The purpose of this paper is to show that Chesterton's literary criticism is not a thing distinct from his thought as a whole, but is rather a by-product, a necessary extension of his philosophical concepts. In order to ...
Many of the issues which confront architects/urban planners faced with current trends of rapid urbanization (typically in industrializing third-world countries) ought to have a direct, empirical method of implementing ...
Living Enriched is an architectural thesis that explores how we might provide personal green space to residents of dense urban centers. The project explores, more specifically, the development of a residential flat development ...
The cost of living in California exceeds many peoples budget in the urban areas. San Francisco and Los Angeles are two of the most expensive cities in the U.S. The average rent in Los Angeles if up 32% since 2000, while ...
Architecture can transform. Architecture does transform, but does it change precisely to respond to variable external conditions and adapt to the desires of its inhabitants? To an extent it does this, but the boundaries ...
We are constantly observing environments, but do we really understand what we are observing? Our physical environments are organized and constructed through the constant layering of identities and the processes of everyday ...
With a large-scale development project such as the Red
Wings arena, known as the Detroit Event Center,
an
d further
development imminent in the area, there is reason for concern as to
what the impacts will be on the ...
This
capstone project
explores
community development approaches for
improv
ing
the Mack Ave
nue Commercial Corridor from Alter Road to East Outer Drive
;
which
borders the City of Detroit on the north and the ...
Most often the design of a building is thought to originate solely from the mind of the designer. The architect’s vision focuses on a final product while the construction process is seen as a means of creating that product. ...
Throughout history architects as well as engineers have sought to find solutions to the humanities problems through the built environment. All professions have or will influence architecture in some way either directly or ...
There are designers, and there are makers. Each responds to different considerations when working their craft. A designer is largely concerned with form and beauty, crafting objects and images. The designer may be heavily ...
This thesis examines the philosophy of perspectivism, originating with Friedrich Nietzsche, and its most recent developments. Put simply, the perspectivist holds that all conceptual grasping of reality takes place from a ...
MAKING "IN THE SHAPE THAT CHANCE AND WIND GIVE THE CLOUDS, YOU ARE ALREADY INTENT ON RECOGNIZING FIGURES: A SAILING SHIP, A HAND, AN ELEPHANT…” - ITALD CAVIND, INVISIBLE CITIES. How do we re-program our intent to take a ...
Manitou Miikana explores the potential of developing communal experiences as a means of addressing historical and tourist-related concerns within the Canadian rural landscape. The creation of these experiences also seeks ...
What and how will we define the role of an architect in the interdisciplinary industry, the Space Industry? This thesis is not solving a particular problem by any means, but it’s an investigation to understanding the value ...
The question of who dates whom is one which has aroused considerable popular and scientific interest. The answer is paradoxical, for everyone knows that "like mates like" and that "birds of a feather f lock together" while ...
The project is a alternate look at sprawling transportation infrastructure, recognizing 21st century design/practice mentalities. As an example for design/implementation, it looks at the public condition of a street within ...
The desire to be self-reliant perpetuates the American way of life. The American dream is to be able to provide personal possessions for one’s self. One needs to look no further than the aspiration of most citizens to own ...