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The Lake View Cemetery: Photographs From Cleveland's Historic Landmark, Barney Taxel, Laura Taxel

University of Akron Press Publications

The Lake View Cemetery, founded in 1869, was modeled after the great garden cemeteries of Victorian England and France. Over 107,000 individuals are interred on the sprawling 285 acre expanse that is located four and one-half miles from Cleveland's Public Square. According to a Plain Dealer report in 1870, the cemetery was designed to combine all the attractive features that "nature and true art can produce" to harmonize nature's alphabet-"stone, earth, wood and water." The landscape was laid out with broad avenues and shady walks "near the fountains in view of many a rustic pile [edifice] and quiet grave and …

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

No abstract provided.

Arduino Microcontroller + Adaptive Architecture Responsive Illuminance Device, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

The project focused on light-responsive architecture.

Computational Fluid Dynamics For Early Stage Architectural Design, Russell Wisniewski, Corey T. Griffin, Mark Stroller, Lona Rerick, Erika Colvin, Jeanne Jameson, Stephen Colin

Research-Based Design Initiative

This project set out to evaluate the validity and usefulness of CFD within the contemporary Design Practice. Initially attempting to analyze a specifi c design it became clear a more general study was needed. Analyzing natural ventilation is an infi nitely complex process, to determine the level of simplication required for use involved breaking the natural process down and analyzing the pieces seperately and then together. By using this process it become clear how the process can be used by architecture fi rms within their design process.

Energy Use Intensity And Infrared Thermography As A Tool In Building Assessments, Carrie Dickson, Sean Newberry, Blake Reynolds

Research-Based Design Initiative

Understanding a building’s energy usage has become more important over recent years. The building sector uses nearly half of the energy produced in the United States. By identifying ways to reduce a building’s energy usage, it can have major impact on reduced carbon emissions.

Cross Laminated Timber Building Performance, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

Current standard construction techniques play an increasing role in greenhouse gas emissions, so the need for exploration into alternative methods are a requirement for future products and construction. 47% of the CO2 emissions delivered into our atmosphere are due to building construction and materials. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other varied wood products are an emerging, viable source of sustainable, alternative building methods. The presented body of research explains the benefits of utilizing CLT, and other wood products, by expressing their embodied energy calculations and how that is determined by a process known as “Cradle-to-Gate”.

Evolutionary Modeling And Building Energy Efficiency: How Can Building Performance Evaluation Be Integrated Early Into An Ever-Accelerating Design Process?, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

With the increasing demand for energy efficient buildings, designers have begun to face a new challenge- how can performance evaluation be integrated into the ever-accelerating design process? The design and performance evaluation of a building are, in most cases, divorced. The designer will often have to halt, freeze the design, and wait for performance results to filter back. That gap between freezing the design and awaiting results can be weeks. In that time the design may have changed dramatically and the results made useless. In other instances, the final design is submitted to be evaluated, results are received, and critical, …

Veprimtaria Europiane E Mies Van Der Rohe, Drizona Maçani

Theses and Dissertations

Kjo temë ka për qëllim hulumtimin rreth jetës dhe veprës së Mies van der Rohe përgjatë periudhës Europiane të karrierës së tij. Duke u fokusuar më shumë në kontributin e Mies-it në arkitekturën moderne si dhe ndërlidhjen e tij me arkitektët e tjerë të të njëjtës periudhë që lanë gjurmët e tyre përjetësisht në historinë e arkitekturës.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe u lind më 27 mars 1886 në qytetin Aachen të Gjermanisë. Përgjatë epokës së tij ai dëshmoi të jetë një nga etërit e modernizmit në dizajnin arkitektonik. Përgjatë shek. XX Mies-i i ndryshoi pikëpamjet arkitektonike me idetë dhe …

Betonet E Lehta Nga Argjila Ekspanduese Si Zgjidhje Në Ndërtimet Moderne, Muharrem Cani

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Ndertesë Shoqërore: Qender Kulturore, Gentiana Xhemaili

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Muzika Dhe Arkitektura: Iannis Xenakis Dhe Pavijoni Philips, 1958, Anyla Berisha

Theses and Dissertations

Në bisedat e inçizuara me kompozitorin David Rosenboom (1947) në Kolegjin Mills të Oaklandës, Kaliforni, inxhinieri Iannis Xennakis (1922-2001) shpjegon se gjatë studimit të të vëmendjes muzikore, një numër mekanizmash drejtojnë vëmendjen tonë drejt një imazhi të një vepre ose përjetimi muzikor, apo çfarëdolloj eksperience artistike që na ndihmon të rigjenerojmë një përjetim nga kujtesa.Thënë ndryshe, kur duam të rikujtojmë një pjesë muzikore, së pari rikujtojmë imazhin që na asocon me këtë vepër, pra, nuk zhvillohet e vetme, por e lidhur me kujtime, pamje fotografike, përjetime, ose edhe imazhe arkitektonike. Përmes një rishikimi të shkurtër historik që nga parahistoria tek …

