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- RE-POSITIONING THE CHICAGO BOULEVARD SYSTEM: TOWARDS THE DEFINITION OF AN ACTIVE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
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- Vadacca, Anna
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- 2016, 2016-05
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How can urban infrastructures be reinterpreted based on their social potential? The thesis discusses the value that infrastructures can have...
Show moreHow can urban infrastructures be reinterpreted based on their social potential? The thesis discusses the value that infrastructures can have in relation to mobility and quality of life, in the context of the urban project, and proposes an example of how underutilized spaces, that pertains to an outdated model of the city, can be re-configured as adaptable and dynamic infrastructures. The Boulevard System of Chicago emerged during the process of “beautification” that the “City Beautiful” movement fostered in the 19th century. From being the “Emerald Necklace”, as it was known, the Boulevard System became today a fragmented infrastructure that mirrors the socio-economic segregation of Chicago neighborhoods. Within the archipelago of different urban realities of the city, the Boulevard System represents today an under-utilized urban space that reinforces the already existing urban thresholds between different urban communities. The goal of the research is to re-think the Boulevard System as a new transportation corridor, able to interact with other urban systems. The proposal for the boulevards is part of an Infrastructure Plan for Chicago that aims to propose ways inwhich different actions on infrastructure can revitalize the City. The idea is to re-activate the boulevard through a series of interventions, articulated around the re-connection of the fragmented system, as a new “ring” infrastructure, and the engagement with the surrounding specificities. The proposed Bus Rapid Transit system should offer an experience through the parks in Chicago and support its reactivation through the promotion of activities and events. Furthermore, the creation of a hub around the Garfield Green Line station is meant to propose a more engaging transit experience around the city of Chicago.
M.S. in Architecture, May 2016
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- NOVEL AUTONOMOUS DRONE ARCHITECTURE WITH WIRELESS NETWORK USING REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR ASSISTING RESCUE SERVICE
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- Kim, Heekyung
- Date
- 2015, 2015-12
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The Autonomous Drone can be economically one of the effective and efficient tools for disaster management. In this research, for disaster...
Show moreThe Autonomous Drone can be economically one of the effective and efficient tools for disaster management. In this research, for disaster relief operations, Autonomous Drone Architecture with wireless network provides disaster assistance by tracking a survivor and getting important information from multiple sensors on it. [1] ADWN architecture consist of two different platforms, Raspberry pi and Arduino, to separate their roles of the process, which are like collecting the sensor data and sending control signal from Raspberry Pi to Arduino. Once gathering data from sensors and transmitting it to Raspberry Pi, it can analysis by applying signal processing formula in real-time. [2] In this case, Raspberry Pi can multitask process and use various language libraries such as OpenCV, Python, and others. Also, Raspberry Pi can add lots of sensors, a camera, and other kinds of boards. Using these features, transmitted data can be processed in real-time and be sending to Arduino to control with reduced error. These strength of ADWN architecture provides scalability and high availability to control drone as a disaster assistance.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, December 2015
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- SHARING COMMUNITY HOUSING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN CHINESE BIG CITIES
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- ZHANG, HAOYU
- Date
- 2018
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In the past few decades, China has achieved an unbelievable fast development, from a poor after-war country to the second largest economy in...
Show moreIn the past few decades, China has achieved an unbelievable fast development, from a poor after-war country to the second largest economy in the world. Under the leadership of the Chinese central government and people’s corporate effort, China made significant achievements in its economic growth, modernization construction. With these achievements, Chinese urbanization has gone through a rapid development and expansion process. Nowadays, city living quality and urban development became one of the most popular focal points in Chinese people’s daily life.The Chinese urbanization enters rapid expansion era. Urbanization with Chinese characteristics does bring a rich material life and improve the standard of people’s living. Meanwhile, city problems started to appear and bring inexpediency and troubles to urban resident’s daily life. At the same time when cities are developing, the distance between people seems to get further. Comparing to other groups of people, the young professionals, are facing more challenges in the cities. They are under pressure from intense competition and high living cost. Most of them must live in space with bad conditions and gradually lose confidence under the heavy load from life. They are also in self-enclosed status, losing normal social relationships and scare to communicate with others. In Chinese big cities, having a comfortable space to live and not being lonely seems to be an unattainable wish for the young generation. Meanwhile, as an emerging economic pattern, Sharing Economy started to appear in most countries of the world during past years. China, as one of the largest economies, and a country with extremely high population base and rapid development speed became the best place for sharing economy to be developed. The Chinese urbanization situation gave a massive push to the sharing economy which is highly expected and considered to be able to solve the problem of conflict between people and urban. This thesis aims to prove that the idea of sharing can create an efficient, economical and comfortable living environment for young professionals in Chinese big cities, by looking at the urbanization with Chinese characteristics, young professionals living conditions, the development of sharing economy in China and developing a community prototype. This community will help young people to relieve living stress and rebuild social connections, also become a solution to reduce the conflict between young professionals and urban environment.
