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Design Thesis - ReStacks
… garages and accessory dwelling units. This design thesis explores how garages and accessory dwelling units can become sustainable infrastructure for housing, transportation, and the sharing economy in the car-dependent urban geography of Columbus, OH. With growing concern about climate …
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Reciprocity: A Design Thesis
… book points: One- a process in which both the designer and the designed take part. The process was "sensed" in the making of the book itself, and the thesis was named. The book is at once an expression of this process, and a part of the process expressed. Its nature is a result of a …
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Knit architecture : low tech fabrication techniques in modern design : thesis
This thesis aims to bring the handicraft of knitting into the realm of architecture as a low-tech means of fabrication in a world of high-tech design. This thesis attempts to break knitting down into its most essential components and use these to build a catalog of basic forms which can be …
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Enclosure module design thesis for Endoblend : a novel surgical device for laparoscopic hysterectomy
… Endoblend device concept was developed by a 2.75 design team,of which I was a member; the purpose of the device is to remove tissue laparoscopically. The detailed design of one of its modules, the enclosure module, is the subject of this paper. The Endoblend has the potential to reduce …
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Building exchange and multiplicity into housing for the elderly : an exercise in synthesizing associative references
The particular subject of this thesis is Housing for the Elderly. The intention is to propose an architecture which springs from an alternative attitude towards housing the elderly ... an attitude which purports that multiplicity and exchange are the elements crucial to one's well-being; in …
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Somewhere between place and direction
The aim of this design thesis was to carefully examine the condition of an American small town, and through an understanding of that exploration; offer the design of a residential community that draws its energy from the place and aspires to extend the life of the town through an intensification of …
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National Museum of Film and Photography
… the National Museum of Film and Photography design thesis explores issues of architecture at a scale of cultural significance. This thesis is the architectural manifestation of a museum as a research institution, separate from, yet contributing to an educational mission. It is inspired by the …
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Religion in the secular marketplace
A design thesis which proposes to create a new religious mall in the growing Texas suburb of Frisco: a design proposal for interfaith space conceived of as a 'marketplace of ideas' in which religions, religious businesses, and also secular businesses may come and go according to the demands of the …
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Defining an Architectural Syntax: A Supportive Housing Center for the Homeless
The aim of this design thesis is to search for an architectural syntax, a harmonious arrangement of parts or elements, that can be nurtured to realize a particular work of architecture; a transitional institution for the homeless. The facility, to be located in the urban context of Georgetown in …
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The Music Man : Costume Design and the Use of Gender Coding
<p>This Thesis is a combination research and creative design thesis. It documents the creative process of costume design and how it relates to gender coding for the Prairie Repertory Theatre's 2001 production of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. This thesis contains background information on gender …
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Analysis of traditional Korean space and its application to a contemporary problem : a crematorium
This is more of an experimental design thesis rather than a theoretical research-oriented thesis on the history of Korean Architecture. Ultimately, a design of a concrete building, a crematorium, will be the final product of this thesis and will serve as a vehicle with which to experiment with my …
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Places for people: housing in historical context in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
The aim of this design thesis was to look carefully at the historical environment of the chosen site, and with the understanding developed from this exploration, to design a group of houses that would answer to the desires of the individual and the needs of the collective, or simply: to create …
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A recital hall in Provincetown
This is a design thesis. The project is a recital hall seating one hundred twelve people in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The most important issues in the design process were: 1) how to spiritually prepare the listeners and musicians for a performance; 2) what polysensory qualities must the space …
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With Children in Mind…
Industrial design is meant to improve the design of mass produced objects and by doing so to contribute to improve the users' quality of life. The designer's challenge is to balance functionality, aesthetic appeal and ease of use to create a successful market product. This industrial design thesis …
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A place of learning: a School of Architecture in Old Town
… of spaces ideal for "school" would make the designing of an institution of learning challenge the architect and awaken in him an awareness of what 'school ' wants to be, which is the same as saying an awareness of the form: ’school'. " L. Kahn The aim of this design thesis is to consider 'the …
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Design investigation of the Lake Calumet Complex: improving water quality to regenerate local industrial, community, and ecosystem resources
This design thesis is an inquiry of the highly industrialized urban landscape of the Lake Calumet Complex on the South Side of the City of Chicago. It examines geologic and anthropogenic strata within this region as waste used for staging various social, industrial, and ecological systems. Today, …
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The framework for the development of the southeast Tsinghua University campus
… campuses in the country. My main goal in this design thesis is: remove and demolish some old buildings and build up a campus net for the 21st century; establish a clear strategy for the long-range growth and future development; create out a big green belt in the campus and contribute it to the …
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Green Infrastructure: The Landscape of Urban EcoHousing
… needs to be a part of the solution. This design thesis project produces a prototype design for the Urban EcoHousing development on a city block in Alexandria, Virginia. Design goals for the project connect the "Ecological Services of the Urban Landscape" to the "Rights of the Urban …
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A proposal for the Museum of Art/Tallahassee at the Wahnish Cigar Factory Historic Site in the All Saints District
… center known as the All Saints Neighborhood. The Design Thesis which, focuses on the Arts Museum, is part of a larger study titled Implicit Structure. At all of the scales referenced above, implicit structure is a method that seeks a transformation of the inherent qualities and evolving …
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A Place in Public Space: Designing an Autism-Friendly Experience for Adults in Palmer Park
… and navigating the world with more autonomy. Design professions —including architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture— have progressively incorporated considerations for ASD into their spaces. Adult-specific, autism-friendly design guidelines existing today have honed in on …
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