From Monuments To Ruins: An Analysis Of Historical Preservation In Jordan, Mason Seymore

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The city of Amman, Jordan manages a plethora of archaeological sites that date back several millennia. Unfortunately, with the limited resources the government has at its disposal, the city is unable to conserve the sites in the best way possible. Because of this, a public disconnect between the value of history and attempts that are made to preserve it has emerged. This study explored the effects of historical conservation in Jordanian society. More specifically, the study focused on the relationship between how the public and the government perceives historical conservation efforts in Jordan. This study attempted to answer two research …

"Let's Go Shopping At The Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy, Richard Klein

Cleveland Memory

This book is a tribute to the eight major downtown Cleveland department stores and their many loyal customers. For over 150 years, these large stores dominated the local retail scene. They represented exciting places that not only provided a full range of goods and services all under one roof, but also, offered a special shopping adventure every time their customers visited.

Psu Business School Renovation + Personal Comfort, Abolfazl Mekanik, Corey T. Griffin, Srg Partnership

Research-Based Design Initiative

Assessing the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is the first step to design a low energy building and to ensure the comfort of the occupants are satisfied based on high quality standards. Schools are a category of buildings in which a high level of environmental quality considerably improves occupants' attention, concentration, learning, hearing and performances. A common practice to evaluate thermal comfort and indoor air quality perception is to assess the occupants' satisfaction regarding the indoor environment.

The SRG design group intended to renovate the PSU Business school and use passive strategies in order to reduce the amount of energy. The …

Designing For Ventilation With Cfd: Evergreen State College Costantino Recreation Center, Sergio Palleroni, Russell Wisniewski, Noureddine Dib, Huafen Hu, Mark Stroller, Jeanne Jameson, Stephen Colin, Erika Colvin

Research-Based Design Initiative

The Costantino Recreation Center (CRC) houses the offi ces for all head coaches, athletic training, and recreation and athletics administrative staff. The CRC gymnasium holds three full-size basketball courts and four full-size volleyball courts, and can seat up to 1,500 for events. It was last re-modeled in 1990 to add a gymnasium, multi-purpose exercise room, offi ce space and wellness center, and general recreation use by students, faculty, staff and members of the community.

The Role Of Healing Gardens, Kalina K. Vander Poel, Zgf

Research-Based Design Initiative

The overarching objective of this research is to expand the dialogue of the role of healing gardens in hospitals. In order to understand the role of healing gardens in hospitals, it is important to determine how and to what extent the healing garden is being used. By expanding this dialogue we can reaffirm the legitimacy of current approaches such as design criteria and the program. When the perception and role of healing gardens in hospitals is understood, research based design decisions can improve the quality of life for patients, providers, and visitors.

Navigating The Norm: The Women Of The Drennan Family, Melanie Parker

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Historic American Buildings Survey St. Joseph Church, Erin Berger

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Living Like Jesus, Becky St. Clair

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Energy Analysis Of Cool, Medium, And Dark Roofs On Residential Buildings In The U.S., Michael A. Dunbar

Open Access Theses

This study reports an energy analysis of cool, medium, and dark roofs on residential buildings in the U.S. Three analyses were undertaken in this study: energy consumption, economic analysis, and an environmental analysis. The energy consumption reports the electricity and natural gas consumption of the simulations. The economic analysis uses tools such as simple payback period (SPP) and net present value (NPV) to determine the profitability of the cool roof and the medium roof. The variable change for each simulation model was the roof color. The default color was a dark roof and the results were focused on the changes …

Beaverton High School, Katie Barmore-Mccollum, Nicole De Jong, Sergio Palleroni, Huafen Hu, Reid Weber, Pae

Research-Based Design Initiative

The intended task was to study early massing concepts for climate responsiveness using Sefaira as an analytical tool. We were to work rapidly to analyze a series of massing concepts during the schematic design phase and provide feedback to the Boora design team to determine which factors/outputs to be studied such as daylighting, energy use, and building orientation. We received three massing models from Boora to study in Sefaira and compare EUI, Fabric Conduction Loss, Peak heating hours, and Monthly Consumption. Some of the results we were coming to evolved the initial task and drove this project down a different …