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- THE LATIN AMERICAN EXPORT: IMPLEMENTING LATIN AMERICAN URBAN STRATEGIES TO REDEVELOP AND RECONSTRUCT BRONZEVILLE
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- Saldaña Perales, Alejandro
- Date
- 2018
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The district and neighborhood of Bronzeville, located in the Near South Side of Chicago, suffers from crime, unemployment, abandonment, and...
Show moreThe district and neighborhood of Bronzeville, located in the Near South Side of Chicago, suffers from crime, unemployment, abandonment, and urban decay; more so than many of its metropolitan peers such as New York City, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.In Latin America, multidisciplinary operations and strategies focused on the investment in public spaces, mobility, and public assets have been successful in transforming decaying neighborhoods and redeveloping slums and blighted areas turning them into vibrant communities.Contextualizing and abstracting such strategies has the potential to import such ideas into new urban contexts; in this case, the United States of America, and to be implemented over the decaying North American urban fabric.
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- ENERGY INNOVATIONS IN BUILDINGS AND URBAN FABRICS
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- Hirematt, Chandrasekharaiah Ashish
- Date
- 2021
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In his keynote speech on the "Infrastructures of Integration" at the 5th International LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction, Ricky...
Show moreIn his keynote speech on the "Infrastructures of Integration" at the 5th International LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction, Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), said “…you can actually invest in better infrastructure to do things better.” However, the population grows at the rate of almost one billion per decade. With about four fifths of it happening in urban areas, the challenge for sustainability is huge and the key for the future.Urban fabrics are expanding both vertically as well as horizontally to accommodate the population growth. With the scale of expansion happening, challenges such deforestation, resource depletion, habitat destruction, energy production and consumption are some of the major challenges that need to be focused on ecologically. It is also important to note that ecological solutions are very highly dependent on social and economic progress of the society. Energy efficient design is one which does zero or minimal damage to the environment while meeting the energy needs of the society. This thesis will discuss the concept of developing energy efficient designs as well as net zero designs in urban settings. With the help of three projects, this thesis aims to discover the challenges along with the obvious advantages of such designs. The first experiment is to look at the reduction of energy consumption in the city of Chicago with multiple neighborhoods set up in an iron grid. It was observed that taller buildings are much more energy efficient due to the reduction of surface area exposed to the external environment. This observation was used to develop a climate specific energy efficient urban fabric design in the city of Shenzhen. The design of the off-shore tower involves tackling larger issues such as the pandemic while having energy production as a bi-product of the same. Thus, the thesis argues that investment in infrastructure to build a better infrastructure should be done to solve social and economic challenges which will, in turn make it easier to produce energy efficient designs.
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- Regenerating the Jordan River: Through Ecological and Sociocultural Interventions
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- Shadid, Rula
- Date
- 2019
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The Jordan River is often described as one of the world’s most unique eco-systems and is attributed to serving as a cradle of history, culture...
Show moreThe Jordan River is often described as one of the world’s most unique eco-systems and is attributed to serving as a cradle of history, culture, and spirituality in the ancient and modern times. Archaeological evidence on its banks reveal signs of some of the world’s earliest existences of civilization. Its history as a meeting place for the crossing and exchange between plants, animals, and human societies, along with its strong association to three of the world’s great religions – Christianity, Islam, and Judaism – has made it a world known and important site. Being located in the Middle East, in the heart of a complex political conflict that has been ongoing since the middle of the last century, years of war, political clashes, and water and resource exploitation has reduced the river from a once lush and bio-diverse ecosystem to nothing but a polluted stream. Today the river is a “hydro-border” that divides the competing nations around it and segregates the people of the Jordan Valley in which the river runs via militarized security efforts. The conflict has left the region politically and socially segregated and has eliminated the productive exchange which once allowed the valley to thrive while efforts to protect, preserve, or rehabilitate the river are given little chance to succeed. The thesis addresses river degradation and social segregation as two interdependent issues in the Jordan Valley. It highlights saving the Jordan River as a driver for integration between the conflicting society and points to the Jordan Valley river border as a site for regenerative interventions that suggest an alternative and productive way of life in an area filled with conflict, economic distress, and spatial divide through the collaboration and exchange of efforts, ideas, and resources.
