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Reclaiming Identity Through Spectacle, Miguel Antonio Felices
Reclaiming Identity Through Spectacle, Miguel Antonio Felices
Architecture Senior Theses
"The space of cultural spectacle can lead to a re-definiteion of identity in Condado through architectural implications that capitalize rather than 'sole' its state of ambivalence. For the foreigner who seeks the exotic and the denizen who seeks the authentic, the cultural spectacle can become a point of convergence.
Architecture has the capacity to mould an ambiguous cultural identity by facilitating and sustaining the cultural expressions of a people though a space of spectacle."
{Perm] House: Performance Of Recycled Materials, Cristina Alonso
{Perm] House: Performance Of Recycled Materials, Cristina Alonso
Architecture Senior Theses
"The construction of single-family housing units will prodive an opportunity to design using recycled materials. This thesis seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of the unit's performance in a tropical climate, through means of passive cooling; in particular the promotion of comfort ventilation during the daytime."