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The intrigue of any rural community is the quality of life provided by people. The “village” identity is one of extreme social cohesion. Everybody knows everybody, neighbors help neighbors and the quality of life is dependent upon the relationships between people in such close quarters; however, as a rural community begins to grow in size and population, it loses this sense of village. The unfortunate issue associated with globalization and commercialism is that these rural villages are being torn apart by cheap development and corporate infiltration. People have begun to abandon their village identities for a small taste of the metropolitan and suburban lifestyle. A community of about 10,000 to 25,000 people is too large retain a sense of village and too small to grasp the benefits of urban areas.
when an architect acts a community leader he/she can affect more change on a smaller scale. A community architect understands the implications of built work on the community of which he/she is fully engaged. The architect becomes the user and is responsible for their design as it changes the community.
focus on a sequential user experience. The recent trend in contemporary architecture has, arguably, shifted away from a focus on user experience and toward an algorithmic aesthetic. The primary concern of this project will not be “architecture for architects,” but, instead will be “architecture for people.” The ancient agoras were not designed to display some profound, deeper, architectural meaning but were planned in way that highlighted a powerful user understanding. A person in an ancient agora did not have to have an extensive knowledge of architecture and planning to recognize that the space they were engaging was significan nt.
In Ancient Greece the Agora was a staple to every Greek city or town and, serving as a market and meeting place, the Agora was the heart of public life. It was a place for buying and selling goods, lawmaking, casually meeting people and exchanging ideas. Not only were the structures of the ancient agora important for such functions but just as important, if not more The AGRARIAGORA (“agrarian agora” translates to so, were the spaces these structures created which “rural place of assembly”) will be the contemporary
counterpart to the ancient Greek marketplace. Retaining its predecessor’s values of community gathering and public interaction, the AGRARIAGORA will reassemble the stretched and distorted physical composition of a rural community. The goal of the AGRARIAGORA is to recreate the abandoned identity of a rural community while creating a new identity which reestablishes place and occasion.
In the design community these towns are ignored. The idea of a “community architect” is not necessarily frowned upon but is seen as a safe career path; however,
Harry F. Cunningham Bronze Medal Finalist & Winner Granted each year to the outstanding graduate thesis project. Four Finalists were selected by UNL College of Architecture Faculty and the winner was chosen by the four AIA chapter presidents in the State of Nebraska: AIA Nebraska West, AIA Nebraska Omaha, AIA Nebraska Lincoln and the AIA Nebraska President.
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A community with a stretched and spread out city center has no place of central communication or accidental gathering. The strip gives little opportunity for people to unintentionally communicate, and the identity of the community continues to be restricted to individual connotations. The chance of two people individual people meeting at a single moment in time in a three mile stretch of services is very small. A town of this size requires a common place of gathering in order to uphold the values for which it was founded. The idea of “village,” which is what makes small rural communities unique and intriguing is lost to cheap development costs. If the community retained its “village” essence, people would have the opportunity to exchange information on community happenings, community pride, business opportunities, etc., which allows the community as a whole to progress toward a more sustainable future.
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _THEORY THEORY
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“Leap-Frogging” 1. The Growth of Yankton started like most communities, where low-income citizens were located near the center of downtown, while high-income citizens were located its outskirts. 2. However, since most of Yankton’s residents have been established in Yankton for quite sometime, they were able to generate a higher amount of income.
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Loss of Youth The graph shows a significant drop in the younger
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demographic of Yankton. People of this age range begin to leave after graduating high school and they take with them the identity of Yankton which they grew up with. There is an increase, however, in the middleage demographic. This does not necessarily mean that after graduating from higher education, the youth are coming back to Yankton to start their careers but instead could be evidence of Yankton being a place to settle down and begin retirement. While this not a negative aspect of the community, it is important to be able to provide incentive for people who understand the community to remain in Yankton to share their knowledge.
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Median Income in Yankton is $45,066 vs. $50,221 in the United States
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Yankton County has more than the national average manufacturing employment concentration
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AGRARIAGORA AGRARIAN
RURAL RUSTIC FARMLAND AGRICULTURAL “PERSON WHO FAVORS THE EQUAL DIVISION OF LANDED PROPERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL GROUPS.”
