Approachable institutions for educating new immigrants Chen, Su Hong Assimilation Immigrants Social groups Social institutions School of Architecture 5th year final project publication This thesis is to devise an architectural solution to help Chinese immigrants assimilateto their new environments through educational and cultural means facilitated by a socialservice and cultural institution. Currently, social and educational services for new immigrantsin New York City are scattered apart, therefore creating a sense of inconvenience anddifficulty in actively seeking out these services for help. The ultimate goal is to ease this tension prone transitional stage through architectural implications that would foster feelings offamiliarity, confidence and aspiration to help them become capable citizens of their newadopted country, meanwhile preserving their own individual and cultural identity. School of Architecture. (Troy NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006) Warriner, Kenneth 2006-12 Electronic thesis: Bachelor of Architecture final project English This electronic version of a B-Arch final project is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author Restricted to current Rensselaer faculty, staff and students. Access inquiries may be directed to the to the Rensselaer Research Libraries
Approachable institutions for educating new immigrants
Chen, Su Hong
Assimilation
Immigrants
Social groups
Social institutions
School of Architecture 5th year final project publication
This thesis is to devise an architectural solution to help Chinese immigrants assimilateto their new environments through educational and cultural means facilitated by a socialservice and cultural institution. Currently, social and educational services for new immigrantsin New York City are scattered apart, therefore creating a sense of inconvenience anddifficulty in actively seeking out these services for help. The ultimate goal is to ease this tension prone transitional stage through architectural implications that would foster feelings offamiliarity, confidence and aspiration to help them become capable citizens of their newadopted country, meanwhile preserving their own individual and cultural identity.
School of Architecture. (Troy NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006)
Warriner, Kenneth
2006-12
Electronic thesis: Bachelor of Architecture final project
English
This electronic version of a B-Arch final project is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author
Restricted to current Rensselaer faculty, staff and students. Access inquiries may be directed to the to the Rensselaer Research Libraries