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A Day in the Life: Live/Work Architecture Utilizing Autism-Based Inclusive Design
(2019-08-09)
This thesis explores architectural implications of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and tests design strategies in a live/work complex on the waterfront of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Manifestations of ASD differ enormously between ...
A Shared Waterfront: Instilling Public Space Back Into Hamilton's Industrial Port
(2019-08-15)
Cities and waterfronts have historically been closely tied through public and private amenities offered in connection to water. Industrial expansion has created an imbalance of public life at the waterfront, eliminating ...
Dynamic Architecture in the Canadian Arctic
(2019-04-05)
This thesis investigates changing conditions in the Canadian Arctic. Reduced yearly sea ice extent due to anthropogenic global climate change has spurred a significant increase in marine traffic within the Canadian Arctic ...
Four Architectural Design Methods for the Active Perceiver: A Study of Phenomenology and Place in the Architectural World
(2019-08-22)
Dissecting the work of phenomenologist Maurice Merleau-Ponty, this thesis aims to generate a collection of design methods founded in theories of perception and place. In an effort to comprehend the intangible aspects of ...
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. ...
Remedial Tourism: Cultivating Rural Sustainability Through Community Directed Industry
(2021-08-09)
This thesis originated as a response to the persisting collapse of various industries across
the Island of Newfoundland, and its impact on rural communities. Given the ongoing threat
of resettlement, many outport areas ...
Party Wall Housing: Objects in Environments as Contestation
(2020-04-14)
The front line of architecture is the housing crisis, but is also a crisis of how we live. The home is where structural principles of society are created and reinforced. The city has become an all-encompassing domestic ...
"MY vs THEIR World": "OUR World" Learning Network for Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2020-08-28)
People with Autism Spectrum Disorder are not properly accommodated in the built environment, societal daily life, and medical services. Autism is a behaviourally defined disorder based on impairments in social-emotional ...
Instrumental Architecture: Investigating the Live Music Venue as a Process of Gathering along the Halifax Waterfront
(2020-04-13)
This thesis aims to connect live music, people, and place in Halifax by approaching the live music venue as a process of gathering. This strategy builds upon Christopher Small’s concept of ‘Musicking’ by approaching the ...
Event Stations: A New Narrative for Declining Gas Stations
(2020-08-10)
This thesis examines the abandonment and potential of gas stations in Windsor, Ontario.
As ubiquitous structures of the urban roadside, gas stations became an important piece
of infrastructure for the city and the ...