Main entry:

Morgan, Jason P. (Jason Peter), 1980-

Title & Author:

The big-box in the small town / by Jason P. Morgan.

Publication:

2005.

Description:

113 leaves : ill., plans ; 29 cm.

Notes:
"This thesis reacts to the current trend of big-box retailers being established on fringe locations of rural towns across North America. The primary body of the text will discuss how the big-box typology, fashioned for suburban locations, is used in rural towns with little or no concern for their unique context, creating a reliance on vehicular travel resulting in environmental, economic, and experiential changes to the rural town. Through an analysis of the typical suburban big-box, consideration of its historical precedents, and contemporary examples, this thesis discovers new design strategies for the big-box in the rural context. The second portion of this thesis proposes a design for a large retail space sited in the downtown of Hanover, Ontario. Further, this thesis embraces the role of architectural form as a necessary contribution to the community via the establishment of zones of interaction at the scale of the inhabitant"--Abstract.
Thesis (M.Arch.)--Carleton University, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-113).
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 2006. 113 p. : ill., plans. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Stores, Retail North America Design and construction.
Stores, Retail Canada Design and construction.
Stores, Retail Social aspects North America.
Stores, Retail Social aspects Canada.
Stores, Retail Ontario Hanover.
Magasins Aspect social Amérique du Nord.
Magasins Aspect social Canada.
Magasins Ontario Hanover.
Rural conditions.
Stores, Retail.
Stores, Retail Design and construction.
Stores, Retail Social aspects.
North America Rural conditions.
Canada Rural conditions.
Amérique du Nord Conditions rurales.
Canada.
North America.
Ontario Hanover.
Retail stores North America.
Retail stores Canada.
Retail stores Canada Ontario Hanover.
Urban fringes North America.
Urban fringes Canada.
Central business districts Canada Ontario Hanover.

Form/genre:

Theses.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 249226
Call No.: NA6220.C2 M6 2005
Status: Available