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Title: Urban Margins : An Architectural Narrative: Phillips - Masters Book
Creator: Phillips, Christopher
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: Manhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover...
Show moreManhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover spaces in its own fabric. As time presses on, this layered context grows in density, accumulating a thickness around the alley, the fire escape, and the rooftop. By resisting the city’s tendency to stifle, one can gather these moments of Manhattan’s past, and channel the interplay of space and narrative.
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Title: Marine Biology Research Center: 17x11- Master Project_NAP
Creator: Pehlivan, Nurullah
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05
Description: This project tried to achieve 3 things. First urban integration to bigger master plan by being destination or starting point of journey at...
Show moreThis project tried to achieve 3 things. First urban integration to bigger master plan by being destination or starting point of journey at water front of Hudson river. Second finding an appropriate narrative to create a architectural language for Marine biology research center. And last but not least energy analysis to evaluate best orientation and form of the building.
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Title: Urban Sanctuary: Life and Revitalization Center: Ellis Venia III - Final Boards
Creator: Venia Iii, Ellis
Date: 2012-04-29, 2012-05
Description: The project is a revitalization and life center for people and their families living with diabetes. The goal of the facility is to provide a...
Show moreThe project is a revitalization and life center for people and their families living with diabetes. The goal of the facility is to provide a place to escape from everyday living. Elements to improve the knowledge and livelihoods of individuals who have been diagnosed with the disease will be implemented allowing the project to become a central node. Creating an environment that promotes relaxation and revitalization within an urban context is of great importance to the project. Partnerships with relative medical facilities will establish a client base and ease the access to the facility. If used successfully, the project could be a cornerstone to multiple facilities across the country.
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Title: FoodLab - A revitalization strategy for the Pari yard, Sao Paulo - Brazil: MariaGarese_MastersProject_FinalBoard_FoodLab
Creator: Lussich Garese, Maria Fernanda
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an...
Show moreThis project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an operative landscape. A holistic system to harverst, clean and reuse the abundant summer rainfall was created in order to enable a highly sustainable urban redevelopment.
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Title: Museum of Architecture and Design
Creator: Chalermrak, Tearana
Date: 2010-05-01, 2010-05-01
Description: This project is about creating a recreation and education center dedicated to the architectural attributes of Chicago. Redevelopment of the...
Show moreThis project is about creating a recreation and education center dedicated to the architectural attributes of Chicago. Redevelopment of the Chicago Architecture Foundation is explored through the integration of local museums in order to enhance the knowledge of architecture and design for residents and visitors.
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Title: The Memory Steps: The Memory Steps_Library and Community Center_Board
Creator: Kwon, Oh Keun
Date: 2012-05-01, 2012-05
Description: "The Memory Step"� is a public library combined with a community center. The project is located in an urban area that has lost much of its...
Show more"The Memory Step"� is a public library combined with a community center. The project is located in an urban area that has lost much of its character over time. Time has several important meanings that include tradition, history and discovery of unique characteristics - in other words, culture. Culture provides a city with a unique identity and as software, it provides city with diversity. Placing the project within this specific area will act as a catalyst to revitalize the cultural and social identity and regenerate the unique urban fabric. The project is based upon three principles : Identity, relationship, and Community.
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Title: Room For Growth: Room for Growth_Final Presentation
Creator: Mckenzie, Jennifer
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: The project is a resource center for formally incarcerated people returning to civil society. Many transitional facilities are overrun with...
Show moreThe project is a resource center for formally incarcerated people returning to civil society. Many transitional facilities are overrun with the great flux of people reentering society every year. Room for Growth project proposes to stabalize this group of people by offering another option of counseling centers, housing and work training facilities in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago.
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Title: Fostering Synergy
Creator: Cooper, Andrea
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05
Description: Fostering Synergy will create a community based support system by pairing young mothers outgrowing the foster care system with community...
Show moreFostering Synergy will create a community based support system by pairing young mothers outgrowing the foster care system with community matriarchs in need of companionship. Each generation has social and physical needs that can be eased through the Fostering Synergy support system.
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Title: SUSTAINABLE NEW CITY VAN, TURKEY
Creator: Dursun, Kevser Pinar
Date: 2013, 2013-07
Description: While the negative effects of rapid urbanization is threatening cities and the environment, being more conscientious about the current...
Show moreWhile the negative effects of rapid urbanization is threatening cities and the environment, being more conscientious about the current problems and future expansions of the cities and developing new visions and strategies for new cities is crucial. In this proposal, the aim is to develop a prototype of a sustainable new city in Turkey. Design area is called Carpanak, at the east shore of Lake Van. It is in the north of Van, the biggest city in the Eastern Anatolia district of Turkey. Eastern Anatolia is a mountainous district with a severe climate. The region is less developed than the other regions in every aspect. Severe climate and lack of job opportunities caused outmigration from this region to big cities or onshore regions with more developed industries. A city with sufficient infrastructure, efficient energy solutions, green areas, well-designed transportation, economic viability, and open social structure will help reverse the migration and rescue Eastern Anatolia from being abandoned. It is hoped that the design decisions, ideas, and the research can be applied as an outline to other underdeveloped areas in Turkey.
M.S. in Architecture, July 2013
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Title: Center for Civil Disobedience: 20120423_Final_Post_Rast
Creator: Pantazis, Steven
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05
Description: An Architecture to formalize the process of civil disobedience. It raises awareness of the implications of the privatization of public space

