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Building to power : architecture of Tehran 1921-1941
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Between 1921 and 1941, Reza Shah Pahlavi orchestrated the transformation of Tehran from a traditional Iranian Islamic city into a modern capital. The urban grid, public spaces, state institutions and housing typologies ...
Art and politics in Fascist Italy : the Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution (1932)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Architectural practice and the planning of minor palaces in Renaissance Italy, 1510-1570
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
This dissertation proposes to study how the commission and design of minor palaces contribute to the understanding of architectural practice in early 16th century Italy. The particular nature of the small urban palace as ...
Kids 'n space : explorations into spatial cognition of children learning 3-D computer graphics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
Architecture and urbanism in Henri IV's Paris : the Place Royale, Place Dauphine, and Hôpital St. Louis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985)
This dissertation concerns the extensive building program which Henri IV undertook in Paris from 1600 to 1610. Focusing on the place Royale (now called the place des Vosges) , the place Dauphine, rue Dauphine, and Pont ...
The development of contemporary housing in Saudi Arabia (1950-1983) : a study in cross-cultural influence under conditions of rapid change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
This study provides a framework for understanding the circumstances associated with the introduction of modern housing concepts and techniques to Saudi Arabia. The analysis and discussion of the relevant cultural influences ...
Back seat driver : voice assisted automobile navigation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Gender and style differences in a logo-based environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Building community : design in the organizational mind
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
In the search for meaning, the architectural profession legitimately seeks culture to sanction its products. However, in business organizations, culture is complex and tacit- richer and deeper than any of its external ...
Inventing the Charles River Basin : urban images and civic discourse in Boston, 1844-1994
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
The Charles River Basin, extending from the foot of Beacon Hill upstream past Harvard's Soldiers Field, has been called Boston's "Central Park." The river looks to all appearances tranquil and unchanging, one of the most ...