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In search of hidden landscapes and new surfaces : fields and filters of architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Serigraphy is an art print process which consists of a stencil technique. It is assembled through a series of layers containing fields of colors, which are superimposed in a single surface to create an image. Serigraphy ...
Clarity without rigidity : urban performance landscape in Berlin
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
"What is necessary, is an incomplete design; a design that has clarity without rigidity; one that could be called 'open' as against 'shut'. This is the essence of theatrical thinking: a true theater designer will think of ...
Discovering urban crossings : the marriage of a public market and a transit station
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Often spaces that are simply left open, un-built or essentially residual are termed "public space." An alternative attitude toward public territory might be that it is actually generated and does not simply exist. It is ...
Landscape and memory : transformation of an urban river's edge
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
I grew up in Philadelphia. The waterfront and its urban character motivated my original focus combined with architectural interests in dealing with public spaces. The search began for a site which was a locus of intensity ...
Destination : a development plan or public space in the small historical town of Waxholm, Sweden
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
Small towns offer a type of community different than that of large metropolitan areas. The ideals of this community are deeply rooted in its history and culture. However, the current state of small towns in general, not ...
Towards a more hospitable learning environment : a design exploration of public, private, and the zones in-between for an elementary school in Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
This thesis is the design exploration of an elementary school in the urban setting of South End, Boston. The intention is to arrive at a socially oriented learning environment by addressing the multiple use of space from ...
How one city in Côte d'Ivoire successfully tackled its sanitation problem : building popular support and adopting an incremental approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
Between public and private : an approach to urban living
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
The city provides work as well as housing to a great number of individuals, couples and families who are dependent on the urban environment for employment or education. Unfortunately urban living in today's cities has ...
Physics, construction, experience : an architecture environment for informal science education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
While contemporary informal science education facilities (to include science centers, natural history museums, aquariums and zoos) have dramatically evolved from the 17th century room of curiosity cabinets to the modern-day ...
Light and culture--a market place in the Old City of San Juan, Puerto Rico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Issues: Regional architecture vs. globalization.