Title: High-rise mix-use
Creator: Mei, Chuan
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05

Title: WIDESPAN: 2030-board 1
Creator: Ninan, Janice
Date: 2011-05, 2010-12
Description: Widespan design.Investigating the integration of windmills into longspan structure and investigating the axial forces of tension to span...
Show moreWidespan design.Investigating the integration of windmills into longspan structure and investigating the axial forces of tension to span grater spans using virtual depth concepts with slender lightweight design.
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Title: Incubator for Small Business Manufacturing
Creator: Victor, Jimeniz
Date: 2010-07-29

Title: Wellness and Education: 04.21_Mason Boards
Creator: Mason, Laurie
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: What if the school were more like a playground; a laboratory for exploration and discovery? What if the place itself actually inspired the...
Show moreWhat if the school were more like a playground; a laboratory for exploration and discovery? What if the place itself actually inspired the students within it? My proposal for a new primary school in Chicago attempts to become such a place. With an emphasis on wellness and ecologically based practices the school becomes a teaching tool. Featuring a diverse range of flexible interior and exterior spaces, the building supports different learning environments. The school also encourages community involvement through shared resources and volunteer opportunities. The project becomes more than a school; an integral part of the neighborhood and place to experience learning.
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Title: Performance Addendum: Filing the Void: FINAL STUDIO BOARDS
Creator: Edwards, David
Date: 2012-04-24, 2012-05
Description: This project was done as a response to the thriving public performance community at the northern side of Grant park in Chicago, IL. As a...
Show moreThis project was done as a response to the thriving public performance community at the northern side of Grant park in Chicago, IL. As a former resident of the South Loop a rift was readily perceived between the North and South ends of the park in both venues for entertainment as well as general amenities. This project looked to fill a void on the south end of the park to create both a more welcoming outdoor space for the public but also to create a performance venue that could help bring business and pedestrian traffic to the southern end of the loop.
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Title: Evolution: A holistic rejuvenation and wellness center, Chicago: Graphic Argument
Creator: Takle, Rameshwari
Date: 2012-04-24, 2012-05
Description: My thesis proposition is to design a center for yoga, meditation and spa. The idea is to engage architecture, hospitality and interior design...
Show moreMy thesis proposition is to design a center for yoga, meditation and spa. The idea is to engage architecture, hospitality and interior design as a medium to create a space for an overall holistic experience. I am interested in the ethereal qualities in nature and their ability to tranquilize a person’s state of mind.
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Title: Agricultural Rehabilitation Tower
Creator: Garcia, Rodrigo, Lee, Jennifer
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: to create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to...
Show moreto create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to create a ‘vertical façade farm’ capable of producing 156 tons of vegetables (predominantly lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries) and 200 tons of fish per year to create a mental health sanctuary (or sanatorium) that provides short term (days), midterm (months) and long term (years) residence and care for people with mental health issues that may require physical operations and/or psychological care. to actively engage the mental health residents in aspects of the agricultural production to draw on research showing that engagement with plants/nature assists in mental healing. to create a large multi-purpose space at the ground floor of the building which will largely serve as a farmer’s market for sale of the agricultural produce and engagement between the community residents and the public to create a series of gardens/green spaces at height within the complex, as well as vertical green walls, for healing (residents and urban issues) to use the double-skin ‘façade farm’ for assisting in passive natural ventilation of internal spaces
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Title: WIDESPAN: 2030-board 2
Creator: Ninan, Janice
Date: 2011-05, 2010-12
Description: Widespan design.Investigating the integration of windmills into longspan structure and investigating the axial forces of tension to span...
Show moreWidespan design.Investigating the integration of windmills into longspan structure and investigating the axial forces of tension to span grater spans using virtual depth concepts with slender lightweight design.
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Title: Greenweb
Creator: Thomas, Boerman
Date: 2010-07-29

Title: A FAT home: A_FAT_Home
Creator: Szajna, Conrad
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: The aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes...
Show moreThe aim of this thesis is to revitalize suburban subdivisions not by destroying existing typology but by using the typical cookie cutter homes as a basis for re-envisioning subdivisions. By creating key room components, existing homes can expand outward to provide additional rooms for current family members, for older generations moving back home and/or for additional rental spaces as a way to supplement income. The end result creates unique spaces and courtyards that places the resident much closer to nature.
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