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Head Space: An Exploration Into Design Code, Gaylon Lerch
Head Space: An Exploration Into Design Code, Gaylon Lerch
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
This thesis explores the field of medical research for data to support the assertion that today’s coding standards are not performing in a way that fully addresses the needs of occupants of the built environment. This thesis will pull from the fields of psychology, physical medicine, and architecture to establish what current codes are, how they are deficient, and how they can be rectified, improved upon, or added if not already existing. The method used to establish the criteria of basic needs for healthy human function is established through understanding of how light, sound, and overall spatial quality effects the …
Encapsulating Sound, Jackie Soto
Encapsulating Sound, Jackie Soto
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
This thesis aims to identify the acoustic anomalies of Cannon Chapel by understanding how its visitants typically occupy the flexible space, the use of materials, and the shape of the spaces, and therefore to accurately resolve those acoustic anomalies, improving the auditory experience of those visitants and advancing architectural acoustic research.