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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"urban block"”.
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Collective urban block
Since the economic reform in 1978, urban planning in China has shifted from spatial manifestation of economic planning to projective planning. This rapid mode of policy-driven urbanization has instrumentalized infrastructural development using the master plan as tools to promote urbanization for …
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Live Work Studios: A Continuation of Cady's Alley
… context of artist live/work studios in a dense urban block.
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Modal Shifts: Row Houses and Alley Houses in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
… in a housing development for a tight, typical urban block. Recognizing that the equilibrium between these opposites fluctuates and is different for each inhabitant, the connecting thresholds are expandable and changeable.
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Future perfect : reintegrating housing and production in the Berlin Block/
… the past and present, this thesis proposes a new block typology that intrinsically links the production of goods with issues of resource scarcity and the need for affordable housing as a counter-proposition to the planned Media-Spree Development in Berlin. Reconsidering the history of the urban …
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Architecture as Connector to Nature
… by setting the architecture in the center of a urban block, the thesis can draw upon this high contrast to reinforce the connections it has constructed and made between the user and the natural environment.
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Design a house typology : a case study of Boston's Back Bay
… formal relations among chosen elements at the block and building levels. The rules are applied for generating a house type. Type exists in the social body, which consolidates social agreement and therefore is closely related to the sharing of images. Rules can be used for describing the images …
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Role of Solar-Reflective Coating in Improving Building Envelope Thermal Performance in the Urban Context of Phoenix, Arizona
… income, changing lifestyles and more interest in urbanization, and easy access to electricity. These factors lead to rising demand for energy. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) monthly review for the year 2020 showed that the building sector accounted for about 76% of electricity use …
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Daylit density : a simulation-based framework towards performance-aware zoning and real estate development
… that promotes living and working in high-density urban areas. Increasing urban density, however, leads to a conflict between space-use efficiency and access to daylight. To manage this conflict and to ensure sufficient solar access, cities have traditionally relied on zoning guidelines that …
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Dense urbanism at the old edge: conflict and reconciliation of streets and buildings
… As these evolve, do they converge towards the urban forms of traditional cities? This question is explored based on a study of urban areas in the Atlanta Metropolitan Region. Atlanta Downtown, Decatur and Marietta, are compared to the new centers in Buckhead, Cumberland and Perimeter. The …
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Density and design: the impact of urban densification on design qualities in residential neighbourhoods
This study is focused on the concept of urban intensification, investigating the costs and benefits of higher density urban development. It attempts to define the exact physical patterns and spatial characteristic of the density of residential urban areas in order to establish the extent to which …
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Over Growth: a metabolic densification of Cape Town
… for growing populations and immigration into urban centres. As a result cities are becoming increasingly densified especially in developing countries2. Densification, and the associated growth, provides many social and cultural benefits, but can lead to increased pollution, environmental …
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A Comprehensive Methodology for Detecting, Classifying and Comparing Urban Blocks with Artificial Intelligence
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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URBAN REGENERATIVE DESIGN A PROTOTYPE DESIGN DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES OF THE FUTURE
… a benchmark for achieving a self-sufficient urban sustainable design solution albeit with the understanding that such a benchmark may never be attained by urban designers fully. The past decade has seen a motivation to develop, apply and assess sustainable solutions through a comprehensive …
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Energy Performance Assessment of Building Stocks - Enhancing Quality Data Flows for Urban Energy Analysis
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Návrh soudobé udržitelné městské struktury pro město 21. století
Zadáním diplomové práce je návrh soudobé udržitelné městské struktury pro město 21. století. Návrh má za cíl propojit městské části Břeclav a Poštorná. Práce analyzuje obě stávající čtvrti a na základě analýz navazuje na velmi rozdílné typy zástavby. V rámci udržitelnosti návrh využívá stávající …