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Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / Bibliography: leaves 147-149. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 140-143). / The starting point of this thesis is a strong critique of the conventional design of housing. The thesis suggests a new approach to the perception of environments and the act of "dwelling." Inhabitants are not assumed to act as passive consumers of "set facts" or of a "potential variety," but as instigators in the design of their living environments. Through conflict, inherent or built into the design, people are stimulated to appropriate their surroundings according to their needs. Environments have to be designed such that they can be interpreted and contain the "clues" (the elements for adaptation and change) for people to intervene. Inhabitants control the design by means of social interaction as well as physical intervention. Four theoretical concepts are discussed which shall assist designers in understanding environments more completely in terms of potential use and sympatric relations, and in finding new innovative solutions in design. The concepts deal with (1) the complexity of environments, (2) the importance of community, (3) privacy and territoriality, and (4) form. Two case studies are presented as evidence to document the importance of the theoretical concepts by means of a detailed analysis of the selected environments, and to demonstrate how two very different participatory processes are translated into the "sympatric" design of physical environments. / by Jürgen J.K. Engel. / M.S.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: p. 101-102. / by Robert Keith Rowan. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAIALBLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141). / This thesis is essentially a diary, drawn and written, following the design of a home for abused children. The site is located in the Hill Country of Texas, and the project was first undertaken in an architectural design studio at Rice University, in the spring of 1979. In its structure and sequence, the thesis illustrates a way of designing, with the purpose of making that more conscious and explicit. The incremental process of recognizing appropriate images or organizational devices, and then incorporating them in an evolving project, is documented through a series of sketches kept in a notebook over the course of the semester. The basic intent is to move beyond the diagrammatic organization of space, to a more positive consideration of structure and materials, particularly as they interact to form a building's edge. This centers upon an understanding of architectural character, as it is manifested in those boundaries whose form and material interpret a given spatial order, and relate it to its physical context. / by Donald David Klema. / M.Arch.

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