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Value in design? Features, pricing, and design strategies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Where is the value of design? Clients who are using buildings to solve societal economic needs rely heavily on real estate asset valuation models to guide their decision-making process; however, these asset valuation models ...
Technology-enabled Infrastructure : analysis of its economics, public benefits and urban experience
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This research proposes a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding technology-enabled infrastructure. Three strategies -creating new assets, layering uses and increasing utilization- are identified, which ...
From seed to sale
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The history of cultivating cannabis can be traced back to at least the 3rd millennium BCE, as evidence suggests it was consumed for psychoactive effects at least 2,500 years ago in the Pamir Mountains in central Asia. ...
Ghost in the shell : econometric forecast of Singapore's office market and where is architect in financial time
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Inspired by Singapore's recent effort in building its new skyline in Maria Bay, the thesis intends to employ econometric structural modeling techniques to Singapore's office market for the period from 1975 to 2011. Using ...
Mass-customization in commercial real estate : how the aviation industry can help us create beautiful buildings that add value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The term "mass-customization" in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry refers to architectural elements that have similar purpose but are completely different from each other. Architects use ...
Sharing school of architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Pedagogical experiments played very important role in shaping architectural discourse and practice in the second half of the 20th century. Along the history, the architecture discipline developed and struggled for new ...
Design for speculation : volatile, temporal, in-transit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The thesis project is a reaction to the alarming rate of building and development depreciation caused by foreign investment in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai. The intervention looks at how architects, developers, and ...