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Moments of perfection : a study of natural lighting in the Church of Santo Spirito
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
Reliance on natural lighting in the Renaissance is put into context through the exploration of religious light symbolism and the explanation of the dependence on the solar path to measure the passage of time. Through ...
Observations and design of public place and paths in a New England town
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
This is a plan - a hypothesis in which some ideas are developed for the building of a path and parks. Through the use of imagery texture, and materials a sense of the possible is evoked. This is also an exploration of ...
Through a window, brightly : modulating daylight and solar radiation in commercial and institutional buildings through the use of architectural elements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
Natural lighting serves several important functions in buildings. The visual power of a shaft of sunlight penetrating a dark space or the visual beauty of a stained window has long been recognized by architects and designers. ...
Pattern and fabric : the role of craftsmanship in contemporary architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
During the Twentieth Century industrial production has largely replaced the hand of the craftsman. As a result most modern buildings lack the qualities of craftsmanship. This thesis seeks to identify and define these ...
Permanence and change : architectural translation from traditional Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
The economic evaluation of architectural techniques in cost minimization for rural health facilities in Kenya
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
Context : Echo Park
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
The structure of conservation : experiments in representing design knowledge for arid lands design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
This thesis proposes, through a multi-layered exploration, the development of a system of computer tools for architects. The research consists of a series of "design sessions" in the context of a desert design problem. The ...
Poetic expression in architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
A common element of twentieth century thought has been the analysis of each phenomenon to its internal logic, the reduction of everything to bare essentials. What has evolved is a notion, to some extent shared by all of ...
Radical restructuring : the conversion of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
This thesis studies the restructuring of a vacant parochial school in East Boston, Massachusetts, to 17 residential units of varying sizes. It formulates a process for dismantling the authoritarian imagery of the existing ...