University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses Dissertations and Theses July 2016 From Shelters to Long Living Communities Yakun Liang University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2 Part of the Architectural Technology Commons, Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis Commons, Environmental Design Commons, and the Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons Recommended Citation Liang, Yakun, "From Shelters to Long Living Communities" (2016). Masters Theses. 357. https://doi.org/10.7275/8509696 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/357 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FROM SHELTERS TO LONG LIVING COMMUNITIES A Thesis Presented by YAKUN LIANG Department of Architecture University of Massachusetts Amherst May 2016 @Copyright by Yakun Liang 2016 All Rights Reserved FROM SHELTERS TO LONG LIVING COMMUNITIES A Thesis Presented By YAKUN LIANG Approved as to style and content by: _______________________ Kathleen Lugosch, Chair _______________________ Alexander C.Schreyer, Member _______________________ Naomi Darling, Member _____________________________ Stephen Schreiber Chair, Department of Architecture DEDICATION To my mother for her constant care and support. To my father for his understanding. To Jun who inspired me, without your help I couldn’t have this done. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I’d like to thank my thesis committee members Kathleen Lugosch, Alexander C.Schreyer and Naomi Darling, for their constant guidance and support. It has been an impressive experience in my life.