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Under the roof : an investigation of the interaction of rational building structure with enclosed space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)
As an architect works, his or her design grows and shifts, contracts and metamorphoses through many different shapes and configurations. Each shape and length of span imposes an order on the structure of a building; The ...
Inhabiting the square; a geometry for path and space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
Geometries and geometric systems are not architecture, though architecture is geometric. Geometries and geometric systems, because of their autonomous nature, are generally understandable and can serve as the basis of ...
The transfer of knowledge through the organization of the neighborhood
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
In the traditional small community, people learned how to maintain their own homes by watching activities in which the elements of their physical environment were made. This work was done out in the open, where everyone ...
The classification and analysis of terrace houses and the rationalization of their design process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979)
This study was done in relation to contextual levels; A general level of structural-methodical rationalization problems of the planning and design process. This general level was related mainly to the building types which ...
The forgotten facade
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)
The art of facade design seems to have been lost in the course of adoption of Modern Architectural doctrines. The facades of Casa Batllo by Antonio Gaudi and Chateau de Maisons by Francois Mansart are analyzed for the ...
Landscapes as references for design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
This is a study of the ways in which the forms in landscapes - natural terrain adapted and inhabited - can serve as references in architectural design. As references for design, landscapes provide a richness of responses ...
Continuity across scales in architecture : details and their relation to the whole in a Friends Meetinghouse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
The following thesis weaves together three major themes. First, it is a design investigation of architectural continuity across scales, seeking to identify principles and attitudes by which design decisions at every level ...
The recovery of substance and intimacy : material and character in architectural design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
This thesis is essentially a diary, drawn and written, following the design of a home for abused children. The site is located in the Hill Country of Texas, and the project was first undertaken in an architectural design ...