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Chengdu CSR : factory town 2.0 : urban regeneration of a socialist factory town in the west of China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis is to explore the urban design strategies for the regeneration of a Socialist factory town, Chengdu CSR, in Chengdu, a major city in the west of China. A socialist factory town is an urban composition of both ...
Ludus ex machina : toward computational play
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
The day is not far off when autonomous, artificially intelligent computational subjects will be employed in creative industries such as architecture and design. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming ubiquitous, and ...
The slow zone : designing alternative paths for the future of North Bali
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
On the surface, Bali's narrative is one of dualism between rural and urban, traditional and modern, local and foreign. However, flows of commodity and patterns of human migration reveal that these dichotomies are irrelevant, ...
The architecture of water infrastructures : strategies for urban growth in the Haitian-Dominican border
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The uneven and underexplored landscapes of the border zone between Haiti and the Dominican Republic has become a promising frontier for capital accumulation, attracting industrial activity to the island's overlooked regions. ...
C L I M A + : an early design natural ventilation prediction method
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
One of the most widely discussed passive building design strategies is using natural ventilation for cooling. In addition to providing fresh air, which enhances occupant productivity and comfort, strategic implementation ...
Computing with matter, shapes, and forces : toward material and structural primacy in architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis is motivated by my interest in addressing contemporary issues in architecture and design through historic inquiry. Taking a critical approach toward technology, a slow computation methodology will be proposed ...
Makivism design : Social Media Participatory Design (SMPD)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
We live in a world today where instantaneous transparency is the rule of thumb. Social media platforms such as Facebook or Linkedin have become the primary modes of communication and connectivity amongst professional and ...
Planning a sectarian topography : revisiting Michel Ecochard's master plans for Beirut between 1941-1964
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Scholarly discourse around the work of French architect and urban planner Michel Ecochard in the early days of the Lebanese nation state frames his master plans for the capital Beirut as modernist tools for an ailing urban ...
Gilded City
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Gilded City appropriates seven copperplate etchings produced by Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin between 1982 and 1990 in the pursuit of their preservation through reinterpretation and recontextualisation. Gilded City ...
Fables of undiscovered cities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
"Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life; new civilizations... To boldly go where no one has gone ...