Date of Award:
5-2006
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Department:
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Committee Chair(s)
Dave Bell
Committee
Dave Bell
Committee
John Nicholson
Committee
Tamara Shapiro
Abstract
The North American ski industry has grown over the past century from a small, family-owned and -operated industry, to a multi-billion dollar industry dominated by corporate management organizations. The rise of corporate resort ownership has led to the trend of the construction base village developments at ski resorts around the country to attract guests, and therefore revenue, to their resorts. Though many base villages have been very successful in attracting skiers, examples of poor landscape architectural design practices abound in the industry. This study examines several design elements considered to be the "fundamental elements of designed space," applies these elements to base village design throughout the country, critically examines their implementation in built examples, and presents suggestions and recommendations for future mountain resort base village design practices.
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Recommended Citation
Harding, Bryan P., "Fundamentals of Mountain Resort Base Village Design: A Critical Review of Existing Resort Developments with Recommendations for Future Development Practices" (2006). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 242.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/242
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