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Toward Design-To-Fabrication Continuum For Open-Source Computational Robotic Ecologies In The Post-Anthropogenic Era, Celso Urroz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Computational design and robotic fabrication have expanded architecture’s capacity to coordinate geometry, material behavior, machine operation, and environmental performance. Yet many design-to-fabrication workflows remain structured by industrial logics of separation, standardization, and control. Design is often abstracted from material execution, fabrication is treated as a downstream phase, and robotic systems remain concentrated within specialized or proprietary infrastructures. This dissertation addresses this problem by proposing the design-to-fabrication continuum as an open, transferable, and ecologically situated framework in which computation mediates among design intent, matter, machine, environment, and shared technical knowledge.

The research uses a practice-based methodology combining computational workflow development, material …

Design And Implementation Of A Honeycomb Damping System For The 2026 Eeri Seismic Design Competition, Vera Nguyen, Lauryn Wojcik

Architectural Engineering

The authors of this report were a part of the 2026 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) chapter at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In July 2026, they will travel to Portland, Oregon with 12 students to compete in the Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition hosted by EERI. The competition required teams to develop a comprehensive structural design proposal that included computer-based modeling and analysis, construction of three physical models, and the preparation of both a technical poster and oral presentation for a proposed high-rise building located in Portland, Oregon. Cal Poly’s “Illahee Tower” was designed with an emphasis on …

Growing Pains Inc., Abigail B. Jarvis

Masters Theses

In Mierle Laderman Ukeles' "Manifesto for Maintenance Art”, Ukeles describes an art practice that reveals the invisible labor of daily upkeep and care, describing development as “pure individual creation; progress; advance,” and maintenance as “keep the dust off the pure individual creation, preserve the new; sustain the change”.

Growing Pains Inc. is embodied in a collection of patterns that dresses and addresses the changes buildings of New Bedford Massachusetts have experienced. It is driven by an attention to stewardship and care for our buildings that have been with us through generations. This thesis is about Growing Pains Incorporated. It speculates …

Productive Armature, Gabriel Ofem Peter

Masters Theses

What if water was all you had, what if your only source of survival was a body of water? I shudder to think that some people get to be put in this situation in the world we live in. As I understand the importance of water to survival, it is obvious that water can be the only lifeline of survival for a community. This is the experience for residents of Makoko, Lagos. Their survival depends on the Lagos Lagoon, a large body of water flowing in from the Atlantic Ocean. This research looks beyond the surface of what this community …

The Wall As Commons, Raveena Deshpande

Masters Theses

Collective infrastructures for informal domesticity 

As urban populations grow, access to affordable housing declines, pushing certain sections of the population to build informal settlements outside legal and formal construction systems. These settlements often lack access to basic living infrastructures - water, sanitation, and electricity- even as they house a large share of the population in developing countries.

Current models of designing for informality exist as top down planning approaches, that ignore lived realities at the scale of the home. These design models are incongruent with informal lifestyles, and undermine the sense of belonging that comes with rituals of self-authorship in …

Hidden Systems, Samuel Choi

Masters Theses

Across buildings and cities, moisture is managed, concealed, and discharged through convoluted systems of containment. Still, water ultimately resists this framework. It reveals itself as leaks, puddles, condensation—moments typically understood as technical failure. Hidden Systems reframes these conditions as architectural knowledge, one that becomes evidence of water’s material capacity, limits of infrastructure, and a record of time.

NYC is constructed on, powered by, and profiting from water. Although it hosts a robust network, seepages disrupt control, allowing systems to be traced across scales. As pipes expand, contract, and freeze, the project unfolds seasonally, moving through water’s three states: solid, liquid, …

Lightness Shaped By Stone, Jared Arredondo

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

In a period defined by industrial standardization, automation, and increasing distance from material reality, architecture has become increasingly detached from the physical knowledge of making. Processes once grounded in time, touch, and material consequence are often replaced by speed, abstraction, and systems of production that conceal labor. This thesis begins from that condition and examines stone as a material through which architecture can recover a deeper relationship to time, craft, structure, and responsibility.

