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Implications of house images according to Gaston Bachelard : a house by the sea
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991)
Bill -n- (kris'tl) at OSB, Chicago
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
Can the individual be implicated in the mega-scale environment by mediating the barriers and marginal zones of the urban landscape? This investigation engages the megalopolis and its full grotesqueness in terms of scale ...
Diaspora, dislocation, denizen : a cultural center in Lowell, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
The condition of being migrant is peculiar to modernity. Being migrant is often a result of political estrangement from one's homeland, or dislocation due to economic pressures. It is a status which requires the individual ...
The urban exploratory circus : infrastructure for corporeality, connectedness, and virtuosity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
A traditional form of cultural critique, the circus rests its appeal in presenting extremes of the familiar and by removing perceptual barriers between people. Rather than directly confronting problems, the circus generates ...
Defining place : giving form to crossings in a small town waterfront community
(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 ...
The kinetic paradox of objects : a working theory for designing architectural fabric
(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 ...
A bioclimatic approach to integrated design : form, technology, and architectural knowledge
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
This thesis explores a holistic design process through which architectural elements can engage the dynamic forces of natural phenomena and integrate the spatial and temporal experience of building form with its physical ...
Collaborative process and the transformation of the urban environment : wall, street, and scaffolding on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
This thesis addresses two questions: how to develop a process of collaborative building in cities, and what kind of public places to make in cities. More generally: how can urban dwellers re-engage with urban architecture ...
Levels of dependence : a drug rehabilitation facility for mothers and their children
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
Contemporary society is faced with an increasing problem of substance abuse and addiction. The public consequences of this private problem are experienced in the increasing costs in the healthcare, penal and welfare systems ...
Beyond Kennicott : perceptions of threshold, conceptions of distance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
Threshold: The thesis explores descriptions of threshold. Threshold is not an ordinary space. It relates to the here and the there and the understanding of distance. It is the phenomena of distance, no matter how close ...