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Towards an Integrated Infrastructure: Using Architecture to Celebrate a Canadian National Park Town
(2013-04-05)
This thesis proposes an architecturally integrated stormwater system and research facility in the town of Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), Manitoba. The design proposal provides four-season, interior and ...
Alternative Reality: The Monument, the Megastructure and the Luxury Hotel
(2015-04-22)
This thesis inherits the infrastructure of Lower Manhattan’s Exit 2, where the Brooklyn Bridge and elevated FDR highway intersect. A recent proposal for a nearby ultra-exclusive luxury hotel is controversial. The site faces ...
[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 ...
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 ...
Healing Aquascapes
(2017-05-02)
The Healing Aquascape is a strategy to remediate the Burrard Inlet of southern BC and recover the waterway as an integral site in the development of the cultural landscape. As the ecology of the inlet is impoverished by ...
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 ...
The River is the Solution: Infrastructure of Dwelling in Calgary’s Urban Landscape
(2017-08-30)
This thesis explores the architectural implications of flooding through the lens of landscape urbanism. Developing a critical understanding of ecological discourse, I consider dualism as the underlying cause of climate ...
Bridge as Anchor: Connecting Neighbourhoods, the City, and the Ravine in Toronto’s Rosedale Valley
(2018-07-31)
Toronto is a city characterized by the rich dichotomy between its urban fabric and the natural environment which shaped the city. Ravines are a primary contributor of open space, and a source of social and urban infrastructure ...
Mapping Possibilities for Conviviality: Inclusive Dialogues to Revitalize Calgary's Heart
(2023-07-13)
This thesis serves as a framework for the re-imagination of urban infrastructure. Calgary’s Canadian Pacific rail corridor is the study site, bisecting the downtown and creating exclusionary space in the city’s heart. The ...
Architecture for New Energy Futures: Community and Infrastructure in a Post-Coal World
(2023-07-20)
For the past 300 years, the coal mining industry has fundamentally shaped the landscapes and communities of Cape Breton, which hosts the majority of Nova Scotia’s fossil fuel infrastructure. This thesis mobilizes Cape ...