Supporting Incoming Communities: Equitability vs. Iconography

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Supporting Incoming Communities: Equitability vs. Iconography

Submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2020

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title: Supporting Incoming Communities: Equitability vs. Iconography

creator: Raymond Murphy

subject: Emigration and immigration; Immigrants, Cultural assimilation, United States; Cultural centers, New York (State), New York, Designs and plans

description: There is currently a diaspora across numerous nations globally. People of different social, political and economic backgrounds are fleeing their homeland in search of better lives.This problem is monumental. Migration policy patterns show that until the mid 1900’s, immigration policy into the United States was affected solely by times of turmoil. Now, as our nation struggles, immigration policy is changing frantically without reason. “The New Colossus” by poet Emma Lazarus was written to fund money for the base of the Statue of Liberty. It reads “give me your tired, give me your poor...yearning to live free…” Unfortunately today as immigration quotas are shrinking, this statement doesn’t ring true anymore.New York City is known as a major point of access for the world. People come from all corners to immigrate through Ellis Island and see the Statue of Liberty on the boat upon their entrance. This project aims to remind us of New York’s historical significance. It is a place of Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, The Freedom Tower, The FDR Freedom park, formerly The Twin Towers and mysite of choice. This thesis proposes a new cultural support building to help incoming refugee’s get on their feet in their time of need. Through analysing NYC community needs and refugee needs we can find commonalities that can allow refugees to have a positive experience when they arrive here and reduce the opportunity for xenophobia to rise. Through the similarity in needs refugee’s can be viewedas valuable, intelligent people that have something positive to offer our communities and not a burden on our society .

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2020

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