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Defining place : giving form to crossings in a small town waterfront community 

Coo, Melanie B. (Melanie Beth), 1970- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
How do you define a place? This thesis has been an exploration in giving form to the many forces which come together and give a place a particular character. It is about providing an alternative to the usual public place ...
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Virtual workplaces : when metaphors breakdown 

Gallemore, Thomas W. I. (Thomas Wilson Ira), 1969- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Our model of work is shaped by the places we choose to work and the tools we choose to work with. As we introduce new technologies and build new environments our model is changing. Today's virtual workplaces are grounded ...
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A variation of the New Urbanism : provision of a public realm for the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts 

Ju, Jeong Jun (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Born as a reaction to the large suburban development patterns, the New Urbanism has played a role in bringing reconsideration to our built environments for more than a decade. Its ideals and visions can have feasibility ...
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Kinetic wall : an exploration into dynamic structure 

Yeh, Bryant P., 1970- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
The existence and survival of an organism in any given environment is the ability to adapt and change to that environment. Living entities are far more adaptable to a changing environment than anything produced by human ...
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Women in architecture : path and practice 

Silberberg, Katrin Mary (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
This project presents an exploration of the lives of three women in the field of architecture today. Through interview, discussion, and the use of electronic, digital media a history of each individual's history unfolds. ...
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Context-sensitive multimedia 

Abramson, Nathan S. (Nathan Shalom) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
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If you could see what I mean : descriptions of video in an anthropologist's video notebook 

Aguierre Smith, Thomas G (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992)
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The generalized holographic stereogram 

Halle, Michael W. (Michael Wilfred) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991)
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Interactive agent generated architecture 

Krause, Jeffrey Charles Stanley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
The thesis explores architectural form generation through two behavior based artificial intelligence approaches: the communication of agents in an unpredictable simulation system, and the codification of information within ...
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The kinetic paradox of objects : a working theory for designing architectural fabric 

Jeffery, Helen B. (Helen Barbara) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
If all architectural form could be simplistically grouped into only two categories, these might be "object" and "partial enclosure," where objects are in dialogue with the space around them while partial enclosures articulate ...
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AuthorAbbo, Mayer S (1)Abramson, Nathan S. (Nathan Shalom) (1)Abu-Adas, Wael (1)Ackerman, Christopher B. (Christopher Brian) (1)Adamakakis, Adam (1)Agrawal, Vivek (1)Aguierre Smith, Thomas G (1)Ahern, Kristen L. (Kristen Lynn) (1)Ahmad Aminuddin (1)Ahmed, Imran (1)... View MoreDepartmentDepartment of Architecture (336)Department of Urban Studies and Planning (6)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2)DegreeM.S. (224)M.Arch. (77)S.M. (18)M.S.V.S. (16)M.C.P. (4)In today's China, rapid modernization is taking place at the expense of the traditional Chinese culture. One witnesses changes in many aspects of the society. Western ideology like individualism and profit-oriented consciousness are shaping in the social environment. Left behind are the moral concepts that the traditional culture once held in esteem, such as collective consciousness, mutual respect and love among people, and family values. Regarding the physical environment, western models are copied mechanically, and traditional cityscapes are fading away. The country is losing its identity. The goal of this investigation is to generate a new model for Chinese cities. The model provides culturally and socially appropriate form, which are of distinct Chinese characteristics. Assuming that the design of the physical environment exerts influence on people's behavior, though not expecting it to dramatically change the world, the author believes that this model will facilitate the carrying-on of culture through the reembodiment of the spirit of the traditional Chinese society. The first half of the thesis focuses on the re-examination of Chinese philosophy and traces its imprints in traditional cities. While an attitude of humanism brought up cities for man, the unique notion of "virtue" nurtured an environment emphasizing both family life and social participation. The indigenous idea of YinYang embodied itself in the sense of balance and unity between the whole and parts, between regularity and flexibility, and between the built environment and nature. The following chapter presents a series of snapshots captured during the author's trip back to China. Although the information gathered is not complete, due to the brevity of the stay, what has been observed and recorded does sketch out a picture which allows one to have a general understanding of the current situation of the urban environment in China. Chapter IV includes demonstrations of the new model through the redesign of the Guangzhou New City Center, a counter-proposal to the original master plan of 1993. While the existing scheme is characterized by the dominance of throughways and super-sized blocks, the new proposal aims at creating a "City for People" of which the emphasis is placed on the re-establishment of the importance of the street as well as a better definition of open spaces. Based on the findings of the author's original study of block sizes and street pattern, it proves in design the feasibility of a compromise among making more streets, buildings addressing streets and fulfilling the low coverage ratio and high FAR that the program requires. Finally, Chapter V records for reference the process of the mathematical deduction and analyses from which the appropriate range of block sizes derive and then apply to the new model. (1)M.Arch (1)Subject
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Urban Studies and Planning (6)Civil and Environmental Engineering (2)Anderson, Lawrence B. (Lawrence Bernhart) (1)Fathy, Hassan. (1)Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant. (1)Gill, Irving, 1870-1936. (1)Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852 (1)Lane, Edward William, 1801-1876. (1)Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953 (1)... View MoreDate Issued1997 (52)1992 (43)1991 (41)1993 (40)1996 (38)1998 (38)1994 (31)1995 (25)1990 (21)1999 (7)Has File(s)
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