Designing Sustainable Communities For Automated Transit Networks,
2016
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Designing Sustainable Communities For Automated Transit Networks, Shannon S. Mcdonald
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
Automated Transit Networks have the potential of changing the design of communities. Transportation is one of the key aspects for structuring our built environment. Now that Automated Transit Networks are being re-examined, early studies integrating them into the built environment can provide insight into their potential applications.
Rethinking The Design Models Of Refugee Camps,
2016
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Rethinking The Design Models Of Refugee Camps, Ruba Bdair Mrs.
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
This research aims to find architectural and urban design related solutions to enhance the living conditions of refugees, and to lessen the burden on the refugee hosting communities.
Sustainable Mobility For Rural Small University Towns,
2016
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Sustainable Mobility For Rural Small University Towns, Shannon S. Mcdonald, Stanley Young, Sam Chung, Michael Behrmann, Shelby Orr, Ralph Tate
ASA Multidisciplinary Research Symposium
How can all of the emerging changes in transportation affect a small rural University town? This panel will discuss the opportunities and the drawbacks to automated vehicles, shared vehicles, electric, and solar powered vehicles. The panel will be comprised of various academics and professionals involved with these new transportation changes.
Urban Design Proposal For Nispero Parkway, City Of San Miguel Allende, Study Abroad Fall 2016,
2016
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Urban Design Proposal For Nispero Parkway, City Of San Miguel Allende, Study Abroad Fall 2016, Tommy K. Chong
Other CRP Student Work
No abstract provided.
No Landlord Exodus But Still The Same Old Eviction Problems,
2016
Technological University Dublin
No Landlord Exodus But Still The Same Old Eviction Problems, Lorcan Sirr
Media
There has been a lot of discussion this year about concerns that landlords are fleeing the rental market in the face of rent freezes and difficulties in making a profit — but are they? First, it is important to note that it is not the number of landlords in a market that is relevant, it’s the number of tenancies, which is a measure of the size of the sector. The sector has actually expanded in the past 12 months from about 319,000 tenancies at the end of last year to 324,000 in mid-2016. The number of landlords also increased in …
First-Time Buyers’ Grant Is For The Developers’ Back Pocket,
2016
Technological University Dublin
First-Time Buyers’ Grant Is For The Developers’ Back Pocket, Lorcan Sirr
Media
Over the last few weeks, political feelers have gone out to test the likely response to a grant for first-time buyers. Perhaps surprisingly for the government, the reaction has not been totally positive. The broad idea is that first-time buyers would get a lump sum payment, or other credit, of between €5,000 and €15,000 to help them to meet newmortgage lending thresholds, depending on the price of the house they are buying, perhaps up to €350,000.
Social Sustenance: Nurturing Change,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Social Sustenance: Nurturing Change, Daniel Aguilera
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
The site’s direct connection to S. Grand Blvd. and the existing building are the fabric on which program, design and intent were concentrated. The building presented for adaptive reuse was originally the South Buick Auto Center, a structure capable of vehicle occupation on each floor, including the roof. The elevated rate of youth crime and the lack of activity space in the community brought about an idea for an alternative to re-incarceration, low employment rates and low educational and economic mobility for those individuals convicted of crimes between the ages of 17-25. Social Sustenance proposes a food truck incubator catered …
The Third Space: Creating A Community Anchor,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
The Third Space: Creating A Community Anchor, Suzannah Grasel
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
Third Space is a civic space that proposes journalism as a programmatic outlet for the Gravois Park and immigrant communities of St. Louis. Throughout history, journalism has been an invaluable platform and voice for marginalized communities through Foreign Correspondents Clubs [FCC]. FCCs are hubs where journalists, correspondents, diplomats, and citizens convene within the community. In these spaces community and club members can create periodicals, host forums and exhibitions, network with fellow members, learn about topical issues, reference libraries, and generally engage with their community in a meaningful way. Third Space provides these resources concurrently with a digital library to the …
Interactive Education,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Interactive Education, Savannah Hecker
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
The building was constructed in 1926 as the Southside Automobile Company’s service center. The automotive industry has been an integral part of St. Louis’ history and precedents along Grand Blvd. My intention is to transform the building back to the historic use, bringing the lively nature of the automotive industry back to this area of Grand. The automotive service in St. Louis is still thriving and within the St. Louis area, and I propose a Trade School for Automobile Service. The School will have a service learning so parents and students will be able to work during their training. There …
Trade(In) Space: International Incubator,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Trade(In) Space: International Incubator, Lindsley Etienne
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
Immigrants and refugees come into the United States with vast amount of skills and traits, but are not always granted the opportunity to showcase them. The International Business Incubator creates the opportunity for incoming refugees and immigrants to have a space that allows them to startup their own businesses. Incubation is defined as something that develops or produces or hatches. The space proposed is experienced through physical and visual connections that provide the guest with the ability to witness the production. The Incubator provides a series of spaces that our linked to classrooms, where guest can come learn how to …
Mountain Climbing Childhood,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Mountain Climbing Childhood, Xinzhi Pan
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
