Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-57). / A tent exposes the very direct relationship between man, shelter, and the natural elements (air, sun, water and earth) - a relationship that excites our minds and generates the memories by which we measure real time. How can a building realize this relationship? This thesis explores the exchange between the inside and the outside by considering the enclosure as an assemblage of systems - wall, structure, insulation - which perform different tasks. By deploying these systems "independently," transparent zones and spaces are generated between the inside and outside. This approach relies on the premise that space is generated through the definition of its limits, and exchange is achieved through the celebration of limits. These ideas are explored in the design of two projects: a family house situated in the countryside and a mixed-use infill building located in an urban setting. / by Olivier Delacour. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1984. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-126). / The rapid development of the building industry within the last 10-15 years involved the adaptation of a more. specialized and advanced system of construction and management. And, with the expanding alternatives of industrialized building systems developed and being developed in Europe and North America, the task of decision-making concerning the choice of the most appropriate system as a solution to a specific problem confronting us, becomes more of a burden on the decision-maker(s) than ever before. Intuition, a non-quantitative means of judgment, cannot be solely depended upon for complex decision-making. Thus, quantitative scientific evaluation methods become more of an appropriate tool to do so. One approach to dealing with this subject is the systems approach, focusing on systems as related to the processes of building, industrialization and evaluation. This, in a sense, exposes the notion of "systems" as a dynamic tool in the planning of complex procedures. Understanding the theories of evaluation, weighing and aggregation, becomes crucial in order to comprehend and determine the parameters required for the problem to be evaluated. On the one hand, we will explore the major factors directly related to the planning and generation of a building industry within a specified context. Such factors as the local market, resources and organization are considered to be among the most sensitive when weighing their importance and feasibility to a proposal. One the other hand, user's requirements and performance specifications are two aspects that a building system's typology (hardware) is based upon. It is adopted, in this case, as a rational approach to a more comprehensive method of selection. / by Nadia Mehdi Alhasani. / M.S.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1984. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 179). / This study focuses on the redevelopment of Jefferson Park, a public housing project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The work establishes the historical political, social, and physical context in which that redevelopment takes place. The study uses that historical context and the current realities as the basis for the evaluation of the programs, processes, and products of that redevelopment. The purpose is to measure the responsiveness of the entire process to the historical context and to long and short term needs of the tenant population. / by David Thomas Powers. / M.Arch.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1966. M.Arch. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / Bibliography: leaf 29. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.Arch.A.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1974. / Also issued by the M.I.T. Education Research Program: Urban Settlement Design in Developing Countries, Cambridge, Mass. in 1974. / Bibliography: p. 180. / by Jose Luis Cortes Delgado, Ramiro Marcelo Davila Cabello, Enrique Ignacio Espinosa Fernandez. / M.Arch.A.S.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1967. M.Arch. / One unnumbered page inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 51-52. / by Chiway Yieh Hsiung. / M.Arch.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1966. B.Arch. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / Ten unnumbered pages inserted. / Bibliography: leaf 16. / B.Arch.

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90). / This thesis poses a question for the future of financial districts. Attempting to understand the future evolution of financial districts. It begins by tracing the history of financial speculation and its expressions in architecture and the city. Analysing the New York Stock Exchange and the changes as associated with it in the past 150 years. And how the financial institution has transformed with the introduction of the Electronic Communication Network. The new dispersed identity of the finance, with new diversifications in trading and the slow death of the trading floor. New positions of centrality in the system of finance. Where the Network has created an increased centrality of the system, and the possibility of dispersion also. Working with this duality of the network and analogies which can be built from the geography of the network, as posed by physicists in their current research. Parallels drawn between the nature of the creation of these networks, due to the formation of a new market structure and its new positions, in centralized global cities, edge cities and in the possibilities of locating back offices in other countries. Therefore the new nature of business allows a new understanding of how urbanism must respond to work with the new market structure and create a new interpretation of how the network can be accommodated and understood for future financial districts. / by Nomita Sawhney. / S.M.

Thesis (S.B. in Art and Design)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2009. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 29). / Delineated by the reign of the automobile, the urban fabric of Los Angeles is a landscape of superblocks, six lane highways, and an abundance of parking lots. These residual urban voids intensify the spatial chasm between vehicle and pedestrian. As an exploration of co-existence, this thesis seeks to reconcile the prevalent chasm and create a new urban typology for transit exchange in the automobile dominated context of downtown Los Angeles. Out of the freedom and mobility engendered by the automobile emerged a disengaged public. Experiencing the city's ground only within the confines of his vehicle, the individual has lost direct contact with public space. My design proposes a mixed use center for transit exchange. The consolidation of surface transport, parking, public space, and housing along Grand Avenue provides the impetus for constant human presence in a space of dormant potential. Breaking the current pattern of isolation by utilizing the existing framework of public transportation, the design of this nodal exchange encourages the individual to abandon the car and encounter the ground plane, reclaiming it for the the public and connecting the individual to the city. / by Shani Eunjin Cho. / S.B.in Art and Design

Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1961. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-39). / by Asit Narayan Sengupta. / M.Arch