, perceived debauchery and luxury. Accessible only to foreign passport holders, casinos in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known required by law to be housed in 5-star hotels as one room establishments, tucked away on Entering a casino in HCMC is akin to crossing a border: passports are checked and photocopied and signatures must be signed. The proposed casino re-imagines the program's entrances and the relationship between ... affording both populations subversive and unexpected views. This thesis claims that through subdivision, and contrast, the Vietnamese can partake in the activities of legal gambling without trespassing. Gambling tourists, on the other hand, are knowingly fed through the efficient and luxurious physically separated from - but visually connected to - the rest of the city.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Jennifer Tran.en_US
dc.format.extent43 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleThe casino in the communist cityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.Arch.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc263017419en_US


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