Stone resists speed. Its weight, density, and permanence demand precision, patience, and consequence. Each cut, joint, and surface operation requires an understanding of the material’s limits and …

Virtual Matter: Architecture As A Critical Turning Point, Aden Sterchi

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

The materialization of AI infrastructure has outpaced all regulatory frameworks, allowing data centers to proliferate with limited oversight despite their growing environmental and social impacts. Through a review of artificial intelligence’s technological development, the rise of big tech, and contemporary data center expansion, this thesis situates AI infrastructure within a broader pattern of deregulation, delayed accountability, and market-driven governance. Using a qualitative mixed-method approach combining historical analysis, policy critique, regional case studies, and research-through-design, the study examines how existing land use, utility, and environmental frameworks have failed to keep pace with the scale of data center sprawl; The study also …

The Patina Of Care, Jose Alejandro Carpio

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

This thesis aims to address the urgent need for adaptable, socially responsive housing in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The area currently faces a crisis in rapidly aging populations, youth out-migration, housing insecurity, and high rates of domestic violence. These problems are intensified by economic strain, harsh winter conditions, and periods when cultural stigma limits access to safety and community support. As it stands, current housing systems cannot evolve with the rapidly shifting demographics and social needs of the city.

Confront these challenges. The thesis proposes a megastructure-framework grounded in the metabolism movement and the works of Metabolist architects such as Fumihiko Maki, …

A Novel Federated Llm Framework For Distributed Traffic Modelling In Intelligent Transportation Systems, Seerat Kaur

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) depend on accurate traffic prediction to support congestion management, infrastructure planning, and real-time operational decisions. Despite substantial progress in data-driven forecasting, several challenges continue to limit practical deployment: traffic data is distributed across independent regional authorities, making centralized aggregation infeasible, standard federated aggregation strategies ignore traffic-specific characteristics that meaningfully affect model quality, and existing models produce only numerical outputs without interpretable reasoning that urban planners can act upon. This thesis addresses these challenges through four contributions that collectively advance privacy-preserving, explainable, and scalable traffic forecasting.

The first contribution provides a systematic review of 129 peer-reviewed publications, …

Practical Integration Of Reality Capture In Architecture, Engineering, Construction, And Operations (Aeco) Workflows: Cost And Application Considerations, Dylan T. Ramsey

Architectural Engineering

This paper explores the practical integration of Reality Capture (RC) technologies, specifically LiDAR and photogrammetry, within Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) workflows. As interest in RC grows, costs decrease, and industry applications expand, this paper aims to clarify the current landscape of research, industry practices, hardware, and software. It provides managers, RC technology enthusiasts, and AECO professionals considering its implementation with essential insights into cost considerations, expectations, and limitations. The paper details common research and industry applications, including as-built documentation, surface analysis, and deflection monitoring, and cross-references cost data and project requirements to provide informed recommendations and considerations for …

Building Ecologies: Maintaining Land, Working With Wood, Taylor Jais

Masters Theses

This thesis critiques contemporary architecture and building practices for their fundamentally unsustainable and place-less assemblies that rely on extracting finite resources that generate significant emissions while simultaneously neglecting to consider the needs and existence of humans and non-human species with in the built environment. Through experimental material research that diverts “wood” waste streams and integrates land and multispecies care, this work demonstrates how maintenance-based approaches to construction can transform built assemblies into ecological systems. By deconstructing wood to its cellular components and recombining these elements in novel ways, this research reveals possibilities for collaborative, materials-driven, place-based building practices. This thesis …

Soybean Oil-Derived Acrylate/Methacrylate Ether For High Resolution Additive Manufacturing (3d Printing) Technology, Tanuj Patel

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Additive Manufacturing is one of the rapidly developing techniques, as industries continue to explore new ways to create prototypes and end-use parts, one of the significant challenges that remains is the reliance on petroleum-based plastics for 3D printing, especially in the production of photocurable resins. that may be used to prototype complex structures and sophisticated geometries that are typically challenging to produce with conventional methods. Thus, replacing petroleum-based plastics with renewable resources is increasingly important for additive manufacturing (3D printing) of photocurable resins. The use of bio-based renewable resources in AM is a feasible alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. Henceforth, …

Age Well Spaces: A New Model For Elderly Healthcare Architecture, Will Traylor, Ameen Farooq

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

In America, most try to plan for every aspect of life from birth. The country is home to some of the most advanced education systems in the world and has office buildings that aim to not only prioritize work efficiency, but also worker health. From cradle to Casket, architects challenge themselves with the task of making everyday spaces better. It was my experience and privilege over the past few years to bear witness and assist my grandparents through the last, fragile stages of life. I watched as each of them moved from home life, to assisted living, and then nursing …

Performative Biomechanics : Evolving Buildings Into Inhabitable Organisms, Josh Lopez

