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Monumentality and its shadows : a quest for modern Greek architectural discourse in nineteenth-century Athens (1834-1862)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The dissertation traces the sources of modern Greek architectural discourse in the first period of the modern Greek State following Independence and under the monarchy of Bavarian King Othon I (1834-1862). Its intent is ...
Tactile, spatial interfaces for computer-aided design : superimposing physical media and computation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Computer-aided design (CAD) systems have become invaluable in three-dimensional creative design fields such as architecture and landscape architecture. However, these digital tools have not replaced the use of physical ...
Categorical organization and machine perception of oscillatory motion patterns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Many animal behaviors consist of using special patterns of motion for communication, with certain types of movements appearing widely across animal species. Oscillatory motions in particular are quite prevalent, where many ...
Designing aesthetically pleasing freeform surfaces in a computer environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Statement: If computational tools are to be employed in the aesthetic design of freeform surfaces, these tools must better reflect the ways in which creative designers conceive of and develop such shapes. In this thesis, ...
A projective approach to computer-aided drawing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
I present a novel drawing system for composing and rendering perspective scenes. The proposed approach uses a projective two-dimensional representation for primitives rather than a conventional three-dimensional description. ...
Estimating material and energy intensities of urban areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The objective of this thesis is to develop methods to estimate, analyze and visualize the resource intensity of urban areas. Understanding the resource consumption of the built environment is particularly relevant in cities ...
Rethinking streets : urban life with autonomous vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Historically, streets have served a range of functions, primarily those associated with traffic circulation and social interaction. However, in the 20th century, the street design became centered on traffic movement and ...
Automated motion planning for robotic assembly of discrete architectural structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Architectural robotics has proven a promising technique for assembling non-standard configurations of building components at the scale of the built environment, complementing the earlier revolution in generative digital ...
Architecture of the cloud, virtualization takes command : learning from black boxes, data centers and an architecture of the conditioned environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
A single manageable architecture of the Cloud has been one of the most important social and technical changes of the 21st century. Cloud computing, our newest public utility is an attempt to confront and control cultural ...
The urban design of distributed energy resources
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Distributed energy resources (DERs) are a considerable research focus for cities to reach emissions reduction goals and meet growing energy demand. DERs, consisting of local power plants and distribution infrastructure, ...