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- WIND MICRO-CLIMATE CONFORMATION IN HOT DRY CITIES; RIYADH
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- Alhawsah, Saeed Idris
- Date
- 2019
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Recently, the transformation in urban development in Saudi Arabia has caused abrupt and sporadic change to its desert climate. Careful...
Show moreRecently, the transformation in urban development in Saudi Arabia has caused abrupt and sporadic change to its desert climate. Careful environmental consideration of vernacular architecture practices is lost by the vast modernization. The significant changes of modernization contain desertification, sand rapping due to massive urban construction, and urban heat islands, all that has created a severe issue with sandstorms. Saudi’s modernization changed sandstorms phenomena from its seasonal occasions to a frequent rapid increase as a result of the urban inability to maintain its naturally mild and soothing condition. All the global incidents from the natural refugees in Gobi Desert, China, to the 1930s U.S. dustbowl are evident to the urban environmental disturbance. This research is an environmental investigation to reduce the sandstorm effects in Saudi Arabia through designing multiple territorial landscape interventions to filter out the sandstorms and trap its sediments to avoid reoccurring sandstorms.
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- Cities on the Move: Envisioning Cityscape in the Autonomous Vehicle Era
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- Lee, Hyo Eun
- Date
- 2023
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As cities have developed in response to a rapidly changing environment since the industrial revolution, a variety of circumstances and issues...
Show moreAs cities have developed in response to a rapidly changing environment since the industrial revolution, a variety of circumstances and issues have arisen. In cities, technological development and the rise of private automobiles have been related to urban sprawl, traffic congestion, environmental degradation, and mobility inequalities. Currently, autonomous vehicles are bringing a paradigm shift in mobility as technological innovations accompany the fourth industrial revolution. As cities undergo renewal through new mobility, recent developments in driverless technologies should be considered for their long-term impact on the built environment. The purpose of this thesis is to propose a design, along with a set of scenarios, for a transportation hub in the era of autonomous vehicles to address today's complex mobility requirements. Through bringing together existing case studies, research on autonomous vehicles, and drawing conclusions regarding the relationship between mobility and urban landscapes, this thesis explores how autonomous vehicles will affect the future built environment in a set of timelines. Considering the future transportation hub will require programs and infrastructure to support autonomous vehicles, this thesis also provides a vision of the future of transportation modes and how they interact. Finally, a transportation hub design model and an automation city model for the AV era will be proposed.
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- Architecture as a Communicator of Values and Identity Spaces for Public Safety and Community Benefits
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- Waidele Arteaga, Nicolas
- Date
- 2022
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Urban segregation, violence, and crimes are linked to drug trafficking. El Castillo Social Factory is an urban strategy that aims to recover...
Show moreUrban segregation, violence, and crimes are linked to drug trafficking. El Castillo Social Factory is an urban strategy that aims to recover the El Castillo neighborhood and prevent drug trafficking from advancing, understanding that police action is necessary but insufficient.This neighborhood is located on the southern periphery of Santiago in a commune called La Pintana and aspires to make its neighborhoods “more livable, healthy, and economically viable.” This proposal explores how investing in civic commons can make these goals a reality. First, it is essential to increase the presence of the State, strengthening existing services and adding new ones, with a focus on the care of children and young people. The second is to recover vacant lots and public spaces in poor condition or deteriorated through an “urban acupuncture” strategy based on the construction of many small or medium-sized projects. Art and sports are fundamental, allowing us to protect children and young people and offer them horizons of recreation and hope. The public buildings, institutions, land, water bodies, and infrastructure inherited from earlier generations are ready for us to see anew—as a robust network of civic assets ready to be activated for the current needs, desires, and dreams of all the people who share and shape them. El Castillo Social Factory offers a fresh look at our community anchors and the vibrant hubs our public spaces can become when we invest in collective urban life. Its vision focuses on positive transformation at the architectural scale—where personal experience and aspirations meet broad, long-range planning efforts—to spark the imagination and spur us to work together toward realizing the abundant potential of what we hold in common.
