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2009

Sustainability

Architecture Theses

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Bridging The Gap: A Symbiotic Approach, Nicholas Czarniecki Jan 2009

Bridging The Gap: A Symbiotic Approach, Nicholas Czarniecki

Architecture Theses

Some architectural themes to be explored in this project have to deal with sustainability, passive environment systems, the play between new and old, and public and private. These themes are important because of the obvious need for solutions for energy usage when it comes to building sustainably. The goal of the thesis is to creat a culture that is sustainable through the interaction of young and old people in a built environment.


Learning Through Nature: Mount Holyoke Environmental Research And Education Center, Sari M. Lipnick Jan 2009

Learning Through Nature: Mount Holyoke Environmental Research And Education Center, Sari M. Lipnick

Architecture Theses

I plan on doing this by creating an area located along a river or body of water that people will be able to interact and learn from its ecosystem and wildlife. I would like this to be a space that allows for the public to come and learn either indoors or outdoors with a variety of tools. By creating two defined areas functioning as elementary learning and university learning it would allow the variety of participants to come into the space and even interact with each other. One goal of mine would be to explore this interaction and control it, …