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Molding the unshapely structure : rebuilding Boston Chinatown

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Lim, Meng Howe
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Michael Dennis.
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Abstract
This study is an attempt to interpret and comprehend the development pattern of urban form in an ethnic community, in this case Boston Chinatown. The study does not propose a detailed urban design framework but calls for a sensitivity in future design interventions for strengthening the cohesive character of the district. . Contrary to conventional planning approaches which aim to regularize and integrate ethnic districts such as Chinatown into the 'city fabric', this thesis suggests a more cautious strategy in which the peculiarities of the 'unshapely' structure of the area are seen as opportunities to enhance and maintain its identity. The thesis acknowledges an organic wholeness of Chinatown where the physical structure is subservient to and a result of a complex network of vital socio-cultural processes. An increased awareness of these factors is essential in formulating future urban design guidelines for the remodeling and up gradation of the Chinatown district.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-98).
 
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1994
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68288
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Architecture.

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