Urban Fabrication: The Architectural Heightening Of The Urban Tactile Sensibility A Fiber Arts Fabrication & Exhibition Center In Dublin, Ireland,
2010
Syracuse University
Urban Fabrication: The Architectural Heightening Of The Urban Tactile Sensibility A Fiber Arts Fabrication & Exhibition Center In Dublin, Ireland, Elizabeth Fallon
Honors Capstone Projects - All
The discipline of fiber arts has been in existence since the beginning of civilization to produce both functional equipment as well as aesthetically driven art pieces. The craft, at times highly specialized, often produces elements at the scale of the human body, due to the personal level by which fiber artifacts are produced. The making of artifacts and implementation of fiber art strategies have simultaneous cultural, environmental, formal, and gender-related relationships and implications. The design, construction and experience of buildings and inhabitable space at all scales can benefit from these relationships.
It is the contention of this thesis to merge …
Undermining Impasse: The Role Of Architecture In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,
2010
Syracuse University
Undermining Impasse: The Role Of Architecture In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Laura Ondrich
Honors Capstone Projects - All
Undermining Impasse: The Role of Architecture in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Abstract
Laura Ondrich
Architecture is political, in that it can be used to further an authority’s agenda, and the relationship between peoples under that authority can be affected by it. As the political tool of a ruling power, architecture in a place of ongoing conflict may propel the conflict and submit to its perpetuity at the detriment of participating peoples. Though politics are often considered intangible, certain conflicts exist in real space, thus there is an opportunity for architecture to create an influence. In this case where architecture - concrete …
Urban Farming Mumbai,
2010
Syracuse University
Urban Farming Mumbai, Ankur Patel
Honors Capstone Projects - All
Abstract not included.
[Dis]Lodge; A Transformation Of The Ski Lodge In Response To Function And Site,
2010
Syracuse University
[Dis]Lodge; A Transformation Of The Ski Lodge In Response To Function And Site, Jacob E. Schneck
Honors Capstone Projects - All
Over the past century skiing has experienced remarkable growth in popularity, equipment and technique. From 1946 to the present the number of ski resorts in North America with operating lifts has grown from 15 to over 600. During this time skiing has developed from a means of winter travel into a sport that combines paramilitary precision and control with leisure. Driven by economic interests and the superficial imitation of European alpine architecture the contemporary ski lodge model has failed to meaningfully address these changes and has failed to address function and context in terms of both its formal organization and …
The Architecture Of Terroir: A Phenomenological Approach To The Design Of A Winery,
2010
Syracuse University
The Architecture Of Terroir: A Phenomenological Approach To The Design Of A Winery, Marina Gabriela Betti Albiero Brink
Honors Capstone Projects - All
The process of winemaking is a complex one that engages all the senses. Grapes are harvested at their optimal point for making wine. This is determined by the human touching of the grape still on the vine. In fermentation, the temperature of the room is critical in determining the quality of the wine produced. While aging, the smell and color engage the senses in testing the wine’s development. Tasting is not only a final step but also one that occurs throughout the winemaking process. In most instances, the sensory experience associated with winemaking is exclusive to the winemaker. I am …
Activating Infrastructure,
2010
Syracuse University
Activating Infrastructure, Joanna T. Myers
Honors Capstone Projects - All
“The City Implant is an urban design project that can be used to strengthen an existing center or create a new one. It is a spatial and programmatic upgrade that gives an area the status of a center or increases the density of an existing center. Rather than intervening in undeveloped land, a City Implant should be a transformer of empty land and even under-exploited traffic junctions. A City Implant should describe the quality of centrality itself.” Alex Wall “Boomtown v. Regiocity: Thinking and designing or the Networked City Region.” (Almy, 286)
Transportation infrastructures across the United States create issues …
Theatre For A New Theater: A Play On Architecture,
2010
Syracuse University
Theatre For A New Theater: A Play On Architecture, Alexander Coulombe
Honors Capstone Projects - All
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Funding Sustainable And Humanitarian Architectural Projects,
2010
Utah State University
Funding Sustainable And Humanitarian Architectural Projects, Joslyn R. Olsen
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this project is to identify sources of funding for sustainable building projects and create a catalog of the findings. This study targeted the nonprofit, humanitarian, and private organization sectors with the goal to encourage subsequent projects that may positively impact the quality of life for people in need.
