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CompactCities : analyzing the urban spatial structure in cities with growth restrictions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A compact city form is one that espouses high intensity development within a restrictive geographic area. Its perceived benefits include (a) saving agricultural land (b) inducing shorter commute trips, thus less consumption ...
Who is buying urban condominiums? : a tale of four cities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis is an analysis of the current trend in urban condominium and loft sales in the United States. It focuses specifically on the question of whom, demographically speaking, is buying the incredible influx of new ...
The development of the contested city form of Shenzhen, China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The population of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone has exploded, within twenty-three years, from thirty thousand to 4.7 million with average 28 percent annual per capita GDP increase. What city forms have been sustaining ...
Sonification of the invisible : large scale sound installments on building facades
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The intention of this project is to utilize sound as representation of MIT research-extending out to the public what may be invisible, or less known to the broader community interested in MIT's spectrum of work. I am ...
Seeing things : making sense of life
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis is a reflection on the ideas and process involved in making a body of art work which deals with singular experiences of looking and personal efforts to grasp meaning through vision. These projects grew from my ...
An empirical study of subordination levels in commercial mortgage backed securities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The CMBS market has been in existence since the mid 1980s; however, it was during the mid 1990s that the market began to grow. A combination of favorable interest rate environment, entry of new players in the market and ...
Medieval Islamic and Gothic architectural drawings : masons, craftsmen and architects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
As medieval designers and craftsmen have left us with no textual evidence of their thinking processes, their drawings offer valuable sources through which their approach to design and construction can be investigated. ...
Development of construction techniques in the Mamluk domes of Cairo
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This dissertation reconstructs the building features, the construction methods and the esthetic and structural changes of the Mamluk Mausolea in Cairo (1250-1517 A.D.); a special attention is dedicated to the domes that ...
The urban coffee shop
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis is an investigation of the role of the coffee shop in the urban environment throughout history. Coffee shops spread from the Arab world to Europe and then to the U.S. at the end of the seventeenth century. ...
The road from pope to king : il Corso Vittorio Emanuele, II
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The formal unification of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, and the later addition of the Roman capital in 1870, sparked criticism from Papal authorities and fostered a growing secularist sentiment among royal political leaders. ...