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Explorations of computer-based design tools for urban design projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992)
This thesis is an investigation into issues involving computers, information, and automation in the designing of large-scale environments. It is an attempt to understand the issues at root in developing an "intelligent" ...
Urban dwelling environments in rapidly growing cities : case study, Unayzah, Saudi Arabia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
The study is concerned with two critical issues: a) the housing situation of middle income groups; b) the use of land in new developments. A tentative planning model for urban land development and a survey of existing ...
Land development approaches in the context of land scarcity : case study, Byblos, Lebanon
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
The objective of this study is to provide a general understanding for guiding urban development in secondary cities in Lebanon. An existing site in the Byblos Metropolitan Area is utilized as a reference to this study. The ...
On the articulation and the synthesis of space in architectural and urban design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
The problem of observer in contemporary physics, or Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty and Einstein's theory of relativity had considerable strong impact on our notion of time and space. We are in the irreversible arrow ...
The persistent metaphor : gender in the representations of the Cairene house by Edward W. Lane and Hassan Fathy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
This thesis is developed as a critical study of the representations of the Cairene house in the contexts of colonial and post-colonial times. Based on the observation that the introverted image of the house remains constant ...
Architecture and the question of identity : issues of self-representation in Islamic community centers in America
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993)
The design of a panelized roof system for residential construction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991)
The cost of housing in the U.S. continues to rise faster than household income. Innovative building materials and construction technologies have the potential to reduce housing construction costs. One strategy to do this ...
From the Cheney House to Taliesin : Frank Lloyd Wright and Feminist Mamah Borthwick
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
This thesis seeks to investigate the impact of Frank Lloyd Wright 's contact with feminist theory on his design and his thinking. For, in 1912, Wright and his companion Mamah Borthwick co-translated a book by Swedish ...
Attitudes towards the urban past
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
The city and its artifacts are among the most prominent witnesses to the material and spiritual condition of a culture. Far from remaining static, they are continually changing to adapt to the changing nature of individual ...
Application of life cycle costing method to a renovation project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
In this study, we have examined the application of Lee analysis method to the construction and renovation stages of a building project. The application of the Lee analysis is currently limited to the very early stages of ...