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Narrative as Ethos: A Method for Adaptive Reuse
(2019-04-05)
This thesis proposes a method of studying architectural heritage that develops a narrative as an adaptive reuse methodology of conservation to discover what is truly valued within a heritage site. The personification of ...
Encouraging Interaction: Neighbourhood-Specific Computational Design
(2019-04-05)
Most high-density urban housing, while successful in meeting escalating population and financial demands, fails to sustain the local identity and community that make cities desirable. While high density typologies tend to ...
RESOURCEFUL MATERIALS: A Critical Framework for Repurposing in Architecture – A Method of Material Resourcefulness and Diverting Waste from Landfills
(2017-04-27)
This thesis is an investigation into the use of unconventional materials in architecture – ones not typically used as building materials: repurposed items. A framework is established for how to select items for repurposing ...
Bridging the Cultural and Generational Divide: Revitalization of Historic Fabric in Shiraz
(2017-08-31)
This thesis investigates architectural heritage as a source of urban revitalization. The project site is the historic Zand complex in Shiraz, which has symbolically and functionally been central to the structure and identity ...
Tottenham: Re[dis]covery. Architectural Intervention in a Post-Traumatic Urban Environment
(2016-08-22)
Set in 2011 following the London riots, this thesis explores the way architectural design acts as a tool of societal recovery and a catalyst for creative change in a post-traumatic urban environment.
Based on the assumption ...
NEW PLA(Y)CES OF LEARNING AND EXCHANGE: A PROTOTYPE TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL SPACES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN A MODERN CONTEXT
(2016-04-08)
Presently, there are lack of programs, services and indoor places in central Halifax for children (aged 0 – 6) and the caregivers who stay home with them. This thesis proposes the design of two casual “soft play based” ...
Where the Sacred Meets the Everyday: A Pilgrimage in the City
(2016-04-08)
This thesis seeks to provide a sacred space in the city; a pilgrimage for the body, mind and soul. As contemporary life causes a constant search for meaning, identity and authenticity, it is through sacred architecture ...
Woolscapes: Re-Connecting Nova Scotian Agriculture and Craft
(2016-04-08)
Wool is a natural, renewable and biodegradable resource. It is used by the sheep to protect them from the elements; a natural form of architecture. Its properties as a thermally and acoustically insulating, water resistant, ...
Re-imagining a Petrochemical Landscape in Dartmouth Nova Scotia
(2016-04-07)
This thesis addresses the vast petrochemical landscape of the Imperial Oil Refinery situated within the urban context of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The recent decommissioning of the refinery has reduced it to an arcane ...
Territory City
(2016-04-08)
This thesis is an exploration into the power of socially constructed boundaries, both physical and psychological. Subject to interpretation, a single boundary can completely control one person’s actions while being unperceived ...