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Lau, King-hong, and 柳景康. "Urban gallery for design." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31983972.
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Wu, Yucheng. "The role of urban design in urban development : Taiwan's urban design in comparative perspective." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366776.
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Sampaio, José Nuno. "Light Design : Outdoor Urban Public Places : - Urban Lighting: Design and Technologies -." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-206502.
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Most of the present time outdoor lighting investments seem to be focused on road and automotive traffic facilities or oriented toward safety, security and efficiency. We can identify this in many of the world cities, as a globally spread common practice, where lighting is still highly perceived as a pure matter of quantities’ distribution. Considering the tendency for the Human being to become an Urban-being, the future of human quality of life will, most probably, depend on the fortune of so called sustainable cities. By lighting design, and promoting the return of the city lights to the Human scale, is argued that the Urban Planning approach may not correspond best to the person viewpoint, due to scale. Will be explored, this way, by positioning the perspective at human eye level and not zenith bird-view, the traditional perspective over the city, where from not a soul ever experiences urbanity. The method definition will be based mostly on observations and analysis of the Light and Lighting transitions taking place in cities, experienced by its inhabitants, from daytime to night time.QC 20170505
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Lau, King-hong. "Urban gallery for design." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25956607.
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Noto, Felipe de Souza. "O quarteirão como suporte da transformação urbana de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/16/16138/tde-12122017-141651/.
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É possível adotar o quarteirão como unidade reguladora da transformação da cidade de São Paulo, como suporte de intervenções que superem os limites do lote. Esta é a hipótese enfrentada por este trabalho, explorada em duas frentes complementares: por que e como fazê-lo. Por quê? O quarteirão representa uma escala de atuação pouco explorada por arquitetos e urbanistas; um campo de ação intermediário entre o planejamento urbano e o projeto de arquitetura, em que a regulação coletiva da forma urbana se revela possível. Apresenta-se como uma unidade perene para os conjuntos urbanos, um elemento que se mantém estável ao longo do tempo, ainda que suas peças se alterem individualmente. Aponta, ainda, para novas alternativas de construção do convívio, por meio da articulação social de vizinhos e da disponibilização de espaços livres ao uso público. Como? Será apresentado um conjunto de três instrumentos normativos que se complementam no direcionamento da transformação dos quarteirões da cidade. O primeiro deles estimula o reconhecimento de preexistências edificadas e a vinculação formal entre as novas edificações e seu contexto construído vizinho; o segundo regulamenta o uso do pavimento térreo, e estabelece uma quantidade mínima de eventos urbanos a ser atendida e o consequente dinamismo da cidade; o terceiro cria uma nova instância jurídica com a associação entre diversos proprietários, uma espécie de condomínio de quarteirão que materializa a criação de uma nova unidade territorial, cuja contrapartida principal é disponibilizar parcelas signifi cativas de solo ao uso coletivo. A formulação destas regras exigiu inicialmente a defi nição do campo de atuação e de pesquisa, que é estendido para as defi nições do desenho urbano; sugeriu a compreensão do papel da arquitetura na consolidação do quarteirão, como forma de identifi car as diversas matrizes urbanísticas que podem gerar um conjunto edificado com esta denominação; finalmente, recorreu às experiências de regulação de quarteirão em outras cidades e, principalmente, a um breve histórico da legislação urbanística paulistana com especial atenção aos períodos em que se consolidaram conjuntos (e quarteirões, portanto) mais claros e definidos.It is possible to adopt the block as the regulating unit of the transformation of the city of São Paulo, as a support of interventions that surpass the limits of the lot. Th is is the hypothesis faced by this work, explored in two complementing fronts: why and how to do it. Why? Th e block represents a scale of actuation little explored by architects and urbanists; an intermediate fi eld of action between the urban planning and the project of architecture, in which the collective regulation of the urban form appears possible. It appears as a perennial unit for the urban compounds, an element that remains stable over the time, even though its parts change individually. It also points to new alternatives of the construction of the coexistence, by the social articulation of neighbors and by making free spaces available to public use. How? A set of three normative instruments that complement each other in guiding the transformation of the blocks of the city will be presented. The first one of them stimulates the recognition of the built preexistences and the formal link between the new edifi cations and their surrounding built context; the second one of them regulates the use of the ground floor and establishes a minimum quantity of urban events to be met and the consequent dynamism of the city; the third one created a new legal level with the association of several owners, a kind of a block condominium that becomes real with the creation of a new land unit, whose main counterpart is to make signifi cant parcels of soil available for collective use. The formulation of these rules initially demanded the definition of the field of actuation and investigation, which is extended to the definitions of the urban design; it suggested the understanding of the role of architecture in the consolidation of the block, as a way of identifying the several urban matrices that may generate a built compound with such denomination; finally, it resorted to experiences of block regulation in other cities and, mainly, to a brief history of the urban legislation of São Paulo with special attention to the periods in which clearer and more defined compounds (and therefore the blocks) became consolidated.
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Kim, Do-Hyung. "Three-dimensional urban simulation for collaborative urban design." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0009940.
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Hillman, Dessen. "Recursive relational urban design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91402.
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Thesis: S.M. in Architecture Studies: Architecture and Urbanism, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2014.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 88-89).
This thesis proposes a methodology for the act of urban design that is recursive and centered around explicit relational operations, enabled by taking advantage of computation and parametric techniques. It contains iterative experiments aimed to explore and discover the feasibility and potential of computational incremental urban design The initial idea for this thesis emerged as two urban design conventions are challenged. The first is the teleological masterplan. Masterplans take a long time to be implemented, causing the majority of them to be only partially implemented. In addition, as the early parts of the design are seeing completion of built development, their surrounding context would have changed and developed as well, rendering the rest of the initial design to be obsolete and out of context, which requires a new design to be created. The second is a more recent norm: the fact that contemporary designers use generative computation techniques often to generate some form of a masterplan. Sadly, most of the outcomes produce less coherent and intentional designs than what a conventional urban design approach would. Granted, each individual is entitled to his/her own belief on good urban form, but many urban design schemes produced today by computer and parametric techniques are residues of interest and passion for the tools and techniques themselves. Many computation-based urban schemes today, including this thesis, are still early explorations, but I hope to take a step towards bringing our views on computation techniques away from digital obsession and towards a more pragmatic use. This thesis is a response to my speculation that there are confusions between urban design and architecture at the urban scale. Unlike architecture, urban design cannot afford to take a single set of ideas that aims towards idea clarity, which typically ends up with having a thing as an organizing datum in a single design act, whether it's an axis, a mega structure, an open space, a topography map, etc.This approach is too one-dimensional, regardless of how complex the designer claims his/her project is.
by Dessen Hillman.
