Award Date
1-1-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Committee Member
Michael Alcorn
Number of Pages
98
Abstract
More U.S. residents live within suburban boundaries than they do the central cities and rural regions combined---creating a need for suburban design methods that adequately meet the desires of the suburban population. The design of suburban neighborhoods over the past several decades, however, has not adequately met the needs of its residents. This dilemma has only intensified over the past several years because of an increasingly varied group of potential hornebuyers. Local, state, and federal governments---as well as land developers, planners, and architects---need to raise awareness to the issues facing suburban design. By incorporating strategic design elements into the development process, neighborhood designs can more efficiently begin to address the diverse needs of the suburban population. This study acknowledges these changing needs while addressing community, nature, and economic feasibility issues as they relate to suburban neighborhoods.
Keywords
Building; Call; Diversification; Home; Las Vegas; Nevada; Process; Realm; Suburban; Transforming; Vegas
Controlled Subject
Architecture
File Format
File Size
2426.88 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Harris, Kory W, "Transforming the suburban realm: A call for diversification in the Las Vegas home-building process" (2006). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1942.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/ruyo-osp8
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