Rural Canadian prairie intergenerational cohousing: a place for integrating lives and sustaining culture

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dc.contributor.authorIlg, Vanessa T.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMilgrom, Richard (City Planning) Smith, Geoffrey (Environment and Geography)en
dc.contributor.supervisorBeecher, Mary Anne (Interior Design)en
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-01T16:23:13Z
dc.date.available2010-02-01T16:23:13Z
dc.date.issued2010-02-01T16:23:13Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterior Designen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Interior Design (M.I.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe interior design practicum establishes an awareness of the vastly decreasing population in Canada’s rural regions, specifically within the Prairie Provinces, due to a socially increased concentration on the development of urban centers. The project also brings attention to a progressive focus on privatization, isolation and segregation in today’s society. Through the research, analysis and design conducted, the practicum demonstrates one possible alternative to seclusion issues fostered in detached living found throughout rural Canadian regions today that better cater to their demographics and may entice populace to remain or move to these rural areas. With a focus on continuity, the consistent existence of historical and cultural preservation over time while progressing and evolving with contemporary innovations and ideas, the practicum’s underlying basis is to acknowledge the importance of rural, cultural and historical continuity through an alternative intergenerational cohousing model. By following ideas in the development of a suitable ‘home’ environment, integrated living strategies, critical regionalist design and adaptive reuse techniques, the rural cohousing project develops a solution that combines all three continuity components mentioned and promotes regional identity, community-oriented living and cross-age learning and networking.en
dc.description.noteMay 2010en
dc.format.extent21062552 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3864
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectInterior Designen
dc.subjectRural Planningen
dc.subjectRural Canadian Housingen
dc.titleRural Canadian prairie intergenerational cohousing: a place for integrating lives and sustaining cultureen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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