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Exploring brownfields: Revitalization with wetlands and golf courses
The idea of building a golf course near natural wildlife and complex ecosystems can be a controversial topic to the general public. Many believe that the chemicals used to balance the turf grass systems on the courses ... -
Express yourself: engaging space and sensual experience between body, clothing, and the built environment
(2014)The inspiration of fashion development and the execution of architecture redevelopment are bound within a common motif of personality and its intended, as well as unintended, expression. A fashion designers approach in ... -
Issues concerning homelessness: as understood through the lens of architecture
(2014)Is it really possible to be home living on streets? How can architectural design be applied to create living environments for the homeless that address their wellbeing beyond pragmatic physical needs? Can we develop pragmatic ... -
Stop sit look listen relax engage interact
(2014)Faster phones, expanded use of personal computers, widespread access to digital bandwidth, and applications for the internet across multiple devices allows nearly instantaneous access to information and provides a means ... -
Healthy lifestyle communities: an innovative model of educational architecture and urban planning which promotes health and wellness
(2014)The focus of this essay is the design of Healthy K-12 Educational Facilities to promote health of the individual as well as the community. The term health can be defined as the mental and physical wellness of the individual, ... -
Social and cultural identity in and through architecture
(2014)As a human race in the 21st century we are facing critical issues which affect our continuing coexistence on this planet: to mesh the colliding cultures of the global city created by air travel and modern communications, ... -
Appalachia rising from the ruins: a design addressing cultural change in post-industrial appalachia
(2014)Ruins are expressions of tie. Their slow, almost indiscernible changes are much like our own aging and reminders of our own mortality. Ruins are not easily definable. They can be attached to personal recollection or ... -
Returning children to the core of the town: challenging conventional daycare design
(2014)The migration of families and businesses out of the urban core has been as detrimental to American small towns as American cities. Architectural solutions to blighted small towns focus on economic revival, street design, ... -
Rebranding Detroit: music, identity, and perception in the new post-industrial era
(2014)In post-industrial society, economic globalization has overpowered local culture. By establishing a mobilized task force to achieve top levels of efficiency, society has effectively reduced identity and spirit through ... -
Reinforcing community: an Asian cultural complex in an international context
(2014)February 2011, it was the time for the annual Chinese New Year Celebration in the local Cincinnati Chinese community again. This is also the first time I attend this event since I came to States. Sitting quietly at the ... -
Aquatecture: Designing Water Adaptable Architecture in Ko Kret, Thailand as a Flood Solution
(2014-06-16)This paper will address a new approach towards architecture reflecting on the consequences of the city’s land based building practice in ecology that is predominantly water based. There is a need for opportunities to work ... -
Towards a Closed-loop Community: Creating a Sustainable Seed in the Urban Environment
(2014-06-16)In the coming years resource stress and waste management will continue to become two of the world’s biggest issues. If order to conserve resources and reduce waste that our cities produce I believe that we will need to ... -
Finding Home: Opportunities for Placemaking in Albuquerque, New Mexico
(2014-06-16)This paper examines the process of placemaking. It examines the differences between placemaking strategies in single family detached houses and multiple residential buildings, i.e. apartments, condominiums, townhomes, etc. ... -
Experience Choreographed Through Light: Exploring the Emotive Nature of Daylighting
(2014-06-16)Winston Churchill once said, “First we shape our buildings, thereafter, they shape us”. This speaks both to how we design a building, and to the effect that design has on us. The challenge that is presented to us as ... -
The City: A Place of Places Examining the Role of Place and Architecture Inside the Urban Fabric
(2014-06-16)The city is a composition of individuals. Every resident in a city builds their own place and is built by those places that surround them. It is this interaction of places that make the city unique; transforming the city ... -
My Home Among the Hills: Revitalizing Placemaking and Identity in West Virginia
(2014-06-16)This paper will explore the current model of museums as a civic institution, their current role in society and why a reevaluation of contemporary civic institutional design is needed; especially in rural regions. Critiques ... -
Contemporary Architecture in the Bahamas Viewed Through the Lens of Critical Regionalism
(2014-06-16)Critical Regionalism is a term that came about during the early 1980’s. It deals with designing architecture based on specific and unique characteristics of a region including geographical, economical, and cultural conditions. ...