Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-282).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of Iowa, 1964. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 433-455).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-240).

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Special report entitled : Gathering space environment. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Orientador: Stelamaris Rolla Bertoli / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-16T06:26:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Takahashi_VanessaFatimadeMedeiros_M.pdf: 28765925 bytes, checksum: 692d47b4aa1946caccc3c9ccd05db756 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: A influência do desenho arquitetônico na acústica das salas de concertos é o objeto de estudo dessa pesquisa. Esse trabalho busca compreender as características físicas da sala, sua relevância e a relação de dependência entre essas características na influência da qualidade acústica. Por meio de estudos de caso foi feita uma análise de dependência entre os fatores que caracterizavam a acústica da sala utilizando a metodologia proposta por Christopher Alexander no seu livro Notes on the synthesis of form. Essa metodologia utiliza-se de princípios que orientam e organizam o desenvolvimento de projetos complexos. A aplicação dessa metodologia serviu para estruturar um contexto, que são os requisitos funcionais de cada estudo de caso, e como a forma (resultado do processo de projeto) responde a esse contexto. O estudo das relações entre os requisitos funcionais e a forma da sala ajudou a identificar elementos fundamentais no projeto arquitetônico e a hierarquizar as características da sala, a fim de descobrir a influência das decisões de projeto na qualidade acústica da sala. Os resultados dessa metodologia relativos a acústica de salas de concerto proporcionou uma otimização do processo de projeto, tornando-o mais claro e menos dependente da tentativa e erro, contribuindo para a concepção ou reforma para ajuste acústico de uma sala. A otimização do processo melhora o diálogo entre as equipes envolvidas no projeto como arquitetos e consultores acústicos / Abstract: The influence of architectural design in acoustics of concert halls is the object of study in this research. This work seeks to understand the physical characteristics of the room, its relevance and the relationship of dependence between these characteristics on the influence of acoustic quality. Through case studies was made an analysis of dependence among the factors that characterized the room using the methodology proposed by Christopher Alexander in his book Notes on the synthesis of form. This methodology presents some principles that guide and organize the development of complex projects. The application of this methodology was used to design a context, which are the functional requirements of each case study, and how the form (result of process design) responds to that context. The study of relationships between functional requirements and the form of the room helped to identify key elements in architectural design and prioritize the features of the room, to discover the influence of design decisions as the room acoustics. The results of this methodology for the acoustics of concert halls provided an optimization of the design process, making it more transparent and less dependent on trial and error, contributing to the design of a room, as well as reforms in acoustic settings. The optimization process improves the dialogue between the teams involved in the project as architects and acoustics consultants / Mestrado / Arquitetura e Construção / Mestre em Engenharia Civil

The project is a new city hall for the city of Lethbridge, Alberta, intended to replace the current building which was outgrown over twenty years ago, forcing several departments and city council to be housed in separate buildings. Past proposals for a new city hall have been confined to the current location in the Civic Centre, located on the periphery of the central business district. The primary objective of this project, however, was to create a city hall that was a successful public building, functioning not only as a setting for civic functions and ceremonies, but also as a place of everyday gatherings and activities that would contribute to the vitality of the city. For this reason a site was chosen downtown, on a block across from Gait Gardens, a park that at one time was the early coal mining settlement's town square. Once the commercial centre of the city, the blocks around Gait Gardens contain many heritage buildings, including the original city hall building. As retail activity moved to other locations the area and the park went into general decline. The block chosen as the site was cleared in 1965 and is currently occupied by a supermarket and a parking lot. In recent years the City of Lethbridge has made plans to reestablish Gait Gardens as the heart of the downtown area. Part of this strategy includes a radical redesign of the park itself which destroys much of its original formal plan. Locating an important public building, like City Hall, adjacent to the park would be a positive contribution to the revival of the area. City offices wrap around a wind-sheltered courtyard and large interior public space in order to fill up the block and to allow the building to come out to the street. The original twenty-five foot lot lines that ran east-west across the site govern the location and dimensions of major building elements. A tower, housing chimes and wind driven panels, marks the ceremonial entrance facing the park. A restaurant and small retail outlet are located along the west side of the building to support activity outside city hall hours. The southeast corner of Gait Gardens is redesigned to become a public plaza. Its main feature is a square reflecting pool and skating rink that corresponds exactly to the dimensions of the city hall courtyard. The park otherwise retains its original character and layout. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of / Graduate

This thesis is concerned with the relations between clientele variations, as indexed by appearance and behavior, and nightclub locations in Vancouver, B.C. Nightclubs are marketers of experiential products where the customer is part of the entertainment. The sociological and psychological literature suggest that a person's appearance and behavior at entertainment activities are a reflection of his self image and are components of his life style. Retail location studies indicated that self image and life style are important factors in a customer's selection of stores at which to shop. Thus appearance and behavior of clientele can be assumed to be a differentiating factor between nightclubs. Two working hypotheses were advanced: 1) that in general nightclubs with similar clientele group together in urban space; and 2) in some cases nightclubs will group together to permit something akin to comparative shopping. A rating instrument was developed to unobtrusively measure seven variables (hair, clothing, facial decoration, companionship, dance, drink, and age) that together describe the appearance and behavior of clientele at nightclubs. The instrument had two subsections, one for male and another for female subjects. The development and testing of the instrument was one of the major tasks of the thesis. Cross tabulations and examination of responses to selected variables indicated that relationships did exist between the categories of the seven variables, for both male and female subjects. It was therefore concluded that there were a number of identifiable client types implicit in the nightclub population. The nightclubs were classified by a hierarchical grouping technique on the basis of similarity of clientele. Both male and female groups showed a definite segmentation along appearance and behavior lines; the male groups also corresponded closely with the entertainment policies of the nightclubs. Further examination indicated that the nightclub groups were spatially defined into seven subdistricts within the C.B.D. and in terms of a core-frame pattern. Four of the subdistricts were determined to be composed of nightclubs with similar clientele, the remaining three subdistricts contained clubs with different yet not incompatible clientele. At a more aggregated scale of five subdistricts, four were shown to have similarities in clientele. The core-frame pattern revealed that there were two groups of clubs with similar clientele; dance and floor show clubs in the core of the C.B.D., and clubs marketing nude entertainment in the frame. This pattern was confirmed by an analysis of the quality of the nightclub sites. The analysis of nightclub locations confirmed that, as hypothesized, definite spatial patterns could be determined from variations in clientele appearance and behavior. A comparison of the male and female group structure indicated that the males were more useful in segmenting the market. It was suggested that this situation was a reflection of the social dominance of the male in choosing entertainment activities. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate

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This thesis grew from a curiosity to understand monumentality, form, and design in a project that is rooted in constructional development. The program is a city hall in Rockville, Maryland, in the spirit of a basilica. A city hall should act as a room for the city. This is a place for public matters to be debated, people to meet others, events to be celebrated, and ideas to be discussed. / Master of Architecture

Master of Science