The third place of the corner café has historically served as a community living room, providing an essential setting for social interaction and flânerie within the built environment. With modern technology and communication methods, however, interaction that once required physical proximity can now occur virtually. So where does this leave the corner café in today’s society? Have our third places moved online into fourth places such as Facebook and Twitter? A gallery exhibition entitled #Community is discussed as a visual representation of this written thesis. Methods and frequency of interaction – with others in the physical space as well with those not present – are discussed, providing information which may inform design and provide insight into the relevancy of the built environment in the face of evolving technology.

The aim of this diploma thesis is to prepare a business plan for the establishment of a coffeehouse connected with a coworking center. The task of this business plan is to check the feasibility and financial cost of the project and be used as a basis for the real establishment of the enterprise. The theoretical part deals with basic concepts related to entrepreneurship, individual parts of the business plan and issues related to coworking centers. The practical part includes the business plan itself. Attention is paid mainly to the description of business opportunities, competition analysis, business environment analysis, marketing and financial plan, and threat and opportunity analysis. In conclusion, the whole work is evaluated, the fulfillment of the given goal and the recommendation for the founder.

The custom of coffee drinking in Turkey dates back to the sixteenth century coffeehouses of Istanbul, which were once important forums for community integration. Even though coffee drinking today is still an important custom in Turkey, traditional coffeehouses have lost their importance in urban areas and are rapidly being replaced by contemporary cafes that promote European themes. With the new generation placing less emphasis on traditional values and accepting a modernized lifestyle, the existence of Turkish coffeehouse culture is struggling to survive. The purpose of this thesis project was to develop a design concept for a contemporary Turkish coffeehouse franchise retaining important aspects of the traditional coffeehouses of the past. Historic features were identified through observations and visual recordings of historic Turkish coffeehouses and interviews with older patrons of traditional coffeehouses. Focus group discussions were held with graduate and undergraduate Turkish students enrolled at Virginia Tech to obtain information on their perceptions of traditional coffeehouses and responses to the idea of a contemporary coffeehouse. Based on the information gathered, design criteria were established for the design of individual coffeehouse components with a consistent image, adaptable to various sites and spaces. Coffeehouse logo, nameplate, and facade designs were proposed. Presentations for the design included detailed elevations, plans, sketches, and perspective views. / Master of Science

Ce mémoire vise à éclairer un objet d’étude jusqu’ici peu connu, les tavernes, et de donner un éclairage complémentaire à l’ère 1759-1775 dans la province de Québec. Cette période est balisée, d’une part, par la capitulation de Montréal et, d’autre part, par l’année au cours de laquelle les dernières licences pour tenir tavernes sont attribuées avant l’invasion des troupes américaines. En me concentrant sur la quinzaine d’années suivant la Conquête, il est proposé, dans un premier temps, d’établir les mutations étatiques, administratives, politiques et culturelles qui modulent l’installation d’établissements cossus autant que l’implantation d’établissements plus modestes. Sera aussi abordée la question des nouveaux rapports qu’entretient le nouvel État colonial avec ces établissements perçus comme un danger pour les mœurs populaires. Dans un second temps, je me penche sur les ruptures et les continuités entre la fréquentation des auberges, cabarets et salons privés ayant eu cours sous le Régime français et les nouvelles pratiques et mœurs importées sous le Régime anglais. Ce mémoire entend apporter une contribution originale à l’historiographie de la taverne dans l’Amérique du Nord britannique et contribuer à souligner l’originalité du parcours historique et culturel de la province de Québec au sein de l’Empire britannique durant cette époque charnière de son histoire.

This thesis is about the construction of 'satire' as an exclusive practice among the Cefalonian and hence proposes the term satiricity (satirikotita). It explores the construction of the category of the Cefalonian "madman" by means of dialogics between performance and evaluation. It is observed that the relation depends on three principles that obtain among audience members and a performer: conditioning the performance, participation in and observation of the performance and evaluation of it. Being one of the few anthropological studies on the Ionian islands of Greece, this thesis aims to contribute to the anthropology of the Ionian islands and of Cefalonia in particular. It looks at the relation between a town and a village on the ground of teasing events and refutes the argument of satire as an urban phenomenon only. It sets the elementary principles towards anthropology of satire and emphasizes the importance of studying everyday teasing events. It also contributes to understanding a 'native' researcher's presence in different ways. Satiricity is seen as a 'par excellence' feature that Cefalonians have. No matter if Cefalonia is a part of the Greek nation-state and people follow 'modern Greek culture', they still employ satiricity as a way of distancing themselves from Greeks. 'Distance' is forged on the basis of absolute exclusion of Greeks from having, practising and understanding satiricity in the way that Cefalonians do. The Conclusions leave the ground open for more investigation on teasing events and application of such viewpoints around other areas of the island, and of the Ionian islands or other Greek islands. I also point to studies looking at island and mainland teasing events and potential differences. After all, we need to examine not only how people construct the claim on the exclusivity of 'satire'. We need to examine how such a claim is applied, supported or contrasted and possibly rejected when Cefalonians engage with other Greeks away from the island.