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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 ...
A New Water Infrastructure Paradigm for the Arid City of Kerman, Iran
(2015)
This thesis investigates ancient methods of water storage, delivery, access and treatment that have formed the basis of traditional Persian settlements and culture. These methods are contrasted with modern techniques and ...
Engaging Ecology Through Architecture: Reconnecting Bedford to its Bay
(2015)
This thesis studies the relationship between the urban environment and ecosystem and the intersection between ecosystem and architectural project. While urban sites are commonly understood as separate and unique from their ...
Site Specific Regionalism
(2015)
As architecture continues towards a globalized practice, the increasingly standardized approach to building has resulted in an inflation of architecture with minimal sense of place. These designs often impose upon their ...