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Showing 1 to 20 of 276 for “"Rebuilding"”.
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FOUNDATIONS: Rebuilding After Mental Breakdown
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Rebuilding In Post War Syria
… among others, organizations participating in the rebuilding and assistance effort often resort to temporary and transitional settlements. Unfortunately, such displaced populations end up living in these potentially deteriorating settlements for many years with their lives at a standstill, while …
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Greensburg, Kansas : rebuilding a green town
… can learn from its example. For Greensburg, rebuilding green means creating a healthy future for the next generation. Greensburg interprets green to not only signify environmental conservation, but also, if not more importantly, a strategy for community development and economic stability. …
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Rebuilding the Past, Sustaining the Future
By researching natural disaster displacement and the process in which we rebuild, I have found that by creating a modular prefabricate unit that is both cost efficient and easy to construct, we can significantly reduce the rebuild time, reduce people from leaving, as well as encourage new residents …
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Architecture At War: Rebuilding After Destruction
… leaves a memory and shapes it. The process of rebuilding raises complex questions: How do we rebuild after that has which been destroyed? What should be rebuilt? Is rebuilding necessary? There are no easy answers and the choices made will reverberate through generations, influencing what …
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Rebuilding the city from an ecological perspective
The depth and severity of the planet's ecological and social crisis demands solutions and actions which exceed the capacity and ability of our dominant paradigm. Western culture -- its set of values, attitudes, ethics, institutions and traditions -- is inherently non-sustainable. This is especially …
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Molding the unshapely structure : rebuilding Boston Chinatown
This study is an attempt to interpret and comprehend the development pattern of urban form in an ethnic community, in this case Boston Chinatown. The study does not propose a detailed urban design framework but calls for a sensitivity in future design interventions for strengthening the cohesive …
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Blockchain : digitally rebuilding the real estate industry
There are tremendous potential applications for blockchain technology, an innovative distributed ledger database system, within the real estate industry. This paper will explore one aspect-recording property titles- by comparing the benefits and limitations of a blockchain with those of the current …
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Uncommon ground : property, coordination, and rebuilding New Orleans
… may be better positioned to engender successful rebuilding by accommodating and reconciling the interests of individual property owners.
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Rebuilding the urban margin and the modern ideal
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Living in Arverne : rebuilding the experience of landscape
How do we approach the inhabitation of a landscape? Starting with an understanding of the ecological system, the design acts as an enabler to the landscape, both at the scale of the urban plan and at the scale of the architecture. By paying attention to the forces of the air and water, the newly …
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Rebuilding the Jefferson pool houses, Warm Springs, Virginia
The warm springs pools, a natural wonder, are worth protecting and preserving. They are an important monument to the history and culture of the area. Architecture has the opportunity to function as a catalyst to reuse and reinterpret spaces in order to strengthen their place in history. This thesis …
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Rebuilding the Catholic Brand in America: An Isocratean Perspective
This dissertation attempts to rebuild the American Catholic brand fractured by the priests' sexual abuse scandals, using Isocrates' theory of self-defense and self-representation as found in his Antidosis. The work conceptualizes the Catholic Church as a brand because it is a religious organization …
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Answering the bell : rebuilding New Orleans around neighborhood schools
… planning processes. In this context, residential rebuilding decisions in substantially flood damaged neighborhoods may be influenced by the status of the neighborhood school. As residential redevelopment patterns begin to emerge in spring 2008, the master planning process for the public school …
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Not So Correct: Rebuilding with the Fragments of Memories
… that remains in memory? Defining success of rebuilding is highly subjective as people value various elements in memory differently. Furthermore, verifying the result of rebuilding is difficult in the absence of the original author. Thus, the goal of this thesis is not to provide an universal …
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Tectonic studies in Beichuan : rebuilding the Beichuan Middle School
In his essay, Studies in Tectonic Culture, Kenneth Frampton asserts that the built environment is "first and foremost a construction, and only later an abstract discourse." Building upon this logic, this thesis asks how can we evaluate and critique architecture on it's material, tactile and …
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Life on the streets: rebuilding community in America's cities
A study of the current urban condition in America with a focus on the lack of permanent residents and community mindedness in our urban centers. The sources of urban blight are discussed along with some possible cures or solutions. A proposal for change is submitted for urban centers in general and …
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Rebuilding local food systems: marketing and economic implications for communities
The research community has identified value chains as one of the most successful ways for small and mid-scale distributors, focused on providing locally sources foods to structure their businesses. The concept of value chains is still relatively new, so by conducting case studies of successful …
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Rebuilding Place: Exploring Strategies to Align Place Identity During Relocation
Relocation can be a difficult time for employees as they struggle to adjust to a new work environment. A work environment functions to allow employees to accomplish daily tasks related to their job. Workspace is also significant in providing employees with a sense of self. This research examined …
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Rebuilding Place: Exploring Strategies to Align Place Identity During Relocation
Relocation can be a difficult time for employees as they struggle to adjust to a new work environment. A work environment functions to allow employees to accomplish daily tasks related to their job. Workspace is also significant in providing employees with a sense of self. This research examined …
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