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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 24 [26], Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 81, No. 24 [26], Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:
- Coulter, Amber. Campus Becomes More Pedestrian-friendly
- McNamara, Andrew. Student Robbed at Knifepoint; Investigation Ongoing – Stacy Sturgeon
- Brandenburg, Katie. Students Abusing ADHD Meds
- Fontana, Alex. Student Government Association Approves Less Legislation This Semester
- Caudle, Leah. Activities to Ease Final Exam Anxiety
- It’s GIFT Time . . .
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. The Herald is Revenue Independent from Western; Staff Screens All Ads
- Paul, Corey. Program Teaches Kwanzaa to Students
- Fontana, Alex. Jeanne Johnson Elected New Speaker of the Senate – Student Government Association
- Richardson, Kelly. Hurricane Katrina …
Suburban Adaptability: Urban Context, Joshua Seidner
Suburban Adaptability: Urban Context, Joshua Seidner
Architecture Senior Theses
The urban environment historically fosters anonymity among urbanites denying individual expression, user flexibility, and family adaptability. The result is the draw to the suburban house model which inherently concedes ones' expression of individual identity. The urban landscape has historically formed with the core and periphery. Over the last sixty years the periphery has harbored the creation of suburbia. Traditionally, the urban landscape has, and continues to suppress individualism and flexibility to create uniformity and homogeneity[...] Arguably by default, suburbia creates a basic template which the end-user can customize. On the contrary, the urban environment does not foster the ability to …
Beyond Brasilia - Contemporary Urban Design In Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
Beyond Brasilia - Contemporary Urban Design In Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
City and Regional Planning
This paper is a brief discussion of a recent research on how Brazilian cities have been shaped from the late 1980s to the early 2000s through several case studies in different cities. After the disruption of the modernist paradigm, the demythification of Brasilia, and the redemocratization of the country in the 1980s, architecture and urbanism in Brazil were eager for new models with which to face urban development. On one side globalization and market forces dragged society towards an “entrepreneurial” and fragmented city of shopping centers, gated communities, private enclaves, and trendy and irrelevant architectural imagery. On the other side …
Fertile Fragments: An Improvisational Urbanism For The Evolving Urban Edge, Matthew Duggan
Fertile Fragments: An Improvisational Urbanism For The Evolving Urban Edge, Matthew Duggan
Architecture Thesis Prep
"Often cities are developed and designed on a parcel by parcel basis without an overall master plan. Urban actors (architecture, planners, developers, municipalities, engineers, artists, etc.) are responsible for what happens on their land alone. While this can result in a series of discrete separate enclaves it is also possible to graft new developments into/onto existing ones. This thesis contends that fragments of urban form can be guiding catalysts for subsequent urban growth and transformation. It intends to explore the possibilities opened up when urban actors leave behind partial or fragmentary works for others to elaborate upon."
The Void: Urban By Association, Brian Kessler
The Void: Urban By Association, Brian Kessler
Architecture Thesis Prep
"I contend that a regional and now increasingly global scale dictates the development of the city. At this super-urban scale the specificity of architecture is impractical and too expensive, yet the city adn architecture still persist, because of the fundamental human desire for intimate social interaction. Architecture, stripped of its unobtainable utopian ideals, still maintains its significance as the literal and symbolic framework of the urban condition; the space of intense, physical interaction, leading to the literal procreation of humanity and limitless possibilities for new unforeseen activity."
Analysis Of Per Capita Expenditures Of Suburbanizing Communities In Maine, New England Environmental Finance Center
Analysis Of Per Capita Expenditures Of Suburbanizing Communities In Maine, New England Environmental Finance Center
Economics and Finance
This study analyzes per capita expenditure trends among selected fast-growing Maine towns from 1970-2004. The ten communities studied are termed as “suburbanizing” towns. This term is used to describe towns that over the past 30-40 years have been in the process of transition from rural to suburban – in terms of their population and housing densities, their forms of government, and the services they provide, as well as other characteristics.1 Such towns are of particular interest because they have been absorbing a healthy percentage of the state’s population growth during this time period, often at the expense of Maine’s service …
Time-Series Analysis Of Clusters In City Size Distributions, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, K. Michael Bessey
Time-Series Analysis Of Clusters In City Size Distributions, Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, K. Michael Bessey
Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Staff Publications
Complex systems, such as urban systems, emerge unpredictably without the influence of central control as a result of adaptive behavior by their component, interacting agents. This paper analyses city size distributions, by decade, from the south-western region of the United States for the years 1890–1990. It determines if the distributions were clustered and documents changes in the pattern of clusters over time. Clusters were determined utilizing a kernel density estimator and cluster analysis. The data were clustered as determined by both methods. The analyses identified 4–7 clusters of cities in each of the decades analysed. Cities cluster into size classes, …
Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
WKU Archives Records
Part I of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.
Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
WKU Archives Records
Part II of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.
A Pocket Guide To Housing Of The Udc: The New York State Urban Development Corporation 1968-1975, Elizabeth Kamell, Christopher Hayner, Aaron Hernon, Kristen Wisniewski
A Pocket Guide To Housing Of The Udc: The New York State Urban Development Corporation 1968-1975, Elizabeth Kamell, Christopher Hayner, Aaron Hernon, Kristen Wisniewski
School of Architecture - All Scholarship
This guide is exclusively dedicated to the housing production of the UDC, both planned and projected during its short life from 1968 - 1975. The guide is organized in three parts: a map that locates projects throughout New York State and New York City, detailed descriptions of selected projects, and a database that lists most, if not all of the UDC housing projects, including those not represented by image and text in the project summaries.
It is the intent of this guide to provide basic statistical information and to locate housing projects so that anyone may visit the projects and …
The Architect's Work: David Adjaye Interview, David Adjaye, Scott Ruff
The Architect's Work: David Adjaye Interview, David Adjaye, Scott Ruff
School of Architecture - All Scholarship
The Syracuse University School of Architecture: The Architect's Work Series | April 18 - May 27 2005. Interview of David Adjaye by Scott Ruff.
Reactive Architecture : Urban Recreational Center, Michael Figueredo
Reactive Architecture : Urban Recreational Center, Michael Figueredo
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis explores how architecture can be designed to react to changing conditions. In the design I address how the occupants of a building may change the exterior façade based on a change of events or on group size. This creates an architectural language on the façade for pedestrians and motorists to read those activities that are occurring.
The design project is a hybrid recreational center and plaza that is designed for the use of small groups and can be adapted for larger groups. By manipulating the ground plane I create spaces where the spectator becomes the display and the …
Hosting An International Conference On Women And Shelter: Pedagogic And Logistical Insights, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sujata Shetty
Hosting An International Conference On Women And Shelter: Pedagogic And Logistical Insights, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sujata Shetty
City and Regional Planning
The experience of hosting an international conference at the University of Michigan on the topic of shelter, women, and development provided the authors of this paper with two kinds of insights. First, there was useful substantive information which broadened our delineation of the subject area addressed. Second, we developed a heightened awareness of university and institutional administration and the logistical issues that must be attended to if faculty/student initiatives are to succeed. This paper extracts some elements of this experience in the areas of substantive inquiry, logistical arrangements, and implications for pedagogy, which may be useful to other academics considering …
Village Homes, Davis, California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
Village Homes, Davis, California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
City and Regional Planning
Built in the 1970s, Village Homes is an extremely successful housing development in Davis, California, and considered a model of sustainable community design. Energy-conscious houses are organized around a system of pedestrian-friendly streets and open spaces, with community facilities, shared gardens, orchards, and vineyards, all managed by residents. Professor Paul Wack, a founder of the Sustainable Environments minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has been adopting it as a case-study for his classes for several years.
Discounting Transit Passes, Cornelius K. Nuworsoo
Discounting Transit Passes, Cornelius K. Nuworsoo
City and Regional Planning
Public transit operators in the United States have long known that fare hikes do not increase total revenues. Although while fare reductions might boost ridership, they can also reduce total revenues and thus increase reliance on subsidies. Transit operators trying to balance their budgets need new strategies that can produce more revenue than costs. Some transit agencies have tried selling steeply discounted unlimited-ride transit passes to groups, such as students at a university or employees at a large company. Such deep-discount group-pass programs are paid for either by participants though payroll deductions or school fees, by an employer or school, …
Architecture As Contextual Re-Interpretation : A Mixed-Use Cultural Center In Old Havana, Cuba, Gabriel Fuentes
Architecture As Contextual Re-Interpretation : A Mixed-Use Cultural Center In Old Havana, Cuba, Gabriel Fuentes
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis addresses contextual design in the city, particularly the design of contemporary architecture in historic places.