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

There has always been a connection between biology and architecture. Michael Pawlyn, in Biomimicry in Architecture, coined “biomechanical designs” to describe structural techniques derived from creatures. This study investigates chitin-based creatures. Crustaceans, insects, and microscopic organisms all have exoskeletons in nature. With a focus on crabs, other crustaceans and bugs, this study examines and evaluates the formal characteristics of chitin-based organisms. The architectural creations of OXMAN, NOX, which was founded by Lars Spuybroek; and Lebbeus Woods are among those that are analyzed and studied due to their inspiration from living things. They follow functional effectiveness in nature, which is why …

Urban Eden, Establishing The Groundwork For A More Resilient City, Max R. Oliva

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Cities account for over 70% of Global C02 emissions and as these areas grow over time their Carbon Footprint will grow in turn. In order to offset this imbalance I propose to design Performative Skins & Building Modules to not only reduce the carbon footprint in these cities, but also recover their connection to Nature contributing not only to energy efficiency and air quality, but also to urban aesthetics, the inclusion of these systems could go so far as to help mitigate the heat island effect and in the long term help establish a more resilient and sustainable city

Using Scaffolding, Gamification, And Self Awareness To Create Responsive Ux/Ui In Cad Software To Nurture Metacognition In Novice Users, Obed Ibrahim Gonzalez

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Computer-aided Design (CAD) software represents a significant shift from manual and analog design processes to digital workflows, offering substantial utility, accuracy, and productivity benefits. However, CAD software often presents a steep learning curve, particularly for novice users who are new to the software or possess only basic knowledge. Traditional CAD curricula have predominantly focused on technical problem-solving—teaching tools and systems—while often neglecting strategic knowledge that encompasses reflection, planning, and refining, which are essential components of metacognition. Metacognition is crucial for transforming novices into experts who use fewer and more complex commands, employ sophisticated planning, and achieve their goals more efficiently. …

Evaluating Ai As A Design Tool In Architectural Workflows: Exploring Its Effectiveness In Addressing Design Problems And Integrating Into Studio Processes, Seth S. Cutlip

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

This paper examines the integration of AI imaging tools into traditional analog workflows within architecture studios. This looks specifically at the early conceptual design phase and examines, through a research through design approach, how AI imaging tools like Comfyui and Krita can support ideation, material exploration, and spatial composition. This approach will be remaking design exercises from a prior architectural studio, the study critically evaluates the effectiveness of AI tools in addressing design problems, enhancing workflow efficiency, and supporting creative agency. The findings show both the generative potential and the limitations of these AI imaging tools. This emphasizes the need …

Deconstructing The Anthony Timberlands Center: Making Preparations For A Building’S End-Of-Life., Sarah Myane

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Based on a speculative future where mass timber has become a normalized structural material, integrated into the building envelope as commonplace, and material reuse and reclamation are standard practice. The Anthony Timberlands Center is slated for deconstruction due to age and necessity for more updated programing. Today in 2025 as the building has not even reached completion, how can its assembly and use influence its purpose after the initial lifespan?

This study is based on principles of design for deconstruction from two different theories: the 6 S’s of a building devised by Stewart Brand, and Philip Crowther's 10 frameworks for …

Virtual Makeup And Technology Integration, Vishwa Bhatt

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The Virtual Makeup Streamlit application presents an advanced approach to digital cosmetic try-on by allowing users to apply makeup to their facial images in real time. This project uses computer vision and web technologies to create an interactive and user-friendly platform that capitalizes on the increasing popularity of virtual try-on solutions in the cosmetics industry.

At its core, the system uses effective facial detection and semantic segmentation techniques to recognize and separate facial areas such as lips and hair. Techniques such as U-Net and Resnet, and Midepipe are used to create accurate segmentation masks, which are essential for accurate makeup …

Assessing The Utilization Of Building Information Modelling (Bim) In The Preservation Of Cultural Heritage: A Case Study Of Ashe-Street Courthouse, Boluwatife J. Oluwamakinde

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines how Building Information Modeling (BIM) was used in the Ashe Street Courthouse restoration, with an emphasis on its role in heritage preservation. It follows a context-oriented instrumental case study methodology and a systematic four-step approach: reviewing literature and historical records, conducting semi-structured interviews with renovation architects, and analyzing project documentation. The study compares BIM with traditional methods to assess documentation quality, stakeholder collaboration, and project efficiency. Findings show that BIM increases documentation accuracy through real-time modifications while preserving historical data. It also enhances collaboration by providing a centralized platform for architects, engineers, and preservation specialists, reducing errors …

