Mitchell, KatharyneTuret, Lynda Jayne2013-11-142013-11-142013-11-142013Turet_washington_0250O_12311.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/24075Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2013Transformative place-making creates more connected and equitable communities. This research advocates for more critical engagement at the building scale, which is an apt site for place-making examination and intervention. The negotiations around how a building is shared reflect dynamics that exist on larger scales. As both a place and an object, a building also provides symbolic and material benefits. Washington Hall--a historic performance and gathering space in Seattle's Central District--offers lessons to theorists and practitioners about the challenges and opportunities facing transformative place-making projects. The case study emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing race exclusion in the contextual landscape. Two approaches for forging transformative buildings are furthering counter-narratives about historically excluded communities, and crafting operations and governance models that reflect shared values and produce shared benefit.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.Central District; Placemaking; Place-making; Seattle; Spatial Justice; UtopiaGeographyArchitectureUrban planninggeographyThesis