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We Meet In The Street: Combating Youth Out-Migration In Halifax By Re-Connecting Multi-Unit Housing To The City Street
(2017-04-10)
Density in smaller cities can be difficult due to slow or stagnant population growth. In Halifax, future growth of the city relies heavily on the attraction and retention of young adults. Studies show that high costs of ...
Re-Anchoring Bloomfield: Cross Programming a Makerspace to Foster Equity and Inclusion in North End, Halifax
(2019-08-28)
This thesis proposes the creation of a Makerspace to re-anchor the Bloomfield Centre site within North End, Halifax. The Bloomfield Centre was previously a hub for making, community resources and collaboration, its closure ...
Art Gallery as Bridge Between Port Industry and City
(2021-07-26)
For centuries port industry has played a vital role in Halifax, occupying the majority of its waterfront. As shipping developed, ports moved to specialized suburban areas, allowing cities to redevelop their urban waterfront. ...
Natural [Re]connection: Facilitating the Development of Preschool Children Through Nature Rich Environments
(2020-04-14)
Humans have an instinctive attraction to the living world and growing research suggests that interactions with nature makes us healthier and happier. Early childhood development theories demonstrates that it is essential ...
Memorials for the Living: Dynamic, Engaging, and Inclusive Spaces of Remembrance
(2018-07-31)
This thesis addresses the vibrant and divisive discourse surrounding architectural memorialisation. Contemporary debates on memorial architecture are often centred on the exclusion of certain groups and their perspectives. ...
Articulating Ecology: Brownfield Remediation, Urban Agriculture and Prospects for Community Revitalization
(2015)
2015 has been declared the International Year of Soils by the United Nations. This proclamation emphasizes the soil as a basis for life and culture, its importance for agriculture, and its fragility when threatened by ...
Eternal Landscapes: A Reframing of Monuments in the Civic Cemetery
(2022-04-18)
Secular demands on space are shifting Western funerary culture away from traditional individual memorials. New burial modes omit the gravestone, and ash spreading rituals detach the act of remembering from the body. While ...