S.M. in Architecture Studies: Architecture and Urbanism
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Sakai, Yasushi S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Bikebump : collective urban design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114065.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109).
Present urban planning issues require to involve the public in the urban design process, and this slow and complicated process remains the primary domain of expert planners and consultants. Although there have been many attempts to leverage new mobile tools to engage the community. These tools support the three stages of planning 1. data collection 2. analysis and visualization three solutions. Within these tools, some gather unstructured data that is hard to convert into physical interventions. Also, some applications are not designed to encourage debate and consensus building. This study will consider how a structured integrated tool will help the process of grassroots urban design. This thesis will focus on the development of a bottom-up, crowd-sourced, urban planning tool to improve the quality and safety of urban bike lanes. A mobile application will be developed to enable non-experts to actively participate in the process of real time data collection and feedback, mapping, selection of solutions, and the establishment of priorities. The system will be evaluated using both quantitative and qualitative methods, compared to present methods on bottom up interventions.
by Yasushi Sakai.
S.M.
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Kelly, Timothy J. "Orizaba Urban Design Plan." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2009. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/98.
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The site area for the Orizaba Design District is located in central Long Beach, California. Historically the physical development of the area has been heavily influenced by the existence of the Pacific Electric Railroad, which has a right-of-way running diagonally through the site. With the existence of the railroads, as well as the Districts proximity to the Port of Long Beach and major thoroughfares, the area has developed as an industrial site.
Despite the industrial nature of the area, starting in 2007 a small group of creative business owners, including architects, graphic designers, interior designers, and others, started to locate in the District, mainly along Coronado and Gladys Avenues. This private investment spurred further development and led to the identification of the site as having the potential to grow into a unique Design District.
Based on these realities, the Orizaba Urban Design Plan seeks to provide conceptual and design principles that will provide the City of Long Beach and local business owners with insight into development opportunities. The Plan envisions Orizaba has a safe, pedestrian friendly District that builds on the existing character of the City. To accomplish this, the Plan incorporates elements of site analysis and community meetings into conceptual development, which is further refined to create Plan objectives. The Plan objectives address elements of land use and circulation and explore ways the District can utilize sustainable design principles, particularly Low Impact Development. Finally, form-based codes incorporate Plan objectives into clearly defined design standards. The standards, which address elements of building envelopes, streetscape, visual quality, signage and wayfinding, and street furniture, are provided to aid in implementation and the realization of the District’s potential.
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Grooms, Scott. "urban country club." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2135.
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The program of the interior spaces of an urban country club is similar to that of an actual country club. The apparent differences between the two entities, independent of the interior, are primarily the location followed by the amenities offered. This club is set in a vastly urban location, where there is no alluring green space to be allocated to outdoor activities. The urban club must rely on social, indoor recreational spaces for its vitality. The urban club will be located in Riverfront Plaza West Tower, with views of the downtown and river, and will attract the urbanites of the surrounding area. These urbanites will enjoy the event and gathering spaces, restaurant and bar, while taking part in the workout and fitness facilities. The club will be private but not exclusive and based on social interactions. The space will be somewhere that the members of the community want to be with other members while dining, gathering, and working out. The feel of the space will be contemporary to mesh with the urban setting, and comfortable to reflect the feel of a rural get-a-way.
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Jones, Cilvia. "Hotel + Urban Community Interwoven." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1780.
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Infusion is a gallery hotel that seeks to promote and encourage interaction between the local people of the community and traveling guests. More than just a hotel for rest and relaxation, Infusion will display a public gallery making art the universal language for their guests and the locals.
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Mohsenianrad, Neda. "Urban Bridging: Unite Cincinnati's Fragmented Downtown Through Urban Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1490353923340114.
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Mohammed, Anisa A. "Urban Farm." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/154.
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According to Michael Pollan's article in Mother Jones Magazine, "The typical fruit or vegetable on an American's plate travels some 1,500 miles to get there, and is frequently better traveled and more worldly than its eater" (Pollan 38). The majority of citizens living in or near metropolitan centers rarely come in contact with produce pre-barcode; that is, produce still connected to the earth or not yet processed for mass distribution and consumption. This is especially the case in urban settings where land is at a premium and is valued more for residential and commercial purposes than for food production. In the case of U.S. cities, though we produce sufficiently to feed our population, the majority of produce consumed is grown outside of state lines if not entirely outside of the country. "In 2004, the U.S. exported nearly $20 million worth of lettuce - over 3/4 of it grown in California - to Mexico. The same year, it imported $20 million worth of Mexican lettuce" (Pollan 43). It is far more likely that urbanites seek references from their car mechanics and tailors than from producers of the food they consume. Locally grown and consumed food has several quality-of-life enhancing attributes, most importantly providing fresher, more nutritious produce with a known history, increased self-sufficiency with respect to food, and reduced environmental impact caused by reduced inter and intra-national transportation.
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Braga, Milton Liebentritt de Almeida. "Infra-estrutura e projeto urbano." Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/16/16131/tde-19112010-102333/.
