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Evaluating cross cultural courtyard housing for social well being in Manhattan, New York
My inspiration towards working on housing living community emerged from the environment where I grew up in Bangladesh. I lived in a neighborhood where people avoided community places and lived alone. Housing affects both ... -
Rust belt revitilization: retrofitting communities through transit oriented development
The American Railway system increased rapidly in the late and early 19th century altering the dynamics of surrounding cities and their role in urbanism. Railways, a product of the Industrial Revolution, fundamentally ... -
Designing a green middle school as a 3-dimensional textbook: a thesis
The Teaching Green Building (TGB) initiative is gaining traction as a method to include the users of a building in conversations about environmental issues by means of the building's architectural design. If built ... -
Intersections In The Architecture Surface: The Facade as an Interface for Ecological Development
Intersections In The Architecture Surface is an extensive inquiry into the facade and transitional interior/exterior thresholds that control the ecological conditions of the built environment and how we interact with ... -
The void in between urban neighborhood: the urban context of Dhaka
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and one of the most crowded cities on earth, is almost three times as dense as Manhattan. The city’s edge is constantly evolving to respond to the never-ending needs. In this thesis, I ... -
Redefining architectural solutions for mental health: Issue 001 : leveraging biophilic design
The connection between architectural design and mental health is significant, yet largely goes unrecognized. Although hospitals are capable of helping treat mental health, an argument can be made that, in many cases, these ... -
Herspace: redefining urban retail space for women
The thesis ‘HERspace’ examines the intersection of gender equity and bazaar/retail architecture in the postcolonial world, with a particular focus on women's right to commercial spaces. Drawing on the works of postcolonial ... -
Exploring the future of ecology and missing middle housing in a dispersed metropolis
As complex beings we are striving for improvement and change. Idealists planned for Garden or Radiant cities to alleviate the filth and disease of crowded industrial cities. Development spurred by the automobile created ... -
The implications of mass timber in high-rise buildings with a focus on innovative hotel design
In the 21st century, the focus of architecture has moved toward sustainability. Sustainability has become a fundamental aspect of each architecture design and there are several certificates including LEED or Passive House ... -
Navigation through space: designing a recreational center with the principle of neuroscience
Neuroscience is a field that explores the nervous system, while NeuroArchitecture is a relatively new branch that examines how environments and places impact our physiological responses. Our neural responses to our ... -
Defining moral responsibility for school leaders in times of democratic crisis
In this chapter, I offer an ethical alternative to liberal neutrality in the present political contexts of educational governance and leadership, one that does not abandon important principles of political liberalism. The ... -
Democracy in Action
School systems are important training grounds where both students and adults alike can learn and encourage the practice of civil discourse and where democratic values can be enacted, expressed, and achieved. -
A Profile of Home and Community-Based Services in Ohio
Report provides a profile of home and community-based services in Ohio. The report tracks the changes in home care use in the state over the past 3o years. The report also includes a detailed overview of Ohio's residential ... -
A Profile of Nursing Homes in Ohio
Based on data collected from an array of sources including the Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities, the study provides a comprehensive overview of the nursing home industry in Ohio. Information on staffing, occupancy ... -
Raw data for "Exploring high molecular weight vinyl ester polymers made by PET-RAFT"
Raw data for the article "Exploring high molecular weight vinyl ester polymers made by PET-RAFT" -
Data archive for "Transient Polymers through Carbodiimide-driven Assembly"
Biochemical systems make use of out-of-equilibrium polymers generated under kinetic control. Inspired by these systems, abiotic supramolecular polymers driven by chemical fuel reactions have recently been reported. Conversely, ... -
Raw Data for "Controlling photodegradation in vinyl ketone polymers"
Raw Data for the article "Controlling photodegradation in vinyl ketone polymers" -
Greene County Council on Aging: 2021 Community Survey Findings
To gain a better understanding of the needs and interests of older Greene County residents, the Greene County Council on Aging partnered with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University to conduct a mail survey of ...