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Spatial Decision Support Systems Use In Peacekeeping And Stability Operations Analysis: Spatial Analysis For U.S. Army Civil Affairs Civil Information Management, Earnest R. Lloyd

Planning Dissertations - Archive

Becoming a core U.S. military mission in 2005, Stability Operations deals with the political, economic, social and structural resiliency of a county or region. It is conducted to support and develop a host nation's government, or to initiate governmental services in a non-governed area until the host nation can do so itself. Inherent in this is the provision of public goods, whether the military is the principal provider or to understand the relative public good provision levels within a given area. This understanding is known as situational awareness of the operational environment (OE), a significant issue for any military commander …

Transit, Walkability, And Economic Development In The 21st Century: Explorations From The U.S. Specialized High-Tech Zones, Pivotal Industries, And Innovative Small Businesses, Ahoura Zandiatashbar

Planning Dissertations - Archive

The economy in the 21st century has expanded the depth of creativity, speed, and flexibility in production, high-tech industry, and innovation. Hence, the new economic norm and high dependency on innovation and creativity require educated, talented, and specialized human capital, as well as proximity to research centers and universities. Furthermore, this new knowledge economy has also favored urban spaces that support spontaneous face-to-face encounters and knowledge exchange while appealing to the talented human capital. Besides these specific urban spaces, the transportation infrastructures could have a principle role in the new economy whether through fostering local, regional, or global accessibility to …

Vincent Van Gogh's Wheatfields And Piet Oudolf's Meadows: Color, Contrast And Change In The Landscape, Erin A. Cox

Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

This capstone investigates the unique relationship between Vincent Van Gogh and planting designer Piet Oudolf's vibrant use of color and contrast in their work as it relates to their perception of the landscape. The project is mainly a comparison of the two artists, exploring Van Gogh's use of complementary colors and brushstroke techniques to create vivid contrast in his renderings of agrarian landscapes, and Oudolf's parallel approach to creating painterly meadows and prairie gardens. The project focuses on Van Gogh’s study of wheat field landscapes, which are essentially the same in structure and composition but can be used to compare …

Application Of Effective Noise Control Strategies In Speech Perception Testing Rooms, Samuel H. Underwood

Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects

This project examines experimental methodologies, common test practices, and identifies relevant acoustic metrics to determine effective noise control parameters and strategies for implementation in a new speech perception testing room in Lincoln, Nebraska. The nature of speech perception testing demands that the experiment facility be as quiet and non-disruptive as possible to ensure that auditory stimuli is not interfered with. Influences of ambient acoustic conditions, like background noise and reverberation time, interfere with speech perception testing by introducing new variables that are often difficult to account for if left uncontrolled. A room-in-room chamber (sound booth) is often a best-case practice …

Emoji Disorder: Using A Universal Digital Dialect To Enhance Architectural Communication, Doria Miller

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The rise of digital communication has intertwined visual and textual information. As language continually updates to include pictograms, there is potential to update the language of architecture using these visual icons. Emojis are finding their way into our day-to-day vocabulary. In 2015, the word of the year, selected by Oxford Dictionaries, was the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji. These amicable emoticons tap into the architectural conversations from Learning from Las Vegas of the duck (symbol) and the decorated shed (signage) and themes of iconography as in Somol’s Green Dots 101. As emojis are not grounded in a specific verbal …

Re-Imagining A Neighborhood Center: Completing Mixed-Use Streets In The Elmwood Neighborhood Utilizing Dallas' Complete Streets Design Manual, Shirley Jane Mathews, Ardeshir Anjomani

Planning Masters Professional Reports - Archive

Walkable neighborhoods with adjacent commercial centers have the ability to encourage mode shifts to walking, bicycling, or transit. Mode shifts from single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) to the destinations within a neighborhood center of Elmwood's size may result in approximately 3,000 SOV trip reductions per day (H-GAC, 2018). This study examines the Dallas Complete Streets Design Manual (2016) and applies the Dallas Complete Streets Vision to a 1,400 foot (.3 mile) segment of Edgefield Avenue, adapting the guidelines to Edgefield Avenue with site-specific consideration. It refers to the Dallas Complete Streets Design Guidelines in the development of a complete street proposal for …

Idea, Form, Reality – The Implications Of Natural Ventilation Strategies On Public Buildings In Temperate Maritime Climates, Michael P.G. Haslam

Masters

Natural ventilation is one of the prime form givers in environmentally responsive architecture – in its detail and its architecturally charged form of stacks and voids. It facilitates our understanding of a response to natural systems – not just in how it responds visually to warm and cool air but also in the adaptive approach to thermal comfort. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impacts and implications of natural ventilation strategies for different typologies of public and commercial buildings. This is with the aim of attempting to define a vocabulary of ventilation techniques and details that are …