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A hipótese que conduz o trabalho atribui às infra-estruturas uma progressiva importância na estruturação e qualificação espacial das cidades cada vez mais cambiantes, ao constituírem as estruturas físicas e as funções urbanas e metropolitanas de maior permanência. Na primeira parte da tese, são avaliadas as infra-estruturas de menor porte, compostas pela parte capilar das redes urbanas, como avenidas de pequena importância viária, ruas, praças e demais logradouros menores, que configuram o espaço do convívio público enquanto estrutura espacial e arcabouço simbólico da escala local. A segunda parte é dedicada às infraestruturas de maior porte, constituídas pela rede dos principais fluxos metropolitanos, as quais, ao mesmo tempo em que promovem articulações funcionais de grande distância, são, em geral, conflitantes com o espaço urbano local por onde passam e fatores da sua desestruturação. O trabalho defende que as grandes infra-estruturas, quando se tornam objeto de preocupações urbanísticas e incorporam critérios além daqueles funcionais e específicos dos respectivos sistemas, podem adquirir condição similar às das pequenas infra-estruturas, estabelecendo intensa relação com sua vizinhança. Nesta condição, desempenham papel relevante na qualificação espacial dos arredores e contribuem para a construção de espaços de convívio adequados, física e simbolicamente, em ambas as escalas: a urbana e a metropolitana.This thesis is based on a hypothesis that attributes to infrastructure a progressive importance in the structuring and qualification of increasingly interactive urban spaces, in that it is infrastructure that constitutes the physical structure and urban and metropolitan functions of greatest permanency. The first part of the thesis evaluates small-scale infrastructure constituted by the capillary sections of urban networks, such as minor thoroughfares, streets, squares and other smaller elements that provide the environment for public interaction through their physical structure and their symbolic importance at the local level. The second part deals with elements of larger-scale infrastructure that provide the main flows of metropolitan life, which, while fulfilling articulating functions over greater distances, are generally in conflict with the local urban spaces through which they pass and for which they represent destructuring force. The thesis argues that elements of larger-scale infrastructure, when they become the subject of urban concern and incorporate criteria beyond the purely functional or of specific concern to their respective systems, may acquire conditions similar to those of smaller-scale infrastructure, establishing an intense relationship with their surroundings. In this sense, they may perform a significant role in the definition of the urban spaces around them and contribute to the construction of living spaces of a physical and symbolic appropriateness at both the urban and metropolitan level.
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Escudero, Pablo. "Design of an Urban Wheelchair." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-4345.
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In this report I will develop a wheelchair adapted to the urban reality of our society.
It’ll have to compete with the electric wheelchairs on the market today. There is a real
necessity on this as the wheelchairs on the streets today have developed little since
they were firstly introduced in world war 2.
To achieve a successful product we will study the different wheelchairs and how they
adapt to the urban environment. Such study will include several surveys focusing on
the user, it’s illnesses and anthropometrical measures as well as his way of usage.
Then we will focus on the wheelchair, the types, characteristics, parts, and functions.
The result will be an electric wheelchair which improves significatively in
ergonomics, stability and maneuverability over their electric counterparts. Moreover it
greatly increases it’s outdoor and indoor capability reducing the architectonical
barriers that can be found on a city.
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Magureanu, Andrei-Florin. "Solar Optimization in Urban Design." Thesis, KTH, Stadsbyggnad, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-146982.
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The thesis attempts to construct a framework for urban design by finding an optimal balance between urban density and solar access. It presents the results of running a multiple objective optimization process on a predesigned urban grid, in order to find the spatial configuration that performs the best both urban density-wise and having the best facade radiation.
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Carnegie, F. L. "Language theory and urban design." Thesis, University of Westminster, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323128.
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Trache, Hichem. "Urban design control in France." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366830.
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Chang, Henry 1967. "Sustainable urban design in China." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8346.
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Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-88).
What constitutes sustainable architecture? Clearly, this is a question very much in vogue nowadays, and contemporary responses have been framed for the most part by topics such as new building technologies, energy conservation, climatically and environmentally responsive design, recyclable materials, and so on. Though sustainable architecture must certainly be about many, if not all of these things, my thesis proposes a much more familiar architectural response. Namely, I argue that the design of spaces that facilitate and promote communities is not only a necessary condition for a sustainable architecture, it is the necessary pre-condition. How does an architecture facilitate and promote communities? I have chosen the problem of housing as the vehicle to answer this question, because I believe one's living arrangement ought to be a critical opportunity for community life. To take advantage of this opportunity, I have tried to provide for variety and flexibility in public spaces, because these contribute directly to the viability and longevity of any community. I have tried to think of ways that architecture can actually give people something to do, activities that can be shared, perhaps even by cross-sections of society that do not typically have much to do with one another, because such successful collaboration is essential for the vitality of any community. And I have tried to strike a realistic balance between the day-to-day demands of contemporary lifestyles and the long term goals for a globally sustainable environment, because communities can best be expected to thrive when the needs of both the present and future generations are met.
by Henry Chang.
M.Arch.
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Bonnemaison, Sarah. "Lightweight structures in urban design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71363.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1985.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
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Lightweight architecture questions how we architects think about the environment. It has qualities which complement "mainstream" buildings. This thesis will explore these qualities and will propose that this architecture is rooted in the modern sensibility and suggests an attitude towards the environment that is needed in our cities. Lightweight architecture is concerned with optimal and, particularly, parsimonious use of materials and effort. Much lightweight architecture is tensile as structures loaded in tension use the least amount of material. Now that modern technology and materials have opened up possibilities· in research and application, much of the research has been done and is no longer the exclusive realm of trained engineers. The question of application of this technology remains -- this is up to the architects. The style of lightweight architecture can be looked at in terms of aesthetic, the process by which one develops its forms and the way of thinking from which it arises. The aesthetic of lightweight architecture enriches the traditional aesthetic notion familiar to us (symmetry, proportion and balance) with the more elusive notions of dynamic symmetry, relative harmony and equilibrium. Form-finding is an experimental process of trial and error. It stems not only from the scientific discipline of static, but from other disciplines , explored from without. In this way, unexpected combinations appear. Complementing static research into the minimal use of materials, vernacular constructions and biology have been used for a greater understanding of parsimony in building. The "logic of reasoning" refers to a creator's conception of the world in which one creates. The designers of lightweight architecture believe in a world not of specialization and analysis, but of creation and adaption, an ecological view of the world. Because the process of creation is more important that the resultant form, the syntactics of structural and formal assembly takes precedence on an analogical basis for form-finding.The second section of this thesis explores lightweight architecture in the city. The current trend of placing lightweight buildings in parks rejects the possibilities of lightweight architecture can offer the city. Many architects see a conflict in the juxtaposition of lightweight buildings against traditional load-bearing urban "fabric". Lightweight architecture implies notions of boundary and mutability that are contrary to these same notions as represented in industrial cities. Being ephemeral, mobile and adaptable, this architecture, by its unboundedness, forces us to re-assess our notion of boundary. Lightweight architecture, allows for a rapid adaption of buildings in the city to climatic change and for the periodic gathering of festivals and markets. The adaptive, mutable qualities lightweight architecture can bring to the city are particularly valuable for urban public spaces. This architecture allows for human engagement with the environment and with each other. The load-bearing wall and its function in the city -- the separation of one activity from another and the definition of privacy -- has been radically redefined by the advent of the glass curtain wall and the telephone. This process has left us with ambiguous urban "public" spaces not much used by the public yet not truly private. Re-introducing a mobile, lightweight ephemeral architecture into post-industrial cities is a desire to implement certain socio-political ideas about city culture and simultaneously make places where those policies are lived.
