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Infrastructural Urbanism: Hybridizing Our Networks, Hannah Boyd
Infrastructural Urbanism: Hybridizing Our Networks, Hannah Boyd
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
“The story of people can be told through our infrastructure. In the rise and fall of cities throughout history, the places best positioned for a thriving future have always been those that offer systems to create the lives that we want. And we can see that as the innovations of canals, aqueducts, railroads, and highways did in their time, the kind of infrastructure that we build today matters to our success. If we do it right, it will forever transform our way of life.”
– Ryan Gravel1
Urban edges are created through interstices, spaces intervening between one thing and …
Divine Intervention: Designed For Social Evolution By Integrating Natural Order, Anatoshia L. Wyatt
Divine Intervention: Designed For Social Evolution By Integrating Natural Order, Anatoshia L. Wyatt
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
There is a long tradition in architecture of using ordering systems found in nature and science to create built space. This thesis builds upon such line of thought to propose new design methods based on ordering systems with a particular focus on social relations. It focuses on the design of a community center in the city of Atlanta which is considered as a catalyst for jumpstarting the betterment of society through improvement of social bonds, community involvement, activism, meditation, and the integration of nature in the community. The design is situated on the Bellwood Quarry site and creates an ecological …
Scalar Resiliency In The Age Of Disruption, Brandon Aultman
Scalar Resiliency In The Age Of Disruption, Brandon Aultman
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
Natural storm surges and global sea level rise cause devastating effects, whether it’s leaving over a million of residents homeless or dooming an entire
coastline ecosystem with little to no hopes of recovery. Current responsive methods consist the issue of unequal priortization within coastal resiliency
design because of site scalar characteristics. A design that incorporates an equity of attention towards all elements of resiliency will lead to a responsive
solution that can transcend any scale of site. I will begin to analyze the elements of effective resiliency; adaptation, affordability, community, sustainability
and customization, in order to provide a balanced solution …
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space In An Era Of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space In An Era Of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
Architecture reacted to the Technological Revolution of the late 19th century with inspired proposals of optimistic expectation for the new era. The advancements of elevators, escalators and air conditioning meant almost limitless potential for the scale and scope of the built environment. However, society quickly realized the advantageous reality of this technology: Their buildings no longer needed the cities which surrounded them.
Endless interiors and “cities-within-cities” meant the possibility of a lifestyle where people could choose to never again interact with the undesirables of the true city. The built environment actively resisted the collective. A trend of self-interested architectures affected …