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Adapting to the Island: the Architectural Reuse of a once active British Naval Facility for Bermuda
(2011-04-08)
This thesis explores the possibilities of adaptively reusing an existing site to provide new services and work spaces for the local artistic community within a once heavily used Brit- ish naval ship building and repair ...
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 ...
Reactivate and Reconnect: A Strategy for the Reintegration of an Abandoned Military Community
(2013-04-05)
This architectural design thesis proposes the adaptive
re-use of 82 walk-up apartment blocks located in
Shannon Park, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The
uniform military housing community, abandoned in 2004,
is ...
On the Right Track: Reinterpreting the Abandoned Railway In the Arbutus Corridor With Mobile Architecture
(2015-04-06)
This thesis proposes a mobile architecture that moves along an abandoned rail system
in Vancouver to provide its neighbouring areas with improved access to amenities and
to provide a sense of uniqueness to the Arbutus ...
Maintaining the Character of a Place: Critical Approaches to Built Heritage in Newfoundland
(2018-07-31)
Newfoundland has an evolving and dynamic culture of repairing, maintaining, and adapting buildings as their function changes. This thesis highlights the pluralist viewpoint of Bonavista and its capacity to absorb many ...
TIDAL TOWN: REACTIVATING A TOWN'S CONNECTION TO THE WATERFRONT THROUGH INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC PROGRAM
(2018-07-31)
This thesis examines the potential for the adaptive reuse of post-industrial infrastructure located in or near rural towns. Many of these towns experience diminished industry and are directly affected, both socially and ...
Industrial Organicism: A New Organic Architecture to Grow the Post-Industrial Prairie Landscape
(2017-08-31)
Building from the legacy and theoretical frameworks of organicism, this thesis is an investigation towards the development of true living architecture, a constructed biology existing as a function of its dynamic environment ...
Ephemeral Architecture: A Catalyst for Urban Renewal
(2019-04-05)
This thesis considers ephemeral architecture as a tool to integrate former industrial structures with their surrounding urban context. Buildings and infrastructure are subject to fluctuations in use and occasionally of ...
The Living Yard: Re-Making the Public Square for Community Identity
(2019-08-22)
How do we design and develop in urban areas where we are witnessing the social impacts of gentrification? Through adaptive reuse, this thesis will investigate issues of the gentrification process in the North End of Halifax, ...
Electric Space: A New Narrative for Aging Hydroelectric Facilities in B.C.
(2017-04-11)
This thesis addresses the hydroelectric structures of the Buntzen Generating Station located within a restricted area of Indian Arm Provincial Park in British Colombia, Canada. Situated between ocean and mountain, the ...