“Cultural Landscapes” could be described as the manifestation of values as seen in the interactions between human beings and nature. Not all of these “interactions” can be accounted for physically, but those that are become ...

In a landscape devoid of any predominant style or picturesque sight to orient one’s design toward, where bare necessity is the driving force for intervention, how do we arrive at a successful design solution? Architecture ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA also known as sickle cell disease SCD) is a hereditary group of disorders in which a gene mutation causes red blood cells to become distorted and take on the shape similar to a farmer’s sickle. The ...

The city of Detroit is in a transition point in its history; a shift from automotive and heavy machinery to new forms of technology and manufacturing. The sprawl outward has left the urban core barren with abandoned ...

This thesis is an exploration of how to alter the human perception of the underground, while blurring our orientation to the “Surface”. The general lack of sensitivity exercised for designing spaces below the surface has ...

What makes a city unique? What makes one place more distinguishable or desirable than the next? What about a city gives it identity or character? Is it the abundance of chain corporations, the efficiency of highway travel, ...

Our age of architecture is fortunate enough to be so multifaceted. There is no one dominating idea, or movement, dictating how we design. But oddly enough a condition of favoritism has determined certain architecture to ...

This thesis focuses to ask multiple questions about residential community in Detroit, while simultaneously offering solutions to those questions. It is imperative that residential communities in Detroit are focused on ...

Samuel Huntington's 1991 publication "The Third Wave" explored and sought to explain a string of movements toward democracy throughout the world. With the Soviet Union's collapse in chronological proximity and the ensuing ...

Many cultures embrace the elderly; revering them as wise sources of experience and wisdom. In the United States however, youth, vitality and the ability to be independent are largely the greater prize. In our endless effort ...