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Brutal Intentions: Transforming Brutalism & The Case for Crosley Tower

Hargan, Anna
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-3201
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649761965706228

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2022, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Demolition is everywhere. Brutalist architecture and associated buildings are endangered, with many of these structures facing demolition worldwide. Given society’s push to achieve a more sustainable future, we can no longer rely on demolition to get rid of our problems. Some in the architectural industry have chosen to address this issue through methods of transformation and adaptive reuse an attempt to preserve and alter previously unpopular, aging identities. By understanding the concepts of value, permanence, obsolescence, and preservation, innovative design solutions can challenge the widespread endangerment of buildings. Brutalism is slowly gaining popularity after a large period of distaste. However, a timely response is needed in order to prevent the end of this controversial, unique, and historical style. In the case for Crosley Tower, a concrete high rise associated with Brutalism, on the University of Cincinnati’s campus in Cincinnati, Ohio, demolition is soon approaching. Innovative methods of transformation, preservation, and demolition will alter the structures identity and provide hybridized solutions that challenge its unique existence. A matrix of iterations involving constraints of addition, subtraction, and combinations of both provides a selection of four designs to be iterated on a more detailed level. These four project proposals both meet and challenge the physical and metaphysical nature of Crosley Tower in order to realize potentials hindered by traditional, uninventive demolition.
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
91 p.
Architecture
Crosley Tower; Brutalism; Adaptive Reuse; Preservation; Demolition; Transformation

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  • Hargan, A. (2022). Brutal Intentions: Transforming Brutalism & The Case for Crosley Tower [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649761965706228

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hargan, Anna. Brutal Intentions: Transforming Brutalism & The Case for Crosley Tower. 2022. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649761965706228.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hargan, Anna. "Brutal Intentions: Transforming Brutalism & The Case for Crosley Tower." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1649761965706228

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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