Manifest Destiny: Intervening Density with Void

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Manifest Destiny: Intervening Density with Void

Submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2019

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title: Manifest Destiny: Intervening Density with Void

creator: Brandon Roberts

subject: Gentrification; Urban density; Architecture and globalization; Housing, Massachusetts, Boston; City planning, Massachusetts, Boston

description: As technology and economy haveevolved throughout time, our builtinfrastructure has also evolvedalongside. The modern city emergedas a need for density and a place foreconomic and personal prosperity,and was accessible to a wide range ofpeople, inherently creating a diverseand eclectic community.Through various eras of growth, suchas the industrial and the automotiverevolutions, many American citieshave acclimated the built realm toaccommodate new technologies, andnew typologies have been introducedto the cityscape. But as we enter thedigital revolution, the growth of citieshas become questionable, as thetypology that has been introducedthrough the digital revolution hasnot followed the same aspirations asprevious forms of growth.In the digital age, globalization hasbecome the new motive for growth.As cities continue to expand, the pushto become seamless is evident, whichhas come at a price. Globalization isdeveloper led, and profi t-driven, andhas ultimately been implemented notas a communal need or effort, but as anexternal entity that is made to generatehigh volume profi t. This typology comeswith a long list of demands in order forit to be successful, which the existinginfrastructure cannot accommodate.The problem lies here, as demolitionand development are used asoptimistic means of growth that clearway for a better future. But this is notbe the case. We’re seeing trends ofexploded growth, but little room forthe community that once stood strong.It’s left people wondering where theirsense of home and community are, asthis growth has displaced people andpushed them out of their homes.The question becomes, what do wedo? We must grasp the urgency of thismoment in time, where growth willcontinue on, but cannot be ignorant tothe existing communities that are beingstifl ed and displaced.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2019

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