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Conservation and building practice in a world heritage city : the case of Sana'a, Yemen
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The unique architecture of Sana'a, Yemen has been the focus of international conservation efforts, which have stimulated local interest and contributed to the formation of a local discourse. Because conservation followed ...
Unnamed modernisms : national ideologies and historical imaginaries in Beirut's urban architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Since the commencement of post-war reconstruction in 1991, Beirut has been radically transformed through a series of large development projects that seek to reconcile the war induced fragmentation of both city and national ...
Out of antiquity : Umayyad baths in context
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This dissertation explores the relationship between the art and architecture of the early Islamic period to those of pre-Islamic Bilad al-Sham (the region encompassing the modem-day countries of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, ...
Moments of perfection : a study of natural lighting in the Church of Santo Spirito
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
Reliance on natural lighting in the Renaissance is put into context through the exploration of religious light symbolism and the explanation of the dependence on the solar path to measure the passage of time. Through ...
Perspectives on the revitalization of a downtown mall in Charlottesville, Virginia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985)
Hairy brushes in computer-generated images
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
Retrieving the past : an analysis of the purposes of architectural preservation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
Network/Neighborhood : building Telecom City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The coupling of virtual interfaces and physical places is integral in realizing the full potential of information technologies upon the planning of communities. To date, the urban model of development most associated with ...
At the margins of ordered freedom : the problem of the sidewalk as public space in New York
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This thesis is a study of the historical planning discourse concerning New York City's sidewalks. It focuses on the forces within the city that have shaped the sidewalk and attitudes towards it, and the translation of ...
The ethos in the form making of grand projects in contemporary Beijing City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Capital cities embody national identity and ethos, buildings in the capital cities have the power to awe and to inspire. While possibly no capital city in the world is being renewed so intensely as Beijing, which presents ...