by Sarah Bonnemaison.
M.S.
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Komez, Esin. "On Urban Architecture: Urban Architectural Strategies In Three Examplary Cases." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610765/index.pdf.
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The term &ldquourban architecture&rdquo
has different meanings and is open to many interpretations. This thesis aims to highlight and further elaborate some definitions of &ldquo
urban architecture&rdquo
in which it is mainly characterized as architecture in the urban context. The Second Volume of Harvard Architecture Review on &ldquo
Urban Architecture&rdquo
is referred as a main source in discussing the content of the term. The concept of &ldquo
urban architecture&rdquo
can be identified in several theoretical contributions to the field of architecture. In this context, the themes &ldquo
urban artifact&rdquo
developed by Aldo Rossi and &ldquo
urbatecture&rdquo
developed by Bruno Zevi, are discussed in relation to &ldquo
urban architecture&rdquo
. In order to further clarify the concept, its relation to the fields of urban design, urbanism, and landscape urbanism is investigated. While it is distinguished from these fields, &ldquo
urban architecture&rdquo
is defined as an alternative architectural design approach and not as a new field. As an approach to architectural design that operates in an expanded field including landscape design and urbanism, &ldquo
urban architecture&rdquo
points to some strategies that allow to integrate works of architecture into their urban settings. Following this conceptual elaboration, the thesis aims at exploring the design strategies that characterize urban architecture. In this context, strategies related with landscape, infrastructure, and urban field are identified. The strategies based on these themes and their tools of operation are discussed through three case studies that cover Olympic Sculpture Park for the Seattle Art Museum, Kunsthal, and Borneo and Sporenburg.
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Schultz, Elizabeth A. "Design EcoDistricts: Integrating Sustainable Design in Urban Environments." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715788.
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Cheung, Kei Wang. "An urban heat island study for building and urban design." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/an-urban-heat-island-study-for-building-and-urban-design(642cce92-6606-443c-9c26-6754e28f2d41).html.
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A lot of research has been conducted in the past decades on urban heat island (UHI) all over the world. Nevertheless, the UHI effect has not been included in weather data used by building services engineers to design buildings and size their heating and cooling plants. This research was carried out to investigate the UHI effect in Greater Manchester by setting up fixed point monitoring stations over the city. Woodford Met Office ground observation station was selected to be the rural reference point. A multiple regression model was developed to incorporate the heat island effect into the Manchester weather data for engineering usage.It was found that the urban heat island intensity (the difference between the rural and urban area temperatures) can be as high as 8°C in summer and 10°C in winter in Manchester. Clear and calm nocturnal temperature data was used (when maximum heat island occurs ) to find the relationship between the UHI intensity and sky view factor (SVF), distance away from the city centre, evapotranspiration fraction (EF), wind speed, cloud cover and rural reference temperature. Results indicate that all factors have a negative linear relationship with UHI intensity. All measured data were fed into a statistical software package to create general linear regression models. Validation showed that these models were capable of predicting average UHI effect to a good accuracy. The maximum heat island effect peaks are not so accurate. However, an analytical model was developed based on energy balance equations to predict the maximum heat island effect. Validation shows a good prediction for summer but not so good for winter. This is probably due to the lower average UHI intensity in winter than in summer.
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Harland, Robert George. "Graphic design as urban design : towards a theory for analysing graphic objects in urban environments." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12350/.
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This thesis presents a model for analysing the graphic object as urban object, by considering atypical fields of discourse that contribute to the formation of the object domain. The question: what is graphic design as urban design? directs the research through an epistemological design study comprising: an interrogation of graphic design studio practice and the articulation of graphic design research questions; a review and subsequent development of research strategy, design and method towards the articulation of methodology that reflects the nature of the inquiry; a detailed analysis of five different ways to study and research graphic design as urban design, in geography, language, visual communication, art and design, and urban design. The outcome of the investigation is a model that enables future research in the urban environment to benefit from micro-meso-macrographic analysis. The model endeavours to provide a way to evaluate, design and enhance ‘public places and urban spaces’ by considering different scales of symbolic thought and deed. This has been achieved by acknowledging the relationship between the relatively miniscule detail of graphic symbolism, the point at which this becomes visible through increased scale, and the instances when it dominates the urban realm. Examples are considered that show differences between, for example, the size and spacing of letter shapes on a pedestrian sign, compared to the ‘visual’ impact of an iconic building in the cityscape. In between is a myriad of graphic elements that are experienced and designed by many different professional disciplines and occupations. These are evidenced and explained. Throughout the study an indiscriminating literature review is interwoven with the text, accompanied by tabular information, and visual data in the form of photographs and diagrams. This is mainly research-driven data utilising photographs from fieldwork in Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, United Kingdom, and United States of America. The methodology integrates a transdisciplinary adaptive theory approach derived from sociological research, with graphic method (utilising a wider scope of visual data usually associated with graph theory). The following images provide sixteen examples of artefacts representing the graphic object as urban object phenomenon.
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Huo, Ning. "The changing role of urban design in China's urban development." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21412.
