Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1961. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 41). / by William L. Kite. / M.Arch

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. / A house. over there on the cliff. it is very large. the owner must have a lot of cash. right on top of the cliff over the reservoir. seagulls come from the rockport ocean to drink fresh water and sit in the sun. the house does not loom large in their minds. it is irrelevant. the way literature is irrelevant to architecture. the gulls are thinking about fish. even when they fly. twirling gliders. make my day. curving perfect while i swerve ascending. i am free when i ski. but fish are in the quarry. by the cliff. where men look under the curving roof up into the sky. / by Harold Bane Macdonald. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.C.P.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1953. / by Walter Thabit. / M.C.P.

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1903. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / by Raymond M. Hood. / B.S.

Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2007. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [100]-107). / The primary purpose of this thesis is to explain the benefits and limitations of modular construction as it pertains to primarily wood-frame, multifamily housing in the United States. This thesis attempts to educate the consumer/builder/developer about what the modular construction process entails from beginning to end. Long term demographic trends point to a steady and increasing need for housing production. Decreasing development yields and increasing construction costs and regulations are making it more difficult for the market to meet this need. It is the authors' goal that the knowledge contained in this thesis helps to introduce developers to the basic issues involved in this relatively underutilized but potentially beneficial process. / by Peter J. Cameron, Jr. and Nadia G. Di Carlo. / S.M.in Real Estate Development

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2009. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Pages 98-99 blank. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-97). / Much current research in design and computation, within an architectural framework, aims to reduce uncertainty as much as possible. The general belief is that, during the conceptual design process, the certainty about the outcome to be brought into being is achieved by analyzing clients' stated needs, construction and structural requirements and environmental performance. Likewise, this approach is based on descriptions and assumptions about the life of the building, which consider future situations as certain, invariable and in a particular moment in time. However, is it possible to analyze the requirements and the performance of something we have not imagined yet? And, moreover, even if it was possible, are we able to know the future needs, requirements and performance of that something during its life? Even though the analytical approach has been a great contribution to architectural practice and education, uncertainty has not been reduced and remains an unacknowledged factor, that contrary to common belief is actually one of the most important and unavoidable factors which foster innovative and creative design. The vision here is that an alternative approach is needed: a method that acknowledges and uses uncertainty, instead of trying to reduce it. The hypothesis is that both uncertainties, the discovery of the unknown during design conception and the unexpected change during the life of a building, can be merged in a novel method that fosters Designing for Uncertainty in architectural design and practice. / (cont.) This research presents a novel method to Design for Uncertainty, along with an empirical experiment that explores the generation of uncertain shapes and behaviors using Scissor -pair Transformable Structures. While, the method proposes general directions to be applied across a range of different types of design projects, the experiment shows a specific application involving the conceptual design and physical implementation of Scissor-pair Transformable Structures. The method leverages uncertainty in a synergetic and continuous process from design conception to the life of the building, which is then materialized through transformable structures able to re-define themselves through time. / by Daniel Rosenberg. / S.M.

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83). / An exploration of the role of the artist in a developing neighbourhood garden through the examination of the following topics: wilderness, landscape, gardens, community gardens and various artists' work in the land. Leading to the proposal for a public art project to be installed in the Dungarven Rd. garden in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts. The project involves the sinking of a well/cistern, and the implementation of a rainfall collection system to supply the garden with a reliable source of water. / by David B. Smith. / M.S.V.S.

Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1950. / Accompanying drawings held by MIT Museum. / Appendix contains numerous pamphlets. / Bibliography: leaves 65-67. / by Dorothy West Pelzer. / M.Arch.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1968. M.Arch. / Bibliography: leaf 38. / M.Arch.

Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2015. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (page 39). / Classroom design has been ever changing, attempting to keep up with the new ideas about education and learning. As we learn more and more about how children learn, we adapt our learning styles with this new knowledge. Architecture is something that is meant to last for a while since construction costs of buildings are so expensive. Because our buildings are changing slower than our learning styles, we are currently having to spend large amounts of money on retrofits to buildings that aren't the best fit. This thesis is a look into the history behind how schools have changed in America and an analysis of a few schools in San Diego that are stuck thirty years behind the times. It takes the pros and cons of these schools and proposes a new way to look at school design for the future. / by Brianna Coston. / S.B.