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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 ...
Linear soundings : 26 fragments of the linear discourse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
This text is a follow-up study for a work that focused on squares that was published by the author as Piazza Pulita [Roma, Officina Edizione, 1983]. The purpose of both works is to comment on the production of sense of ...
Dudley Square : a public building as a catalyst for urban revitalization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
Dudley Square in Roxbury, Massachusetts serves as the economic and commercial center for Boston's minority community. Between 1650 and 1950 the Dudley Square area grew in importance to become a major economic center outside ...
Urban settlement and evolution in XIXth century Antioquia, Colombia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
Material worlds : [de]constructing the ethos of concrete in Mumbai
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
What can a building material tell us about a city? As the most widely used structural building material in the world, reinforced cement concrete shapes the urban form of several of our largest megacities Sao Paulo, Cairo, ...
The evolution of Al-Azhar Street, Al-Qahira, Egypt
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
The historic quarter of Cairo, al-Qahira, is going through a period intense transformation that is threatening the physical environment as well as the social and economic fabric of the city. The transformations taking place ...
Synthetic ecology : revisiting Mexico City's lakes project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Mexico City was founded 700 years ago on man made islets in the middle of a lake. Today, it faces a contradictory situation were water is running scarce, but simultaneously the city runs the risk of drowning in its own ...
Work 'n' play in the informational city : F2F interaction and emerging work and leisure patterns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The death of distance does not equal the death of cities and of urban life. Cities are transforming their roles and functions in reaction to a major technological shift --from post-industrial to informational. And contrary ...
The city design and the new Urban Revolution : conceptualizing catalytic, sustainable development in Mexico's second tier
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
What is the present role of technical change - particularly change in integrated Information-Communication Technology (ICT) - in facilitating sustainable urbanism in the developing world? Technological advancements are ...
Mothers' perceptions of housing space : an analysis of 3 married student housing sites: Eastgate, Westgate and Peabody Terrace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974)
What is a good housing environment for nurturing, a place where the physical environment reinforces the lives of both parents and child? This thesis looks at three married student housing sites in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ...