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Showing 1 to 20 of 219 for “"plaza"”.
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Reimagining McKeldin Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland
This thesis focuses upon the redesign of McKeldin Plaza in Baltimore, MD. Situated beside the Inner Harbor and at the intersection of Pratt and Light Street, this occupies an important space in the city, functioning as a crossroads between several important urban landmarks. However, a …
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A Citizen Plaza in Blacksburg
… design and development of a citizen parking and plaza project. The site is located in the downtown Blacksburg area and not far from the Virginia Tech main campus. By utilizing the idea of a lifted groundmass, the project creates a new place both for the town and the university. The space …
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Economic evaluation of toll plaza operations
… method to estimate delay and stops in toll plazas. These variables are then utilized to evaluate user costs and toxic gases emitted in toll plazas. A large amount of information on highway user costs was collected and synthesized to be incorporated in this economic evaluation. …
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Camden Plaza: a mixed-use megastructure
… imagery. This system is manipulated to produce plazas and public spaces at many levels throughout the complex. The complex 's relationship to the 1855 Camden Station is also a major issue.
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Developing Microscopic Toll Plaza Model Using Paramics
… do not come readily available with built in toll plaza models. On the other hand, many researchers have independently developed toll plaza models, which can only model an isolated toll plaza without the road network. These toll plaza models, which are based on queuing theory (and some are …
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Park Plaza : the value of public claims
Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Labor Heights Plaza: Place for an Emergent Public
… A literature review provides background in plaza form and history, as well as some theories on immigration and assimilation. The case study examines a publicly-funded day labor waiting center. Lessons learned from this case study, as well as site analysis and a review of user needs, are then …
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Innovation Plaza: Improving Teaching and Learning in Engineering Education
Innovation-Plaza at the University of New Mexico represents a significant advance in improvement in instruction, higher rates of student retention and graduation, and greater success for students traditionally underserved by engineering programs. Through the employment of improved teaching methods …
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Design of the United Europe Plaza, New York City
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1958.
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Factors that Influence the Social Life and Vitality of Public Open Spaces in Maracaibo - Venezuela. Case Study: Plaza de la Madre and Plaza de la República
Plaza de la Madre and Plaza de la República., located in Maracaibo, Venezuela, are two important urban plazas studied from a social perspective, based on the belief that people and their needs should be addressed in public plaza design and renovations. The research problem is based on the fact …
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Boston City Hall Plaza, a study of its value for people.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1970. M.Arch.
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A public library and plaza for the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts
Thesis (B.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1957.
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Alexandria University: an updated public learning institution and urban civic plaza
This project can be described in terms of the three main elements it explores: the relationship between the building and its context, the use of the structural system as an integral part of the architectural language and finally, the degree to which a building can be both specific and flexible …
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La ‛zorra’ y la silla de ruedas en la plaza de mercado
El día a día de una familia de Guateque, cuyos tres miembros son personas en condición de discapacidad, es un trabajo arduo y constante. Nada en el municipio está adaptado a sus necesidades especiales.
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Is public space still possible? : lessons from City Hall Plaza ideas competition
… sponsored the Revitalizing City Hall Plaza Ideas Competition. The Competition sought ideas from design professionals and lay people for ways to popularize and invigorate City Hall Plaza. The program espoused by Mayor Menino was simple: "We must create an atmosphere that will more …
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Comparing two post occupancy evaluation methods with an urban plaza test case
Post occupancy evaluation is part of a design-evaluation-design cycle in which designers learn from their successes and mistakes and subsequently improve their designs. But, if designers want to make most effective use of information collected in such studies they must be done reliably and …
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Understanding change : public space constructin in Bogota, Colombia, the Plaza de San Victorino
… along with Bogotano’s during these years. The Plaza de San Victorino located in the downtown area of the city was one of the major renovation projects that the city underwent around the year 2000. Its analysis is representative of the evolution of Bogota’s public spaces during these years. This …
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An analysis of the preclassic households beneath the main plaza at Colha, Belize
… the Preclassic remains beneath the Main Plaza at Colha, Belize, this thesis seeks to test criteria for determining structure function, via household analysis. The criteria employed in differentiating between domestic and public contexts are generally the same as those used in the analysis …
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One Adderley plaza constructing an urban responsive skyscraper in Cape Town's city bowl
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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