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Letters To Anyone, Michelle L. Dickson Jan 2011

Letters To Anyone, Michelle L. Dickson

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

Letters to Anyone is written as a parallel text to the body of work I’ve created during my time in graduate school, culminating in the installation almost‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐release.

This thesis deals with my personal narrative as a way to understand the ideas and concepts that my work is derived from. Specific topics include memory, the body, time, process, space, and change.


Community Restoration: Reconciling The Legacy Of Contaminated Sites Within Our Communities, Kristofer H. Kennedy Jan 2011

Community Restoration: Reconciling The Legacy Of Contaminated Sites Within Our Communities, Kristofer H. Kennedy

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

Separation, removal, and relocation are the initial steps in the “clean-up” of a contaminated site. While crucial to safeguarding the public health of adjacent communities and the surrounding environment, conventional remediation is subtractive from the community leaving many psychological wounds untreated. Architecture has the greatest potential to address the social concerns which contribute to the complexities of redeveloping a contaminated site.

Focusing on the 52 acre former General Electric Brownfield site in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, I have explored through design alternative approaches for the redevelopment of contaminated sites. My design research focuses on the ways in which architecture can be used …


A Process Of Design: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dennis R. Berfield Mr. Jan 2011

A Process Of Design: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dennis R. Berfield Mr.

Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014

A collaborative process, when implemented for a theatrical production, not only reinforces a design team's ability to tell a story, it supports a artistically unified design that can be communicated easily to all members of a production team regardless of their production role. The information within this thesis is documentation of a collaborative process between the Scenic Designer and the production team for the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin with music and lyrics by William Finn. Preliminary design images, model photographs, Autodesk AutoCAD design plates, …


The Meeting, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

The Meeting, Katie Wynkoop

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Mothertongue Spring 2011 (Full Document), Mothertongue Editors Jan 2011

Mothertongue Spring 2011 (Full Document), Mothertongue Editors

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Two Poems, John Fallon Jan 2011

Two Poems, John Fallon

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A Mi Hijo / To My Son, Luis M. Valdiviezo Arista Jan 2011

A Mi Hijo / To My Son, Luis M. Valdiviezo Arista

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The Judgement, Ilia Kurenkov Jan 2011

The Judgement, Ilia Kurenkov

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Troublemaker, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

Troublemaker, Katie Wynkoop

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Bahia Nicoya, Catherine Richotte Jan 2011

Bahia Nicoya, Catherine Richotte

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My Life In America, Huihong Bao Jan 2011

My Life In America, Huihong Bao

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La Sirena De Punta Mala, Catherine Richotte Jan 2011

La Sirena De Punta Mala, Catherine Richotte

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Les Reves / Dreams, Kelsey Pratto Jan 2011

Les Reves / Dreams, Kelsey Pratto

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Who I Really Am ???, Subash Pathak Jan 2011

Who I Really Am ???, Subash Pathak

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Greenhouse Pest, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

Greenhouse Pest, Katie Wynkoop

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Exposition, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

Exposition, Katie Wynkoop

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The Neighborhood, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

The Neighborhood, Katie Wynkoop

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A Beautiful Start To The End Of The World, Maria Turrero Garcia Jan 2011

A Beautiful Start To The End Of The World, Maria Turrero Garcia

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Corrientes Mala, Catherine Richotte Jan 2011

Corrientes Mala, Catherine Richotte

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L'Haiku Urbano Da Verona / Urban Haiku From Verona, John "Gianni" Carey Jan 2011

L'Haiku Urbano Da Verona / Urban Haiku From Verona, John "Gianni" Carey

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Through A Folk Art Gallery: Down Cultural Memory Lane, Ekaterina Ites Jan 2011

Through A Folk Art Gallery: Down Cultural Memory Lane, Ekaterina Ites

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Der Ritter: Zwei Lieder / The Knight: Two Songs, Robert La Posta Jan 2011

Der Ritter: Zwei Lieder / The Knight: Two Songs, Robert La Posta

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The Parlor, Katie Wynkoop Jan 2011

The Parlor, Katie Wynkoop

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Torn Kite, Mostafizur Rahman Jan 2011

Torn Kite, Mostafizur Rahman

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Complainte D'Une Jeune Terrienne / Complaint Of A Young Earthling, Aliya Noshahi Jan 2011

Complainte D'Une Jeune Terrienne / Complaint Of A Young Earthling, Aliya Noshahi

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Bijagual Creek, Cathering Richotte Jan 2011

Bijagual Creek, Cathering Richotte

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Pastoral Paz, Catherine Richotte Jan 2011

Pastoral Paz, Catherine Richotte

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