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Lost In Translation: Words And Buildings, Noel Brady
Lost In Translation: Words And Buildings, Noel Brady
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Review of book; Words & buildings - a vocabulary of modern architecture, by Adrian Forty
Design Recommendations Guide For Built Elements Within The Santa Clara River Reserve, Jordan W. Smith
Design Recommendations Guide For Built Elements Within The Santa Clara River Reserve, Jordan W. Smith
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
MISSION...
To preserve the cultural heritage, open space, recreational opportunities, and resource values of the Santa Clara River Reserve for our communities through a Recreation and Open Space management Plan that provides for resource protection, interpretative education, traditional use, and planned recreation.
GOAL...
To foster a sense of place that balances the need for resource protection with the need for recreational opportunities that offer a range of experience outcomes. The Plan will identify educational opportunities that inform the public about sensitive resources and cultural heritage, and be responsive to changing community needs through adaptive management strategies.
Personal Restoration Garden Design: In Search Of Balance, Don Burger
Personal Restoration Garden Design: In Search Of Balance, Don Burger
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Life in today's society dictates that all of us need healing from time to time. Maladies and illnesses take ever higher tolls on our bodies, while work and life-related stress tax our willpower, mental health, and even our souls. The incidence of stress-related illness and fatigue is reaching almost epidemic proportions. The National Institute on Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans is affected by mental illness of some sort. That equates to over 57 million people in the United States alone (NIMH 2006).
Jamie Hyatt Memorials, Jamie Lea Hyatt
Jamie Hyatt Memorials, Jamie Lea Hyatt
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
In the words of Carlo Scarpa, "remembering is like constructing and then traveling again through a space" (Scarpa 2000). It is my desire to illustrate the importance of using a collective memory and emotion when designing a space. To demonstrate my findings I will relate the importance of memory and emotion, as tools designers can use in conveying meaning through design, with four different memorial spaces. These memorials include the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.; the Meditation Space in Paris, France; the Oklahoma City Memorial in Oklahoma City; and the East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany. It is my hope …
David Chipperfield: Questions Of Meaning, Noel Brady
David Chipperfield: Questions Of Meaning, Noel Brady
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Interview with David Chipperfield Architect
The Mayne Event: All Things Are Possible, Noel Brady
The Mayne Event: All Things Are Possible, Noel Brady
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Interview with Thom Mayne Architect of Morphosis Architects.
Bio-Solar Home The Integrated Design Approach For Renewable And Sustainable Solution, Soontorn Boonyatikarn, Vorasun Buranakarn
Bio-Solar Home The Integrated Design Approach For Renewable And Sustainable Solution, Soontorn Boonyatikarn, Vorasun Buranakarn
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
Site design and land use concepts are extremely important for housingdesign and urban renewal concept, especially when their relates toenergy conservation and sustainable development. The solution presented willinclude the investigation of microclimate elements along with the actual moni-toring data. The solution is finally used for designing the future bio-solar homewhich has proved to be very successful.