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The overall objective of the research was to evaluate the performance of the Chinese planning system on design, urban design in particular, and to search for ways to integrate urban design thinking with existing urban planning agendas to improve design control in China. The reason for undertaking this research was due to the general perception that urban design did not play the role that it deserved in China. Despite an increasing number of initiatives, the question of how to address urban design issues in planning and development control remains a source of controversy. Focusing on the Chinese planning system, the research examined the approaches, the procedures, and the general effectiveness of design control in China. The research emphasised more at a local level by taking Guangzhou as a case study. It also evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the recent urban design initiatives, namely, the Urban Design Plans for specific districts and the Model Community Program. Moreover, the research has examined the British design experience and looked in more detail at the recent experience of Glasgow. The research revealed that the main defects were the incomprehensive design concerns in local policies and plans, the inability of current statutory plans to deal with design issues, the lack of appropriate design guidance, the poor understanding of the local character, and the lack of openness and co-ordination in the planning process. Recent urban design initiatives have generated interest but have achieved limited success due to the lack of strategic level thinking. The examination of the British design experience has offered some valuable lessons. These include the incorporation of urban design principles at all levels of planning, an emphasis on the quality of the public realm, careful and detailed analysis of the local context as the basis for the development of design policy and guidance, and an appreciation of the value of public participation and involvement. Combining this understanding of the inefficiencies of China's design control with the lessons drawn from the British experience, the thesis also makes a number of recommendations for improving China's planning and development control system.
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Ayaroglu, Mert. "Urban Complexity And Connectivity: Emergence Of Generative Models In Urban Design." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608234/index.pdf.
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This thesis analyzes the changing design and planning strategies in the contemporary urban design area. The rapid improvements during the 20th century in complexity sciences and computer technologies have directly affected all the branches of design. In architecture, as in urban design, generative models, evolutionary design attitudes and computer based simulation tools have taken a significant role during the last few decades. In urban design, emerged in a period starting form the second half of the century, non-determinist, dynamic and self-organized design attitudes depending on naturalistic models have emerged as an alternative to determinist, static and reductionist approaches based on linear solutions.
In this study, it is aimed to define and evaluate these emerging contemporary approaches with respect to their antecedents and precedents. The study also searches for the conceptual and technical developments and background which support this process. With an analysis of case studies, the paradigm shift is examined in practice.
The study intends to clarify whether contemporary urban design approaches, especially naturalistic models could be an alternative to deterministic stances.
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Meyer, Anthony. "Interactive urban environments." Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/8789.
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Master of Landscape ArchitectureDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Jessica Canfield
Interactive technology is rapidly affecting our society, extending opportunities for convenience, communication, function, and pleasure. Defined as electronic or computation-based entities that reciprocate human use or action, interactive technology allows people the opportunity to personalize how something looks, how it feels, what it does, and how it is perceived. Many physical objects, such as a home thermostat system or a motion-activated sculpture, are embedded with computation that allows them to detect certain environmental influences, and respond with a purposeful action. As suggested by Malcolm McCullough, interactive technologies will be implemented into the urban environment, grounding them to a specific place and reflecting the character and context. Interactive technology will be combined with traditional urban design practices to generate an interactive urban environment. The Civic Room in Downtown St. Louis is prime for renewal. Underutilized and monotonous, the park space is seen as a tear in the urban fabric and lacks diverse program opportunities. The Civic Room will be used as a testing ground for an interactive urban environment, utilizing three dimensions of interactive technology, including information exchange, creative expression, and kinetics, as well as the specific elements of an effective urban open space (Whyte, 1980). Then, the existing site and resulting interactive urban environment will be evaluated on its potential to improve certain dimensions of performance (Lynch, 1981), and its impact on the identity and use of the space. Engaging an interactive urban environment in the St. Louis Civic Room will promote an understanding of the effects that interactive technology can begin to have in a larger context. It will activate the space, promote social collaboration, and establish a dynamic atmosphere that reflects more closely the desired intent of all users. In turn, it can propel the opportunity to approach interactive urban environments as an alternative method of urban space design.
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ANDERSEN, HENRIC, and Martina Edvardsson. "Urban Outfitters : En Extensiv Marknadsplan." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20679.
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Som Göteborgs marknad ser ut idag erbjuder utbudet både en bredd och ett djup. Många butiker ligger tillgängliga i eller med närhet till stadens centrum. Då det inte direkt finns en lucka i marknaden är det metavärdet och produktmixen som avgör valet av varumärke för konsumenten. Tanken med vår rapport är att undersöka möjligheten att expandera den redan existerande butikskedjan Urban Outfitters också till Göteborg. Vi vill därför undersöka Göteborgskonsumentens inköpsbeteende samt vilket som är den bästa lokaliseringen av en butik . Vi har tittat närmare på företaget Urban Outfitters vilket är en Amerikansk butikskedja, som startade med en butik under namnet Free People. Detta var år 1970. Vi har genomfört en marknadsplan med företaget som studieexempel. För att kunna undersöka om Göteborg är en bra plats att expandera till har vi undersökt konsumenten, dennes köpbeteende samt kunskap och uppfattning om företaget. Dessutom har vi tittat p och analyserat vart den bästa lokaliseringen för en butik. Till en början studerade vi befintlig litteratur för att få fram en ram för arbetat. Vi utförde 100 stycken påstana intervjuer. Resultatet av vår undersökning visar att det finns kunskap och övervägande positiva åsikter om företaget, vidare utförde vi en fokusgrupp intervju för att få en djupare förståelse för inte bara hur de handlar utan också hur de resonerar vid val av varumärke, vi diskuterade också företaget och Göteborgsmarknad. För att Urban Outfitters ska kunna etablera sig och få en stabil kundgrupp anser vi att det endast är till deras fördel att fortsätta med samma affärsidé som de har nu vad gäller produktmixen och konceptet. Utifrån vår analys och de marknadsundersökningar vi utfört drog vi slutsatsen att Göteborg är en lämplig marknad om företaget vill expandera i Sverige och att stora lokaler i centrumkärnan är läget man ska satsa på.An extensive marketingplan.Program: Butikschef, textil och mode
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Yeung, Mei-nai Carina. "Urban purifier + information cells." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25950356.
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SOUZA, Kamilla Moraes De. "Forma urbana e controle de uso e ocupação: Um estudo do impacto da legislação de uso e ocupação do solo na cidade do Recife." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2016. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/18036.
