The urban realm is a collage of ruin, artifact, and modern invention. Whole pieces and fragments linger untouched or prosthetized onto new constructions, creating a landscape of monsters. These creatures, beautiful or grotesque, metamorphose through time. The tendons that tie these body parts together tell the story of architecture. This thesis explores the joint between such members: the detail of the space between. / Master of Architecture

Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architectural Engineering, 1935 / Accompanied by charts in a folder. / by William J. Bates, John J. Ostlund. / B.S. / B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architectural Engineering

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: p. 167-172. / It is the opinion of this writer that the success or failure of a "place" or space as defined by architectural or urban design terms is linked not only to its physical boundaries and the reality of its elements and their material composition, but also to the divergent meanings and the associations that they invoke within the observer. It is further my opinion that in the past, in a time when the "individual" was more directly involved, better able and more willing to take part in affecting the shaping of our environment, through the craft of building, the quality of "meaning" of which I speak was achieved as a natural by-product of this process. Because of this integration the meaning and quality of a place was better perceived "commonly" or generally by the larger public audience. The users felt more directly connected to the environment in which they lived. As the "individual" was removed from the process of creation and construction his absence was perceivable in the product of those activities, our built environment. As a result our spaces and places for living, our architecture, became more and more removed from the collective experience, more barren, less related to, or grounded in, the human experience and the human functions they were to support. The results were that the places we live in, work in, play in, were perceived as, and thereby often became, alienating and cold. The fact is, that while in many cases our newly constructed physical boundaries or objects, their functions, and their activities were still as the old, the places did not work nor do they work today. They work neither at all, or, as well as one might expect if evaluating only their physical elements. It is the intention of this thesis to attempt to analyze and describe the process, the ways in which meaning can be designed into or added to the environment and its architecture through acquiring an understanding of the process by which it occurs, or has occurred, naturally. I wish to study how this process can be integrated into our current practices of design and construction, and determine when, where, and how our current practices should be changed to accommodate what I see as an imperative to re-introduce "meaning" into our built environment. / by Ronald Thomas Reed. / M.S.

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The thesis deals with Stauch’s childhood background, his youth and early involvement with sailing, art and architecture in Germany. The initial belief that he received his architectural training at the Bauhaus was investigated and found to be incorrect. The details of his training at the Ittenschule, his employment by first Forbat and then Peters, and his private practice in Berlin are described. The circumstances of his move from Berlin to South Africa and his employment by Nunn are discussed. The establishment of his own office in Pretoria, his registration with the Institute of South African Architects and a short-lived partnership with Wepener followed by the establishment of his present practice now known as Stauch Vorster, is described. Stauch’s architectural approach and philosophy are discussed in broad terms. Illustrations of his work are included chronologically within the text. / Dissertation (MArch)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Architecture / unrestricted

Lo Ka Yu. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [62]-[63]). / Chapter 1.0 --- initiation / Chapter 1.1 --- statment of intent / Chapter 1.2 --- exploration / Chapter 1.3 --- initial thinking / Chapter 1.4 --- photography . tools / Chapter 1.5 --- my images / Chapter 1.6 --- Henri cartier-Bresson / Chapter 1.7 --- my moment / Chapter 2.0 --- study / Chapter 2.1 --- "ex.1, images making process" / Chapter 2.2 --- ex.2. ./. photo & arch / Chapter 2.3 --- "ex.3, abstract my images" / Chapter 2.4 --- ex.4. images of old hong kong / Chapter 2.5 --- human sense / Chapter 2.6 --- impossible triangle / Chapter 2.7 --- Chinese garden / Chapter 2.8 --- daylight / Chapter 2.9 --- shadows / Chapter 3.0 --- design / Chapter 3.1 --- site / Chapter 3.2 --- daylight study / Chapter 3.3 --- design strategy / Chapter 3.4 --- plans and sections / Chapter 3.5 --- visual sequence / Chapter 3.6 --- models / Chapter 3.7 --- special study / Chapter 4.0 --- others / Chapter 4.1 --- bibliography / Chapter 4.2 --- thanks / Chapter 5.0 --- appendix / Chapter 5.1 --- plans / Chapter 5.2 --- sections

Thesis (M.Arch.) - Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Carleton University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2000. / Title from title screen (viewed December 12, 2008). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Dept. of Architectural and Design Science, Faculty of Architecture. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.