• Interviews with current residents of the Muncie and Yorktown will not be conducted or provided to solve what the community needs. • The issues of underuse, vacancy, and negative perceptions about the Muncie Mall can be solved through proper design and programing. • This design proposal and objective aligns with the plans of the private and public governments of the city of Muncie.
Definition of Terms: Note: Definitions of the key terms and phrases listed below have been established to create a uniform understanding throughout the project proposal. • Community Identity: A group, derived from members’ common interests and shared experiences • Sense of place: A sense of belonging, and reference to a place and its. • Built environment: The part of the world we live in that wasn’t produced by nature. This also includes creation or alterations to a specific natural area. • Hardscape: All non-organic, non-living parts of a landscape, including pavement, buildings, walls, or even elements added to a natural landscape such as paving stones, gravel, and walkways for example. • Communal axis: a strong place of gathering in a community where people can celebrate, consume, and socialize freely. • Urban Environment: very well-developed high density human integrated areas including housing, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. Generally referenced as towns, cities, and suburbs. MAPLE | URBAN ENERGY & ADVANCEMENT IN MODERN MALLS
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