Transforming Parking Garages Into Affordable Housing, Tamsan Mora

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

For housing in a city to be successful and affordable, there needs to be a density of other residences, workplaces, and services with the infrastructure to reach other neighborhoods and communities. This requires new construction projects to fit within current urban development, where space is limited and expensive, or sprawl out into nearby suburbs, which often lacks the required transit infrastructure. The increasing success of ride-share companies and the recent investment by car companies on developing successful self-driving cars will, in the near future, free up large areas downtown previously used to park personal vehicles. By taking advantage of the …

The Farnsworth House & 'The Grand Budapest Hotel': Cinematic Spaces, Rylie Davis

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Mies van der Rohe designed the Farnsworth House as a personification of his architectural vision, an architectural language void of the mistakes of the past that could be taught universally. Mies’ illusory idea of free-flowing anti-space was ideologically unconnected to the cinematic arts, nevertheless the application of his design philosophy consequently resulted in spaces that were scenographic and cinematic. Just as a cinematographer establishes a relationship between the viewer and the scene, Mies van der Rohe used perspective to frame views transforming the Farnsworth House into an intermediary object establishing a relationship between nature and the viewer. The Farnsworth House …

Decoding Third Places, Caleb Bertels

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Urban open spaces should give back to the public, creating vital and valuable places within a city. People should want to seek out these spaces to occupy, seeing them not as useless gaps between buildings but areas with their own value and identity. To create this public demand, successful open spaces contain qualities of third places. Third places, a term coined by Ray Oldenburg, describes somewhere familiar that people choose to spend their time outside their first places (their homes) and their second places (their work). Third places bring communities closer together and are open to the public, but not …

Objekt Shumëbanesor Me Seksione , Banim Social, Mirjeta Kryeziu

Theses and Dissertations

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Çerdhe Për Fëmijë Me Qëndrim Të Përkohshëm, Laura Sadiku

Theses and Dissertations

Projektimi i çerdhes për fëmijë me Qëndrim të Përkohshëm. Ky punim diplome si fillim ka për qëllim përmbushjen e kërkesave të fëmijëve në nivel më të avancuar. Projekti është bazuar në studimet e fundit të përceptimit të hapësirave marrë parasysh psikologjinë e tyre. Kjo temë është përzgjedhur me qëllim të krijimit të një objekti gjithëpërfshirës në të gjitha aspektet e nevojshme për fëmijë meqenëse personaliteti i njeriut krijohet qysh në fëmijëri dhe e shoh më se të domosdoshme hapësirën në të cilën ata kalojnë pjesën më të madhe të ditës të jetë e sigurt dhe t’u mundësojë atyre të shprehin …

Shkollë E Arkitekturës, Valton Luri

Theses and Dissertations

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Qender Tregtare, Driton Kryeziu

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi i mëposhtëm i diplomës, pasqyron krijimin e një projekti ideor – të ndërtesës Qendër Tregtare, duke u bazuar në kufinjtë e parametrvave realë,

arsyeshmërisë dhe racionalitetit.

I konceptuar në atë mënyrë që në një të ardhme të afërt, projekti në fjalë të jetë konkurues drejt një projekti zbatues .

Vijat dhe rrafshet e drejta, me gjeometri të mirëfilltë, thjeshtësi dhe elegancë janë elementet karakterizuese të objektit në fjalë. Të gjitha këto elemente formësuese arkitektonike vërehen lehtësisht tek muret, fasadat, vijat e ecjes të natyrshme, hapjet – dritaret apo tek kulmi dhe detajet tjera.

Gjithcka është e konceptuar në atë …

Çerdhe Për Fëmijë, Aurora Jakupi

Theses and Dissertations

Ne të gjithë e dimë se në vendin tonë mungojnë shumë institucione edukative më kushte të mirëfillta për fëmijët. Jeta çdo ditë e më shumë po bëhet më dimike dhe koha po është shumë e ngarkuar dhe e limituar, ku më së shumti këtu e pësojnë fëmijët. Për këtë arsye duhet të ndërmirret diçka në mënyrë më të shpejtë dhe tu kushtohet më shumë rëndësi. Krijimi adekuat i një institucioni edukativ do të ndikonte në mënyrë pozitive në ambientin shoqëror duke bërë më të lehtë jetën si të fëmijëve ashtu dhe të prindërve si në formë fizike ashtu dhe psikologjike. …

Rigjenerimi I Bodrumit Të Verës Së Suharekës Me Rrethinë Urbane Shndërrimi Në Galeri, Arbër Binaku