The Impact Of Visual Stimuli And The Properties Of Green Walls On Human Well-Being In Built And Immersive Virtual Environments, Alireza Sedghikhanshir

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The built environment significantly influences human well-being, particularly in the context of stress recovery and cognitive restoration. This dissertation investigates the impact of visual stimuli, particularly green walls, on human responses related to stress, restoration, and thermal comfort. The research is guided by three primary objectives: (1) examining the role of visual stimuli and their properties in promoting stress recovery and restoration, (2) evaluating the potential of Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) as tools for delivering and studying restorative environments, and (3) investigating the influence of green walls on indoor environmental conditions.

A series of experimental studies were carried out to …

Nat Kunn And Nat Nann: Changes Of “Body Techniques” And Domestic Spaces Within The Spiritual Cult Of Myanmar, Aung Khant

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The British colonization of Burma in 1885 marked a turning point in Myanmar’s traditional society, particularly in changes of body techniques, shikho (prostration), and the practice of wearing or removing shoes in sacred spaces. While recent scholars have examined the changes in body techniques and spiritual cult, the relationship between body techniques and domestic spaces has remained underexplored. Tracing the changes in techniques from Colonial Burma to contemporary Myanmar, this thesis explores the relationship between body techniques and domestic spaces, Nat Kunn, small shrines dedicated to specific Nats, deities, and Nat Nann, which are larger shrines for the Nat Pantheon. …

The Insignificant: Curating “Everyday” Lights In Bangkok, Bhuvarin Thaveetermsakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The “insignificant” in this thesis is not meant unimportant, but a neutral state of the subject waiting to be acknowledged by the observer. This concept is based on the theories of “everyday life,” proposed by Charles Baudelaire and Maurice Blanchot. In “The Painter of Modern Life” (1863), Baudelaire redefined art as the object of everyday, while Blanchot’s “Everyday Speech” (1959) described the everyday as something difficult to grasp yet existed along the urban streets.This thesis is the exploration into everyday lights and darkness in different architectural scales and cultural contexts. The exploration is classified through scholarly texts from Electric light: …

Cinematic Architecture: Perceiving The Real From The Reel In How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Film Setting, Edbert Theo Fortino

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Cinematic architecture is a multidisciplinary approach that examines the relationship between film and architecture. This thesis explores how film offers a unique way to immerse audiences in spatial experience. Through time, movement, and visual framing, film can dramatize or reinterpret space according to the director’s vision, making it a valuable medium for understanding how architecture is perceived, used, and felt. Film also visualizes fragments of real everyday life, cultural practices, and spatial behaviour. Observing how characters inhabit and interact with spaces reveals how real users interpret the functional and symbolic meanings of architecture—insights often overlooked when architects rely solely on …

Design Concepts Of Sun Shading Devices For Office Buildings, Designed By Intaren In Bangkok, Thailand, 1969-1974, Aung Kaung Myat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Tropical modernism in Bangkok in the 1970s synthesized modern architectural principles with the demands of Thailand’s hot and humid climate. Various design approaches focusing on deterring the tropical sun were incorporated into the building design. In doing so, sun shading played a major role in climatic responsiveness in tropical environments. Within tropical modernism, numerous buildings with climate-responsive features have been designed by local and foreign architects, with Intaren Architects & Engineers being one of them. Studying the shading devices of office buildings designed by this firm between 1969 and 1974 in Bangkok, Thailand, this research explores the concept and philosophy …

The Works Of Hassan Roland Vogel As Tropical Modern Architecture In Southeast Asia, 1960s-1980s, Li Hung Chang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research explores the architectural contributions of Swiss architect Hassan Roland Vogel (1932–1987), focusing on his interpretation of Tropical Modernism within the cultural and urban contexts of Southeast Asia from the 1960s to the 1980s. As a lesser-known yet significant figure in regional modernism, Vogel co-founded INTAREN Architect and Engineer Company Limited in Bangkok with Jean Albert Penneçot, producing a body of work that balanced Swiss precision with tropical adaptability. His projects, ranging from corporate towers to diplomatic buildings, demonstrate how modernist ideals were reinterpreted through climate, material, and local culture.The study examines key works such as the Esso Building …

Analysing Biophilic And Technophilic Design In Architectural Materiality: A Comparative Study Of Bangkok's Community Malls, Thailand, Min Si Hein