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- Reconditioning Dharavi: A Toolkit of Strategies for Incremental Development
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- Bhogle, Saylee Deepak
- Date
- 2022
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The 2003 Global Report on Human Settlements (Un-Habitat, 2003) defines a "slum" as a densely populated metropolitan area that is distinguished...
Show moreThe 2003 Global Report on Human Settlements (Un-Habitat, 2003) defines a "slum" as a densely populated metropolitan area that is distinguished by a variety of low-income settlements, subpar housing, and squalor. Dharavi, on the other hand, is far more than a "slum." In the heart of Mumbai, Dharavi is an economically prosperous and socially active informal town. Mumbai is a thriving metropolis with many different realities and patterns, even though it appears to be a slum filled with squatters. However, the region has recently become a hub for informal settlements and urban problems associated with poor hygiene in developing countries. People’s misconceptions about Dharavi stem from a failure to recognize its social capital and economic power: the area encompasses a variety of economic networks, production types, income levels, land tenure arrangements, and religious activities and festivities. Dharavi is made up of 85 separate groups with a strong feeling of belonging and high expectations for stability and improved economic position and living standards. It is also clear that these folks are capable of building and enhancing their shelter if they have the resources to do so. To develop all these qualities, Dharavi's Social Capital must be recognized and promoted as an asset to the city of Mumbai. A community such as Dharavi requires ‘urban acupuncture’; where mediation of the littlest kind will have the greatest effect. Dharavi, like any other "Informal" city, requires rigorous examination to be fully comprehended. It is a unique location where a large flood of migrants has managed to build jobs and their city. My underlying attitude to this location is a conflicting desire to save and replace it. The desire to save is linked to the aesthetic of informality as well as the intense sociality, diversity, and production of the streets and lanes - a fascinating and diversified urban ensemble. The desire to eliminate stems from hopeless states of sterilization, ventilation, light, open space, and congested areas. As a result, a reliable strategy for combining the two methodologies and locating a functioning arrangement should be developed. The government has been trying to redevelop this area for the past 50 years but hasn’t been successful in doing so. In contrast to the existing redevelopment plan, which promotes uniform top-down development, my concept anticipates techniques for progressive self-development, including "bottom-up" finance models and architectural approaches. After identifying various patterns and carefully examining behavior patterns, production systems, and existing community facilities, a toolkit of methods can be built that can be used in various places and "outboxes." The simple homogeneity of solutions for Dharavi's changing conditions has been avoided. Dharavi's current identity and "mixed-use" paradigm have been respected, with Home recognized as an instrument of production. The proposed design has been tested for various environmental factors using different tools for natural lighting and ventilation. The outdoor areas are also analyzed for thermal comfort since a lot of social activities take place in these areas. Communal areas have been designed to accommodate micro infrastructure systems while also increasing productivity. As a result, a system of self-development triggers has been created that can improve present conditions while also supporting the community's need for stability. Simultaneously, by focusing on property ownership as an economic driver, the proposed approach can provide a type of "social mobility" for Dharavi's residents.
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- DESIGN FOR COMFORT: DESIGN BUILDING ENVELOPE TO IMPROVE THERMAL COMFORT FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS IN AL-MUKALA, YEMEN
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- Bakarmom, Aamena Mubarak Saeed
- Date
- 2021
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This thesis is about the research into the design of building envelopes to reduce energy consumption and moderate thermal performance of the...
Show moreThis thesis is about the research into the design of building envelopes to reduce energy consumption and moderate thermal performance of the residential buildings in Yemen, which is in an arid climate. A suitable building envelope is important because of the building occupants’ thermal comfort. The most important question is how architects could implement high-performance envelope technologies in their designs, especially in residential buildings. These technologies have some basic principles which are applied differently from one region to another. One of the most promising strategies applied to house envelopes in a hot-dry climate is the passive cooling design. This thesis reviews the results of other research in the same region that discuss proper parameters of building envelopes such as form, width, climate, walls, materials, and windows design. Passive cooling strategies will be the key to providing potential design building envelopes that provide thermal comfort and reduce energy use. This study applies the natural ventilation principle (single-sided, cross- or stack ventilation), thermal mass, and shaded devices. The research methods were to collect data and create quantitative models to analyze the data. From this analysis, I suggest specific architecture guidelines for design in residential buildings which could improve comfort in indoor spaces for occupants.
