Beyond Ivory Towers

The Cornerstone to a Community-Driven Economy

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

J.R. Steenbergen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.M. van Zalingen History, Form & Aesthetics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
J.P.G. Holst Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
H. Smidihen History, Form & Aesthetics - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Alex Wandl Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

21-01-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The skyscraper has since its invention shaped modern cities all over the world. More than any other architectural typologie it embodies the social-economic tendencies of the context in which it arises. As our urban ideals shift away from a corporate towards a community oriented built environment, aided by the process of densification, the skyscraper will consequently have to change with it. However, its vertical orientation poses serious challenges when it comes to sustaining the social interactive character at the heart of these densification strategies. Therefore the project proposes a rethinking of the standardized elements in tower design, shaping a continuous system of publicly accessible plazas throughout the vertical organization. Plazas that form unique activity spaces that serve both the in-building community as the wider urban neighborhood of the Rotterdam Central District.