This thesis is about understanding architecture, and how forms of iconic buildings are generated. First of all, what is architecture? Architecture is a complex discipline that puzzled many architects and theorists through ...

Despite recent financial endeavors and investments in Detroit, the city and its citizens are still suffering. This study involves a University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) student service learning experience with the “Banking ...

As time progresses, the original intention of an architectural place becomes residual, only experienced in its fullest form in vestiges of our memory. Our engagement with building has been pushed and distorted to the point ...

We see with our eyes, but we see with the mind as well, and seeing with the mind is often called imagination. This thesis investigates the ambiguous, mystifying, and complex nature of imagination and has not been in any ...

We may have murdered religion. And we may have murdered architectural design with the same hands. And we walk along, irreverently, preparing to design the next project while giving complete thought to where the bathroom ...

A person who changes his place of residence for a distinctive one is called a migrant. A migrant tries to search for a new place, where he or she can find better conditions to live. According to the International Organization ...

Inpatient falls are preventable hospital acquired conditions that can lead to negative patient outcomes and increased health care costs. Around one million inpatient falls occur every year in the United States (U.S.) and ...

An opportunity existed to improve assessment, diagnosis, and management of hospice patients by integrating a clinical guideline to assist the provider and staff in decisions about appropriate healthcare that impacts the ...

Throughout the United States, previously forgotten urban neighborhoods are seeing a resurgence of speculation. Housing costs have risen exponentially due to profit-driven speculation, displacing life long residents, and ...

In the United States, childbirth is the leading reason for hospitalization, with approximately 4 million women giving birth annually, the majority of whom will receive care and support from a nurse. A cesarean section is ...