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Showing 1 to 20 of 123 for “"Adaptive Reuse"”.
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Rethinking adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse of manufacturing plants in post-industrial countries has become an increasing trend. In the United States, evidence of our industrial past is present in both urban and rural landscapes. The appearance of "brownfields" is due to the change in the U.S. economy from heavy industry and …
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Neighborhood revitalization through adaptive reuse
Adaptive reuse and historic rehabilitation have been utilized as a development strategy since the creation of the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit in 1976. In many cases, the adaptive reuse of vacant properties has been utilized as a tool for neighborhood economic development and …
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Adaptive reuse : the Salt River market
… rapid change. My Interest therefore looks to adaptive reuse as an approach to dealing with the change in our built environment. How do you deal, in an urban setting, with a neglected urban fabric without compromising Its historical and architectural memory which becomes important to a …
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Adaptive reuse : analysis of building stock.
Thesis. 1978. M.Arch--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Convert! : the adaptive reuse of churches
… and analyzes the major issues underlying their adaptive reuse in order to help promulgate an awareness of the range of successful strategies and solutions that are available to stakeholders who are interested in seeing a former church building preserved through its conversion to a new use. The …
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An analysis of adaptive reuse housing developments
Thesis. 1977. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Adaptive Reuse: Produce Warehouse to Apartment Lofts
How do we begin to deal with urbanism in the 21st Century? We are no longer working with the tabula rasa that we were two-hundred years ago; we are dealing with leftover infrastructure. Perhaps we should alter our mindset from "creating" to "RE-creating." We must accept the fact that cities have …
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Adaptive Reuse for Aging Populations in Shrinking Cities
… thesis explores the underexamined potential of adaptive reuse as a planning strategy for supporting aging populations in shrinking cities. Adaptive reuse is a unique city building technique that aims to extend building lifespan, revitalize neighbourhoods, and promote sustainability through reuse …
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Walter Baker Chocolate Factory : an adaptive reuse exploration
… old buildings are recycled for continued use. Reuse is the process in which a building's life is extended through a preservation or alteration of its existing morphology. It is a process in which memories are both extended and interpreted; designers try to renovate outdated structures into rich …
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The New Harmony: An Adaptive Reuse Transit Hub
… urban landscape. Through my design of an adaptive reuse transit hub, my intent was to embrace the temporal in a manner that not only reflects the spirit of the age, but also creates musical architecture.
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The criteria and potential adaptive reuse of pre-war shophouses
… conservation efforts, among other through adaptive reuse. Adaptive reuse, in line with sustainability principles, is a process to revitalise or reinvent disused or ineffective existing buildings including old or historical buildings for new use, purpose or function. The aim of this study is …
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Adaptive Reuse through Layering: Transforming the Rex Trueform Clothing Factory
… its existence.This thesis will focus on the adaptive reuse of the Rex Trueform ClothingFactory in Salt River. I am proposing to transform the Rex Trueform Factory intoa Skills Training- & Workshop Facility for the Cape Town Garment Industry. Thisnew facility will provide learning spaces for …
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Adaptive reuse and revitalization of water heritage in Nicosia, Cyprus
… network, remnants of the water system can be adaptively reused to increase water security at the municipal level. This conservation approach would revitalize the historical water system by leveraging its socio-cultural significance in order to address contemporary planning challenges.
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Real Estate Redevelopment Framework: Quantitative Analysis of Adaptive Reuse Strategies
… investment. This thesis explores the concept of adaptive reuse as a socially, environmentally, and economically viable strategy for real estate redevelopment. It provides a systematic and quantitative approach to identifying potential buildings, prioritizing areas for improvement, and assessing …
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Rediscovering the river : infill and adaptive reuse in Brattleboro, Vermont
This thesis develops several ideas voiced by the citizens of Brattleboro. The first, the River Walk, is a pedestrian path at the rear of the downtown commercial area of town. Projections are made about the possible route and form of this path, which would overlook the Connecticut River. A …
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Roanoke New Market: a case study in adaptive-reuse architecture
This thesis concerns the revitalization of the Roanoke City Market Building, an historic structure in the heart of downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Generated in two parts, this thesis first explains the rationale for saving the building and the strategy developed to that end. Secondly, the building …
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Adaptive Reuse: Old Building- New Props and Costume- Architectrual Rebirth
… needs. This thesis seeks to show that with an adaptive-reuse approach, one can restore the 'lost glory' of such old buildings and even add new undiscovered value to its performance and architectural richness.
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The Smart Growth Implications of the Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Ordinance
<p>The Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (ARO) is an incentive program that encourages building reuse through regulatory exemptions. The ARO was partially intended to reduce vehicle miles travelled by encouraging mixed commercial and residential uses in existing buildings within Downtown Los …
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Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings, with special reference to Cape Town
… heritage. This dissertation focuses on the adaptive reuse of conservation-worthy industrial buildings in Cape Town. South Africa. Issues addressed in this study range from conservation and design attitudes towards the buildings. to the impact of location on possibilities for adaptive reuse. …
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Adaptive reuse and growth in an industrial city : potentials and restraints.
Thesis. 1978. M.Arch--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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