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e shqyrtuar në këtë punim diplome është rigjenerimi i objektit të bodrumit të verës së qytetit të Suharekës duke përfshirë edhe zonën urbane përreth atij objekti. Objekti në shqyrtim për momentin është pa funksion, në të kaluarën ka shërbyer si depo për industrinë e rrushit dhe ka lartësi P+0. Është objekt me rëndësi të madhe sepse gjendet në qendër të qytetit, u ndërtua në periudhën e modernizmit dhe përmban karakteristika të asaj periudhe, gjithashtu gjendet pikërisht përballë objektit të Komunës së Suharekës dhe afër objekteve me rëndësi të veçantë për Suharekën. Pas analizave të bëra, marrjes në pyetje të …

Eko Villë, Arian Bici

Theses and Dissertations

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Rezidenca Presidenciale E Republikës Së Kosovës Filozofia E Dizajnit Arkitektural: Poetika E Formës Dhe Hapësirës Tematika E Dizajnit Arkitektural: Eksplorimet Kompozicionale, Albulena Doli

Theses and Dissertations

Kujtoj nje thenie te lexuar me pare se kur ke dell krijues ai te bren dhe te mundon, e ti detyrohesh te krijosh duke mos pyetur perse. Ne fakt krijimi I nje ideje te tille per te krijuar Rezidence Shteterore ne vendin tone erdhi si rezultat i nje analize dhe reflektimi te gjate. Ne shikim te pare mund te duket e lehte si ceshtje, thjesht nje dizajn qe do te merr jete, do te vizitohet dhe mbase edhe shquhet. E verteta eshte kjo, qe arkitektura eshte me e thelle se nga ajo qe ne shohim. Ajo na perfaqeson me se …

Rigjenerimi I Bodrumit Të Verës Në Suharekë Me Rrethinë Urbane - Qendër Inovacioni, Edolind Bytyçi

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e shqyrtuar në këtë temë të diplomës është rigjenerimi i Bodrumit të verës në qytetin e Suharekës në një qendër inovacioni, si dhe rigjenerimi i zonës urbane në afërsi të këtij objekti. Një qendrër inovative është e nevojshme për qytetin dhe objekti i ish-Bodrumit duke pasur hapësirë të mjaftueshme që sot nuk shfrytëzohet aspak dhe duke qenë në një lokacion të favorshëm, është shumë i përshtatshëm për këtë funksion. Ky objekt do të jetë shumëfunksional, ku përfshihen punëtori të ndryshme, laboratorë, hapësira për kurse, hapësira të përbashkëta rekreuese, e te tjera. Rikthimi i funksionit të një prej objekteve më …

Qendër Tregtare, Flutura Limani

Theses and Dissertations

Qendrat tregtare u ofrojn konsumatorëve lehtësi duke sjellur shumë dyqane në një vend. Qendrat tregtare kanë ndryshuar edhe konceptin e blerjes. Siç dihet njerëzit nuk shkojnë në këto komplekse të shitjes vetëm për të bërë blerje. Ndërkaq përpara qendrave tregtare, për blerjen e gjërave të ndryshme ishte e nevojshme të shkohej në dyqane të ndryshme tradicionale që nuk gjindeshin në një vend. Sigurisht se qendrat tregtare nuk kanë shkaktuar shuarjen e dyqaneve tradicionale, mirëpo me sjelljen në një vend të këtyre dyqaneve, qendrat tregtare kanë lehtësuar punën e konsumatorit.

Koncepti i qendrave tregtare i paraqitur në shekullin e kaluar është …

Penn Station Virtual Reality, Lenny S. Marin

Publications and Research

Penn Station, which is a local hotspot, not only to New Yorkers but for tourists from around the world, serves as a gateway to New York City. The understanding of the original Penn Station and its beauty has been lost to history with the current Penn Station design. No longer does the space welcome you into the city with its grand scale and natural light; instead you arrive at a labyrinth of window less hallways.

Through this research, we look at the possibilities 3d modeling and virtual reality offer in recreating realistic experiences of important buildings. Through the use of …

Agnosia, Hilary Wiese

Masters in Architecture Program: Theses

This thesis “Agnosia, a parallel history of the figures of the infra-ordinary” explores the contemporary possibilities for architecture to be critical as well as projective, to formulate a position while learning from the past, to provoke the present with the hope to liberate the future.

The critical positioning that the work engages with is feminism in architecture, women’s under-recognized voices in the making of modern architectural history and how their contributions should be studied to cultivate new contemporary perspectives in architecture practices and architectural pedagogy.