330 West Vine Street Oxford, Ohio, Colleen Clinton

Historic Preservation Final Projects

This final project is the culmination of my master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Eastern Michigan University. For this project I focused on my family’s house in Oxford, Ohio. My intention was to create a succinct report on the structure to document both the interior and exterior of the home. To document this unique structure I first created a Historic American Building Survey, next I completed the Ohio Historic Inventory Form, and produced drawings of elevations and floor plans. The reason I selected this structure for my final project is because it is one of the only Arts and Crafts …

Faubion Pk-8 School: Daylight Analysis, Sergio Palleroni, Haufen Hu, Adam Mcsorley, Katherine Odell, Valeriya Shcheglova, Boora Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

Light is the first thing that captures your eye after you are born and is often the last th ing you see before you fall asleep. Light makes humans, objects, spaces, architecture and everything we see around us visib le by its reflection. Everyday, people are confronted with light and shadow, two elements that are complementary. Daylight is a natu ral element that changes every minute, caused by the rotation of the earth around the sun. It informs us of days, time, seasons, which causes humans have to surrender to this. Architecture must adapt this element in its design process. …

Examining Feasibility Of Thermal Mass For Passive Heating And Cooling In The Pacific Northwest, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

Scientifically, thermal mass is equivalent to thermal capacitance or heat capacity, the ability of a body to store thermal energy.

In building design, thermal mass is a property of the mass of a building which enables it to store heat, providing “inertia” against temperature fluctuations. For example, when outside temperatures are fluctuating throughout the day, a large thermal mass within the insulated portion of a house can serve to “flatten out” the daily temperature fluctuations, since the thermal mass will absorb thermal energy when the surroundings are higher in temperature than the mass, and give thermal energy back when the …

Envelope Optimization Analysis For South Cooper Mountain High School: Setaira Web-Application, Juan C. Garduno, Mike Manzi, Corey T. Griffin, Boora Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

Research Goals:

1. Identify Sefaira’s energy simulation limitations Goals:

2. Identify successful Sefaira strategies/setting compared to eQuest strategies/settings

Impact Of Corporate Sustainability Behavior On Financial Performance In Aerospace Companies, Petulia Blake

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sustainability is increasingly becoming an integral part of how organizations communicate their business operation to stakeholders. As it is common knowledge that organizations are more inclined to invest in programs that contribute to their bottom-line, this study presents an analysis of the relationship between corporate sustainability behaviors and their impact on financial performance. The sample size was 40 United States (U.S.) aerospace companies, selected from the “Top 100 Aerospace Companies” world-wide in a report produced by Candesic consulting firm in 2012. Of the 40 U.S. companies, 21 were found to provide some form of sustainability report. Quantitative and qualitative instruments …

The Man Who Dies Rich, Dies Disgraced: The Carnegie Vision Of Library As Place, Amanda C.R. Clark

Library Faculty Scholarship

Andrew Carnegie’s vision of the library as a place for intellectual elevation through the introspective act of reading offered the promise of increased prosperity and wisdom to persons in all walks of life. The architecture of Spokane’s Carnegie library spoke of this promise through its neoclassical façade and visual references to an age revered for civilized accomplishment. While some of these sentiments have fallen out of favor, the underlying principle of encouraging curious engagement by inspirational architecture remains true for libraries today.

Poster presented at the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, Seattle, WA.

The Bridge Newsletter Winter 2014, Missouri University Of Science And Technology

The Bridge Newsletter

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Casino Architecture Wars: A History Of How Las Vegas Developers Compete With Architectural Design, Stefan Al

Occasional Papers

This paper explores how Las Vegas casino devel opers have competed with architectural design. Throughout history, they emphasized different elements of the casino complex. This paper will examine three of the most heated wars that occurred between casinos over such elements: the swimming pool wars of the 1950s, the sign wars of the 1960s, and the porte cochère wars of the 1970s. This paper argues how, in the face of competition, each of these elements evolved into truly unique forms that differed greatly from other places. In its relentless pursuit to attract visitors, Las Vegas lay on the forefront of …

“Put The Church Right There”: A Study Of The Inclusion Of Congregational Structures Within New Urbanist Developments, Matthew L. Pierce

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Beginning with the development of Seaside (Walton County, FL), Kentlands (Gaithersburg, MD), and Laguna West (Elk Grove, CA), New Urbanist developments have set aside parcels for civic structures, many of which now house congregations. Using interviews with developers, planners, and church officials, this thesis examines the rationale behind including congregations within New Urbanist developments in four southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina). The expectations of New Urbanist developers largely mirror those found within key New Urbanist texts: congregational structures help create a legible landscape through typological architecture and conspicuous siting while providing space for public gathering. The …