Design in the Convívio: Making Space for Landscape in Self-Built Communities
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Title
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Design in the Convívio: Making Space for Landscape in Self-Built Communities
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Description
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This thesis examines the roles in which a landscape architect can operate respectfully within dense, self-constructed communities. Piloting a design process within the context of the “convívio” -- a socially rich but spatially constricted network of communal open space -- demands a focus on the varied lived experiences of urban residents and a responsiveness to their stated needs. In collaboration with the community members of Chapada do Rio Vermelho in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the work comprises remote interviews, auto-photography, and design conversations oriented around three feasible, site-specific landscape interventions. The thesis finds space for the landscape architect and design student to offer their skills as a listener, designer, facilitator, and advocate.
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Creator
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Valentine, Sam E
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Subject
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Brazil
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community
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convívio
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landscape architecture
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Salvador da Bahia
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self-constructed community
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Landscape architecture
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Cultural anthropology
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Latin American studies
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Contributor
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D'Oca, Daniel
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Date
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2021-05-21T13:59:13Z
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2021
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2021-05-19
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2021-05
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2021-05-21T13:59:13Z
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Type
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Thesis or Dissertation
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text
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Format
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application/pdf
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application/pdf
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Identifier
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Valentine, Sam E. 2021. Design in the Convívio: Making Space for Landscape in Self-Built Communities. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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28541570
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https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367646
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Language
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en