Urban regeneration : enabled by mobility centric architecture

Abstract

The primary goal of this thesis is to develop a new urban architectural prototype to reinvigorate the British New Town. New models of adaptable, sustainable, architecture and urban design are explored with the ultimate goal of enhancing livability through mobility within these established towns. Modernized mobility and information technology networks enmeshed into the current system of over-congested roads and under-utilized yet ubiquitous cycle pathway's, will engage and connect communities that are currently dissociated because of the expired components of original New Town design. The architectural focus will be on creating a networked system of enhanced mobility hubs at strategic locations within a town with the goal of shifting transportation behavior to revive/re-create community centers. The research and scope of this thesis will thus be on revitalizing the British New Town with a novel, sustainable and adaptable model of urban mobility.