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study examines how architectural materiality and perceptual attributes influence human sensory and emotional experience through the theoretical frameworks of biophilia and technophilia. Focusing on two community malls in Bangkok—The Commons Thong Lo and Zone C of Marché Thong Lo—the research adopts a qualitative comparative case study approach, combining on-site observation, photographic documentation, and semi-structured interviews. The study applies an attribute-based analytical framework that categorizes architectural experience into six dimensions: material origin, sensory qualities, user interaction, visual comfort, spatial atmosphere, and emotional response. The findings reveal that The Commons Thong Lo expresses a predominantly biophilic orientation, characterized by natural materials, …

บทบาทของฝ่ายงานบริหารทรัพยากรกายภาพในโครงการจัดการขยะ: กรณีศึกษา 4 โครงการสำนักงานในโครงการ Care The Whale, ไพรัช รัตตัญญู

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์หลักของการศึกษานี้คือการศึกษาแนวทางการจัดการขยะสู่เป้าหมายขยะไปหลุมฝังกลบสุทธิเป็นศูนย์ (Zero Waste to Landfill) ปัจจัยส่งเสริมความสำเร็จ และบทบาทหน้าที่ของงานบริหารทรัพยากรกายภาพ (Facility Management: FM) ในการขับเคลื่อนโครงการจัดการขยะ ซึ่งมีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อนำไปสู่การกำหนดแนวทางการบริหารจัดการขยะในอาคารสูงอย่างยั่งยืน การศึกษาในครั้งนี้เป็นการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยได้ศึกษากรณีศึกษาหลัก โครงการความร่วมมือขนาดใหญ่ด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมในการจัดการขยะ (Large-Scale Cooperative Initiative in Sustainability) ซึ่งมีการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลด้วยวิธีการสัมภาษณ์ผู้มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้อง ผ่านกรณีศึกษาย่อยอาคารสำนักงานขนาดใหญ่พิเศษ จำนวน 4 แห่ง บนถนนรัชดาภิเษก ที่เข้าร่วมเป็นสมาชิกก่อตั้งโครงการ Care the Whale ได้แก่ CW Tower, AIA Capital Center, SET และ Fortune Town ร่วมกับการสังเกตการณ์กระบวนการจัดการขยะในพื้นที่จริง และการรวบรวมข้อมูลทุติยภูมิจากรายงานผลการดำเนินงานผลการศึกษาพบว่า ความสำเร็จของการดำเนินโครงการมีความสัมพันธ์โดยตรงกับระดับการมีส่วนร่วมของผู้บริหาร (Executive Engagement) โดยกรณีศึกษาที่มีการกำหนดนโยบายจากผู้บริหารระดับสูงที่ชัดเจนและมีการติดตามผลอย่างต่อเนื่อง สามารถสร้างประสิทธิภาพการคัดแยกขยะได้สูงสุดถึงร้อยละ 100 ในขณะที่อาคารที่มีลักษณะการใช้งานแบบผสมผสานและขาดการกำกับดูแลเชิงรุก มีสัดส่วนการคัดแยกขยะเพียงร้อยละ 1-5 ในขณะเดียวกันก็พบว่าปัจจัยความสำเร็จที่สำคัญไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับการกำหนดนโยบายเพียงการตั้งเป้าหมายเท่านั้น แต่ต้องมีการบูรณาการบทบาทงานของ FM เข้ามามีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องอย่างเป็นระบบ ซึ่งช่วยให้เกิดการผลักดันจากระดับนโยบายมาสู่แนวทางการปฏิบัติงานได้จริงเมื่อพิจารณาถึงแนวทางการพัฒนาการจัดการขยะในอาคารสูงอย่างยั่งยืน องค์กรควรกำหนดนโยบายการจัดการขยะให้เป็นวาระสำคัญที่ต้องมีการติดตามและประเมินผลอย่างสม่ำเสมอ พร้อมทั้งส่งเสริมให้หน่วยงานบริหารทรัพยากรกายภาพพัฒนาทักษะด้านการจัดการข้อมูลเพื่อสนับสนุนการตัดสินใจเชิงกลยุทธ์ และสร้างภาคีเครือข่ายในการแก้ไขปัญหาขยะโดยการบูรณาการความร่วมมือกับหน่วยงานภายนอก เพื่อขับเคลื่อนองค์กรสู่เป้าหมาย Net Zero Emissions

