Brown, John L.Loewenhardt, Tyler J.2017-12-182017-12-182007Loewenhardt, T. J. (2007). Commercial community: a better big box (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1128http://hdl.handle.net/1880/102129Bibliography: p. 62-63Some pages are in colour.This Master's Degree Project examines the condition of the large-scale retail environment and its potential to net positive contribution to the public realm of the city. It challenges the notion of the "big-box" within its current context to provide more than a one-dimensional shopping experience, and become of succinct part of the urban experience. This design exploration, through analysis and synthesis, proposes a recalibration of the existing commercial components in order to create a diverse commercially based community that merges the pedestrian within an auto-centric culture. Through this recalibration of the key components that comprise the existing large­scale shopping environment - parking, scale, access - and those that provide a more human experience of public space - diversity, engagement, activity - a new application of the existing shopping typology is created; one of social and economic intensity.iv, 63 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.master thesis10.11575/PRISM/1128