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Multi-Minimal, Tucker Darwin Schoenfish
Multi-Minimal, Tucker Darwin Schoenfish
Architecture Theses
The cost of living has started to increase quite drastically over the recent years. From renting an apartment, to buying or building a home. Land and material prices have skyrocketed, especially during and after the pandemic. There are many people these days that have a job, but still have a hard time paying rent or a mortgage on a home. With the cost of living increasing, the amount of habitable space is decreasing. Intelligently reusing and reducing material usage as well as building footprint will be what brings living cost back down and ensure for less urban sprawl with more …
Mending The Gap: Taking Advantage Of Missed Opportunities Through Bridge Design, Nicholas Lunde
Mending The Gap: Taking Advantage Of Missed Opportunities Through Bridge Design, Nicholas Lunde
Architecture Theses
Can a bridge be more than just a passageway to get from one side of a natural feature to another? Can different typologies be integrated into bridge design to create more of a destination than just a passage? Bridges have been around throughout the history of mankind, whether it was a log crossing a mud hole or the Golden Gate Bridge spanning over a mile. What these two widespread examples have in common is that they are both solely used to travel over an obstacle. A bridge can be much more than just a way to cross a difficult path. …
Additive + Subtractive: Reimagining The Work Of A Mid-Century Master, Jorgen D. Brandt
Additive + Subtractive: Reimagining The Work Of A Mid-Century Master, Jorgen D. Brandt
Architecture Theses
How do we build upon someone else’s work in a thoughtful and meaningful way while respecting the original character of their work? The challenge is even greater when the designer and architecture are known around the world for their symbolism and innovation. This thesis is an exploratory process in the adaptive reuse of Saarinen’s iconic IBM campus in Rochester, Minnesota. It seeks to develop design ideas which suit new uses while being congruous with the existing architectural language. The size and scale of this site lends itself to additive + subjective design strategies. The iconic form provides a framework to …
Adagio : ÉTude For The Practice And Performance Of Piano, Jakob Lawman
Adagio : ÉTude For The Practice And Performance Of Piano, Jakob Lawman
Architecture Theses
Adagio: Étude for the Practice and Performance of Piano explores the interaction between people and music in a community, and how the production of music can be available to anyone. Interaction with music has a multitude of health benefits that can have lasting effects, especially for those who play an instrument. The outcome of the project will be a 56,000 square foot Chicago Center for Piano, to be utilized for the practice, performance, education, and enjoyment of piano through practice rooms, a recital hall, and other performance spaces. An emphasis is placed on the optimization of acoustical qualities in architecture …