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- INFORMAL AREAS UPGRADING STRATEGIES: THE CASE OF ADEN CITY-YEMEN
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- Ba Tis, Ahmed Abdullah Obaid
- Date
- 2022
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Informal areas are global problems that pose a threat to the urban environment and their consequences prompted urgently to search for...
Show moreInformal areas are global problems that pose a threat to the urban environment and their consequences prompted urgently to search for solutions and methods to address these problems and limit their effects. This thesis examines the issue of informal areas in Yemen. Informal areas are houses built on illegal public or private real estate. In Yemen, these illegal areas began as a relatively new phenomenon and since then have grown at an extremely rapid rate. Increasing rates of urbanization, poverty, and unemployment have led to the rapid rise of slums and informal housing in Yemen. The UN-Habitat database of global urban indicators estimates that 60% of Yemen's urban population lives in informal settlements. The cities most affected by the rapid growth of informal settlements include Taiz, Al Hudaydah, Sana'a, and Aden. The Yemeni government has done little to address the growth of informal areas. However, there was growing concern about this issue, and governmental and non-state actors alike began to consider new approaches to urban policy development and implementation. The importance of the thesis is that it will limit the spread of slums in Aden in the future, and it will also be a good starting point for further research and studies on the issue of developing the problem of informal areas in Yemen. There are many ways to deal with the problem of informal areas, including demolition and resettlement, and development upgrading and each method differs according to the region’s conditions, whether the urban, social economic, location of the area. This study focuses on urban upgrading to clarify its concepts, types and strategies, because it has become one of the most appropriate ways to deal with informal areas and to reach a sustainable urban environment. The thesis aims to find solutions for informal areas in Yemen and limit their growth in the future by preparing a new strategy for dealing with informal areas, in light of the experiences of other countries, and in line with the reality of Yemen.
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- Habitat 2022+
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- Cho, San Lae Lae
- Date
- 2021
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Globalization and urbanization have led a vast group of population to shift from rural and suburban areas to urban centers. According to the...
Show moreGlobalization and urbanization have led a vast group of population to shift from rural and suburban areas to urban centers. According to the United Nation’s (UN) projection, around 2.5 billion more people will live in the cities by 2050. For cities to accommodate such a population, cities can grow horizontally or vertically. If cities were to grow horizontally, this population would need to commute majorly by car which has a very high carbon footprint. By building vertically, the population’s commute becomes more efficient if the vertical structure is built as such is a city within a city. Although having existed for 500 years, tall buildings and skyscrapers have been topics of controversy for their excessive use of resources, ignoring environmental and contextual problems. In order to mitigate this sustainability issue, mass timber as a construction material has been recently introduced into the American market. Mass timber is the building material for a carbon neutral future according to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats (CTBUH). Another means is to grow plants around the buildings meaning they are regrowing greenery back into nature with the hopes to take a step towards mitigating climate change. In addition, with the argument of tall buildings lacking neighborhood-like qualities that for instance, a Chicago block of housing may give, more and more tall buildings around the world have tried to implement the lush spaces onto the building perimeters. These spaces with plants and trees mimicking nature can exist as both indoor and outdoor spaces. While neighborhoods have parks, these spaces or sky gardens will substitute as modified parks for skyscrapers.With psychological benefits tied to spaces linked to nature in high-rises, such spaces should be integrated in all high rise, residential buildings. Today, in addition to Covid pandemic, many people practice working from home. Meanwhile, it is human nature since birth to want to be surrounded by plants and nature, either spending time under a tree or lying on the grass. To mitigate spending excessive amounts of hours indoors, spaces linked to nature have become crucial in providing a sense of peace and reconnecting back to nature. However, currently architecture that has nature integrated, results in spaces only for the wealthy. Furthermore, architecture in the US is so commercially driven with developers aiming for the most cost effective, most efficient and largest floor areas. For nature to be more available to the living spaces of middle class and ideally working class, the city planners and city development authorities need to get involved. For instance, the city could aid by allocating some of the tax collected to build more green architecture. With the tax fund assistance from the city, high quality living of green architecture will become available and much more affordable.Another option to making living more affordable is by implementing co-living. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, co-living remains relatively high in demand in Chicago according to Chicago Tribune. For the younger generations such as the Millennials and younger, it is predicted that due to the nature of student loan debts, these generations are less likely to be financially well off after graduation. Hence, they are less likely to establish a family as soon as the previous generations, as most people tend to start a family when they feel financially stable.Hence, in this design thesis, a certain prototype will be tested out regarding some of these issues. This is just one option to the issues above and there are many options and other nuances still available to explore.
