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Dennis Adams.
Rakowitz, Michael
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
2012-02-29T17:24:38Z
2012-02-29T17:24:38Z
1998
1998
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69401
41149212
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 71).
paraSITE proposes the appropriation of exterior ventilation systems on existing architecture to inflate pneumatic shelters that are designed for homeless people. This project involves the production of a series of inflatable prototypes, the distribution of these devices to a group of homeless people, and the subsequent use of these shelters in relation to a building.
by Michael Jonathan Rakowitz.
S.M.
71 p.
eng
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