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Logan, Joshua Warren-Louis Britnell Richard E. "Guidelines for the proper application of color and light in the health and fitness industry for the purpose of improving user experience and performance." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Summer/master's/LOGAN_JOSHUA_19.pdf.
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Gobes-Ryan, Sheila. "Organizational Office Space in the Virtual Age: The Role of Shared Space in Communication." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000048.
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阮繼增 and Gi-tsun Jimmy Yuen. "Between architecture, landscape, and interior." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31980909.
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Yuen, Gi-tsun Jimmy. "Between architecture, landscape, and interior." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B2595183x.
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Wang, Hsin-Chen. "Wanplex and Water Canyon /." Online version of thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11312.
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Пономаренко, Олена. "Bionics Style in Architecture and Interior Design." Thesis, Київський національний університет технологій та дизайну, 2017. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7343.
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Hedrick, Martin Joseph. "Architecture, or the Presence of an Interior." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51855.
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An object or thing with no interiority is sculpture. Architecture begins with the making of an interior. The real character of Architecture is revealed in the distinguishing qualities of the interior: the arrangement of spaces, the heights of the ceilings and the placement of walls, the entrance of light, the colors, the textures, the patterns and the surfaces. Emphasis on and development of these formal elements elevates a work from the world of building into the realm of Architecture. The study of internal relationships in this project, specifically the geometric and proportional, patterning, and color relationships, as well as the relation of elements of the structure to one another, is an attempt to elucidate the nature of Architecture as the presence of an interior.Master of Architecture
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Chwiecko, Nancy A. "Residential renovation : architecture, history, and interior design /." Online version of thesis, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/10152.
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Petersen, Tamar. "The Beat's Interior." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78846.
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The Beat's Interior seeks to answer the simple question: What does the inside of a beat look like? This thesis provides a solution as an audiovisual projection-mapping project inspired by the song, "Pyramids" by Frank Ocean. It explores the relationship between music and architecture. Influenced by scientific theories of cosmic space and the philosophical ideas of space and rhythm, this installation becomes an immersive experience within a constructed form.
Original video is mapped onto the skin of the dome using four projectors that are orchestrated through Madmapper. Eight individual parts of a single track are played separately on designated stereos located on the periphery of the room. Changes in the video and music are triggered by GyrOSC data filtered into Max/MSP/Jitter.Master of Fine Arts
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Abu, Lawi Rawa. "Healing by design : interior architecture and interior design of public spaces of children's hospitals." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2017. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/87273/.
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This research focuses on four main topics: Children’s’ Cognitive Development as it relates to age-appropriate interior design; Children’s Hospital Design and healing environments; Public Spaces in Hospitals – interior architecture and interior design; Contextual Issues – specifically, the religious, ethnic and national context of Palestine. Literature indicates that research is needed in the design of healing environments for children in order to create spaces that are child-friendly and meet their cognitive development needs. There is little research available about the design of the public areas of children’s hospital including the main entrance, atrium and thoroughfares. Also, most empirical research uses traditional social science methods to understand the requirements for healing environments for children (e.g. interviews, observations). Few studies use design- or arts-based approaches. Furthermore, most research has been conducted in the West, with little research from other countries, like Palestine, where few hospitals are devoted only to children. This research aimed to determine: (1) key design factors, functions, constraints and programme requirements for designing the public spaces of children’s hospitals in an age-appropriate way to promote healing; (2) how context-specific issues relating to Palestine play a role in determining the key design factors. From a critical analysis of the literature, specific research questions and the development of a primary research plan were developed. The main research question is: For a new children’s hospital in Palestine, how should the public areas (i.e., main entrance, atrium, and throughfares) be designed so that they are suitable for all age ranges and promote healing? In Palestine, qualitative data were collected during nine co-design and cocreation workshops that included arts-based activities and semi-structured interviews. Participants included children from 3-18 years, parents, doctors, nurses, reception and admissions staff, and four groups of designers. All participants, excluding the designers, participated in drawing and modeling activities. The use of drawings with children is an indispensable tool because their verbal expression is often not highly developed, and because preferences and ideas can be expressed more intuitively. Similarly, models can be effective tools because children can express ideas and preferences about form, materials and size through them in a way that words alone cannot describe. This study uses a thematic analysis approach to analysing the qualitative data. The results of data analysis were sorted into main themes and sub-themes. The key findings of this study are: context-specific issues (i.e. culture, gender, separation and religion issues); physical environments: interior architecture and interior design – medical spaces (e.g. emergency, outpatients, triage room and others); non-medical spaces (e.g. play areas, indoor and outdoor green areas, entertainment activities, spaces for eating, reception, waiting areas and admissions); interior design elements (e.g. image design, art, form and shape, wayfinding signage, and colours); and environmental considerations (e.g. noise, hygiene, smell, and light). These findings will inform guidelines and recommendations and will be supported by visual models for the design of children’s hospitals, particularly public spaces in the particular context of Palestine. The guidelines will contribute to the creation of supportive healing environments for all stakeholders, but particularly for children. This study demonstrates that practical design methods in the research process can be very effective in fostering creativity and in drawing out ideas and preferences from young children and other stakeholders. Such methods provide a novel approach to the design of healing environments for children.
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Andrews, Shannon G. "Telegraphing contextual character : an interior design application." Online access for everyone, 2007. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2007/s_andrews_053007.pdf.
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Beagen, Barry. "Public figures : town hall for the new interior." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99259.
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Thesis: M. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2015.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Title as it appears in MIT Commencement Exercises program, June 5, 2015: Public figures: new town hall for the interior.
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The thesis examines the formal figuration of public space for a new agonistic public sphere within the contemporary condition of the late capitalist city where the space of massive interiors is a given. In 2047, Hong Kong may very well see the end of the "One Party, Two Systems" set out after the return to China at the end of the British lease. With the increasing decline in the city-state's autonomy, Hong Kong's citizens are becoming increasingly aware of its struggles for democracy. At the same time, Hong Kong is transitioning towards an economy driven by retail and real estate powered by a new private public regime of supplying mobility through its integrated rail property regime. This new formula for urbanization generates generic forms of residential towers upon interconnected retail podiums, replacing the street with controlled spaces of efficient consumption. In these new towns, public life exists within these interiors. The civic centers and town hall plazas of the late modernist era in Hong Kong's new towns are no longer relevant in constituting the political public. The cuter, more comfortable, and more fragmented leisure gardens and al fresco patios of privately owned public spaces can no longer hold an antagonistic and political public imagination. The thesis proposes a series of monumental civic spaces as a new threshold to the interior across the new towns along parallel to the border of Mainland China and Hong Kong. It is a new town hall that needs to imagine a new form of agonistic public figures that can hold new formats for the political.
by Barry Beagen.
