Building Technology Program: Recent submissions

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    • Beyond blue and red arrows : optimizing natural ventilation in large buildings 

      Meguro, Wendy (Wendy Kei) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
      Our growing understanding of technology and environment has expanded the complexities of producing large naturally ventilated buildings. While it may be argued that designing for natural ventilation is a straightforward, ...

    • Puja Pandals : rethinking an urban bamboo structure 

      Oza, Nilay (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
      Pandal's are large tent like structures that are recreations of popular buildings, usually temples, built in wood and cloth over a bamboo super-structure. Traditionally they are built for Durga Puja, a festival in the month ...

    • Equilibrium systems : studies in masonry structure 

      Block, Philippe (Philippe Camille Vincent) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
      This thesis presents new interactive computational analysis tools for masonry structures based on limit state analysis. Thrust lines are used to clearly visualize the forces within the masonry and to predict possible ...