Turrin, Jessica Catherine2014-03-142014-03-142011-07-18etd-09082011-153320http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34977Regional architecture defines a type of architecture that adapts to the everyday needs of a people and is constructed by the building methods and materials of the region. Regions do not have clear boundaries, but are largely defined by the conditions of nature: climate, soil, topography, vegetation, water. Through this thesis project I have tried to create a regional architecture in Indianapolis, Indiana that embraces the surrounding context, but does not imitate the architecture of the past, through a mixed-use building for everyday life.In Copyrightretailapartmentsspaces in-betweenmixed-useoutdoor theatreamphitheaterpublic spaceIndianapolisregionalismThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082011-153320/