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ANCIENT GREECE COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE MARKET THE AGORA WAS AN OPEN PLACE OF ASSEMBLY FOR POLITICS, MARKETS AND THE SHARING OF IDEAS IN ANCIENT GREEK CITY-STATES.
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community pride
collaboration
ideas
involvement
ASSEMBLY
REDISTRIBUTION RED DISTRIB RIBU BU UTION U TION
relationships
awareness
WAVE I
WAVE II
WAVE III
take advantage of existing icons to strengthen identity
re-organize existing areas to make development more viable
Provide a contextual forum for community communication
Make Connection
Increase appeal
Promote Development
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Conceptual River Walk Providing a linear park that synthesizes the environmental recreational aspects of the local water system to the city of Yankton
HIGHWAY 52 CORRIDOR
Conceptual Masterplan
MERIDIAN MUSEUM
RIVER WALK
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE I
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Conceptual Bridge Museum Since the Meridian Bridge has been decommissioned, the city has been lost on what to do with the existing iconic structure. By providing a museum on the existing structure, the city can benefit on the reuse of the bridge by connecting its iconic image to the city of Yankton
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE I
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Existing Downtown
Connect Historic to River
Infrastructure Barriers
Remove 2nd Street
Bishop Marty Chapel
Mount Marty College
H I S T O R I C
3 R D
S T R E E T
Historic Brewery Stack
AY 81 US HIGHW AVE BROADWAY
Discovery Bridge vehicular Grain Elevators
Yankton Riverfront 4TH
STRE ET SD H IGHW AY 5 2
Riverside Park
Meridian Bridge pedestrian
M I S S O U R I
R I V E R
Water Treatment
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE II II
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Existing Downtown
Transverse Pedestrian Circulation
Stretched Street-Scapes
Bridge Interaction
Master Mast ter’’s Th Thesis hesiis _WAVE WAVEE IIII
Transverse Section
Longitudinal Section
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Downtown District Plan
Commercial
Sports Complex
Residential Service
Residential
Retail
Master Maste Mas aste ster’ss Thesis hes h eessis _WAVE _WAVE II II
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designing place and occasion
Master s Thesis _WAVE Master’s WAVE III I
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providing community information on a large scale
Master M asster’s TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE IIII II
architecture as media
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combining both natural and built contextual elements as a progression toward the icon
Mast aster ter’’s Thesis Th hesiis _W WAVEE IIII II
architecture as extension
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activity taking place within the bounds of new and old identities
Mast aster ter’’s Th hessis is _WAVE WAVEE III IIIII
architecture as a frame
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Density
Service Grouping
Activity Grouping
Priority
Hierarchy
Character
Separated Flow
Landform Response
design concepts
Sequential Flow
Orientation
Flexibility
Activate Street
Bridge Interaction
FITNESS CENTER
SPA
SPORTS FISHING HUNTING
CONVENTION CENTER SWIMMING POOL
OUTDOOR SUPPLY CAMPING STORE
RETAIL
HOTEL
RETAIL
RETAIL RETAIL BOOKSTORE
POOL/ ICE RINK
CAFE LIBRARY
FINE DINING RESTAURANT
BAR/ LOUNGE
PLAZA RETAIL
ENGINEERING
FARMER’S MARKET
Historic Downtown Relocated Program
Primary Access Avenues
PLANNING OFFICE
RETAIL
Retail Loop
ROOF PARK CITY HALL
RETAIL BAR/ PUB
CITY MANAGER
BRIDGE MUSEUM FINANCES
PARKS & REC.
agora block program
HOUSING BRIDGE GARDEN
RESTAURANT
HARBOR
S.D. STATE PARKS & REC. HQ
DAYCARE
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE III III
AMPHITHETER
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conceptual AGORA block sequential section
PIERPARK
Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE III III
YANKTONPLAZA O
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contextual forum Yankton Community Cultural Center
Master’s Thesis _WAVE III
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media facade
Master s Thesis _WAVE Master’s WAVE III I
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green roof
grand gallery Master M aster’ss TThesis hesis _WAVE WAVE III III
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