This thesis explores the notion of “gam[-es|-ing] as a unique methodology|process that evokes a new interaction and relationship between people [the Detroiter, the non.Detroiter, and the Visitor] with the Detroit landscape. ...
The task of this thesis is to reignite user engagement
in public space by redesigning the public realm through the
lens of a game designer. There were many designers who
attempted to reinvent public space. Notably the ...
While there is much to see and do, the experience of Los Angeles as a city is very much fragmented. Rather than providing an easy transition from neighborhood to neighborhood, transportation serves as a barrier making it ...
This unprecedented level of abandonment, brought about by years of neglect, is an issue that needs a solution. The cities plan to demolish these vacant architectural objects (i.e., to bury all the materials of the vacant ...
The urbanization of human society has important implications for health and well-being. On the one hand, dense urban populations may have more access to health care and amenities that promote healthy lifestyles. On the ...
Baby Boomers are on the brink of retirement. According to the US Census Bureau projections, the number of people aged 65 and over will more than double in the coming decades, growing from 35 million in 2000 to 72+ million ...
Children in earlier periods spent the majority of their time in natural environments, which allowed them to reap the physiological health benefits of nature: stronger musculoskeletal system and improved function of the ...
Changes in manufacturing and production, modes of communication and transportation have resulted in the dispersal and relocation of industrial production to outlying areas and beyond. Many cities that once were manufacturing ...
This document focuses on carrying Beirut from the after the blast effect into a full functional better than before state, which can be done by working on many fields , one of those fields is architecture and design.It ...
This document focuses on carrying Beirut from the after the blast effect into a full functional better than before state, which can be done by working on many fields , one of those fields is architecture and design. It ...
While it is common for an architectural thesis to culminate in the production of a building, this thesis takes a different approach. Rather than the production of a singular building, This thesis seeks to defend the argument ...
Children are our future; there is no doubt about that. The political and social systems
are based on the exchange of generations; the middle generation is raising the young
ones and working for the elders. We put so much ...
History is important in all aspects of life because without remembering the past, society cannot advance. All original thoughts are on some level dependant upon something that has happened in the past. The present condition ...
This thesis aims to address the overwhelming amount of residential blight in Detroit, Michigan. A large percentage of the Islandview neighborhood’s single-family and duplex units are either abandoned or seriously neglected ...
This thesis is an attempt to explore the current understanding of the home, as well as the concepts of Lean Urbanism and Pink Zoning, through the frameworks of architecture and urban planning. Detroit is a very unique and ...
Sports and competition promote a particularly level playing field that helps people, athletes, and their nations form proud alliances and carefully cultivated bonds. In addition, athletic competition and movement has been ...
This thesis is an examination and interrogation of the architectural drawing and image. Not only does one learn by way of image, but much of architectural practice revolves around image and drawing. However, since much of ...
This thesis seeks to deconstruct the complexity and shortcomings of affordable residential development in Detroit. In turn, this thesis fleshes out a proposal for a framework for equitable single family housing under these ...
The 2008 financial crisis and housing market downturn shook the United States in such a profound way that many have drawn comparisons to the great depression of the 1930’s. Although statistically not as bad, socially this ...
Mind, Body, Spirit and Environment.
Healthcare environments are efficient and maximize the treatment and individual receives, however, is this enough? By delving into the development of the sanatorium and how it ...