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Peck, Rose. "Kensington Center for Health: An Exploration of Health, Wellness and the Built Environment." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3842.
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This is a project that explores how design can integrate medical treatment and community support. The high prevalence of chronic disease is creating a national healthcare crisis. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Consideration of a holistic sense of well-being that focuses on disease resistance, resilience, and self-management is necessary to realize and sustain health outcomes. Community engagement is imperative to improve adherence rates for lifestyle changes. This project aims to design a community wellness space that is focused on prevention, resilience and self-management. A new typology of a community-anchored wellness clinic could provide an environment to support positive change. This clinic will be a new model of care by combining the necessary access to fitness, healthy food and health care while fostering community, and providing patient education and emotional support.
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Jones, Mary M. "Market Hall: Connecting Community Through Food, Commerce + Culture." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5390.
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Market Halls are public spaces critical to social and economic development. They are a reflection of the cities they inhabit. These markets are the beating heart of the community. They are more than just places of commerce – they are a microcosm of the city.
A Market Hall or upscale farmers market provides an opportunity to bring healthy food options to neighborhoods, support local businesses all while bringing together a community. Specifically, a market hall in Richmond, Virginia will showcase the best the city has to offer from our strong farming community, award winning food and chefs, variety of breweries, talented artisans and bustling entrepreneurial community.
Modeled after Torvehallerne in Copenhagen, this space will draw people to downtown Richmond, introduce local vendors, and integrate and encourage community by connecting people through conversation.
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Shreves, Monika. "Lucky Strike House: The Space Between." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3659.
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With the onset of one of the worst economic downturns in recent history, the face of poverty is changing. This project seeks to explore a design solution aimed at helping a newly emerging segment of the population: the “half homeless”, formerly middle class individuals/families who lost their jobs and homes during the recession.
Set in the building known as the Lucky Strike Power Plant, the project contains two distinct, but overlapping, programs: 1) multi-family housing, and 2) a continuum of supportive services accessible to both the residents and the community at large. The main focus of this project is the housing component; more specifically, exploring an unconventional housing typology designed to encourage interaction between the residents, as well as the residents and non-residents. Ultimately, this project is a study of how through the interplay between public vs. private and mass vs. void, design can heal, inspire, and bring people together.
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Beever, Meaghan K. "Light as word : exploring the linguistic roles of light in interior space." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2006/M%5FBeever%5F050706.pdf.
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Mahindroo, Amrita. "Edens islands rooms : the project of the urban interior." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65742.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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The privately owned public interior, defined here as an enclosed urban space owned by a private entity, has been a recurrent character of many 20th century liberal cities. It has today found an epitome in the mega-structural urban enclaves of the developing world. The thesis seeks to challenge the idea of future within these forms. Developed as technologically deterministic, aesthetic totalities for a precise public in their present, they do little to anticipate the potential publics they may have to absorb as and when the fleeting conditions, which necessitate these forms have subsided into history. Herein, they reveal the comic tragedy of instating architecture with the design of the city, that most desired scope of work. The city, which by its liberal democratic definition is a creator of possibility, is thus reduced to a handful of variables in light of architecture's hegemony, and points once again to a recurrent disciplinary malaise for death by total design. This totality comes all too clearly at the expense of excluding a generous swath of a present and future public and the potential it offers. Whilst the radical manifesto has become a thing of the past, the best means of contemporary attack is elective participation. By this I mean to acknowledge one's constraints within the market, and to deliberate over the potential agency of architecture through more operative means. Herein, a self-conscious sense of humor about the discipline's megalomania is paired with the sincere ideals for creating urban possibilities through architectural form within the structure of neo-liberal economics. This coupling is explored through the design of an enclave for financial services in Mumbai, India. As the breadth of what constitutes the Indian middle class encroaches monumentality, the possibilities for an inclusive, privately owned public interior are interrogated through a manifesto for its ideal spatial tool, the room. A product of both architecture and urbanism, the room mediates between both disciplines by standing as a definitive form through its enclavic walls and simultaneously creating urban possibility in its void.
by Amrita Mahindroo.
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Şimşekkan, Görkem Özcan A. Can. "Industrial product design for elderly people in interior spaces/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2006. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/endustriurunleritasarimi/T000382.pdf.
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Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2006.Keywords: Aging, quality of life, elderly people, elderly population, activities of daily living, microenvironment, universal design. Includes bibliographical references (leaves.149-156).
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Schneider, Pauline Sophie. "The impact of interior-architecture on social well-being." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17418.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Arquitetura, com a especialização em Arquitetura apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre.Ponto de partida: Berlim Oriental, Alemanha, 1961. A RDA procurava uma economia descentralizada e igualdade social para os seus cidadãos, o que significava que os contractos de arrendamento na habitação, só era permitida e contratada pelo Estado. Os alugueres devem ser acessíveis para todos os moradores. Rendimentos não devem decidir sobre as condições de habitação. Sob essas condições, o Regime RDA iniciou um grande programa de construção em 1973, que deveria resolver os pricipais problemas de habitacionais - como um problema social - até 1990. Após a queda do muro, a quase 30 anos atrás, as cidades do interior estavam em mau estado - e muitos dos recentes edifícios pré-fabricados já estavam a precisar de reforma. Todos os cidadãos da RDA tinham o direito à habitação adequada – este direito era protegido pela constituição. Mas, na realidade, a procura por casa e a sua escasses estavam a crescer e as condições de vida não eram, de longe, tão gloriosas quanto o planeado. Embora as condições de vida na antiga RDA já tenham sido amplamente estudadas por muitos cientistas, este trabalho incorpora os resultados já existentes da pesquisa, que comprovam como os antigos moradores vivenciaram uma injustiça no que toca à habitação. Além disso, esses resultados declarados são cobertos e comparados com informações empíricas de pesquisa, a fim de esclarecer a origem do erro, de um ponto de vista arquitetônico. Para as afirmações mencionadas, os dados empíricos foram recolhidos na forma de entrevistas com ex-residentes de WBS 70. Essas entrevistas foram gravadas, transcritas, traduzidas, analisadas e finalmente comparadas com os resultados anteriores. As páginas seguintes apresentam a principal causa de insatisfação, a dramatica escasses de espaço habitacional que teve um impacto negativo em toda a vida social. A grande maioria de todos os sujeitos foi afetada por esse problema e, de acordo com suas declarações, a grande maioria dos moradores de Berlim Oriental experienciou problemas semelhantes. No entanto, esta questão dificilmente pode ser rastreada até uma falha em termos de arquitetura, mas muito mais uma falha a nivel político. No entanto, também surgiram características positivas. Nesse sentido, este trabalho chega à conclusão de que as situações arquitetônicas do interior influenciam e muito o bem-estar social dos moradores. Com relação à série de construção de habitações WBS 70, torna-se claro que existiu também um impacto negativo. Os habitantes eram muito limitados no seu desenvolvimento pessoal, o que os obrigou a desenvolver soluções evasivas e a confiar mais na comunicação social e na cooperação. Com efeito, as limitações da série WBS 70 levaram seus habitantes a desenvolver sua personalidade de maneira próspera.
