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Interactions Between The Urban Environment And “The Homelessness”: Observations And Responses, Jeffrey Charles Stahl Aug 2013

Interactions Between The Urban Environment And “The Homelessness”: Observations And Responses, Jeffrey Charles Stahl

Masters Theses

Homelessness and people living on the streets is a phenomenon that is facing every major urban center in the United States. These people are a commonality in the urban landscape and are often seen a problem to be fi xed. Due to the interactions between the urban environment and persons experiencing homelessness, there needs to be a paradigm shift in how policy is written and how we design an intervention for these forgotten people. The goal of this thesis is to gain a clearer understanding to what it is like to survive on the streets: how dose someone fi nd …


The Vestiges Of The Sacred, Benjamin James Wathen May 2013

The Vestiges Of The Sacred, Benjamin James Wathen

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


High Thought – Low Tech, Samuel Luiken Bouck, Forrest Jackson Reynolds May 2013

High Thought – Low Tech, Samuel Luiken Bouck, Forrest Jackson Reynolds

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Coalescing Memory, Michael Christopher Housley May 2013

Coalescing Memory, Michael Christopher Housley

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Off-Ramp: An Architecture Of Deceleration, Samuel Craig Adkisson May 2013

Off-Ramp: An Architecture Of Deceleration, Samuel Craig Adkisson

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.


Architecture As Pedagogy: Designing Sustainable Schools As Three-Dimensional Textbooks, Ester Ehrlich Schwartz May 2013

Architecture As Pedagogy: Designing Sustainable Schools As Three-Dimensional Textbooks, Ester Ehrlich Schwartz

Masters Theses

The importance of school buildings has been recognized as a fundamental element of modern society. Today, roughly a quarter of America’s population, including our youngest citizens, spend the majority of their days in school buildings. Still, many of our nation’s schools are in disrepair, with systems in need of repair or replacement.

Over the years, strong evidence and research have shown that school building impact student’s health and their ability to learn. Green schools mean healthier environments for students and staff. Pragmatically, we also know that that green schools save money. Energy-efficient buildings help reduce energy costs, which in turn …


Aging In Urbanity, Brantley Farron Bass May 2013

Aging In Urbanity, Brantley Farron Bass

Masters Theses

As the number of Americans over the age of fifty continues to rise, there are growing concerns over the quality of health care facilities and their availability and affordability. There are those who prefer the idea of growing older in a sprawling, suburban landscape, surrounded by nature, and history has proven this to be a normative response to retirement living. Yet, there could be other ways of introducing this type of living in a more accessible, lively and urban environment. There are many different options of living for younger generations and families, so the potential for providing similar options for …


Omakuva, A Self Portrait, Haley Rose Allen Mar 2013

Omakuva, A Self Portrait, Haley Rose Allen

EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement

A Study Abroad Design Studio was held for the duration of one month in the summer of 2012. Helsinki, Finland was the headquarters for operations and Suomenlinna Sea Fortress Island was the site of focus. Eighteen students dissected and reassembled a site rich in memory, history, and narrative to create a chapel-museum representative of themselves and what they learned from their study abroad experience.