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Showing 1 to 20 of 225 for “"Washington DC"”.
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Washington DC Aquarium
This project is about re-establishing Maryland Avenue as a pedestrian corridor. Increasing pedestrian traffic along this axis will physically reconnect the Capitol Building to the Jefferson Memorial and provide the opportunity for commercial and cultural revitalization. Consideration of the urban …
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Urban Rhythms of Washington DC
… any city, each city holds a unique DNA. Why does Washington DC feel different than Chicago, New York, or Philadelphia? How does the architecture manifest this genetic code? I began to seek an architectural program where I could explore these questions. As a trained jazz drummer, I desired to …
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School of performing arts in Georgetown, Washington, DC
A building that lives in the mind of the people and gives them a sense of belonging. It is the memory of the town.
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Green Building Design 300H Street NE, Washington DC
How to understand the concept of GREEN in an architectural perspective is the aim of my thesis. Aside from the basic concepts of sustainable building design, such as climate responsive layout, natural systems from daylight to fresh air providing a superior environment for the occupants as well as a …
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Local Economic Investment and Crime: Neighborhood Change in Washington, DC
… large-scale economic investment and crime in Washington, DC neighborhood clusters (N=39) from 2001 to 2007. Using panel data and a two-way fixed effects analytic strategy, results indicate that investment in large scale economic development projects (in millions of dollars) and crime rates …
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Living with Water: Re-Imagining Urban Hydrologies in Washington, DC
… partially piped and highly polluted waterway in Washington, DC, this thesis will propose a way to make visible and reconnect separated parts of water infrastructure - natural waterways, water supply, and wastewater systems - re-conceptualizing them as parts of a single, dynamic ecosystem. It will …
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Stadium development and urban renewal : a look at Washington, DC
… benefits related to urban real estate renewal. Washington, DC provides a recent example of urban arena development that led to significant local investment in the development of the surrounding area. Construction of the Verizon Center led to development of residential, office, and retail product …
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Mobile Monitoring of Air Quality in the Washington DC Region
… distribution of air quality in Arlington, VA and Washington DC using mobile monitoring. The main objectives of this study are: 1. Deploy a year-long sampling campaign in the Washington DC region to capture the within-city variability of air quality for Particle Number Concentration (PNC), fine …
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Street Trees as a Source of Timber in Washington, DC
Recycling felled urban trees that are hazardous or unhealthy is increasingly viewed as a viable practice to control disposal costs, promote environmental practices, and support local commerce. Wide spread waste wood utilization is encumbered by numerous presumptions about wood quantity, quality, …
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Architecture as Host: A New Youth Hostel in Washington, DC
… research and design of a new youth hostel for Washington, D.C. The etymological duality of host is confronted in the project's structure, as well as its liminal spaces. This new hostel offers comfort, protection, affordable accommodation, learning opportunities, and moments of camaraderie to …
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ReHABit : claiming endangered structures in Washington DC to rethink subsidized housing
There is an affordable housing crisis today in Washington D.C. that is the result of a uniquely complicated history of a capital city and a current economic boom. This thesis responds to that crisis by proposing a new program of subsidized housing that differs from the historically large scale, …
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DC's Marble ceiling : urban height and its regulation in Washington, DC
Washington, DC has a unique urban form that is the result of a century-old law. Through the narrow lens of DC's height limit, I survey a range of topics related to urban height, starting with a review of its history of regulation, highlighting society's tenuous relationship with tall buildings. …
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The Nature of Building A Public Arts Complex in Washington, DC
"Construction is the art of making a meaningful whole out of many parts. Buildings are witnesses to the human ability to construct concrete things. I believe that the real core of all architectural work lies in the art of construction. At the point in time when concrete materials are assembled and …
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Risk Analysis and Damage Assessment For Flood Prone Areas in Washington DC
… method for estimating flooding damages in Washington by supplying combination of the mentioned parameters to the HAZUS-MH 2.0 program. The results of this research is useful for planning purposes, such as reducing natural hazard losses and preparing emergency response and recovery. It is …
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Producing Authenticity: The Process, Politics and Impacts of Cultural Preservation in Washington, DC
… American neighborhood, U Street/Shaw, within Washington, DC. An analysis of the implementation of the guiding vision for the neighborhood's cultural redevelopment, The DUKE Plan, occurs on three scales: neighborhood, anchor institutions, and individual (residents and visitors). Pro-growth …
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Urban Rhythms: A School of Music and Mixed-Use Project for Washington, DC.
I believe that there are certain forces, I call them rhythms, which exist in the urban environment. They are rhythms because they are both physically and perceptually dynamic. These rhythms shape the city, and give character to the different neighborhoods in the city. They help organize the sites …
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Community Development, Research, and Reinvestment: The Struggle against Redlining in Washington, DC, 1970-1995
… describe the community reinvestment movement in Washington, DC from 1970 until 1985. Though the movement began as isolated private advocacy in the early 1970s, it helped pass key pieces of federal legislation, such as the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and the Community Reinvestment Act …
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Private in Public - Public in Private: A Library on H Street NE Washington, DC
… is on the corner of 12th and H Streets NE in Washington, DC. Its location in a rebounding streetscape demands that the library give the surrounding context a large role in its design. Public space is a priority, and the building is porous to extend the exterior into the interior and vice …
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A Study of Translating the Weaving Art into Architecture: Carpet Museum in Washington DC
CARPET is a mystery, It is not just woven one knot after the other It is a POEM, written one word after the other A SONG, composed one note after the other A PAINTING, done one color after the other A WALL, stacked one brick after (on) another. My architectural thesis began with the question of the …
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