This thesis challenges the generalized way in which walkability is being framed and implemented in Detroit. Most people in American cities, especially in Detroit, are unable to take advantage of the social, economical, ...

Tourism is not a new concept; however, only recently have individuals begun to fully understand the positive and negative effects tourism can play on a local community. For example, in the book, Tourism: Economic, Physical ...

This thesis is an attempt to extract sensory stimuli from nature, and explore architectonic abstractions that can be implemented in a child's learning environment. The abstractions are designed to help strengthen and improve ...

The expression of identity is apparent in the subjects of architecture and clothing. The body is an archival form in space/place as it embodies one of many identities. The unconscious ritual of dressing and undressing ...

Wildlife within Michigan has experienced many different changes throughout the years. When cities develop a loss of habitat occurs, and in many cases, a form of forced removal of species takes place. As roads and other ...

This study investigates ways in which perception of outdoor public spaces is influenced by gender. Often, studies of gender and fear in public space have been centered around perceptions and fears experienced almost ...

What are the potentials of an architecture that strives for an earnest and truthful expression? What relationship do architecture and language share? What is the line between the physical and the metaphysical? This thesis ...

An architect's training enables him or her to be aware of social problems and encourages an attempt to find solutions. However, the building product architects create cannot solve all of the problems we often expect it to. ...