The research focuses on an analysis of Old Havana's urban architecture, particularly the spatial qualities of colonial Cuban houses as well as visual, social, and functional qualities of their urban façades. Additionally, I analyze specific mid-twentieth century houses that reinterpret Cuba’s colonial architecture in order to derive architectural principles that are tested in my design process.
The design project is a mixed-use cultural center at the Plaza Vieja in Old Havana, Cuba. As a cultural destination currently under going restoration, the Plaza Vieja …
Templeton 2030 Community Plan, Crp 410/ 411 Community Planning Lab
Templeton 2030 Community Plan, Crp 410/ 411 Community Planning Lab
CRP 410/411 Community Planning Laboratory I & II
No abstract provided.
Ua1b1/7 Complex For Engineering & Biological Sciences Dedication, Western Kentucky University
Ua1b1/7 Complex For Engineering & Biological Sciences Dedication, Western Kentucky University
WKU Archives Records
Program for the Complex for Engineering & Biological Sciences dedication, includes image of the building and floor plans.
Park Marina Area Concept Plan, Crp 553 Project Planning Lab
Park Marina Area Concept Plan, Crp 553 Project Planning Lab
CRP 553 Project Planning Laboratory
No abstract provided.
Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo
Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo
City and Regional Planning
For public transit operators in the U.S., neither fare increases nor fare reductions have been successful in boosting revenues. A different kind of strategy is needed, one that can produce more revenue for transit operators than it costs. This article argues that deep discount group pass (DDGP) programs can accomplish this goal. DDGP programs provide groups of people with unlimited-ride transit passes in exchange for a contractual payment by a group’s employer or other organizing body. While previous research on DDGP programs has ignored their impact on operator revenues, this article addresses that gap by focusing on their revenue-increasing potential. …
A Cathedral Of Utility, Arthur Chukhman
A Cathedral Of Utility, Arthur Chukhman
Architecture Thesis Prep
"Amenity infrastructure is an effective form of sustainability that can be applied to multiple scales of architecture. Designing infrastructure to be multifunctional while programming it into an amenity produces not only an efficient space but also brings people and social activity within close proximity to infrastructure. This new relationship between society and infrastructure should be realized through a didactic form of architecture in order to reveal what is normally the hidden framework of the built environment to generate a consciousness for energy consumption and other sustainable principles. In effect this thesis is attempting to address the problems associated with …
The Role Of Corporate Social Responsibility In Urban Regeneration, Julie Gannon, Gillian O'Brien
The Role Of Corporate Social Responsibility In Urban Regeneration, Julie Gannon, Gillian O'Brien
Articles
No abstract provided.
Predict And Provide Vs Explore, Envision And Plan: Transforming The Urban Planning Approach Towards The Future, Elzbieta Krawczyk, John Ratcliffe
Predict And Provide Vs Explore, Envision And Plan: Transforming The Urban Planning Approach Towards The Future, Elzbieta Krawczyk, John Ratcliffe
Articles
Thinking about the future of humanity cannot be separated from thinking about the future of cities. Today, half of the world’s population lives in cities and the number of urban dwellers is constantly growing. On one hand, cities play a key role in generating economic growth; they are cores of human activity and frontiers of technological and cultural progress. On the other, urban areas are a source of a broad range of social and environmental problems and are especially vulnerable to the threats posed by factors such as climate change, terrorism, pandemic, social and cultural clashes. Considering the role and …
Imagine Ahead, Plan Backwards: Prospective Methodology In Urban And Regional Planning, Elzbieta Krawczyk, John Ratcliffe
Imagine Ahead, Plan Backwards: Prospective Methodology In Urban And Regional Planning, Elzbieta Krawczyk, John Ratcliffe
Articles
No abstract provided.
Capitalising On Culture: An Evaluation Of Culture-Led Urban Regeneration Policy, Luke Binns
Capitalising On Culture: An Evaluation Of Culture-Led Urban Regeneration Policy, Luke Binns
Articles
Municipal authorities throughout Western Europe are attempting to drive regeneration of their urban centres through policies designed to attract inward investment and tourism. In an attempt to woo these outside economic agents in, a variety of cultural consumption oriented policies have been developed and marketed. These include investment in hard cultural-infrastructure such as museums or art galleries, and in less physical aspects such as holding events like the European Capital of Culture. A polemical debate surrounds this use of cultural policy with a clearly economic agenda. This paper gives a brief synopsis of some culture-led regeneration models, addresses the validity …
Imagine Lincoln 2020, The Futures Academy