It has been predicted that in the next 25 years 75% of America's built environment will be either new or renovated. The downside is that new buildings cause substantial ecological damage due to the extraction of materials and account for as much as 40% of all greenhouse gases. As …
Distributed Renewable Energy Generation And Landscape Architecture: A Critical Review,
2010
Utah State University
Distributed Renewable Energy Generation And Landscape Architecture: A Critical Review, Osmer Devon Beck
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Governments and utility organizations around the world have mandated and provided incentives for new distributed renewable energy generation (DREG) capacity, and market projections indicate strong growth in distributed renewable energy generation installations in the coming years. New distributed renewable energy generation utilities, by definition, will be primarily located in built environments near consumers; these utilities are often planned and designed by landscape architects, yet no evidence-based, distributed renewable energy generation research is explicitly done by landscape architects or recognizes the role landscape architects play in planning and designing these spaces. The research and analysis provided by this study indicates that …
Planning For Closure Of The Logan City/Cache County Landfill And Surrounding Landscape,
2010
Utah State University
Planning For Closure Of The Logan City/Cache County Landfill And Surrounding Landscape, Kristofor Lee Kvarfordt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Planning for closure requires in depth analysis into many operational, environmental, and social factors. Ideally, the planning process should resolve as many of the technical, social, and aesthetic requirements as possible by systematically addressing the various elements that influence the final design. This research identified the significant issues related to planning for the end use of the current Logan landfill after it reaches capacity in 18-20 years and the associated lagoons and wetlands. The current closure plan calls for simply recontouring the landfill to stabilize the slopes, then revegetating. The location of the site has serious implications for environmental impact …
An Exploratory Study On Energy Consumption Of Energy Star And Non-Energy Star Homes,
2010
University of Nevada Las Vegas
An Exploratory Study On Energy Consumption Of Energy Star And Non-Energy Star Homes, Prajakta Kulkarni
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The reduction of energy consumption is one of the economic necessities in the United States due to depleting energy sources in the world. The construction industry is stepping forward to reduce the energy consumption of buildings by efficient designs or by constructing buildings with energy efficient materials and features. In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) introduced the Energy Star Program to promote energy efficient products with the same or improved services. According to the EPA, Energy Star homes, which use these products, will consume 20 to 30 percent less energy than non-Energy Star …
The Integration Of Biomimicry Into A Built Environment Design Process Model: An Alternative Approach Towards Hydro-Infrastructure,
2010
University of Nevada Las Vegas
The Integration Of Biomimicry Into A Built Environment Design Process Model: An Alternative Approach Towards Hydro-Infrastructure, Timothy Lee Albertson
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Current methods and processes that support the planning, design and construction of a sustainable built environment include ambiguous principles (Roseland 2000), lack feedback loops (Van Bueren and Jong 2007) and lack a common language between disciplines (Brandon et al 1997). As a result of 3.8 billion years of "research and development" (evolution), nature provides a set of design blueprints that may be used to guide us to create elegant, sustainable, and innovative designs for human technologies (Benyus 1997). The field of biomimicry analyzes nature's best ideas and adapts them for human use (Benyus 1997). The built environment could benefit from …
Retrofitting Existing Commercial Buildings In The Desert Southwest To Be Energy Efficient,
2010
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Retrofitting Existing Commercial Buildings In The Desert Southwest To Be Energy Efficient, Andrea Lee Wilkins
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This research proposes recommendations specific to the desert southwest for retrofitting existing commercial buildings. A dry, arid region such as Las Vegas, Nevada must contend with different ecological concerns than other parts of the United States. The city of Las Vegas sits in a valley in the Mojave Desert of the Southwestern United States and has a population of over 2.5 million inhabitants. The Las Vegas summers are rather hot and frequently exceed 100 degrees F, while the winters are usually mild, about 60-70 degrees F with cool nights. The state of Nevada receives an average of four inches of …
Evaluation Of Safety Impact Of Access Management In Urban Areas,
2010
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Evaluation Of Safety Impact Of Access Management In Urban Areas, Xuecai Xu
