School For Autism - Responding To Autism, 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University
School For Autism - Responding To Autism, Roy D. Abdun-Nur
Theses and Dissertations
Schools can often be overstimulating environments for children with autism. Creating a space where these children can thrive is what this project explored. The site used for this exploration was the Lewis Ginter Recreation Association on the north end of Richmond, VA. Children with autism have very sensitive needs, so exploring these needs within the context of an educational setting provided for an in-depth journey into the lives of those affected by autism.
Kensington Center For Health: An Exploration Of Health, Wellness And The Built Environment., 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University
Kensington Center For Health: An Exploration Of Health, Wellness And The Built Environment., Rose Peck
Theses and Dissertations
This is a project that explores how design can integrate medical treatment and community support. The high prevalence of chronic disease is creating a national healthcare crisis. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Consideration of a holistic sense of well-being that focuses on disease resistance, resilience, and self-management is necessary to realize and sustain health outcomes. Community engagement is imperative to improve adherence rates for lifestyle changes. This project aims to design a community wellness space that is focused on prevention, resilience and self-management. A new typology of a community-anchored wellness clinic …
Universal Design Project St. Michael's House 1., 2015 Technological University Dublin
Universal Design Project St. Michael's House 1., Andrea Deac, Jamie Lyons, Jennifer Mcauley, Jennifer Olakitan
Students Learning with Communities
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Sustainability As A Positive Attribute On Equine Therapy Design: An Interdisciplinary Study, 2015 University of Akron Main Campus
The Effects Of Sustainability As A Positive Attribute On Equine Therapy Design: An Interdisciplinary Study, Andria Sinclair
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Interdisciplinary studies have brought benefits to introducing new solutions to the traditional environment and traditional therapies. Sustainability in relation to design has been suggested in 2006, by the Center for Building Performance and Diagnostic (CBPD) at Carnegie Mellon University to incorporate daylight, solar, heat and ventilation of the natural environment combined with the innovations of current technologies (Whitmore, 2011). This paper will look at how sustainability plays a key role of benefits including those that are health associated with equine therapy design and its relationship to the patient, or end user. Interdisciplinary research in the therapeutic value of equine-human bonding …
The Richmond Maker Museum: The Evolution Of Process, 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University
The Richmond Maker Museum: The Evolution Of Process, Erin E. Casey
Theses and Dissertations
The Richmond Maker Museum is a working museum design, offering an inside look at past achievements, juxtaposed with the unlimited future possibilities of an evolving, active maker culture. It is a dynamic place designed to allow makers to showcase skills, take risks, engage the public, and grow their craft in real time. The museum displays finished pieces, introduces makers, demonstrates the processes they employ in their work, and invites the community to meet the artisans who, through skill, ingenuity, and hard work, make the artifacts on display. This type of educational museum experience does not currently exist on this scale …
Augmenting The Third Teacher, 2014 Syracuse University
Augmenting The Third Teacher, Christina Hoover
Architecture Thesis Prep
This thesis explores the formal and material design potentials of the school and contends that for it to adapt to the needs of today’s techno-centric youth, dynamic and responsive materials should be integrated to enhance the environmental quality of spaces for a child’s developmental benefit.
Finding Addison Mizner: His Scrapbook Testimony, 2014 Univerisity of Nebraska Lincoln
Finding Addison Mizner: His Scrapbook Testimony, Suzanne B. Kane Asid
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
Through historic archival research, this study focuses on the works of Florida architect Addison Mizner (1872-1933), credited with bringing Spanish/Mediterranean Revival architecture to Palm Beach, Florida in the early 20th century. This thesis is the first to study the works of Mizner through the perspective of his personal scrapbooks. In a state of advanced deterioration, Mizner’s scrapbooks are currently housed in Society of the Four Arts, King Library in Palm Beach, Florida. While a rare and treasured source of their own accord, the importance of the scrapbooks is elevated by the fact that many of Mizner’s buildings have been …
Facilitating Change In The Housing Industry Toward Universal Design, 2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Facilitating Change In The Housing Industry Toward Universal Design, Brittnie Miller
Interior Design Program: Theses and Other Student Work
The intent of this thesis is to provide an introductory guide for interior designers, homeowners, builders, and those interested in the concepts of universal design. It is tailored to the target markets of interior design and those within the ho using industry, but leaves an open conversation to create a relationship between the housing industry and homeowners.
Looking at the history of universal design and how it has evolved through the years will give readers a beginning point to start a comparison of the residential design standards and universal design measurements. Using the comparison, case studies will be reviewed and …
Dolbadarn Castle, Caernarfonshire: A Thirteenth Century Royal Landscape, 2014 Manchester Metropolitan University
Dolbadarn Castle, Caernarfonshire: A Thirteenth Century Royal Landscape, Spencer Smith
Spencer Gavin Smith
No abstract provided.
Jackson, Harry Lucellus, 1907-1985 (Sc 2872), 2014 Western Kentucky University
Jackson, Harry Lucellus, 1907-1985 (Sc 2872), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2872. Two letters of Harry L. Jackson, Bratenahl, Ohio, to Jane (Hines) Morningstar, Bowling Green, Kentucky, regarding selection of an artist to create murals for Bowling Green’s Hobson House. He also discusses his health treatments at Hot Springs, Virginia, and mourns the death of his cousin Mary Neal. Includes a clipping about his retirement.