ABSTRACT: Point of departure: East-Berlin, Germany, 1961. The former DDR pursued a decentralized economy and social equality for its citizens, which meant that housing, in means of renting an apartment, was only allowed and contracted by the state. Rents should be affordable for all dwellers. Incomes should not decide about the housing conditions. Under these conditions, the DDR Regime started a major construction program in 1973, which should solve the predominant housing issue - as a social problem - until 1990. During the time when the wall fell, almost 30 years ago, the inner cities were in bad shape - and many newly constructed prefabricated buildings were already in need of refurbishment. Every DDR citizen had the right to dwell in an adequate apartment - this was enshrined in the constitution. But in reality, the housing shortage was still growing and the living conditions were, by far, not as glorious as planned. While the living conditions in the former DDR have already been extensively studied by many scientists, the following work incorporates already existing research results, which prove how the former dwellers experienced grievance in the area of living. In addition to that, those stated results are covered and compared with empirical research information, in order to clarify the source of the error, from an architectural point of view. For the mentioned statements, empirical data was collected in the form of interviews with former residents of the WBS 70 series. These interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated, analysed and finally compared with the previous results. The following sheets present the main cause of dissatisfaction, according to a dramatically lack of living space, which executed impact on the entire social life. The large majority of all subjects was affected by this problem and according to their statements, the vast majority of all East-Berlin residents, experienced similar issues. However, this issue can hardly be traced back to a failure in architectural terms, but much more a failure on political levels. Apart from that, however, positive features emerged as well. Accordingly, this work arrives to the conclusion that interior-architectural situations, very well influence the social well-being of dwellers. With regard to the housing construction series WBS 70, it is clear that a negative impact existed. The inhabitants were very limited in their personal development, which, however, forced them to develop evasive solutions and to rely more on social communication and cooperation. In effect, the limitations of the WBS 70 series, pushed its inhabitants to develop their personality in a thriving way.
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Grobler, Anika. "The relation between spatial definition and place-making architectural and urban interiors /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04112007-172158.
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Smith, Patricia Joan. "Interior planning in the English country house : 1660-1735." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368947.
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McKee, Cameron Taylor. "The Caldwell Theater Complex /." Online version of thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/12251.
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Ye, Yuqi. "A Third Place: For Children(5–7) to Play and Learn." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5475.
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The motivation for this project follows the untimely death of an Asian student last year. Crime rates, especially with regard to young children, are tough social problems happening in a lot of countries. Education and structured play are a key solution related to decreasing these crime rates. In today's educational systems, preschool education should involve family and community, foster mutual cooperation, and provide the best environment for a child's growth to promote their potential development.
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Hein, Dawn Michelle. "The art and craft of the interior." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1209805.
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This thesis gives a voice to the call for a holistic approach to the preservation of commercial and particularly domestic architecture. Interior architecture is an important piece of the whole in need of consideration. Arts and Crafts interiors in the state of Indiana are considered in reference to this fact and the case studies chosen exemplify the connection between cultural history and the interior architecture and design.The Arts and Crafts Movement's philosophy worked to integrate the entire design with the surrounding site. The interior was the focus of the synthesized design and it is this emphasis that must be captured. The Midwest played an important role in the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement and central Indiana's interior residential architecture gives evidence to the movement's influential philosophy as well as social changes in the early twentieth century.An introduction to the Arts and Crafts Movement briefly discussing its history in England and the United States is provided as well as a discussion of the Movement's philosophy. Following the history is a chapter concerned with the Arts and Crafts influence in Indiana. Manufacturers and retailers are identified as well as products marketed. Architects and artisans are discussed. Next, a chapter identifies significant interior elements, furnishings, finishes and floor plans. Finally, four case studies are examined ranging from a self-built bungalow to an architect-designed estate. Floor plans, architectural features, and finishes are covered.Department of Architecture
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Casey, Erin E. "The Richmond Maker Museum: The Evolution of Process." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3839.
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The Richmond Maker Museum is a working museum design, offering an inside look at past achievements, juxtaposed with the unlimited future possibilities of an evolving, active maker culture. It is a dynamic place designed to allow makers to showcase skills, take risks, engage the public, and grow their craft in real time. The museum displays finished pieces, introduces makers, demonstrates the processes they employ in their work, and invites the community to meet the artisans who, through skill, ingenuity, and hard work, make the artifacts on display. This type of educational museum experience does not currently exist on this scale in Richmond. While other local museums invite visiting artists and offer lectures, the Richmond Maker Museum takes interaction to a new level, introducing visitors to the routines and procedures of each artisan’s daily practice.
Maker culture is a tightly woven network of craftsmen—woodworkers, metalworkers, glassblowers, etc. It celebrates traditional fabrication techniques, while also introducing modern technologies such as laser cutting and three-dimensional printing. The social and educational aspects of the maker movement have created a revolution, revitalizing public appreciation for the role of the maker and the importance of craftsmanship.
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Overby, Heather A. "Scan & Scansion: An Urban Residency for Poets & Artists Working in Collaboration." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5374.
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Scansion is the act of discerning a poem’s meter and measure to discover its overall meaning. To achieve beauty in poetry, just as in interior design, content must continually be in conversation with form. And, just as a building must be scaled against the human figure to determine its final shape, a poem is scaled against human breath, the breadth of our sounds.
