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Imaging and re-imaging public housing : from modernism to new urbanism
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
When public housing was first introduced as a program on the heels of the Great Depression, its image was a largely positive one, resulting as it did from the confluence of modernism, marketing, and media representation. ...
Foreign investment in Latin American real estate : a comparison of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
A common misconception is that Latin America is one homogeneous market. In reality each Latin American country has unique characteristics with sectors that collectively span much of the risk/reward spectrum. For example, ...
Historicizing the landscape : recovering the aesthetics of the Alhambra
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The thesis explores the conception and evolution of the Alhambra as a monument during the 19th and 20th centuries. The contemporary monument encompasses a vast landscape complex saturated by nine hundred years of continuous ...
Jazz, improvisation, and streetscapes : guidelines for in-fill development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
How can we design in-fill buildings that are frankly new and dynamic, yet respectful and engaging of the context of the streetscape? Improvisational jazz is a form of music whose practitioners seek to integrate the familiar ...