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Re-Covery, Mark Christopher Manis Dec 2011

Re-Covery, Mark Christopher Manis

Masters Theses

This thesis concerns itself with the recovery of the history of Las Vegas, the effects of historic knowledge upon the cities present identity, and how focus on its past can effect individuals in its community and visitors from afar at present. Further it concerns itself with the quality of living, or lack thereof, in the surrounding neighborhoods of the thesis’ design site, The Old Mormon Fort, and seeks to make a healthy contribution to its community. The Old Mormon fort is the earliest site of modern day human settlement in Las Vegas, and in many ways has been the foundation …


Inhabiting The Periphery: A Dialogue Between Individual And Site, Robert Oliver Kown Aug 2011

Inhabiting The Periphery: A Dialogue Between Individual And Site, Robert Oliver Kown

Masters Theses

What is a periphery? We can think about this word in more than one way. First off, peripheries are places that exist as spatial conditions in cities, They indicate edges and places that have been left behind. Spaces that have lost their meaning. But in this thesis I will use the word in another way as well. What does the periphery mean for us today? What are those parts of our lives that have been marginalized, and how can we begin to reclaim what has been lost? It is the aim of this thesis to address these issues of the …


The Genesis Project: The Synthesis Of Man, Environment, And Technology, Omar Sidney Bakeer May 2011

The Genesis Project: The Synthesis Of Man, Environment, And Technology, Omar Sidney Bakeer

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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Univercity Living Room, Stephen Townsend May 2011

Univercity Living Room, Stephen Townsend

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.