Scan & Scansion is a Richmond-based residency with a six-month term providing a work, living and exhibition space to poets and artists who wish to work collaboratively across disciplines. As the program is essentially about applied poetics and process, it presents the perfect moment to place these two modes of measurement alongside one another, exploring how poetics may be used as a design driver--how a space might be both architectural and lyrical, and, ultimately, how poetry and the arts, or the sound and the image, may enrich each other.
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Mascaro, Luciana Pelaes. "Difusão da arquitetura neocolonial no interior paulista, 1920-1950." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18142/tde-06082008-102451/.
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As manifestações da arquitetura neocolonial em várias cidades do interior paulista, no período de 1920 a 1950, é o tema central desta tese. Realiza pesquisas e reflexões acerca da ascendência do movimento neocolonial, tomando Ricardo Severo como intelectual que recebeu grande influência do ambiente cultural português. Explora a ocorrência dessa arquitetura na esfera institucional e particular, em obras oficiais, institucionais, religiosas, assistenciais, educativas, recreativas, residenciais e comerciais. Verifica que a difusão se deu, em grande medida, pela atuação de profissionais que estavam em contato com os debates que se desenrolavam na capital paulista e pela implantação de obras emblemáticas em cidades do interior do estado. Verifica também que parte significativa da produção de baixo padrão - ou simplificada - da arquitetura que pretendia expressar a tendência neocolonial foi de responsabilidade de profissionais diplomados. Utiliza o método de levantamento de processos de aprovação de obras, arquivados em prefeituras municipais, levantamento de dados em museus e outras instituições e levantamentos fotográficos para registrar e analisar a produção de interesse. Representa uma contribuição para o conhecimento da arquitetura neocolonial fora da capital paulista.This thesis investigates expressions of the neo-colonial architecture, in several cities within the State of São Paulo during the period of 1920 to 1950. The research takes into account the intellectual influence of Ricardo Severo in the rise of neo-colonial movement, nevertheless inspired by the portuguese cultural atmosphere. The diffusion of this architectural style is explored through private exemplars, such as homes, offices and shops along with institutional materializations; public and religious buildings, schools, social welfare bureaus and recreational facilities. The research reveals a link between the hinterland spread of this architecture, empowered by a symbolic drive, and the effort of professionals that were in contact with the intellectual debates taking place at the State capital. By analysing the construction licenses approved by Municipal Halls, we have verified that a significant part of the simplified and low standard production was made under certified professionals\' responsibility. In addition, we have expanded the investigation by data collected in museums and other institutions plus photographic surveys to record and analyse this architectonic production. This thesis represents a contribution to the comprehension of the neocolonial architecture outside the city of São Paulo.
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Custy, Liliana Alicia. "Transdisciplinary teams and aging in place design : the interior designer's role." FIU Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2701.
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This study examined factors influencing participatory research team effectiveness in aging in place (AIP) design (Stokols, et al„, 2008). Although research on AIP design characterizes AIP as collaborative process, there are few studies on the factors that affect collaboration in participatory research applied to AIP. This study used a qualitative narrative strategy in a multiple case-study analysis conducted from a transdisciplinary research (TR) perspective. The case-study focused on the factors that enhanced and constrained Open n Prototype Initiative (OPI) team effectiveness.
TR is a precise type of teamwork of integrative endeavors, focused on the science and society interface, and aimed at knowledge-based contribution to life-world problems (Wiesmann et al., 2008). This study found that TR team (TRT) effectiveness in OPI was contingent on six factors that constrained and eight others that enhanced collaboration (Stokols, et al., 2008). The conclusions provide a foundation for developing guidelines for designing, managing and evaluating successful TR (Stokols, et al., 2008) in AIP.
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Al-Salem, Mohammad. "The role of human experience in enhancing Arab traditional identity awareness in interior design education in Kuwait." Thesis, University of Lincoln, 2014. http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/14689/.
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This thesis argues that contemporary Arabian Gulf traditional design has lost its values. From large-scale developments to single detailed objects, one can easily see the deep and rapid impact of globalization on Arabian Gulf architecture, Kuwait in particular. The striking forms, rooted in the global influences on the one hand, and the superficial use of traditional Arab architectural motifs on the other, reflect the detachment of the new designgeneration from any true sense of the past. The study reveals that the new generation of designers has become obsessed with the modern styles. What is more, today’s Arab undergraduate educators hold a great responsibility toward their traditions to innovate and examine new ways of teaching design. Thus, rather than considering the discipline as the mere act of decorating, the new design generation will understand that Arab traditional architecture and interiors has never been based simply on formal visual composition, but always on a deeper understanding of experiential reality and human feeling. In this regard, the curriculum, staff attitudes and students’ viewpoints of the Interior Design Educational Department at the Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAET) in Kuwait were examined in terms of how they address and deal with traditional aspects. Three methodological tools, curriculum analysis, interviews and surveys, were used to identify the current situation in the above respect. By comparing the Kuwaiti school with two others in the region, through analyzing curriculums, conducting interviews with staff members and students surveys in (KU) in Bahrain and (KFU) in Saudi Arabia, it was revealed that the identity crisis in the region mainly has its roots in the economic revolution following the discovery of oil. An unintended consequence of economic change has been on the new generations, who, under global influences, have turned their thoughts away from local traditional values. Evidence of a lack of strategies to deal with traditional needs and aspirations were identified i.e. a miscommunication between theoretical and practical contents in the design program was found. Nevertheless, some encouraging ways of treating traditional identity did emerge. It was discovered that the most effective interior design program is one which treats global, local and experiential issues in a dialectical way, rather than treating each one separately. Therefore, the main contribution of this research is to offer a rethinking of traditional identity in interior design education to contextualize global influences, not to resist them. The purpose of this is to free the new design generation’s thinking from the restriction of form and aesthetic aspects by going beyond the superficial meaning of physical design, and to reach inner values. To achieve this, the experiential approach to design, derived from celebrated contemporary architectural phenomenologists such as Steven Holl, Juhani Pallasmaa and others, will be adapted into the context of Arab interior design. The research concludes with developing an experiential framework for interior design education. Although this research is with reference to the PAAET in Kuwait, it could be also applicable to other design institutions in the Arab World.
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Benzenberg, Elizabeth Marie Acox. "Exploring Design Process Evolution in Architecture and Interior Design Firms." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1313341550.
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Scott, Tashiara. "Bantaba: Designing the Sacred Circle." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5848.