สถาปัตยกรรมสมัยใหม่กับการก่อตัวของสถาบันทางศิลปะและวัฒนธรรมในกรุงเทพมหานคร ช่วงพ.ศ.2504-2517, กฤตธี วงศ์มณีโรจน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สถาปัตยกรรมสมัยใหม่ในประเทศไทยเป็นแนวทางที่ได้รับอิทธิพลมาจากต่างประเทศ แต่ในขณะเดียวกันก็เกิดขึ้นภายใต้บริบทที่มีความเฉพาะตัวของประเทศไทย เป็นผลจากสถานะทางการเมืองการปกครองของไทยในฐานะประเทศที่ไม่เคยตกเป็นอาณานิคมของชาติตะวันตก แต่ในขณะเดียวกันก็ถูกแทรกแซงจากสหรัฐอเมริกาในช่วงสงครามเวียดนาม (พ.ศ.2497–2518) จากการทบทวนวรรณกรรมพบว่าการศึกษาที่ผ่านมาล้วนใช้วิธีการศึกษาสถาปัตยกรรมสมัยใหม่ในภาพกว้าง และชี้ให้เห็นว่าปัจจัยจากต่างประเทศ ได้แก่ การศึกษาของสถาปนิก และอิทธิพลจากสหรัฐอเมริกานั้นมีบทบาทสำคัญ การศึกษาในครั้งนี้เลือกใช้วิธีการศึกษาเปรียบเทียบ (comparative method) อาคารกรณีศึกษาประเภทสถาบันทางศิลปะและวัฒนธรรม (cultural institution) เพื่อให้สามารถวิเคราะห์สถาปัตยกรรม และปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องได้อย่างลึกซึ้งยิ่งขึ้น โดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อการเกิดขึ้นของสถาบันทางศิลปะและวัฒนธรรมในกรุงเทพมหานคร ซึ่งออกแบบด้วยแนวทางสถาปัตยกรรมสมัยใหม่ และบทบาทของความเคลื่อนไหวทางศิลปะที่ส่งผลต่อสถาปัตยกรรม คัดเลือกอาคารกรณีศึกษา จำนวน 3 อาคาร ได้แก่ อาคารบริติชเคาน์ซิล (พ.ศ.2513) ห้องสมุดสถาบันภาษาเอยูเอ (พ.ศ.2513) และหอศิลป พีระศรี (พ.ศ.2517) ใช้การวิเคราะห์ตัวสถาปัตยกรรมเอง ร่วมกับหลักฐานชั้นต้นประเภท สูจิบัตรนิทรรศการศิลปะ แบบสถาปัตยกรรม และภาพถ่ายทางอากาศ ร่วมกับหลักฐานชั้นรองประเภท หนังสือ บทความ และวิทยานิพนธ์ในประเด็นที่เกี่ยวข้อง โดยมีปัจจัยหลักคือ ผู้อุปถัมภ์ บริบทของที่ตั้ง ภูมิหลังของสถาปนิก และหน้าที่ใช้สอย เป็นกรอบในการศึกษาวิเคราะห์ ผลการศึกษาชี้ให้เห็นว่า สหรัฐอเมริกามิได้เป็นประเทศเดียวที่มีบทบาทต่อประเทศไทยในช่วงสงครามเย็น ประเทศในกลุ่มเสรีนิยมอื่นต่างเข้ามามีบทบาทในประเทศไทยเช่นกัน ด้วยการใช้การทูตวัฒนธรรมผ่านการก่อตั้งสถาบันทางศิลปะและวัฒนธรรมในประเทศไทย และความเคลื่อนไหวทางศิลปะในประเทศไทยเป็นหนึ่งในปัจจัยที่มีความสำคัญยิ่ง ทั้งศิลปะและสถาปัตยกรรมมีความเคลื่อนไหวไปในทิศทางเดียวกัน กล่าวคือศิลปะและสถาปัตยกรรมต่างปฏิเสธการแสดงออกซึ่งอัตลักษณ์ของชาติ และมุ่งไปที่แก่นแท้ของศาสตร์ทั้งสองมากกว่า ความเคลื่อนไหวดังกล่าวเกิดขึ้นท่ามกลางปัจจัยแวดล้อม อันประกอบไปด้วย สภาวะสงครามเย็นในประเทศไทย บริบทของที่ตั้ง สภาพภูมิอากาศ เทคโนโลยีการก่อสร้าง และปัจจัยระดับบุคคล ได้แก่ สถาปนิก และผู้อุปถัมภ์