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Incision Of Division, Nicoletta Kyverniti
Incision Of Division, Nicoletta Kyverniti
Architecture Senior Theses
Conflict is a timeless topic of conversation, rising and recurring in various parts of the world. Whether active or dormant, the conflict exists within our urban environments in multiple forms and scales. A border that cannot be crossed. A building that cannot be accessed. A view that cannot be seen. It defines how we move within our cities and creates distinct boundaries. Architecture can diverge form its current use of division to instead exhibit the potential for mediation. It can confront the divide through incisions into the existing site thus exposing the need to intervention. It can cerate a wall …
Divided Cyprus, Nicola Kyverniti
Divided Cyprus, Nicola Kyverniti
Architecture Thesis Prep
Creating urban interventions in the city at different scales and sites strategically chosen to attract the city population would have the potential to expose the state of the urban fabric. Nodes designed to alter the perspective of the occupant. Exposure created through the language of architecture. Revealling dividing elements emphasizes the need for a true symbol of dialogue and freedom of discussion between the separated communities. At a global scale, conflict is not something that can truly be resolved or diminished. The notion of conflict occurs in certain locations at different periods, following the evolution of political, social, economic, and …
It Takes A Village: The Decentralized School, James Ben Harrison
It Takes A Village: The Decentralized School, James Ben Harrison
Architecture Senior Theses
"I contend that architecture should act as a threshold that mediates between education and community in order to create a "decentralized educational facility" that revolves around the concept of educational space, that Jhn Dewet describes as a communal environment which fosters interaction. The resulting programmatic overlap will create something that is more than a school, by incorporating existing community accessible activities that work with the school. This intervention will create an opportunity to enhance the performance of the school and redefine the educational situation as [school as community] rather than [school or community]."
J.L.M. Lauwerkis And K.P.C. De Bazel: Architecture And Theosophy, Susan R. Henderson
J.L.M. Lauwerkis And K.P.C. De Bazel: Architecture And Theosophy, Susan R. Henderson
School of Architecture - All Scholarship
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