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Congratulations to

Emily Yuen

Architecture

Architecture

Honors Thesis Faculty Advisor: Gregory Corso

Thesis Title:

Reimagined Retail Environments: Redefining Shopping in Contemporary Culture

This thesis looks at the practice of shopping and retail, but more specifically the role of retail environments in contemporary culture. Factors such as globalization and the rise of e-commerce have changed consumer behaviors and society’s participation in the culture of shopping causing the physical store to be put into question. The practice of shopping and the physical space that defines it have historically played a significant role in defining public life thus emphasizing the value of these environments. This thesis looks to reimagine the shopping experience through celebrating and prioritizing the multi-faceted culture of retail and fashion. By considering basic architectural issues (such as spatial volume, spatial relationships, and sequence), program interactions, and both physical and perceptual boundaries between occupant and experience this new version of retail reimagines shopping in a physical environments to reassert its importance within culture today.

Links to Project Materials:

https://files.emailmeform.com/742180/w2h57GFP/EY_Honors%20Capstone%20%28updated%29.pdf

 

Creative Projects 2020, School of Architecture 2020, 2020