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- RE-DEFINING LABOR HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN DUBAI
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- Chavadi, Sanjana Mrutyunjaya
- Date
- 2022
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From the moment they are duped into believing in a utopian lifestyle, to their day to-day working and living conditions once they arrive in...
Show moreFrom the moment they are duped into believing in a utopian lifestyle, to their day to-day working and living conditions once they arrive in the country, to the denial of theirrights for years after they are stuck in the country, the migration of workers from other countries into the Emirates is a neglected humanitarian issue. The United Arab Emirates and several other GCC countries have a heinous habit of recruiting illiterate foreigners into their country and abusing them as if they were modern-day slaves. Many nations and individuals have legal control over immigrants by applying the Kafala sponsorship system and ignoring international norms and rights established by organizations like the International Labor Organization. While the Kafala system is only one of many aspects of the whole problem, this thesis will seek to identify the influence of architecture on the lives of the South Asian labor force who work behind the beautiful façade of the United Arab Emirates by reconstructing the labor community. These colossal structures are built and shown while the individuals who construct them are ignored and hidden. Immigrant low income labor employees bear the brunt of their hard life-work imbalance with the intention of providing assistance to their family in their home nations. The labor force of Dubai becomes the major target of the terrorists, isolated from Dubai's pleasure amenities, socially detached from the rest of the population, and separated from their creations. By creating a landmark and developing a sense of social coherence, integration, and empowerment among the labor community, this initiative intends to bridge the divide and commemorate the labor community. This project will propose a new sort of community and housing typology that embraces the ideals of modularity, adaptability, and community as a solution to the immigrant worker dilemma.
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- Toward an Extraordinary Ecotourism Destination on The Shoreline of Aseer Region, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
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- Saleh, Abdulmalik Mohammad S.
- Date
- 2022
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Since the dawn of the Anthropocene epoch, human activities have been adversely influencing our globe and becoming a controversial phenomenon....
Show moreSince the dawn of the Anthropocene epoch, human activities have been adversely influencing our globe and becoming a controversial phenomenon. However, as a counterforce, multiple adoptions of sustainable green movements worldwide are continually attempting alternate resolutions to preserve nature. As the tourism industry grows, ecotourism, for instance, is a specific eco-friendly approach that asserts minimizing human impacts and conserving captivating nature, improving the livelihood of local communities, and involving interpretation and education. A demi-decade ago, Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision (the post-oil plan) was launched to diversify its GDP and develop public service sectors such as tourism. This thesis investigates the relationship between architecture and the possibilities of ecotourism principles, besides the governmental program, under multiple tourism indicators along the untouched Aseer shoreline, which has valuable attractions and amenities; it is faced with several issues, including informal planning, limited infrastructure, and low-income community. We built a suggested project based on a collection of written materials on the area’s environmental and culturally diverse aspects and case studies; architecture-to-ecotourism is thriving, but there is still potential for methodological development. The thesis findings demonstrate that architecture can immensely contribute to sustainable development through the ecotourism concept and can have a tangible impact on the project. Simultaneously, architecture, through ecotourism, is successful by improving the economic aspect of the host societies, reducing environmental consequences, and strengthening heritage identity. This research needs further studies on the correlation, which remains highly debated, between architecture and ecotourism norms to sustain nature.
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- APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATED DESIGN METHODOLOGIES: HYBRID AUTOMATION OF DESIGN SEQUENCING AND ITS INFLUENCE ON COMPLEX DESIGN PROJECTS
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- Elshanshoury, Waleed Farouk Omar
- Date
- 2020
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After the early development of Sketchpad in 1963 by Ivan Sutherland at MIT, the first system permitted drawing geometries parametrically;...
