TOWARDS AN ARCHITECTURE OF PLACE: MUSEUMS AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
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Authors
Vos, Christina N. Vander
Issue Date
2012
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
This master's project examined one strategy for achieving an increased level of accessibility and financial stability in museums: mixed-use development. Because form follows function and vice versa, museums should begin to consider the arrangement and purpose of both the museum building and its interior space in order to promote the frequent usage of the museum by diverse audiences. Commonly referred to as mixed-use development in the field of architecture, this project uses the term mixed-use development to describe real estate that blends residential, commercial, retail, and cultural uses in the same building, site, or district. This design concept has emerged as a response to the desires of modern citizens who have increasingly busy lifestyles and prefer for work, social, and cultural events to exist in close proximity to where they live. Conversely, if people are traveling to a destination, there is an increased expectation for convenient and fun services to be readily available nearby or included as a part of that destination. If public sector organizations, like museums, hope to attract a diverse range of visitors with limited leisure time and build lasting relationships with them, they need to find a way to be a part of this new synergy and become a place that people "go to" frequently rather than a place they have "gone to" for a onetime event.