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A dissertação propõe uma avaliação da forma urbana da cidade do Recife nas três dimensões do Urbanismo: o Padrão (que engloba os aspectos bidimensionais de lotes, quadras e ruas); o Uso (diretamente relacionado com as atividades que se estabelecem no solo urbano e a sua localização); e a Forma (que engloba os aspectos tridimensionais do espaço construído). A avaliação é feita em confronto com os dois principais documentos que regulam o espaço urbano da cidade, o Plano Diretor de Desenvolvimento da Cidade do Recife de 2008 e a Lei de Uso e Ocupação do Solo de 1996. O problema dos instrumentos de planejamento urbano convencionais, em especial os que controlam usos e ocupações do solo, não conseguirem gerar boas formas urbanas já está presente na literatura nacional. Os principais pontos levantados associam a rigidez desses instrumentos – definidos a partir de valores numéricos abstratos – à proliferação de formas urbanas e arquitetônicas que impactam negativamente à vida urbana. A partir de um panorama histórico brasileiro é possível ver a influência de um modelo de planejamento que está associado às regulações que visam atender problemas sob uma escala macro e generalizada, em detrimento a uma visão específica e localizada. Como consequência tem-se a geração de formas urbanas desarticuladas das realidades morfológicas, históricas, culturais e sociais locais. Nesse sentido, é objetivo da dissertação avaliar que qualidade possui a forma urbana produzida pelos instrumentos normativos de controle de uso e ocupação do solo buscando refletir sobre como a legislação urbanística das cidades brasileiras tem contribuído para a produção de um espaço urbano excludente e insensível à realidade físico-ambiental das cidades brasileiras
The dissertation proposes an evaluation of the urban form of Recife in the three dimensions of Urbanism: The Pattern (which comprises the two-dimensional aspects of land, blocks and streets); the Use (directly related to activities established in the urban space and their localizations); and the Form (which comprises the three-dimensional aspects of urban space). The evaluation is done by confronting two of the main documents that regulate the urban space of the city, the “Plano Diretor de Desenvolvimento da Cidade do Recife (2008)” and the “Lei de Uso e Ocupação do Solo (1996)”. The problem with conventional urban planning regulations that do not generate good urban form, especially those that control land uses, is already present in Brazilian literature. The main points raised associate the rigidity of these instruments – which are defined by abstract numerical values – with the proliferation of urban and architectural forms that have a negative impact on the urban life. From a Brazilian historical overview, it is possible to notice the influence of an urban planning model associated with regulations aimed to solve problems on a macro scale and widespread perspective, instead of looking at problems by a specific and local perspective. As a result, we have urban forms disconnected from the morphological, historical, cultural and social local reality. In this sense, this dissertation aims to evaluate the quality of the urban form made by land use regulations, trying to reflect how the Brazilian cities regulations have contributed to the production of an urban space exclusionary and insensitive to morphological and environmental qualities of Brazilian cities.
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CLARK, II DONALD EDWARD. "PUBLIC DESIGN IN TODAY'S URBAN SOCIETY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053438394.
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Campanello, Johan. "Our Urban Kitchen : cultivating social infrastructure through narratives." Thesis, Konstfack, Industridesign, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-7846.
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In the age of urbanisation and digitalisation it is easy to forget how important physical meetings and interactions are for our well-being. Open for anyone, the purpose of Our Urban Kitchen is to bring people together around the act of cooking and eating. The kitchen is to be situated in the future park Fållan in Slakthusområdet, Stockholm. A site that has been central for the meat production of the city for the past hundred years is now changing from an industrial area into a new urban neighbourhood. As meat production moves out of the city it inspires our food culture to change towards a more plant-based diet. Our Urban Kitchen aims to bring the heritage of cooking meat into a vegetable-based kitchen in the public space. The kitchen is an assembly consisting of five different actors (products). In this project I have chosen to focus on the main actor - the smoker. The role of the smoker is to communicate the site’s narrative and pass on its history to future generations. In addition to the smoker, I have conceptualized four other actors and their roles in the kitchen. The fireplace (Beacon) that provides heat, a place to cook as well as activate the site; the seating furniture that provides a place to gather and somewhere to rest; the workbench that allows preparation of food; the water tap that provides water to drink and to cook with.
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Maia, Marcelo Reis. "Práticas sensíveis sobre o espaço comum." Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/16/16134/tde-24112010-161312/.
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Caminhando por referências bibliográficas, esta dissertação buscou construir um tema comum para se pensar e praticar a arquitetura e o design na sociedade contemporânea. O tema proposto aqui é o espaço comum. Aqui, comum é entendido como banal, genérico, recorrente, freqüente, compartilhado, repartido, coletivo, entre outras interpretações; o espaço comum é um cenário critico e instrumental. O espaço comum é uma releitura crítica do espaço, da paisagem e do tempo na sociedade urbana contemporânea. Paralelamente a este cenário critico, trazemos as práticas sensíveis sobre o espaço comum. A prática é o eixo deste trabalho e a sensibilidade seu impulso. Este trabalho, apesar das referencias teóricas e conceituais apresentadas no primeiro capítulo, é um trabalho prático. Seu conteúdo está centrado nos produtos que o acompanham. Logo, o DVD-Rom inserido na contracapa deste trabalho não deve ser apreciado como um conteúdo adicional. Este é parte essencial deste trabalho assim como o texto. Buscamos ainda abrir questões para se pensar o papel do arquiteto e do designer enquanto propositor de uma cultura urbana. Este trabalho, que parte da hipótese em que a sociedade urbana Lefebvriana é um rumo comum, pergunta: como pode o arquiteto fazer parte efetivamente deste movimento social sem ser um espectador arrastado entre correntes e tendências da cultura? Também, enquanto uma análise crítica da linguagem usada por arquitetos e designers, as práticas sensíveis sobre o espaço comum, ilustram e indicam o potencial existente na linguagem eletrônica para se perceber, experimentar, e intervir em espaços urbanos. Enfim, fotografias digitais, panoramas, animações, vídeos, músicas e registros sonoros práticos impulsionados pela sensibilidade urbana resultam em produtos que serão apresentados ao longo deste trabalho paralelamente ao texto.Through bibliographic references, this thesis envisages a common theme to think and practice architecture and design in the contemporary society. The subject in study is the common space. In this context, common space is defined as trivial, generic, recurrent, frequent, shared by groups, among other interpretations. The common space is a stage for critique and work. The common space can be redefined with a critical view of space, landscape and time in the contemporary society. In parallel to this critical view, we bring sensitive practices to the common space. Hands-on is the axis of this work and sensitivity its drive. This thesis is a practical work in spite of the theoretical references presented and discussed in the first chapter. Its core is in the contents of the DVD-Rom attached, which is an integral part of the work in the same way as the written text is. In the research we propose the role of the architect and designer as a direct influence in urban culture. This work hypothesis is that the Lefebvres urban society is a common goal, and so, how can an architect be part of this movement without being a simple spectator being pushed by cultural currents and tendencies? Still, the language used by architects and designers, with sensitive interferences in the urban space, indicate the potential of the use of digital language to perceive, experiment and intervene in urban spaces. Finally, digital photographs, images, animations, videos, music and sounds can be products as presented in this thesis in addition to the written text.
