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One size does not fit all : innovation in emergency housing with a focus on Nepal 2015
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Abstract Every year millions of people are displaced due to natural disasters and very primitive transitional shelters, or 't-shelters', exist to provide semi-permanent housing. Many t-shelter designs do not cater to all ...
Prosthetic space created by material weave
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
The thesis is based on physical interactivity between a user's physical body and the built environment. The relationship between body and architecture is challenged by the demands and desires for adaptability and interactivity, ...
Addressing the problem with natural ventilation : producing a guide for designers to integrate natural ventilation into the early stages of building design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Currently, the United States alone is responsible for approximately twenty percent of the world's total energy consumption. This consumption is equivalent to roughly 100 quadrillion Btu of energy, or in plainer terms, over ...
War in present tense : filming children of Agent Orange rehabilitation villages in Vietnam and the danger of misrepresentation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
We represent the Vietnam War as a concluded event in the past; however, the Agent- Orange-affected population in Vietnam shows that war is contemporary. This population remains relatively unknown to the world - especially ...
A musical wearable : integrating electronics into clothing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This project is an art project and a science project. Traditional forms of art - music, dance, fashion - are integrated with new technologies - electronics and software - to create an item of clothing, or "wearable", which ...
A taxonomy of participatory design projects in architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Since its advent in the 1960s, participatory design has been an interesting and innovative technique to use in architectural projects. The nature of participatory design projects is varied and diverse. Much of the existing ...
Designing in virtual reality : tools with the human field of vision
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Virtual reality, or VR, will be the next common medium for digital visualization. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how designers will use and discover new design methods with the representation in virtual reality. ...
Waterscape
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Water plays an integral role in mediating the natural environment, ecosystems and habitats, and in shaping our natural landscapes. Using water as a tool for form-finding in landscape design fosters a sense of awareness of ...
A design visualization machine : an agile prototype for architectural plans on a finite grid
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
This thesis project proposes a rapid visualization machine that can produce agile prototypes of simple architectural plans on a finite grid system. While various visualization systems to demonstrate instantaneous three ...
Infinite urban landscapes : a journey through Cambridge, Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
This study explores how the forms of urban landscapes influence and reflect physical and metaphorical journeys through a city. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the artist and researcher investigates the diverse landscapes ...