Abstract
A. Definition: the term "urban design plan", as used in this work, refers to a physical plan working in concert with the social, political and economic forces which shape it. B. Goal: to study an area of depressed economic development and propose a viable Urban Design Plan. The Plan will address the physical and social concerns inherent to that specific site and encourage positive growth and stability for the businesses and adjacent neighborhoods. C. Methodolo-y: to explore a process of arriving at a physical, urban design and architectural solution which incorporates a grassroots involvement with the businesses and neighborhood residents. D. Process; the methodology includes personal interviews with various business owners/managers (re: Appendix D) and mail-in surveys from the resident contingent (re: Appendix E). Exploration of the area also includes research of current zoning and land uses, building occupancy, business hours, street and sidewalk conditions, traffic volume counts and architectural significance (re: Appendix A); historic growth of the District (re: Section 2.3 ); and physical, visual surveys of each building and lot in the Project Site (re: Appendix C). To develop an understanding of the significance of this area in relation to Delmar in its entirety and to the city, the full length of Delmar Boulevard was surveyed and the Project Site and its environs are identified to establish context (re: Sections 2.1 & 2.2). E. Identification of Trends; will be developed from the information gathered from the surveys and other data listed in the references noted above. F. Problems and Opportunities; to be identified and evaluated as per this Project's scope of work (re: Section 2.6). This will also establish a framework of accepted givens within which to create the Options and Strategies (re: Section 3.0) leading into the design phase of an Urban Design Plan (re: Section 4.0).
Committee Chair
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Committee Members
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Degree
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Author's Department
Graduate School of Architecture
Document Type
Restricted Thesis
Date of Award
8-1-1992
Language
English (en)
Recommended Citation
Smith, Debra L., "Delmar Boulevard : the Wabash Railway District" (1992). Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design Theses & Dissertations. 43.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/samfox_arch_etds/43
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