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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 ...
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 ...