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Gritzmacher, Christopher B. "Urban Design Within the Planning Process: A Case Study of Current Practice “Block E” in Minneapolis." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1085540299.
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Al-Douri, Firas A. Salman. "Impact of utilizing 3D digital urban models on the design content of urban design plans in US cities." Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4324.
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Some experts suggest that urban design plans in US cities may lack adequate coverage of the
essential design aspects, particularly three-dimensional design aspects of the physical
environment. Digital urban models and information technology tools may help designers
visualize and interact with design alternatives, large urban data sets, and 3D information more
effectively, thus correcting this problem. However, there is a limited understanding of the
impact that these models may have on the quality of the design product and consequently
hesitation about the appropriate methods of their usage. These suggest a need for research into
how the usage of digital models can affect the extent with which urban design plans cover the
essential design aspects. This research discusses the role digital models can play in supporting
designers in addressing the essential design aspects. The research objective is to understand how
the usage of digital models affects the coverage of the essential design aspects. The research
applies a novel perspective of examining both the methods of modeling-supported urban design
and the design content of urban design to attempt to reveal a correlation or causal relation.
Using the mixed method approach, this research includes three phases. The first, literature
review, focused on reviewing secondary sources to construct theoretical propositions about the
impact of digital modeling on urban design against which empirical observations were
compared. Using qualitative content analysis, the second phase involved examining 14 plans to
assess their design content and conducting structured interviews with the designers of four
selected plans. The third phase involved sending questionnaire forms to designers in the
planning departments and firms that developed the examined plans. The analysis results were
compared with the theoretical propositions and discussed to derive conclusions. The extent of design aspects coverage was found to be correlated with the usage of digital
modeling. Computational plans appear to have achieved a higher level of design aspects
coverage and a better translation of design goals and objectives. In those plans, 3D urban-wide
design aspects were addressed more effectively than in conventional plans. The effective usage
of the model's functions appears to improve the quality of the decision-making process through
increasing designers' visualization and analytical capabilities, and providing a platform for
communicating design ideas among and across design teams. The results helped suggest a
methodological framework for the best practices of modeling usage to improve the design
content.
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Edussuriya, Priyantha S. "Impact of urban physical design attributes on urban air quality and microclimate : towards formulation of urban design guidelines for Mong Kok /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25798881.
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Kabal, Emre. "The Role Of Design Brief In Urban Design Competitions." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609497/index.pdf.
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Design brief is the descriptive and connective medium of design competitions. The main aim (design problem) of the design competition is explained by means of design brief which is setting up all needs and requirements or design program (specification) which is explaining the requirement list. The definition of design problem should be formulated to make clear statements in order to avoid misapprehensions by forming creative environment to enable creation of new ideas.
The communication processes are composed between the participants of the competition, which are the client, competitors, jury and the public, by means of the formulation of design problem by the design brief.
This thesis aims to understand the role of design brief as different from design program (specification) in the process and result of the urban design competitions by studying the nature and effects of design brief as the main communication tool in the design and evaluation processes in design competitions. Three urban design competitions are chosen as the main study areas of the thesis because of their different processes and results.
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Moosmayer, Vera. "Climate-sensitive urban design : the theory-application problem in the context of Australian urban design practice /." Title page, summary and contents only, 1996. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09UDM/09udmm825.pdf.
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Asserlind, Caroline. "Urban nature center : The development of educational spaces and how they can interplay with nature in an urban context." Thesis, Konstfack, Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6017.
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Educational spaces that interact with nature can give children in the city a start in experiencing the nature close to them. First hand experiences have the potential to influence and inspire children to continue learning about the environment that they are a part of. The Urban Nature Center aims to bring the concept of Nature School into the urban setting of Tantolunden in Stockholm city in order to invite the public to experience the urban nature. It creates a link to further explore the nature areas surrounding the city. By developing educational spaces that interplay with nature, focus has been on the relationship between inside and outside and on creating different levels of openness. Providing spaces for teaching both in groups and individually. The interior spaces either focus inwards on the activity taking place or outwards towards the nearby environment by filtering the view between inside and outside.Pedagogiska miljöer som interagerar med naturen kan ge barn en start till att börja utforska sin närmiljö. Förstahandsupplevelser i naturen har potential att påverka och inspirera barn att fortsätta lära sig om miljön som de är en del av. Centret syftar till att ta konceptet av Naturskolan till stadsmiljön i Tantolunden i Stockholm för att bjuda in allmänheten att uppleva den urbana naturen. Centret skapar en länk till utforskande av naturområden runt om staden. I utvecklingen av dessa läromiljöer har fokus legat på relationen mellan inne och ute samt på att skapa olika nivåer av öppenhet. De interiöra utrymmena fokuserar antingen inåt på aktiviteten som äger rum där eller utåt mot den närliggande miljön genom att filtrera utsikten mellan insidan och utsidan.
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蔡鴻達 and Hung-tat Lennon Choy. "Urban renewal in Hong Kong: toward a strategic urban design approach." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31980168.
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Ng, Kim-wai, and 吳劍偉. "Urban design guidelines for urban planning: their applications in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893570.
