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Architecture+Design 600, Joseph Krupczynski
Architecture+Design 600, Joseph Krupczynski
MIRA/LOOK: New Visions for Architecture in Holyoke (2008)
This studio promotes creative research and conceptually rigorous design methodologies that aim to illuminate, situate, and contest the complex circumstances within which a truly “sustainable” architecture can emerge — an architecture capable of escaping a narrow technological focus, while addressing the broader social and theoretical implications of sustainability. The interplay between site, culture and program is a key focus of the studio. Through critical assessments of a broad range of specific site conditions students develop investigative strategies for responsive architectural interventions that bridge the gap between theory and practice. This semester we will be working on a series of projects …
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area Scenic Analysis And Assessment: A Pilot Study, Jennifer Atwood Burney, Isabel Calle, Jia Jia, Amy Lash, Doug Mclean
Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area Scenic Analysis And Assessment: A Pilot Study, Jennifer Atwood Burney, Isabel Calle, Jia Jia, Amy Lash, Doug Mclean
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Studio and Student Research and Creative Activity
No abstract provided.
Ld 1 Progress Report 2007, Henry C. Renski, Catherine Reilly, David Douglass
Ld 1 Progress Report 2007, Henry C. Renski, Catherine Reilly, David Douglass
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
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A Clash Of Cultures: The Landscape Of The Sea Island Gullah, Elizabeth Brabec, Sharon Richardson
A Clash Of Cultures: The Landscape Of The Sea Island Gullah, Elizabeth Brabec, Sharon Richardson
Elizabeth Brabec
Home to the Gullah people, the Sea Islands in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia contain a culturally and ecologically distinct landscape. Descendents of plantation slaves brought to the United States between 1640 and 1850, the Gullah community has maintained a cultural identity that is reflected in a landscape pattern that is often at odds with dominant American culture. By analyzing the history of the development of Gullah culture, the genesis, contemporary meanings, and significance of the Gullah landscape pattern can be read. This article develops an understanding of the Gullah concepts of land ownership, place, community and proxemics, …
Do Bylaws Matter? Evaluating Conservation Subdivision Design, Elisabeth M. Hamin
Do Bylaws Matter? Evaluating Conservation Subdivision Design, Elisabeth M. Hamin
Elisabeth M. Hamin
This research investigates what public and private purposes are being achieved in projects permitted as conservation or open space subdivisions. An expert panel evaluated nine conservation subdivision designs (CSD), and found that CSDs overall provide more ecologically functional designs than would occur under traditional subdivision layout. In particular, open space goals tend to be well-achieved, while other aspects such as creativity, housing diversity, and other public goods are less satisfactory. However, evidence suggests that underlying socioeconomic and planning board issues are more explanatory in overall quality of projects than the specific contents of individual CSD bylaws. Results of related research …