Learning from Sudburbanism: An Identity-Based Infill Framework for Downtown Sudbury
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2021-04-14
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Once a thriving urban environment, Downtown
Sudbury is now a place the average Sudburian avoids.
Due to a lack of local residents and urban density, it is
unable to sustain public life, support the well-being of
its inhabitants, and as a whole, provide an enjoyable
atmosphere. It is in dire need of urban renewal and a
key part of the solution is to add more housing through
sensitive infill densification projects.
This thesis thus studies people-oriented approaches
to learn how to implement infill projects in order to foster
interdependence and well-being at the architectural
and urban scale. It also studies the uniqueness of the
place in order to define identity-based guidelines that
can help ensure the design better relates to Sudbury’s
identity. This theory-based and place-based knowledge
is then paired to an architectural infill framework that is
then applied to three Downtown sites, demonstrating its
potential and flexibility.
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Urban renewal, infill, densification, housing, identity, interdependence, well-being, Sudbury