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MOTIVATION In Richmond, there are 1.21 times as many African Americans as any other ethnic group. Yet 63.4% of African Americans live in poverty (Richmond, VA). African Americans face greater exposure to stress due to low socioeconomic status and poverty. In these communities, “discrimination and deprivation undermine individuals’ ability to accumulate the social and material resources to mitigate the effects of stress” (Brondolo, 2018). In this city’s African American community, where stress levels are high and consequential health concerns are prevalent, dance can be a remedy for managing stress and improving health (Hanna, 2006).
DESIGN PROBLEM How can an intentionally designed interior environment support dance as a remedy for stress and its negative health effects? How can the design of this environment celebrate the culture of the African American community?
METHODS Literature reviews on the relationship between space and dance will help inform design decisions. Studies of programmatic precedents will focus on spaces involving dance, healing, community engagement and cultural specificity. Studies of conceptual precedents that involve movement, rhythm and the body will take place. Rudolf Laban’s notation system for studying movement in dance will be utilized to analyze the movements required of African dance, resulting in a more targeted design approach. A dancer with a background in African dance will serve as a research advisor. Interviews of African American dancers will be conducted to gain insight into the practice of dance and the needs of a dance space.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS Research shows that dance reduces stress levels. Specifically, African dance, significantly decreases perceived stress and repeated practice can lead to overall stress reduction (West, J. et al). African dance’s main purpose is to serve as an expression of the physical and psychological states of individuals, allowing for emotional release.(Welsh-Asante, 1996). Dance can be used to cope with stress by discharging repressed aggression, improving self-esteem and allowing for self expression . Dance also prevents stress through physical exercise (Hanna, 2006). Additionally, research from Steven Holl, Santiago Calatrava and other architectural masters discuss the relationships between dance and architecture.
CONCLUSION The research will inform the design of a cultural dance center for the city’s historically African American neighborhood. The interior design of this center will support African dance and culture, foster creativity, and encourage stress reduction. The design will also support the secondary programs of dance movement therapy, seminars, celebrations, community outreach, educational programs, and exhibitions.
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Scribner, Michael. "Partition Pause." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5398.
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MOTIVATION Mindfulness is the active pursuit of focused attention, and through practice has been shown to benefit psychological and physical well-being. While mindfulness is not a new idea, it has only tangentially been linked to Interior Design such as through performative objects (Niedderer, 2007 and 2014) which promote personal reflection before enacting a choice. If mindfulness is the active pursuit of mental presence, then Attention Restoration Theory (ART) is a passive route by which environmental cues imbue a resurgence in attention capacity (Kaplan, 2001). ART studies exemplified successful restoration through scenes of nature, and unsuccessfully in outdoor urban scenes (Berto, 2005) while interior environments went unexamined. Encouraging mindfulness and ART through interior design is worth exploring as it converges from the studies of Niedderer, Kaplan, and Berto.
PROBLEM How can mindfulness be supported by, or achieved through interior design, and what design principle(s) align with the practice of mindfulness? How can interior spaces and artifacts facilitate ART to passively or unconsciously support mindfulness in a residence?
METHODS Evaluations of mindfulness and ART case studies as related to design, and environmental interpretation will inform associative aspects to understand and employ relevant design elements.
RESULTS People prefer different spaces in which to experience mindfulness where the variety of colors, sound levels, lighting, privacy, smells, and textures affect them to be attuned. Based on an site interview, the designer is informed on specific interaction styles, design attributes, and solutions to pursue. Questions prompting personal reflection will lead to a personalized design which was determined to be an important psychological tool to achieving mindfulness. The use of warm and cool colors were found to be more intriguing than achromatic settings. Placing design artifacts in the space which encouraged or even required interaction from the client were found to encourage their mental presence in the moment as well. Views to outdoor, natural scenery from the space or at a minimum objects that represent nature add to the presence of mind and attention restoration. The designer educates the client on the impact of pertinent design principles such as light, color, scale, balance, texture, and harmony to obtain design by-in.
REFLECTIONS/CONCLUSIONS Creating a mental and physical connection for the client to the space is essential to achieving mindfulness through interior design. Mindfulness and Attention Restoration Theory augment each other from different psychological and physiological positions when the client is actively and passively engaged with their surroundings; linking the two through interior environments is key. A designed residential space that reflects the inhabitant’s interactive tendencies, prompts exploration, requires choice, and arouses intrigue will promote mindfulness, and attention restoration. Incorporating textured surfaces, natural materials, interactive objects, and purposeful views are important design goals.
1. Niedderer, K. (2007). Designing Mindful Interaction: The Category of Performative Object. Design Issues, 23(1), 3-17. DOI: 10.1162/desi.2007.23.1.3 2. Niedderer, K. (2014). “Mediating Mindful Social Interactions Through Design.” The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness. Ie, A. (Ed.). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. 345-366. DOI: 10.1002/9781118294895 3. Kaplan, S. (2001). Meditation, Restoration, and the Management of Mental Fatigue. Environment and Behavior, 33(4), 480-506. DOI: 10.1177/00139160121973106 4. Berto, R. (2005). Exposure to restorative environments helps restore attentional capacity. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25(3), 249-259.
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McIlraith, Caroline. "A Public Reckoning: Interior Design, Comedy, & the Common Good." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5490.
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This thesis investigates drinking water quality and the ways in which our built environment can be used to as a tool to alter or confront perception through the violation of expectations. Research indicates that the design of public interiors could be a key component in regulating healthy urban ecologies. Desire to understand the opposing needs of two user groups – the skeptic and the advocate – led me to research design prototypes that prioritize the unexpected as it is manifested in spectacle as underscored through proximity.
By abstracting this research, a new hypothetical design is formed in the form of a comedy lounge, water museum, and research laboratory that will evoke inclusivity, collaboration, and surprise. This reimagining of public programs will serve to invite users to be “in on the joke,” as well as, become participants in acts of reckoning, accountability, and conservation for the future of common goods like drinking water.
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Kanthasamy, Preethi. "Contested VOICES OF PROFESSIONALISM." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1227204927.
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Wild, Penny. "Interior design identity as practised." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130739/1/Penny_Wild_Thesis.pdf.
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The purpose of this research was to understand the ways that interior designers experience practice through thinking, acting, and being, and as a consequence develop their interior design identities. The findings have supported the development of a new model on interior design identity development through practice. This model will contribute to the discipline by strengthening aspects of interior design identity and practice and will in turn inform education and further research within the discipline.
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Holland, Jessica. "An English sensibility : the architecture of Oliver Hill." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2011. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/an-english-sensibility(66da0d55-5db7-47df-ab55-1c77fc323dda).html.