"Let's Go Shopping At The Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy, 2014 Cleveland State University
"Let's Go Shopping At The Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy, Richard Klein
Cleveland Memory
This book is a tribute to the eight major downtown Cleveland department stores and their many loyal customers. For over 150 years, these large stores dominated the local retail scene. They represented exciting places that not only provided a full range of goods and services all under one roof, but also, offered a special shopping adventure every time their customers visited.
[Full Program] Interior Design Symposium 2013: Well + Being, 2014 Florida International University
[Full Program] Interior Design Symposium 2013: Well + Being, Interior Architecture, Florida International University
Interior Design Symposium: Fostering Identity, Diversity, & Connectivity
The full program of the 2013 Interior Design Symposium. Includes schedule, invited speaker bios, and a list of invited presenters.
Laplant, Alvira (Sc 2860), 2014 Western Kentucky University
Laplant, Alvira (Sc 2860), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2860. A home furnishings project completed for a high school home economics class by Alvira LaPlant. Using “The Michigan” bungalow as a prototype, she includes pictures of selected furniture, fixtures, and decorative items for the home accompanied with prices, and floor plans.
Universal Kitchen Design, 2014 Stephen F Austin State University
Universal Kitchen Design, Chau Phan
Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Refocusing Roles ...A Look At Refocusing Programmatic Emphasis From Living Units To Amenity Spaces In Apartment Living, 2014 University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Refocusing Roles ...A Look At Refocusing Programmatic Emphasis From Living Units To Amenity Spaces In Apartment Living, Laura Mae Kneebone
Masters Theses
As growth within cities increase, so does the demand for living options within the city context. A cultural shift is drawing more individuals and families back into the heart of cities instead of fleeing to the outskirts of surrounding highway towns.
This increase in desire for city living has raised issues surrounding the lack of living options within the city that may accommodate those needing and/or seeking affordable living options. Micro-unit apartment housing has become the trending answer to this need, providing compact affordable living spaces within the core of a city. Micro-unit apartments can be currently found in most …
Empowered Pursuit: A Reflective Essay On Using Creative Learning In The Syracuse City School District, 2014 Syracuse University
Empowered Pursuit: A Reflective Essay On Using Creative Learning In The Syracuse City School District, Danielle Mae Lewis
Honors Capstone Projects - All
Within the Syracuse City School District, students have been struggling to thrive in an educational environment that focuses on standardization. In 2012, only 48% of high school seniors graduated with a high school diploma in the city of Syracuse. Numerous theories have been discussed as to why students have failed to succeed, with a large portion of these centered on the problems created by the No Child Left Behind Act.
This reflective essay constructs and deconstructs the research and conceptual work produced surrounding the topic of creative learning within the Syracuse City School District. Initial research, summarized in this paper, …
Visual Analysis And Design Proposal For The Bridges Organization Day Facility In Rockledge, Florida, 2014 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Visual Analysis And Design Proposal For The Bridges Organization Day Facility In Rockledge, Florida, Lesa N. Lorusso
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The population by age of the client and staff at the Bridges Facility in Rockledge, Florida represent a microcosm of the population of Brevard County, Florida. The shared history of two non-profit organizations that began in in Brevard County, FL in the mid twentieth century is remarkable. NASA began in 1958, and the Bridges organization began in 1956. The historically significant American community of Brevard County, FL now faces the challenges of a new focus without the NASA space shuttle program and accommodating an increasingly aging population, while the similarly aged Bridges organization faces similar organizational and population challenges as …
Information Technology Project Management Of The New College Of Education Facility At Western Kentucky University, 2014 Western Kentucky University
Information Technology Project Management Of The New College Of Education Facility At Western Kentucky University, Christopher Lee Roberts
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Information Technology (IT) Project Management methodologies are numerous, often varying from organization to organization, and sometimes from project to project within the same organization. Although project type and scope can be a powerful indicator of what methodologies may work best for a given project, choosing which methodology to use can be daunting for project teams. At times, even after due diligence has been practiced to identify the management options available for a given project, there may not be a perfect fit. At such times, or when a formal methodology does not exist in an organization or project management office, the …
Meeting The Needs Of Refugees In Utah Through Interior Design, 2014 Utah State University
Meeting The Needs Of Refugees In Utah Through Interior Design, Valerie Diane Jenkins
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
This thesis will discuss a collaborative project between the senior students in the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) department and the Interior Design (ID) Program. In an effort to understand and address the needs of the refugees who reside in South Salt Lake we will research, go on site visits, speak with refugee families, and meet with the outreach coordinator for the refugee community of South Salt Lake. All needs, whether observed or mentioned specifically, will be taken into account and addressed within the parameters of the project.
LAEP students will create an urban plan for the redevelopment of …
Participatory Design Of Purdue University’S Active Learning Center Final Report, 2014 University of Rochester
Participatory Design Of Purdue University’S Active Learning Center Final Report, Nancy Fried Foster, Teresa Balser, Rae Lynn Boes, Dianna Deputy, William Ferrall, Michael Fosmire, Jeremy Garritano, Amanda Gill, Vicki Killion, Monica Kirkwood, Clarence Maybee, Kristen Twardowski, Jane Yatcilla, Tao Zhang
Michael Fosmire
Purdue University’s commitment to active learning requires facilities that support small-‐group work, peer learning, the use of technology, and other classroom innovations. The Active Learning Center is intended to provide classroom space combined seamlessly with library space to meet these needs. Members of the Libraries faculty and staff conducted a series of information-‐gathering activities to gain insight into the range of activities, work practices and preferences that the new building must support. It is our hope that the building will indeed support these activities, serve as a centrally located, flagship building for Purdue University, and support and inspire learning for …