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SCARRING THE LANDSCAPE: DESIGNING FOR A FIRE PRONE REGION, KELOWNA, B.C.
(2011-08-25)
This thesis explores architectural and design principles for
fire-prone regions. A number of these principles are identified
and developed in the design of a recreational infrastructure
for Kelowna, British Columbia, ...
[IN]formal: Infrastructure and Citizenship in Manila's Undercity
(2015-04-08)
The influx of rural migrants to urban centres in the developing world has resulted in a dichotomous urbanization and the proliferation of informal settlements. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is no stranger to ...
MATERIAL PROCESS AS A DESIGN TOOL: INVESTIGATING THE MAKING OF CERAMICS IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2013-12-10)
Materials are a significant aspect of architectural design, the construction components are selected for their availability, location, cultural meaning, physical characteristics and properties. The construction components ...
The [New] Age Home: How Architecture Can Provide New Solutions to the Challenges of Traditional Retirement Home Models that Approach Ageing as Disease
(2013-08-15)
For the fishing village of Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada, this project proposes affordable elderly housing, interactive and mixed use spaces where a self-supporting ethos is cultivated among independent and service living ...
Streetscapes in Motion: Urban Remediation of Public Space and Road Infrastructure
(2012-08-07)
When undertaking the renovation of large-scale road infrastructure, there is a unique design opportunity to reconsider the role of road networks and their effect on our contemporary urban landscape. This study analyses ...
Desmos: Design, Inventiveness and Collaboration in a Time of Crisis
(2013-08-06)
The modernist polykatikia typology (translating to multi-dwelling) arose in Athens after the population boom of the 1960s. Now sixty years later, the demands of the city have changed. No longer is there a need to build ...
Connecting the City: Redefining a Railway Divide in Duncan, British Columbia
(2015-04-02)
This architectural thesis seeks to examine how public architecture and urban design can facilitate increased social connection and exchange in North American cities through the suggested development of an unused rail ...
LOCATING SHAMBHALA: A PILGRIMAGE COMPLEX FOR KALAPA VALLEY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA
(2015-04-06)
This thesis explores the relationship between landscape, sacred space and dwelling in the non-theistic spiritual tradition of Shambhala. Through the design of a pilgrimage complex for Kalapa Valley in the Cape Breton ...
Designing for Sensitive Sites: Enabling Sustainable Interaction In Ecologically Sensitive Sites
(2015-04-06)
Design for sensitive ecological sites while promoting interaction with those sites requires a clear understanding of where the site’s fragility lies and what measures would be most appropriate to minimize intrusion while ...
A Place for Healing: Architecture as Intermediary Between Nature and the Healing Child
(2012-08-22)
This thesis investigates the difficult reality of children faced with illness, necessitating
prolonged hospitalization. It takes a critical position with regard to the current approach to
health care in Canada within the ...