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Thomson, Robyn Gray

Throughout rural B.C., increasing tourism has been part of the shift from a resource-based economy towards greater diversification, prompting concerns around the trajectories and effects of tourism development in small towns. Maintaining livability for locals necessitates expanding the architectural vocabulary of tourism, from developments purpose-built for tourists to networks, more akin to infrastructure, that embed into daily life. Servicing the community while flexibly accommodating tourists alleviates commodification and maintains relevance in terms of use, cost, and cultural value, even in low seasons or the inevitable decline of tourism. This research culminates in proposal for an electric bus network in Fernie. Serviced by multipurpose bus 'stations' equipped with humming pipe bells, the stations imagine everyday infrastructure as sites of cultural value.

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University of British Columbia. ARCH 549

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0445243

Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of

Unreviewed

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