Show moreAfter the early development of Sketchpad in 1963 by Ivan Sutherland at MIT, the first system permitted drawing geometries parametrically; computation and algorithm aided design have significantly influenced the design practice. Computation and AAD are design approaches in which the medium of expression is logic instead of geometry. These approaches raised the curtain to various utilities, including but not limited to form-finding, automation, optimization, and robotic fabrication. Computational design and algorithm aided design are becoming fundamental approaches in most design practices because of their capability to solve complex problems.This thesis begins with a timeline presenting the evolution in design derivers and manifests how designers considered ideal design throughout history. This timeline starts with architecture approaches in ancient times when beauty, durability, and functions were the first principles to identify good architecture. It ends with the creation of computational technologies, which affected the design process and its logic. It will also investigate relations between software engineering and building design, where both fields intertwine with each other in general methodologies.This research examines how computation can generate integrated design systems to approach city planning and architectural design. IDS employs data, forces, and algorithms to construct a design system instead of solid geometries. This system combines the different design processes and chronological phases in interconnected blocks. This approach manages big data and assists in decision-making using automation, optimization, and machine learning technologies.This paper examines existing precedents, applications, and design projects that utilize IDS, including form-finding, materials, and energy. It will establish how evaluation criteria, simulations, solution optimizations, and processes automation play a vital role in integrated design systems. IDS is a dynamic workflow centered on principles and consists of components and aiding tools. This research explores technological aiding tools for these systems that help increase design performance and efficiencies using voice commands and automated functions.
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- Sex and Architecture
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- Nekkanti, Hashika C.
- Date
- 2023
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This thesis delves into the fascinating and intricate connection between sexual behaviour and architecture, offering a comprehensive...
Show moreThis thesis delves into the fascinating and intricate connection between sexual behaviour and architecture, offering a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted factors that shape human sexuality within the context of built environments. The research is divided into six chapters, each providing a distinct perspective on the complex relationship between sexuality and the spaces we inhabit. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction, setting the stage for the study and highlighting the importance of understanding how architectural design and spatial arrangements can influence and be influenced by human sexual behaviours. Chapter 2, "Milieu and Sexed Bodies," delves into the impact of environmental stimuli on sexual arousal. By examining how architectural elements, aesthetics, and spatial configurations can elicit eroticism and arousal, this chapter sheds light on the subtle ways in which built environments interact with our intimate desires. Furthermore, it delves into the psychological aspects of fetishism and voyeurism, exploring how these sexual behaviours find expression within architectural settings. Chapter 3, titled "Sexual Behaviour," delves into the profound influence of history on human sexuality. It examines how cultural norms, religious beliefs, and social backgrounds have shaped and continue to shape sexual attitudes and behaviours across different societies and time periods. The chapter also explores the concept of polymorphous behaviour, emphasizing how architecture can create spaces that cater to diverse expressions of human sexuality. Additionally, it investigates the impact of queer spaces, highlighting the significance of inclusive design in fostering a sense of belonging and acceptance for individuals with diverse sexual identities. Chapter 4 turns its attention to "Mediated Sexuality," offering a historical analysis of how various forms of media have played a pivotal role in shaping sexual attitudes and behaviours. From ancient art to contemporary pornography, this chapter explores how media representations have influenced perceptions of sexuality, and it examines the emergence of pornomodernism, a cultural phenomenon impacting both media and architectural expressions of eroticism. Moreover, it investigates how architecture has incorporated and responded to the eroticized spaces depicted in media. Chapter 5 focuses on the "Coital Environment," a fascinating aspect of architecture that intertwines with sexual behaviour. This chapter delves into the realm of sex tourism, examining how certain destinations and spaces have become associated with sexual encounters. It analyses the design and function of dedicated places for sex within architectural contexts, providing insights into the factors that influence the creation and acceptance of such spaces in different societies. Finally, Chapter 6 presents a comprehensive "Conclusion," synthesizing the key findings from the preceding chapters. It emphasizes the critical role that architecture plays in shaping human sexual behaviours and highlights the social and cultural implications of design decisions in built environments. The chapter concludes with reflections on the significance of creating inclusive and supportive spaces that celebrate and embrace diverse sexual identities and experiences, paving the way for more empathetic and human-centric architectural design in the future. In conclusion, this thesis offers a profound exploration of sexual behaviour and architecture, shedding light on the intricate interplay of environmental stimuli, historical influences, and mediated sexuality in shaping our intimate experiences within the spaces we inhabit. It serves as a valuable resource for architects, urban planners, social scientists, and anyone interested in creating environments that foster a positive and inclusive approach to human sexuality.
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