| This thesis addresses architectural continuity and public space. Through the chosen site, the Bloomfield Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia's north end neighborhood, this thesis sets out to offer anti-erasure alternatives for one of the buildings on the site. Aspects of the research consider ideas around public histories, urban landscape preservation, and collective memory. Restoration and conservation theory were studied to better understand the site's heritage values, and can be applied in a contemporary context and modern landscape. The design project examines the adaptive reuse of the three buildings on the site, intervening with the site to allow for heightened public use and collective memory of place, re-energizing through additional new programming, and deploying spatial strategies that enable future adaptability. |
