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A Children's Library: Designing Spaces for Play and Imagination
(2013-12-10)
Children’s understanding of space is a fusion of reality and fantasy, in which the physical environment, play, and imagination assume important roles. The boundary between the imaginative realm of the child and the physical ...
MONUMENT IN THE VALLEY: AN ADAPTIVE REUSE STRATEGY FOR THE NOVA SCOTIA TEXTILES LIMITED MILL OF WINDSOR, NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-12-09)
This thesis addresses the revitalization of the former Nova Scotia Textiles Limited mill in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Windsor is a small town that lies along the confluence of the Avon and St. Croix River shores, off ...
Searching for Identity in Chinatown: An Architectural Response to Calgary’s Growing Chinese Population
(2013-08-12)
This thesis proposes an architectural design for a public
cultural centre for the diverse Chinese immigrant population
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It addresses the history of
Chinatown’s formation and how this ethnic ...
Generative Morphology: Establishing Relief Networks in the Dynamic Taklamakan Desert
(2013-07-30)
Desertification, the deterioration of productive and fertile lands into barren and desolate deserts, usually occurs as a result of deforestation, drought, or improper planting and agriculture. This thesis investigates ways ...
Towards an Integrated Infrastructure: Using Architecture to Celebrate a Canadian National Park Town
(2013-04-05)
This thesis proposes an architecturally integrated stormwater system and research facility in the town of Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), Manitoba. The design proposal provides four-season, interior and ...
Embodied, Embedded, Emergent: New Digital Strategies for Cross Laminated Timber Fabrication and Use
(2013-08-09)
This thesis focuses on analyzing Cross Laminated Timber manufacture and use for the purpose of suggesting ways to enrich involved technology through the further application of digital fabrication techniques. Framed within ...
Reverent Terroir: Placemaking through Pilgrimage – the Design of an Okanagan Winery
(2013-04-04)
The thesis critically addresses the current architectural condition of the majority of the Okanagan region’s wineries. Their superficial nature, eager to pander to the area’s tourism industry, has left a noticeable void ...
Building a Neighbourhood: Interpreting Montreal’s Plateau to Redefine Contemporary Mass Housing Typologies
(2013-04-09)
After the industrial revolution, the increase in population of urban centres created a severe housing shortage. In North America there were two contrasting responses to house the masses, the urban tower and the garden city ...
Updating Library, Architectural Adaptation in Response to the Virtual Space of the Internet
(2013-12-13)
The explosion of new technologies, predominantly the increased inhabitation of the virtual space of the Internet, implies an emergent organization that challenges the existing structures of our established institutions. ...
Bridging The Gap: A Healthier City Through Green Belts, Parks and Recreation
(2013-08-23)
This thesis investigates the architectural role of green belts and recreational zones as
one solution to urban sprawl, ultimately creating healthier, more livable cities. A list of
concepts and guidelines will be derived ...