Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets

Albright, Kathryn Clarke

Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets

dc.contributor.author	Albright, Kathryn Clarke	en
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-01T14:20:19Z	en
dc.date.available	2020-04-01T14:20:19Z	en
dc.date.issued	2020-04	en
dc.description.abstract	Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets draws attention to the simple but elusive architectural space of public and farmers markets. It discusses three seminal types of markets—heritage building, open-air pavilion, and pop-up canopy—demonstrating the characteristics of each type using a mixture of narrative and illustration. The narrative combines historically informed architectural observation with interview material drawn from conversations the author has had over the years with market managers, vendors, and shoppers. The illustrations include an appealing variety of photos, diagrams, and drawings that enabled the author to view each market through an architectural lens based on eight scales of measure—the hand, the container, the person, the stall, a grouping of stalls, the street, the block, and the market's situation within the neighborhood. Some of the architectural elements discussed include walls that layer, openings that frame, roofs that encompass, and niches that embrace. While each of the case studies illustrates shared characteristics of one of the architectural typologies, each farmers market is distinct in the specific ways it reflects the local culture and environment. Ultimately, in viewing markets through these three types and eight scales of measure we are able to better appreciate how farmers markets foster social interaction and community engagement. The book concludes with a broad look at the way of life and living that public and farmers markets have spawned, while looking ahead to what the author sees as an emerging new typology – the mobile market – which takes the bounty of local farmers to neighborhoods underserved with fresh healthy food, and otherwise known as food deserts. Market vendors speak enthusiastically about the qualitative benefits that farming life allows, and the greater good their individual choice provides for the general public and region. Likewise, a spectrum of governmental, commerce and community leaders champion the economic development farmers markets catalyze through allied business development and civic commitment.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Publication of this book was supported by Virginia Tech through the TOME Open Monograph Initiative.	en
dc.format.extent	180 pages	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/epub+zip	en
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.34314/albrightexplor.00001	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-947602-50-2	en
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-947602-49-6	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/97513	en
dc.identifier.url	https://ucincinnatipress.manifoldapp.org/projects/exploring-the-architecture-of-place-in-america-s-farmers-markets	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Cincinnati Press	en
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	en
dc.title	Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type.dcmitype	Text	en
dc.type.dcmitype	StillImage	en