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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"beachfront"”.
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A Beachfront High-rise
This beachfront high-rise, sited in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is inspired by Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille with floors that switch back to boast views of the Chesapeake Bay and Lynnhaven Inlet. Its large glazed facades are oriented to the west, so residents can enjoy evening …
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Design(ing) strategies for a sustainable and resilient coastal beachfront community
Coastal beachfront environments are especially vulnerable because of conflict between growing development pressure toward coastal areas, and insufficient protection from natural hazards, particularly storm events and rising tides. Much research concerning that situation has been undertaken and many …
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Flexing the Flux: Re-Appropriating Muizenberg Beachfront as a response to contextual dynamism
… how responsive design approaches may apply to beachfront landscapes. The process is thus used as a catalytic guide for the dissertation that follows.
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The City and its interfaces: An Approach to Recover the Natural and Cultural Landscape at the Beachfront in St. Augustine Beach, Florida
… loss of the uniqueness of a place. A section of beachfront in St. Augustine Beach, Florida that has suffered beach erosion and development pressures was chosen for the study. The result is an alternative proposal to costly dredging and beach reclamation that includes a series of tools, …
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Contextualising the Muizenberg Civic Centre: an investigation into urban and environmental integration
… whilst taking full advantage of its prime beachfront location.
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Property investment returns, a comparison by property sector
… an investment sector in its own right, a "Prime Beachfront Section" sector was included in the study in response to a significant number of requests for information on how this property sector performs in relation to the other more generally recognised investment sectors. The results have been …
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Morphological and Physiological Leaf Adaptations to Seasonal and Diurnal Abiotic Stress for Two Barrier Island Sand Dune Species
… plans, functioning to provide protection to beachfront property while maintaining natural habitat and sustaining ecosystem processes. Information regarding the leaf morphological and physiological adaptations of native dune vegetation to seasonal and diurnal abiotic stress will be essential …
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eBhish' - articulations of Black Oceanic presence eThekwini
… South Africa. Ibhish' laseThekwini (the Durban beachfront), a seaside public space, is imbued with a racialized tension that stems from these colonial histories. Historically, the beach was the nation's premier seaside destination and drew crowds of white beachgoers, particularly during the …
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Sea + Survival: choreographing dune systems to defend against sea-level rise
… commandeering large portions of the coastal beachfront. The small portion of the beach that is then left for the local communities to enjoy is the most at risk to sea-level rise. It is at this moment where my dissertation lands itself, in the investigation of the pinch-point between human and …