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The access provided by streets and highways to adjacent lands are managed by controlling the spacings between the access points including signals, driveways, and media openings on mid-block segments, and setting the limit on the corner clearances around intersections. There have been studies on evaluating the impact of access management techniques on safety and mobility in urban areas. Samples of mid-block segments and intersections can be collected from selected arterials. Because the mid-block segments or intersections in the same arterials share the same missing information, safety and mobility on them show unique features that should be taken into account when …
Proceedings Of The 2009 Nrc Federal Facilities Council/James Madison University Symposium On Protecting Large Facility Complexes;,
2010
James Madison University
Proceedings Of The 2009 Nrc Federal Facilities Council/James Madison University Symposium On Protecting Large Facility Complexes;, George H. Baker, Cheryl E. Wilkins
George H Baker
Large, complex facilities pose unique protection challenges involving multidisciplinary expertise and collaboration among government, academia, and the private sector. The symposium served as a forum for sharing experiences in dealing with large facility catastrophic events and risk management. The symposium was organized based on the value of interaction among different people representing diverse disciplines. In many instances, such interactions lead to solutions that would not have been developed within disciplinary stovepipes. The venue was divided into three panels addressing physical security, cyber security, and real facility case studies. We were also privileged to have three keynote speakers including Dr. Charles …
Las Marchas Blancas,
2010
FLACSO, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. Sede Ecuador
Las Marchas Blancas, Fernando Carrión Mena
Fernando Carrión Mena
Los niveles de violencia y de victimización han crecido de manera considerable en América latina y las políticas implantadas muy poco han hecho para detener este crecimiento. Como resultado se ha posicionado con fuerza el concepto del “derecho de la víctima”, que se expresa en las siguientes formas: linchamientos, privatización de la seguridad, encuestas de opinión, sicariato y la formación de grupos temáticos, que reivindican la justicia penal o la violencia misma, como mecanismo de resolución de los conflictos. También tenemos la emergencia y aparición de las llamadas “marchas blancas”, como mecanismo movilizador de la sociedad para reclamar el derecho …
Impediments To And Opportunities For Fulfillment Of The Rational Comprehensive Intent Of The National Environmental Policy Act,
2010
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Impediments To And Opportunities For Fulfillment Of The Rational Comprehensive Intent Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Brian P. Mcmullen
Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses and Student Projects
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1960 (NEPA) initiated the study and practice of environmental impact analysis. Upon passage, NEPA transformed the process in which the federal government plans, seeks input on, and documents major projects of environmental significance. While NEPA has surely affected project-level incremental actions, its rational comprehensive mandate as expressed in Title II of the statute has remained largely unfulfilled. Neglect of Title II has occurred as a result of broad language in NEPA that is difficult for federal judges to interpret and administrators to implement. Political interference with the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has …
2010 - The Fifteenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars,
2010
Kennesaw State University
2010 - The Fifteenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars
Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books
The full program book from the Fifteenth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 27, 2010. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.
Finanzas Sub-Nacionales,
2010
FLACSO, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales. Sede Ecuador
Finanzas Sub-Nacionales, Fernando Carrión Mena
Fernando Carrión Mena
El Banco del Estado (BEDE) acaba de publicar el libro “Las Finanzas subnacionales en el Ecuador, 1993-2008”, estudio muy interesante que debería servir de base para las discusiones y la redacción del Código de Ordenamiento Territorial, Autonomías y Descentralización (COTAD). Para analizar el documento partimos de los dos siguientes puntos: por un lado, que la descentralización implica un equilibro de poderes a nivel “horizontal” entre las funciones ejecutivas, legislativas, judiciales; a nivel “vertical” entre lo regional, provincial, municipal; y a nivel de “territorial” entre localidades grandes y pequeñas; y por otro, que las finanzas públicas son un buen indicador para …
Designing For An Aging Population,
2010
Stephen F Austin State University
Designing For An Aging Population, Allison Shives
Undergraduate Research Conference
Aging starts at birth and continues throughout life. As people age, they need to continue to live a happy life. A designer’s job is to design a facility that will encourage an independent lifestyle while providing the help and community involvement aging requires. The design solution should meet the aging population’s desire to age in place. An assisted living facility allows older adults to live independently while being surrounded by a support group and events that promote an active lifestyle which is conducive to physical and mental wellbeing.