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This study explores the career of British architect Oliver Hill (1887-1968), focusing mainly on the twenty year period from 1919 to 1939. The interwar era marks the most productive phase of Hill’s oeuvre, embracing the unprecedented changes in architecture and society. As a figure marginalised by recent Modernist historiography, Hill is commonly viewed as an eclectic architect of lightweight concerns. Hill’s Modern buildings are seen as poor relations to the work of the fêted Modern Architectural Research group, a view this study seeks to redress. This new research into Hill’s oeuvre will reveal the significant role he played in the development of British interwar architecture. Hill’s complex position is assessed in terms of national tradition and modernity. A study of Hill’s formative years draws out the constant cultural threads that shaped the core of his architectural outlook. Key forms of precedent and influence, studied and assimilated by Hill, are investigated and set within a wider context to evaluate the avant-gardism of his approach. Analysis of Hill’s response to architectural journalism and cultural theory of the period seeks to identify his place within contemporary movements. In light of these strands of influence, selected Hill buildings and texts are compared and contrasted to establish his position within the interwar British milieu. This thesis contributes to current discourse, which seeks to challenge the view that modernity and tradition represent binary opposites. Using Hill’s career as a touchstone, it chronicles the shifting definition of modernism in 1930s Britain against the theoretical perspective of writers, such as Pevsner and J.M. Richards.
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Madani, Nejad Kayvan. "Curvilinearity in architecture: emotional effect of curvilinear forms in interior design." Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5750.
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People are becoming more aware of the relationships between the built
environment and their physical and psychological well-being. This has encouraged
numerous studies in the field of environment and behavior, and effects of architecture,
urban design and architectural form on human response. In the realm of architectural
form, some professionals, from "signature" architects to environmental and organic
designers, are strong advocates of free-flowing curvilinear forms. They assume that the
use of curvilinear forms is sympathetic to the body, mind and spirit, although there is
little empirical research to confirm this claim. There is also little research on the topic of
signature / star architects and their design methods.
The purpose of this multi-method study was to investigate the emotional effects
of curvilinear forms in interior architectural settings. The research involved qualitative
and quantitative methodologies. In the qualitative phase, twelve signature architects,
known for their use of curvilinear forms, were interviewed to examine the reasons and
processes by which they applied curvature in their work. They were also asked to talk
about their design process. In the quantitative phase, two modified interior residential
views were ranked on their emotional load by 230 non-architect and 75 architect students in card-sorting tasks. In each view, architectural forms gradually changed from
fully rectilinear to fully curvilinear.
The data from both phases of the research was analyzed. The dissertation
concludes by discussing (a) factors that separate signature architects from others (b) how
signature architects design (c) how and why designers utilize curvature in the built
environment, and (d) different emotional responses of designers and non-designers in
response to curvature in architectural settings. In general, quantitative data indicates that
non-architects show significant positive response to curvilinear architectural forms. Nonarchitects
found curvilinear forms to be pleasant, elevating and reducing stress. The
strongest relationship was recorded between curvature and feminine qualities of
architectural space, which was shared by both architects and non-architects.
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Stephens, Stanton. "Charles and Ray Eames : furniture, architecture, interior design, film and photography." Thesis, De Montfort University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4252.
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webb, sarah. "THE EXCHANGE: Curating Authenticity + Interaction." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4247.
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For a physical space to have an emotional impact on those who experience it, we must consider the connection and relationship between objects and experience, and how people make individual connections to insentient places. It is this symbiotic relationship that allows a building or space to attain a “soul”.
Through the adaptive re-use of a Richmond, Virginia building, this thesis project explores strategies of staging physical interaction and organic experiences through art and culture in the context of a mixed-use niche hotel.
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Reiner-Roth, Shane. "Tropical Islands; or, how the architectural interior became the primary site of aesthetic mediation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118573.
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For three days and two nights, I was a guest at the Tropical Islands Resort, the world's largest indoor water park. While inside, I ate the special at every one of its restaurants, drank every signature cocktail advertised, explored its perimeter in a hot-air balloon, went on all the water slides (twice), lounged in front of and within every water feature, slept in a canvas tent the first night and a junior suite the second. During my stay, the Houston metropolitan area was suffering the worst of Hurricane Harvey, the first tropical cyclone of the abnormally active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. The floods led to the widespread loss of electricity, the death of over 106 residents, and the incurment of over $125 billion in damage. During its peak, Hurricane Harvey was the top story of several American news outlets. But I had only learned about Hurricane Harvey after leaving the Tropical Islands Resort, stopped at a red light and scrolling through my news feed for the first time in days. For three days and two nights, I was in a bubble. This thesis considers The Tropical Islands Resort as a site of aesthetic mediation, equally as mediating as any other form of popular media. The parallel histories of its precedents including greenhouses, world's fairs, theme parks, bunkers and experiments in social ecology reveal a crucial link between architectural interiority and the public response to some of the greatest challenges facing contemporary society. The Tropical Islands Resort is a testament to human ingenuity and denial thousands of years in the making, and it is absolutely a sign of things to come.
by Shane Reiner-Roth.
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Hamilton, Emma. "Between Spaces." Thesis, Konstfack, Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6842.
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Rum i hem finns ofta mellan fyra väggar, med en dörr eller kanske en dörröppning som ett första möte som leder oss in i rummet. Jag vill undersöka hur vi kan skapa rum genom olika element och utöka synen på rumsskapande i hem. I mitt projekt undersöker jag som inredningsarkitekt hur vi kan skapa rum i hem och hur vi möter dessa rum med våra kroppar och sinnen. Jag ifrågasätter i mitt undersökande hur vi gestaltar övergången mellan olika rum.
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Kaya, Can Ergül Emre. "Architecture of societies in multicultural region: The case of vernacular architecture at Datça peninsula/." [s.l.]: [s.n.], 2005. http://library.iyte.edu.tr/tezler/master/mimarlik/T000400.pdf.
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Pinto, João Miguel Melão. "Afirmação e revitalização do turismo na Beira Interior." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12412.
