This thesis studies how an infrastructure con have multiple dimensions of functionally adatively added to its physical structure to give it usefulness beyond its, usually singular, intended purpose. Case study: Miami's Metrorail.
Built projects by Gordon Gilbert including preliminary sketches, construction drawings, construction photos, final photos, and models of the Bridge House, the Lake House, the Light House, the Memorial proposal, the Rock House, the Split House, the Stilt House, the Transparent Cottage, and the Tree House projects.
This collection includes regional and historic maps, original drawings, plans, elevations, photographs, and blueprints of residential and commercial architecture, community project plans, city/town plans, historic restoration plans and aerial photographs. The bulk of the materials are focused on, but, not limited to the areas of Miami-Dade, Coral Gables, and Miami Beach.
Unbuilt/schematic projects by Gordon Gilbert including preliminary sketches, construction drawings, photographic materials of the Barn Addition, Boulder House, Cantilevered Structure, Farmland House, Folded Addition, Garden Addition, Glass Facet Structure, Glass House, Helsinki Harbor, Pedestrian Bridge, Perspective Drawing, Pool Cabana, Shadow House, Shaky Joe's, Triangle Studio, and Yankee Lake projects.
Interdisciplinary community / Samina Quraeshi -- History of Coconut Grove / Arva Moore Parks -- Oral histories / Greg Bush -- Knowledge building as community building: universties & civic engagement / Robin Bachin -- Bahamian promenade / Yvonne McDonald -- The tables are turned / Sanjeev Chatterjee -- Behind the scenes / Michael Carlebach -- Kebo: the rediscovery of a neighborhood / Lelen Bourgoignie -- Virrick Park / Will Johnson -- Celebrating children & the arts / Jennifer Jones (Interview with Thelma Gibson) -- The cityzens project / Hector Burga, Mathew Lister, Natalia Miyar -- Promoting social justice through healthy partnerships / Etiony Aldarondo -- A community organizer speaks / Daniella Levine -- Vision plan for Coconut Grove / Richard Shepard, Eric Vogt -- The building project / Richard Shepard (Interview with architecture students) -- Learning right from wrong / Andy Parrish -- Building healthy communities / Dr. Jose Szapocznik, Arnold Spokane & Collaborators -- The tie that binds / Anthony Alfieri, Kelly Spencer -- The individual & the community / Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk -- The spirit of place / Samina Quraeshi -- Next steps, the second wave of engagement: learning from West Coconut Grove / David Scobey.