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education, earth, and architecture: School Construction in Sierra Leone

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Education, earth, and architecture. Tuesday, September 16, 2008. School Construction in Sierra Leone. This summer, I was in contact with our professor John Ochsendorf from the building technology dept. In our discussion about possible undergraduate thesis topics, he helped me find one that was just what I was looking for:. 1 SMALL scale design project: bigger than a sofa, smaller than an office building. The project that I have agreed to work in is in the design of several schools in Sierra Leone. Rainfa...

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Space 24: second pass

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008. The lonely park bench:. Often times, in the attempt to discourage the homeless from using park benches as a temporary home, these benches have become cold and lonely objects within a landscape. Dynamic. Responsive. Relevant. In every design review or crit, words like this are constantly thrown out. As students of architecture, we seek to create spaces which can engage with the users. Can individual objects in a public space evoke this type of environment? Would traditional fu...

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Space 24

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008. In Los Angeles, public space and public parks in particular have a negative stigma. Associated with homelessness, low income, and crime, rather than bringing vibrancy to the community, these spaces segregate the community based on social, economic, or racial boundaries. How can public space be designed to accommodate the wide diversity of people in the community? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The urban fabric of Los Angeles has long been d. View my complete profile.

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City In The Sky: CapaCity In the Sky

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City In The Sky. Wednesday, December 3, 2008. CapaCity In the Sky. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). CapaCity In the Sky. Its a Sunny Day. View my complete profile.

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City In The Sky: Thesis: Topics + Ideas

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City In The Sky. Monday, September 15, 2008. 1 Title: Spiritual Architecture in a Secular World: the Power of Space and its. Question: How can 'spiritual architecture' be better integrated into the 'secular city'? 6 Civitas Celestialis (City in the Sky): Urban Containment. Question: What would the effect of building around the already existing architecture of a city have on its development and containment? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Questions to ask myself. Its a Sunny Day.

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City In The Sky: September 2008

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City In The Sky. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Questions to ask myself. So,  I think I'm going to try and stick to the city in the sky theme/topic.and see where it takes me. Here are a few questions I think need answering/further research:. 1 how did towers come to be? Historically - babel till present). 2 why were towers built the way they were? 3 what is the value of open space/recreational space? 4 what were some of the architects of the modern age's visions? Monday, September 15, 2008. Its a Sunny Day.

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City In The Sky: Precendent + Precedence

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City In The Sky. Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Founder of metabolists 1960s Jpn. Cities that adapted to an ever-increasing population by building flexible, 'extendable' structures that could be added to over time.". Symbiosis in architectural terms to kurokawa meant that buildings shouldn’t be viewed as mechanical structures in isolation of each other but should instead work together advantageously as living, breathing entities". Clusters in the Air in 1960-62 for Tokyo;. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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City In The Sky: ([the]sis) (re-{vision})

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City In The Sky. Monday, October 27, 2008. 160;i am connecting towers - but thats not all. with this connectivity increased - i will have the opportunity to address living conditions community spaces - but also connecting these back to the ground as well for sky and ground were meant to intermingle. this will help alleviate congestion at ground level and allow for better growth at levels above. The why:  . The how:  . The why (again):  . That was a joke ppl)  . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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THESIS_X: 2008-11-30

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Thursday, December 4, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). CapaCity In the Sky. Final Presentation and statement. ORANGE line it is! SENIOR @ MIT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE. View my complete profile.

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education, earth, and architecture: September 2008

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Education, earth, and architecture. Tuesday, September 16, 2008. School Construction in Sierra Leone. This summer, I was in contact with our professor John Ochsendorf from the building technology dept. In our discussion about possible undergraduate thesis topics, he helped me find one that was just what I was looking for:. 1 SMALL scale design project: bigger than a sofa, smaller than an office building. The project that I have agreed to work in is in the design of several schools in Sierra Leone. Rainfa...