Growth and Structure of Cities (Bryn Mawr)

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The Vertical Neighborhood: Creating Community in Urban Multi-Family Housing
(2017) Bracker, Mason Fielding; Cohen, Jeffrey A., 1952-
As urban populations continue to rise and American cities’ dependence on skyscrapers persists, there is an ever-growing market of consumers moving into residential skyscrapers. This need has been met by a wave of new construction, but as the building type has been popularized, questions of community and neighborhood arise. One solution that has appeared is the single-building neighborhood-- the “Vertical Neighborhood,” a development that tries to move elements from both the suburbs and the city into a single building. This thesis examines the concept of a “Vertical Neighborhood,” the implications of the name and the feasibility of the idea. It begins by examining the neighborhood aspect, what the word means, the image it conjures, and how one may go about planning one. Then, focusing on verticality, it studies the history of urban multi-family housing. The final chapter, and the culmination of the exploration, posits ideas for how this “Vertical Neighborhood” may truly be constructed.