The proposal for the reuse of the Donna Brown Building was the result of the analysis of the public space layout on S. Grand Ave. This included an understanding of the qualities of the promenade created in the S. Grand Commercial District through a “street diet”, and the beautification of the streetscape. I was in particular interested in studying parking as it clearly affects walkability and circulation. Through a series of studies in plan and section, I was able to look at the different parking typologies that exist along Grand. It was apparent in this study that as a pedestrian …
Early Beginnings: Inclusive Early Head Start Program,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Early Beginnings: Inclusive Early Head Start Program, Amanda Malone
2016 Fall Inclusion and Neighborhood Resilience with IISTL
Gravois Park is a unique neighborhood for its density and diversity, yet it is troubled with issues of economic disparity and crime at a rate similar to north St. Louis. Research shows that low income and education lead into crime. Gravois Park confirms this by showing the lowest education levels of degrees attained within the City of St. Louis, along with some of the highest high school dropout rates for the public schools. School readiness, particularly among poor children, may help prevent the cascade of consequences of early academic failure and school behavioral problems. Specifically, the years before a child …
Solid Waste Management Of Disposable Diaper Sanitation And The Connection To Environmental Awareness For Women In Zanzibar,
2016
SIT Study Abroad
Solid Waste Management Of Disposable Diaper Sanitation And The Connection To Environmental Awareness For Women In Zanzibar, Micalea Leaska
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This project examined the solid waste management of disposable diapers in three locations, Stone Town, Mangapwani and Vikokotoni, within Zanzibar, Tanzania. Its methods included field observations of the solid waste disposal system in Zanzibar and interviews with women about their rationales for buying and using disposable diapers. For one of the first times, the data collected during this project will further assist to educate women about the benefits of cloth diapers and the negative effects disposable diapers create for Zanzibari families and the environment. This study has observed one of the most growing concerns regarding excess solid waste contributing to …
Inclusion & Neighborhood Resilience: Designing For Equity In Post Industrial Cities,
2016
Washington University in St. Louis
Inclusion & Neighborhood Resilience: Designing For Equity In Post Industrial Cities, Catalina Freixas
Books and Monographs
For this studio, the SFS collaborated with The International Institute of St. Louis in a call for innovative design ideas to re-imagine the former building of the IISTL located at 3654 South Grand Ave. This architectural piece was built in 1930s as a car repair and dealership, with hydraulic elevators that lifted the cars from the repair shop at the lower level to the parking at the rooftop. Later, the building was renovated into doctor’s office space until 1999 when the Institute renovated it for office space use. The studio challenge was to create an iconic adaptive reuse for the …
Building In Public: Critical Reconstruction And The Rebuilding Of Berlin After 1990,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Building In Public: Critical Reconstruction And The Rebuilding Of Berlin After 1990, Naraelle Hohensee
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Reconstructing Berlin’s ruined contours after 1990 was one of the most important ways that reunified Germany made a public display of its relationship to the violence wrought by both the Nazis and East Germany during the twentieth century. By integrating historical forms into new buildings in the city’s commercial center, Berlin’s urban planners hoped to show the world that the nation had transcended totalitarianism and was worthy of a prominent place in the new global order. In order to achieve this vision, they adopted an approach called “Critical Reconstruction,” which required architects to follow rigid design standards based on traditional …
To Solve Housing Crisis, We Must Get Over Our Problem With Cities,
2016
Technological University Dublin
To Solve Housing Crisis, We Must Get Over Our Problem With Cities, Lorcan Sirr
Media
Housing is a many-headed beast with elements of technology, planning, finance, sociology and of course, politics. At its core, however, it is a simple thing: buildings for people and this is why it’s crucial to keep an eye on our population statistics. Preliminary results fromthe recent census are throwing up some interesting figures, all of which have implications for where we should be focusing our efforts to build housing. The location of our empty houses should have told us by nowthat there’s little point in building homes where there’s no demand for them.
Eroding Planning Powers Leaves Us At The Mercy Of The Market,
2016
Technological University Dublin
Eroding Planning Powers Leaves Us At The Mercy Of The Market, Lorcan Sirr
Media
There is little evidence to show that the planning system in Ireland hinders the delivery of housing, yet it is regularly blamed for preventing developers from building. Consistent with our political tradition of “anecdote as fact”, no credible evidence is ever presented to prove these allegations that the planning system—and indeed, planners themselves—are a blockage. The elephant in the room is, of course, owners sitting on land with planning permission who won’t build, or who won’t sell if they can’t afford to build. Critics of the planning system are fewin reality, yet they are vocal and influential. Diluting the system …
How Failings In Policy Making Give Us Plenty To Worry About,
2016
Technological University Dublin
How Failings In Policy Making Give Us Plenty To Worry About, Lorcan Sirr
Media
Journalist Mick Clifford recently questioned the will and ability of any new government to solve the housing crisis. It’s a legitimate question as governments get caught between the needs of the electorate—more and cheaper housing—and those of the economy, and in particular the banks—higher house prices to pass European Central Bank stress tests.
Stumbling Block Of Social Housing Stalls O’Devaney Gardens,
2016
Technological University Dublin
Stumbling Block Of Social Housing Stalls O’Devaney Gardens, Lorcan Sirr
Media
Last week, Dublin city council (DCC) resolved a dispute with its own councillors over the regeneration of O’Devaney Gardens, a council estate behind Arbour Hill in Dublin. Named after Bishop O’Devaney, who was hanged at Arbour Hill in 1612 as a friend of Tyrone rebel chief Hugh O’Neill, O’Devaney Gardens is a 1950s corporation-built estate of 300 flats in 12 (originally 13) blocks.
European Road Trip Reveals Housing Sectors United By Strife,
2016
Technological University Dublin
European Road Trip Reveals Housing Sectors United By Strife, Lorcan Sirr
Media
I recently undertook a 6,000km road trip that began in Glenties, in Co Donegal, and went as far as Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, before returning home via Trieste in Italy. During the trip the housing similarities and challenges that many European countries face became evident.