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Feng, Zisong. "Conceptual urbanism : towards a method of urban form and urban design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65980.
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Perry, John. "Compete : Urban Land Institute / Gerald D. Hines student urban design competition." Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1487.
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Ng, Kim-wai. "Urban design guidelines for urban planning : their applications in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14014543.
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Choy, Hung-tat Lennon. "Urban renewal in Hong Kong : toward a strategic urban design approach /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25799848.
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Rose, Felicity Clare. "Urban design in urban renewal : towards an agenda for Hong Kong's old urban residential areas /." Thesis, [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13841014.
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Li, Shengshu. "Community Design For China’s Urban Elderly." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397736298.
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Clark, II Donald E. "Public design in today's urban society." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=ucin1053438394.
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Joachim, Mitchell Whitney. "Ecotransology : integrated design for urban mobility." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37577.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 402-412).
This thesis demonstrates a rethinking of urban mobility through ecological design. Human mobility and ecological accountability are inextricably linked in city design; our current world ecological crisis underscores this fundamental connection. Through original design exploration ranging in scale from automobiles to tall building clusters, this work proffers a critical vision towards green urbanism. These conceptions challenge the everyday practices of city planning and design by offering an interdisciplinary framework for design production. The work concludes with the necessity for a new design field entitled "Ecotransology". Ecotransology is still in the nascent stages. It has the potential to become a far-reaching awareness that bonds the disciplines of road ecology, urban design, transportation planning, automotive engineering, and energy consultation. This work establishes the theoretical foundations for Ecotransology in four parts. Part one, Ideation, is a survey of visions on cities illustrating original concepts such as "Gentle Congestion", "Transport User Interface (TUI) Valley Section" and "Netwheels". Part two, Eco, illustrates the principles of ecological design in projects such as "MATscape" and "Fab Tree Hab".
(cont.) Part three, Trans, conveys the principles of smart mobility in "Soft Cars" and "Omni-Flocking" vehicles. Part four, Ecotrans, synthesizes these approaches in a series of designs for circulation in bridged tall building clusters such as "PeristalCity". The work describes a burgeoning field, Ecotransology, which promotes ecological transitions within urban contexts. By linking tall building clusters and cars, unique green design proposals for urbanization were produced, which promote a new role in defining the ciphers of future design thought.
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Martoo, J. "Urban design guidelines for central Gympie." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1990. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/226971/1/T%28BE%29%201_Martoo_1990.pdf.
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The 1980's was a period when the Australian public
consolidated its appreciation of "all things Australian".
The bicentennial celebrations appeared to be one of the
catalysts that directed the nations unprecedented
attention to its heritage. Early gold mining towns of
the middle to late nineteenth century provided forces
which manipulated much of the nation's soci-economic,
legal, and technological environments at that time.
Many commentators have referred to the cyclic nature of
such gold mining towns whereby an urban centre is created
around the site of the gold discovery, then gr9ws rapidly
until the gold resources are depleted or too expensive to
mine. The urban fabric of the town is then either
abandoned, demolished, maintained at a certain standard,
or "restored". Often this "restoration" not only
includes attention to what built form was there to begin
with, but also the "rediscovery" of those elements of the
previous urban fabric which can be incorporated in the
creation of broader and more modern uses and activities.
Sensititve decision makers involved in this "restoration"
process must select those elements that will contribute
to and raise the overall quality and image of the subject
urban environments.
This study has focused on Gympie which was a mining town
created around the site of a gold discovery in 1867.
Gympie, like so many of the gold mining towns of this
era, has rich and colourful heritage. Central Gympie's
selection for this study was prompted by a number of
factors including:-
(a) Gympie, like many other gold mining settlements, did
not become a ghost town . The city and its environs have
gradually grown and developed with time. The city centre
consists of a number of places which vary in terms of
cultural significance and which have been the attention of the complete spectrum of construction and/or
reconstruction efforts;
(b) The setting of the city centre is rather unique being
nestled amongst seven hills;
(c) There are varied and notable social, political, and
legal backgrounds to Gympie;
(d) The current efforts of the local authority (ie.
Gympie City Council) include the initiation of townscape
improvements to both the private and public domain; and
(e) The apparent willingness of Gympie's central business
district traders and property owners to comply with
limited townscape improvement
coordinated guidance is available.
programs providing
Part A of this study researches the historical, physical,
and. legal backgrounds to Central Gympi~. These
backgrounds provide an appreciation of the diverse forces
that shape the evolution of Central Gympie ' s form and an
understanding of the significance of local culture . In
order to apply these geographic, historical, socioeconomic,
legal, and technological frameworks to a former
gold mining town, the study grouped its findings in a
chronological order. The grouping was based on the
following types of gold mining activities that featured
in Gympie's settlement:-
(a) the year of alluvia l mining (ie. 1867-1868);
(b) the era of sha l low reef mining (ie. 1868-1880);
(c) the era of deep shaft mining (1880-1927); and
(d) that period since the mining days (ie. since 1927).
Urban design deals with three dimensional form in the
urban sense and includes the interrelationships of
spaces , buildings, and movement systems . It was
therefore essential that present day Gympie was analysed
in terms of its streetscape, landscape , land use, and
public access networks. This analysis provided a series
of implications that had major inf l uences on the ·
compilation of the urban design guidelines. The study promotes the exercise of formulating a vision
which is common to local residents, visitors and
tourists, local traders and business people, and property
developers/investors/financiers.
The information listed in Part A of this study has
provided a series of implications that have formed the
basis of Part B which incorporates the suggested urban
design guidelines f or Central Gympie. The over-riding
goal for the urban design guidelines was the necessity
for the guidelines to encourage the enhancement of
functional and aesthetic qualities of Central Gympie's
environments in the context of change. The guide lines
also provide a basis for interrelationships ~f elements,
spatial structure, and processes which should protect or
create meaningfu l places Above all, the urban design
guidelines are int ended to provide guidance for the
sensitive integration of the natural and man-made urban
forms in a manner which perpetuates Gympie's sense of
place, Gympie's sense of continual development and
growth; and the reinforcement of the many aspects of
Gympie's cultural heritage.