Design-Build As An Approach for Community-Focused Projects: Building and Adapting in a Northern Community

• Main Author: MacLean, Michael
• Other Authors: School of Architecture, Master of Environmental Design Studies, n/a, Steve Parcell, Brian Lilley, Carmela Cucuzzella, Ted Cavanagh, Not Applicable
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Design-Build; Participatory Design; Design; Place-Sensative; Dawson City; Yukon; Dawson
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/75458

This thesis focuses on creating and testing a design-build strategy for community-based projects. It poses questions on how to create work that is locally relevant, place sensitive and site specific in the contexts of working ‘for’ and ‘with’ a community. As designers, we frequently make assumptions...