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Leveling Out The Left Field: Toy Design for Left-Handed Children
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)
The world is designed for right-handers: starting from a young age, left-handed children are being stimulated from a right-handed perspective, including through their interactions with toys, tools, interior design, sports, ...
An asylum : design specificity for the spectrum of cognitive conditions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This thesis seeks to re-engage the intimate connection between architecture and the minds of its inhabitants through design that addresses specific cognitive needs. Architecture fundamentally shares a connection with the ...
Lightweight concrete : investigations into the production of natural fiber reinforcement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of adding natural fiber tensile reinforcement to aerated concrete. Concrete is a great composite material which can be created in various proportions and with various ...
Sonic facade, creating a sounding architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
While architecture inherently makes sound when people and the environment interact with it, architects seldom orchestrate a building to produce sound. This thesis proposes a sonic facade that turns an existing building ...
The applicability and accuracy of computer modeling in regards to acoustical scattering by a complex geometry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The intent of the investigation is to try to characterize the nature of scattered acoustical energy off of the face of a concrete masonry unit with an atypical geometry. The nature of the tests conducted would be in ...
Digital Communities x Collaborative Storytelling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
All virtual spaces are driven by the people who reside within them, from the way the architecture is constructed and rearranged to the way people choose to inhabit and utilize these spaces. Although the methods of ...
Implementing Continuous Fiber Reinforcement for Concrete Additive Manufacturing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)
Concrete additive manufacturing is a promising alternative to standard concrete construction, but the inability to print reinforcement as part of the manufacturing process is a significant limitation. This thesis proposes ...
Lavender@MIT: The Case for an All-Gender Restroom Paradigm on the MIT Campus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-05)
It is obvious that transgender and gender non-conforming students experience MIT differently than cisgender students – what is less obvious is that one of the biggest differences in experiences stems from, ironically, ...
Listening in: An Exploration of Forms for Hearing Aid Design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-05)
Motivated to inspire more proactive hearing aid adoption and retention, this thesis explores how to generate new forms for OTC hearing aids. In the process of doing so, the opportunity gap between the success of consumer ...
The Design of Post-Disaster Housing Units For The East Boston Community
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022-05)
Climate change poses a significant threat to the communities; over the next 50 years, sea level in East Boston can rise up to 14 feet, contributing to significant inland flooding that will occur unless mitigated by further ...