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Sanctuary for Who?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Philadelphia, often recognized as the poorest major city in the United States, became a Sanctuary City in 2014. The designation committed the region to policies limiting cooperation with federal law enforcement in the ... -
Structural analysis at scale: Computational modeling of embodied carbon in complex floor layouts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)To meet the needs of growing populations, rates of new construction are increasing at a record pace worldwide. The built environment, already one of the single largest contributors to global CO₂e emissions, will become a ... -
Inscrutability: An Epistemological Experiment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2025-05)Through four different projects, this thesis explores the idea of dimensions of representation, a concept introduced by 20th century French philosopher Michel Foucault in his book The Order of Things. Foucault argues that ...


