A Train Station for Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia: An Analysis of Blacksburg's Urban Condition and the Insertion of a New Defining Landmark

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dc.contributor.authorTsonas, Olivia Nicoleen
dc.contributor.committeechairGalloway, William U.en
dc.contributor.committeememberThompson, Steven R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGartner, Howard Scotten
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:44:12Zen
dc.date.adate2010-09-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:44:12Zen
dc.date.issued2010-07-28en
dc.date.rdate2010-09-17en
dc.date.sdate2010-08-25en
dc.description.abstractDowntown Blacksburg, Virginia, is defined by the presence of the townâ s original sixteen blocks, situated in a four x four square gridded arrangement. The edges of the downtown area are loosely bounded by unique natural and architectural markers and by rules for urban development that contribute to the architectural vernacular of the town. Public spaces are activated by the company of these markers, and sometimes by the repudiation of the urban rules, and thus a secondary reading of public occupation within the downtown sphere manifests itself. This thesis project attempts to identify and analyze the rules and characteristics of Blacksburgâ s urbanity and to project those rules into a new feature of the downtown foursquare grid. A train station that occupies the vicinity of the historic â Huckleberryâ rail line characterizes, defines, and augments the public regions of downtown Blacksburg.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extent1 volumeen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08252010-173302en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252010-173302/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34770en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartTsonas_ON_T_2010.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 93610057en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecttrain stationen
dc.subjectpublic spaceen
dc.subjecturban fabricen
dc.subjectdowntown Blacksburgen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 2010.T766en
dc.titleA Train Station for Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia: An Analysis of Blacksburg's Urban Condition and the Insertion of a New Defining Landmarken
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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