Riverfront Plaza : architectural thesis project for the design of a central city shopping center in West Lafayette, Indiana

Abstract

This book is a record of an architectural thesis project done at Ball State University by Ron Cobb during the school year 1978-79. The project involved the programming and design of a 212,000 square foot central city shopping center, Riverfront Plaza, on the 'levee' in W. Lafayette, Indiana. Perhaps what makes Riverfront Plaza most unique as a problem is the fact that it involves building in the central portion of the city, adjacent to an existing department store and strip shopping center; thereby reinforcing their retail potential, rather than competing with them from the city's outskirts.The initial portions of this book include' a presentation of the problem, the final solution, an analysis of the solution, and a review of the thesis experience. The appendices then contain records of the work completed in stages leading to the final solution, including a facility program which provides a .more complete statement of the problem.