Echoes and traces: revealing and renewing architecture

The mix of permanence and change is an essential part of the contemporary environment. Through the combined concepts of permanence and of continuity, urban spaces can be ordered and collective memory maintained. Change creates history and affects the urban condition by enhancing variety and progress. The site that serves as the case study for this approach has within it a strong cultural history, a vacuum of current uses, and potential for future contributions to the city. Therefore, the resulting project will transcend time, collecting the past and creating the future, from a single site. This thesis will explore the incorporation of time, memory, permanence, and continuity into the changing history and revitalization of the site.