Democracy and Urban Design
(2019) ASBM01 20191Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- This thesis is divided in two with a theoretical research question as well as a practical research question. The theoretical question I sought answered was: Can architects support democracy? The question was sought answered through a literature study from which I concluded that especially two out of the many prerequisites for democracy relates to architectural practice: A need for a sense of “we” and the need for the performance of democratic roles. Ways of supporting these two prerequisites as an architect I have found to be fourfold: Ensuring democratic processes, creating democratic symbolism, designing stages for enacting democratic roles and designing stages for social exchange.
Focusing the rest of the project towards the latter... (More) - This thesis is divided in two with a theoretical research question as well as a practical research question. The theoretical question I sought answered was: Can architects support democracy? The question was sought answered through a literature study from which I concluded that especially two out of the many prerequisites for democracy relates to architectural practice: A need for a sense of “we” and the need for the performance of democratic roles. Ways of supporting these two prerequisites as an architect I have found to be fourfold: Ensuring democratic processes, creating democratic symbolism, designing stages for enacting democratic roles and designing stages for social exchange.
Focusing the rest of the project towards the latter way of support, I went forward with the research question: How can social exchange between local residents be enhanced through the detail design of future metro station plazas of Copenhagen? This question was answered through a combination of space analyses, reference analyses, the literature study and an imaginary design at a soon to open metro station plaza in Copenhagen. The second phase suggests that social exchange can be enhanced through three key factors; design elements that affords multiple use; programs and facilities of great variation, juxtaposition and around the clock spreading and elements suitable for being momentarily appropriated as secure territories. (Less)
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- author
- Severinsen, Mathilde Marie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Redesigning the Copenhagen Metro Station Plaza
- course
- ASBM01 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Copenhagen Social Sustainability Metro Station Design
- language
- English
- id
- 8996281
- date added to LUP
- 2019-10-07 13:53:41
- date last changed
- 2019-10-07 13:53:41
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