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Designing Place Specificity in a Rural Coastal Community
(2015)
This thesis explores how place specificity can lead to new economic opportunities and act to strengthen community. Place specificity refers to the morphological and climatic qualities of a given site, and how human activity ...
Community and High-Density Housing: An Architecture of Social Capital
(2015)
This thesis examines community development at high-densities in Vancouver, British Columbia. It understands community development through the lens of bridging and bonding social capital and their related social network ...
Preserving the Intangible Qualities of a Building Culture: A Case Study in Windsor, N.S.
(2015)
The land-based infrastructure of the Nova Scotian boat building culture is studied in this thesis to explore how the intangible qualities of a building culture can be understood through architectural ideas. The study finds ...
Finding Common Ground: The Monuments of Ramesses the Great and Urban Transformations
(2015)
This thesis explores the potential of an urban transformation that negotiates between heritage
and urban development. The subjects of this study are the monuments of Ramesses
II in Abu Simbel, Egypt, which underwent an ...
Designing Experience: Towards an Empathic Method of Design
(2015)
This thesis investigates the relationship between the physical environment and its influence on human emotion and thought. Through a series of design explorations, the project aims to establish an elemental understanding ...
Hello, World: The Exploration of a Component-Based, Systemic Approach to the Physicality of Digital Infrastructure
(2015)
This thesis explores the interrelationship between digital and physical environments by investigating the Fabrication Laboratory typology as a new form of digital infrastructure. The research conducted herein examines the ...
Reclaiming the Ruelle: Creating a Methodology for Architectural Interventions in the Laneways of Montréal's Plateau-Mont-Royal
(2015)
Montréal’s Plateau Mont-Royal is attractive neighbourhood to live, as it is a thriving urban environment. It offers residents essential services like shops, banks, medical establishments, and access to the public transit ...
Home is Where the Hearth is: Recognizing and Building Identity in an Urban Residential Area
(2015)
This thesis report explores the relationships between
the built environment, the social fabric of a neighbourhood,
and a sense of belonging to a community.
The fabric of a neighbourhood community is shaped
by the ...
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 ...
REEFS, POINTS AND PERCEPTIONS: AN ARCHITECTURAL CATALOGUE OF COASTAL STRATEGIES AND A DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR LAWRENCETOWN BEACH, NOVA SCOTIA
(2015)
This thesis proposes coastal architecture interventions in Nova Scotia by focussing on the forces and elements that exist in unique combinations at the coast. Using surfing as a source of inspiration, these interventions ...