A multi-functional urban center for Indianapolis, Indiana

Abstract

I am presenting the thesis book as a partial requirement for graduation from Ball State University's College of Architecture and planning. It contains a record of the processes I have gone through from the inception to the completion of my thesis project.I have found the project to be very rewarding in that it has given me an opportunity to explore many areas in which I am interested. These beings:1.) The redevelopment of the downtown area of a major city.2.) The rehabilitation of an existing structure as well as the incorporation of it into a modern functioning project.3.) The emergence and development of the multifunction building type.Throughout the design of this project my overall goal has been to create a single building which would reflect and communicate the nature of its diverse urban activities while combining modern function with an important example of Indianapolis' history.