Elevating Awareness: Engaging a City from Above; [Cover title:] Elevating Awareness: engaging a city from new heights

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Elevating Awareness: Engaging a City from Above; [Cover title:] Elevating Awareness: engaging a city from new heights

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: Elevating Awareness: Engaging a City from Above; [Cover title:] Elevating Awareness: engaging a city from new heights

creator: Claire Gagliardi

subject: Urban transportation; Pedestrian areas; Skywalks, Massachusetts, Boston, Designs and plans

description: Boston prides itself as being a walkable city. Andit should, it's the fourth highest ranking city inthe country for walkability.1 But that's only by thenumbers. The number of amenities within walking distance doesn't equate to what's actuallyhappening on the streets. It doesn't take intoaccount the people, the community, or the basicinfrastructure available to the residents. Thismeans people aren't as active on the streets, andaren't aware of some of the issues facing Bostontoday. Introducing the B-LOOP, a proposal foran elevated pathway that allows pedestrians totake ownership of their city through the power ofwalking. Two segments are integrated into the city's infrastructure: water and energy. Through each system, people can make an impact as they move,whether it be powering the streetlights along thepathway, or becoming engaged with water filtration and distribution through the city. By creatingtemporary "workers" of the city, pedestriansbecome more engaged as they do the simplesttask: move. Not only does the elevated structurebecome integral to the city infrastructure, but thepedestrians gain a heightened awareness of theproblems facing Boston, and how even the easiest methods can contribute in the smallest way.

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

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date: 2019

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