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Contextualizing generative design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Generative systems have been widely used to produce two- and three-dimensional constructs, in an attempt to escape from our preconceptions and pre-existing spatial language. The challenge is to use this mechanism in ...
The story of the house I lite system : "Less calories, more taste, your site, your vision... "
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Dwelling is one of architecture's oldest questions. We know it well without realizing it. While there are new technical challenges, dwelling continues to remain a constant need over time. Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, in her book ...
Sustaining development in Detroit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The intent of this thesis is to propose a strategy for stabilizing and increasing the disparate pieces of development that form the traces of the once great industrial city of Detroit. It focuses primarily on Fordism as a ...
Seeing the future, speaking to the past : nomadic projects and thoughts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
"Seeing the Future, Speaking to the Past" is a collective documentation of the projects which I produced during the time at MIT. Through my experiences as a foreigner, I have become interested in global nomadic behavior ...
Soundfield simulation : the prediction and validation of acoustical behavior with compute models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
In the past, acoustical consultants could only try to convince the client/architect that with calculations and geometrical plots they could create an acoustically superb space. Now, by modeling the significant acoustical ...
The application of information and incentives as tools to promote green affordable housing development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
(cont.) developers to produce more green affordable housing.
Agents of seed dispersal : animal--zoochary / Wind--anemonochory
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Agents of seed dispersal is a project designed to address the increase of environmental degradation, which occurs as a result of the perpetual spread of the asphalt and concrete of the contemporary urban situation. Agents ...
Rethinking emergency habitats for refugees : balancing material innovation and culture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
This thesis propose an alternative approach to emergency housing for Colombian refugees, helping development agencies put the displaced community on the road to permanent housing. An environmentally friendly 'smart' material ...
Dross : re-genesis of diverse matter : a design post-praxis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The word "dross" refers to matter that is foreign, worn out and impure, such as the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals. Based on a perception of material impurity, this thesis encompasses the generative ...
Audio-visual frameworks for design process representation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The design process is based on a recursive and iterative feedback between a designer's ideas and their physical representation. In most practices, this feedback takes place upon one single medium, which endows the designer ...