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Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Arquitectura, apresentada na Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Arquitectura.O turismo, enquanto fenómeno, é entendido como um factor de desenvolvimento económico em zonas afectadas pelo despovoamento, nomeadamente zonas rurais, onde os impactos da crise económica actual têm uma incidência intensificada. O trabalho realizado procura entender a relação e a importância da arquitectura na criação de um novo produto turístico neste tipo de regiões. Para este estudo tornaram-se fundamentais o estudo das práticas contemporâneas do turismo, nomeadamente do turismo em espaço rural, em paralelo com a abordagem dos conceitos de identidade do lugar, genius loci e regionalismo no conceito de arquitectura do turismo. Como caso de estudo, foi escolhida a aldeia de Coriscada no concelho de Mêda, Guarda, sendo o objectivo principal a implantação de uma novo oferta turística. Além de toda a pesquisa bibliográfica, foram realizadas análises e estudos sobre a morfologia e valores deste povoado que resultaram numa base conceptual sólida para o projecto de intervenção. O novo produto turístico, e por consequência o projecto, divide-se em três componentes programáticos: Solar Menezes, um pequeno equipamento hoteleiro instalado numa antiga casa apalaçada; Casas na Aldeia, um conjunto de casas representativas da arquitectura popular da região reabilitadas para um programa de turismo de aldeia; e Edifício Interface, uma construção de raiz onde se instala um museu, um restaurante e um café. Estes incluem as três vertentes base de um produto turístico: alojamento, restauração e actividades. O projecto procura respeitar e potenciar a ruralidade do lugar, conferindo-lhe ao mesmo tempo a marca da contemporaneidade. Deste modo, os conceitos da arquitectura popular da região são reinterpretados e aplicados à luz da modernidade.
ABSTRACT: The tourism phenomenon is understood as a factor of economic development in areas affected by depopulation, particularly in rural areas where the impacts of the current economic crisis have intensified incidence. The work seeks to understand the relationship and the importance of architecture in creating a new tourism product in such regions. For this study became pivotal study of contemporary practices of tourism particularly tourism in rural areas, in parallel with the approach of the concepts like identity of place, genius loci and regionalism in the architectural. As a case study we chose the village of Coriscada (Mêda,Guarda) and the main objective is the implementation of a new tourist offer. Besides all the literature, analyzes and studies on the morphology and values of this place, resulted in a solid conceptual basis for the design of intervention performed. The new tourism product and therefore the project is divided into three programmatic components: Solar Menezes, a small hotel equipment housed in an old palatial house; Casas na Aldeia, a set of houses representative of popular architecture; and the Interface building, a construction of the root where it installs a museum, a restaurant and a coffee. These include the three basic aspects of a tourist product: accommodation, catering and activities. The project seeks to respect and enhance the rurality of the place, giving it the same time the brand of contemporaneity. The concepts of vernacular architecture of the region are reinterpreted and applied in the light of modernity.
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Calignon, Valérie de. "Architecture intérieure, processus d'indépendance, 1949-1972 : une autonomie réinventée ou la révolution du composant." Thesis, Paris 1, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA010556.
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Considérant qu'un bâtiment « clos et couvert » ne représente encore qu'un « potentiel d'habitation », en quoi la qualification de l'intérieur a-t-elle affaire à l'architecture ? Appartient-elle ou non, in fine, au projet architectural ? Il s'agit, pour commencer, de fonder une histoire qui n'existe pas, au croisement de l'architecture, de la décoration et du design, de définir les termes en jeu dans l'« habiter», ses métiers, la notion d' « architecture intérieure », une typologie de relations entre l'architecture et ses espaces intérieurs. L'intégration de l'habiter au projet architectural, considérée comme légitime et revendiquée par la majorité des architectes contemporains, est en réalité le fruit d'un lent processus historique, qui s'étend de l'invention de l'architecture comme art libéral à partir du XVe siècle jusqu'à la « synthèse des arts » Moderne, qui, après les premières Gesamtkunstwerk de la fin du XIXe, en représente l'aboutissement idéologique au début du XXe. La période 1949-1972 correspond à un retournement de cette situation, processus inverse de « décrochement des murs », rupture historique en même temps que retour cyclique aux origines d'une architecture-abri dont l'habitabilité est fondée par l'objet. Au milieu du XXe siècle, l'autonomie originelle de l'intérieur, n'allant plus de soi, doit être redécouverte et, désormais, conceptuellement fondée. La thèse met en évidence les mécanismes qui aboutissent finalement, à la fin des années 1960, à réinventer théoriquement cette indépendance de l'intérieur vis-à-vis du bâtiConsidering that an “enclosed and covered" building represents only the ''potential of inhabiting," what does the concept of the interior have to do with architecture? Does it or does it not belong, in the end, to the architectural project? It is a matter, to start, to construct an historical narrative that doesn't exist, one that is at the crossroads of architecture, decoration and design, to define the terms at play in the word "inhabit": its arts and trades, the notion of "interior architecture," a typology of relationships between architecture and its interior spaces. The integration of inhabited space into the architectural project, considered legitimate and acknowledged by most contemporary architects, is in reality the fruit of a slow historical process that stretches from the invention of architecture as a liberal art in the 15th century up to the Modern "synthesis of the arts" that, following the first Gesamtkunstwerks of the late 19th century, represents that process's ideological completion in the early 20th. The period from 1949 to 1972 corresponds to a reversal of this synthesis, an inverse process of dissociating from walls. It is an historic rupture at the same time as a cyclic return to the origins of a shelter-architecture for which habitability is based on the object. In the mid-20th century, the original autonomy of the interior, no longer self-evident, must be rediscovered and, henceforth, established conceptually. The thesis reveals the mechanisms that culminate, in the late 1960s, in the theoretical reinvention of the independence of the interior relative to the structure
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Rozewski, Richard. "THE WALLS WE PUT UP - LONELINESS AND BELONGING IN URBAN CO-LIVING." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5871.
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Concurrent issues of social isolation and loneliness have long been recognized as problems that affect seniors but it is also being proven to affect young people as well, specifically with the rise of new technologies and a perception of connectedness. Co-living provides one alternative design solution to traditional housing models which can unlock a range of social benefits.
MOTIVATION
Loneliness is an unfortunate reality of modern life and it is something that most people experience at least once in their life (Cacioppo & Patrick, 2008). A study carried out by Berguno, Leroux McAinsh, Shaikh (2004), showed that 80% of young people and over 40% of adults over the age of 65 experienced loneliness in the course of life. Good housing plays an important role in building community and strengthening social interaction and bonding. Co-living is a residential structure that accommodates three or more biologically unrelated people (Bothell, 2015; Tummers, 2015). It is commonly contained within a single dwelling, sub-divided into a combination of public and private spaces (Scott-Hanson & Scott-Hanson, 2005). Co-housing, community living, or co-living in particular may be one possible solution for the endemic loneliness and social isolation challenges that we face.
