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Healing Architecture: Engagement, Nature, Community, Antonio D. Hinson, Antonio D. Hinson
Healing Architecture: Engagement, Nature, Community, Antonio D. Hinson, Antonio D. Hinson
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
My thesis focused on exploring death as a part of life rather than looking at death as a separate entity. I reframed a Cancer Center that engaged life as part of a community with nature rather than a hospice center that embraced death. In today’s society, healthcare institutions are very isolated and disconnected from the public like gated communities. Most people I know do not like to go to hospitals if they can prevent it. I felt there needed to be a place where people with cancer could go that offered some respite from the conventional healthcare institutions. A place …
Creating Better American Cities: A Study Of Circulation And Common Spaces Of Public Housing, Jessica Wood
Creating Better American Cities: A Study Of Circulation And Common Spaces Of Public Housing, Jessica Wood
Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis will analyze common spaces and circulation spaces in terms of configuration (in relation to each other) and quality (whether they are interior, exterior, or allow space for interaction between residents) in an attempt to determine how stairs, elevators, hallways, and common spaces impact the level of community within a public housing project. Community in this study refers to lasting relationships among residents living in the same housing project. The goal is to answer the question “What role do circulation and common spaces play in the success or failure of a public housing project?” and to determine the best …