Formulated through text, narratives, poems, research but also total installations, object making, movie making and …

Type Theory, Paris Mood

Masters in Architecture Program: Theses

The concept of type and typology are at the heart of Architecture. Type is the simple act of drawing similarity and difference between a group of artifacts. Typology, on the other hand, is a bit more complicated. When one engages with typology, they are taking the information they gather from observing the artifacts and transposing it into a new context. Most designers and architects refer to this act as type/typology. The distinction between the two terms is necessary for my work. My work looks at the relationship between these two events. As a collective they are Type Theory.

With the …

Architecture For The Atypical: Architectural Diffusion, Diane Nguyen

Masters in Architecture Program: Theses

The study of phenomenology within architecture is rooted in the emphasis of the experience of the human body. The ability to understand how a human inhabits a space is crucial; through the study of the human experience, we are able to study phenomenology within architecture. But what happens when the human body doesn’t react the way that we, as architects, desire? Since the reliance on vision is the most prominent sense for a phenomenological experience of a space, taking away that sense seems to lessen the impact. As a result, this privileging of vision leads to missed opportunities within design. …

Body Positivity: A Case For Corporeal Form, Jose Sanchez

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Born from architecture’s increasingly shattered conceptual foundations, the formal project of bodily objects presents an interesting case study into the emerging dialectics surrounding considerations of representation, technology, and affect. This thesis examines the genealogical origins of corporeal form in order to further understand the stake that bodies hold within the production and reception of architecture. By tracing the pedigree of corporeal form back to the two types of architectural signification that emerged after modernism, bodies can be validated as a project able to extend and advance architecture’s potential for individualized and collective engagement. By situating bodily objects within the histories …

Speculative Spoliation: Spolia As An Instrument Of Locus Making And Identity Mediation, Amelia Gan

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

This thesis puts forward the provocation to employ spoliation as a form of preservation and as a tool of locus making and identity mediation. This is done by syncretizing architectural artifacts and remnants from different timelines, oscillating between operations of defamiliarization and memorialization. This thesis test and explores its contention on a site of contested memory, where the idea of reclaiming cultural ownership is done through a formal, spatial and orderly spoliation. The artifacts ‘on site’ and ‘off site’ is relayed through different mediums and dimensions through parameters of resolution and assimilation.

A Space For Making, Making One's Own Space, Samuel Bell-Hart

2019 Spring Shared Sites: Design for Intergenerational Aging

Site: Hong Kong

The programming is focused around the supporting of activities that broadly involve making and working with one's hands. Specifically, woodworking and gardening are chosen as activities that can be engaged in at varying levels of difficulty and enjoyed by a wide range of age groups. The first means through which multiple generations interact is the mentor/student relationship, where someone with previous skills in either area acts as a facilitator for an older or younger student to learn. There are two "higher level" activities, dragon-boat building and orchid gardening, that comprise the long-term work of the space and …

Grandparenting Center: Connecting The Generations, Jessica Deangelo

2019 Spring Shared Sites: Design for Intergenerational Aging

Site: Hong Kong

Grandparenting Center: Connecting the Generations

This building represents a Grandparenting Center, a place with a variety of activities where grandparents or older guardians can take children for the day. One in three older adults in Hong Kong are caretakers for children at least one day a week, and in most cases much longer. This center is a space where grandparents can connect with their grandchildren while also building a community of peers with similar responsibilities and demands.

A chief complaint of older adults caring for children is the physical demands of keeping up with a child. In …

Shared Sites - Design For Inter Gernerational Aging: Movement Around Water, Teresa Lu

2019 Spring Shared Sites: Design for Intergenerational Aging

Site: St. Louis

Environmental press plays an important role in both a person's physical and mental development. Research shows that children and older adults' walking speed are both in the lower range of all age groups and are quite similar to one another. Even for a healthy senior, their mobility will most likely decrease in a gradual but stable pattern as they age. A healthy environment should be able to encourage mobility in a safe surrounding, while a completely safe space is often unenterprising.

The program proposed is a physical health center with a pool in the center of activities. …

Musical Therapy Center For Parkinson's Disease, Howie Chen

2019 Spring Shared Sites: Design for Intergenerational Aging

Site: Hong Kong

Design Intention for Uncle Shan and Nephew Justin:

This simple space tends to establish a kind of space prototype for intergenerational people living and working together. The space is designed mainly for two of my relatives including my 68-year-old uncle—Shan, and my 7-year-old nephew—Justin. Shan has been retired for almost ten years and developed his stable daily schedule throughout these years, while Justin is still a young kid who always kept being curious about the exterior world and whose schedule might be more flexible. the space should serve them both and fulfill their spatial needs either simultaneously …