PROBLEM
In many American cities, traditional housing forms are not meeting those needs and as our population increases, it is crucial to find replicable and sustainable methods of creating an inclusive urban fabric that meets the social and physical needs of all inhabitants (Darling, 2017). It is increasingly clear that there is a lack of understanding of the realities of co-living spaces and that this limits the application of the co-living model. While co-housing has traditionally been established in rural or suburban contexts, there are benefits to urban co-living (Kim, 2017). To experience the full ecological, economical and most importantly social benefits of urban co-living, research must be performed to understand how residents share, experience, and inhabit space.
METHODS
This project will respond by applying design thinking, a human centered design approach, and collaborative exploration methods to produce case studies for an urban co-living development in the US. Workshops, observations, literature reviews, and interviews will build a foundation of contemporary knowledge. Key themes identified in the literature on social isolation and loneliness will be used to inform a discussion on the potential for housing to help alleviate these problems. There will also be a rigorous case study analysis of recent precedents emerging in the field of collective housing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The design of a flexible living space that explores isolation and connection at the scale of the individual and the collective in an existing building is an overarching goal of the design. It offers future users and designers the opportunity to learn and experiment towards a better understanding of how residents use space as well as examining loneliness and isolation as it relates to a design solution.
CONCLUSION
The success of the project, and its theoretical outcome, will show the role design can play in contemporary research, positive change, and sustainable development. The result will have implications for co-living providers, researchers, and designers supporting sustainable lifestyle alternatives.
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Khodr, Ali. "Planning a sectarian topography : revisiting Michel Ecochard's master plans for Beirut between 1941-1964." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111541.
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Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "June 2017."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-122).
Scholarly discourse around the work of French architect and urban planner Michel Ecochard in the early days of the Lebanese nation state frames his master plans for the capital Beirut as modernist tools for an ailing urban agglomeration, without considering the possible ramifications these plans could have had on the social and sectarian structure of the city. Throughout the scope of this thesis, I will present a re-reading of Ecochard's work, detailing how he introduces an urbanity of social integration in a sectarian city rife with sporadic acts of urban violence. I will also argue that Ecochard's planned interventions are based on a careful reading of Beirut's socio-political and economic divisions following Lebanon's independence in the 1940's, and throughout the nation-building era in the 1960's. By studying and analyzing Ecochard's personal archives, notes and drawings; I will maintain that Ecochard's plans for the city reflect his vision for the peaceful integration of communities by promoting access, functionality and the articulation of communal public spaces, rather than viewing the plans solely as the agents of urban modernization. Reflecting upon the broader discourse of Ecochard's planning initiatives across Lebanon, at the time, I seek to position the architect/planner within the shifting political contexts of post-independence Lebanon. I will also address the nuances experienced by Ecochard as he attempts to intervene on Beirut within two spatial and temporal moments. The first concerned with planning a colonially inherited city. And the second, occurring at a time when Beirut becomes an economically driven safe haven, coinciding with the presence of a nationalist political agency attempting to restructure the capital with the intention of strengthening social and urban integration. The similarities and discrepancies surrounding the shifting architectural and urban dynamics between the 1941 and 1963 Plans will be key to this study.
by Ali Khodr.
S.M. in Architecture Studies
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Uys, Susan Sureen. "Information node : converting Pretorias Old Fire Station into public space." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04222008-151109.
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Hackett, Sara. "You Build Like A Girl." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5483.
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The thesis explored creating a space for young women to gain confidence and experience in the built environment under the guidance of female mentors. Teaching not only tool skills, but also the fundamentals of design thinking and problem solving to encourage bold decisions and lead to career decisions that expand the skilled workforce candidate pool.
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Mielcarek, Laura Elizabeth. "Factors associated with the development and implementation of master plans for botanical gardens." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278728.
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The role of master plans at botanical gardens was studied for the purpose of identifying particular characteristics in successful master plan implementation. Twenty existing master plans were analyzed to provide background information about typical content, format, and professionals involved with development of master plans. In addition, fifty surveys were conducted with Directors of botanical gardens and arboreta. Twenty questions were posed to the Directors to define the extent of master plan implementation (i.e. use) at the garden and to identify the factors that affect implementation. Log-likelihood ratio tests (G tests) were performed to evaluate the data. Eighty-eight percent of the institutions surveyed reported that they implement a master plan at the garden. Significant relationships were observed between use of the master plan and the following factors: hiring a landscape architecture firm; involvement of staff, Boards of Directors, and the community; and inclusion of key sections, graphics, and the institution's mission statement. Based on these results, guidelines for master plan development and implementation are presented.
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Hardy, Christin. "Small Town Capital in Community." VCU Scholars Compass, 2018. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5401.
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Rural towns often do not see community developments geared towards creating public spaces for multi-cultural experiences, the arts and recreation. Instead small towns are more exposed to commercial properties coming in and out the area. Introducing public spaces that offer various community activities and events will benefit people’s human and social capital. Human capital meaning skills and knowledge. Social capital meaning advantages and skills that come from interpersonal engagements (Anderson, 2004). Community centers designed for the unique needs of small towns can house programming to introduce new and rewarding opportunities for community engagement and personal development. Existing buildings within the community hold the potential to serve as community centers and adaptable interior spaces can add to a variety of programming options. The problem is the lack of community development geared towards creating public spaces for multi-cultural experiences, the arts and recreation. Small towns have limited exposure to diverse activities, events, skills sets and knowledge, along with limited spaces to support such. However older public building within small towns exist that are not being occupied or utilized to serve the community. People within small towns therefore are often restricted from acquiring a broad range of experiences and skills.
To address this problem, evaluation of the current community state is necessary. This will reveal what opportunities are present and which are missing in terms of community engagement. Interviews, focus groups, and surveys are methods to gain information from the inhabitants of small towns. A diverse selection of participations will allow information to be more reflective of a wide range of ages groups, racial groups, and economic gr2wwoups. I plan to reach out to local schools for the students and staff member for participants in interviews, focus groups and electronic surveys. Examination of unoccupied buildings in small towns will reveal what facilities are available to house a potential community center. From that also assess if the interior spaces could incorporate adaptable design systems. Altogether this research will support the importance of community art centers in rural areas that offer adaptive reuse of historical building. In addition expose how the design of these building and programming show seek to support the unique needs of small towns.