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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 ...
Generative Morphology: Establishing Relief Networks in the Dynamic Taklamakan Desert
(2013-07-30)
Desertification, the deterioration of productive and fertile lands into barren and desolate deserts, usually occurs as a result of deforestation, drought, or improper planting and agriculture. This thesis investigates ways ...
Re-interpreting and Re-programming the Edge: Site, Infrastructure and Community
(2012-08-10)
Landscapes are formed across space and over time by both natural processes and human artifice. Within urban landscapes, natural processes have been harnessed as the basis for infrastructural systems, which support urban ...
Site Based Phenomena
(2012-04-05)
With the perpetual advancements in technology
and communication the focus and obsession
of architectural critique has become surfi cially
focused on building “image”. This focus on image
of architecture has taken away ...
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 ...