In this study, a theoretical framework within the structure and agency philosophical perspective is presented to aid understanding of the land development process. In order to demonstrate how such theoretical framework may be used, the study focuses on three case studies consisting of high rise office developments in the Golden Triangle Area of Kuala Lumpur. It is argued that traditional models of the land development process are unable to explain adequately the structure and processes of the built environment. Hence, the principal reason for undertaking the study was to assess the suitability of the structure and agency approach to explaining and understanding the land and property development process in a fuller context. In this study, there are two problems. First, to formulate a set of hypotheses in relation to the factors driving the office development process in Kuala Lumpur. The hypotheses concern the interests and strategies of individual agents involved in the development process and the way the underlying structural factors, affect and changes with changing agents actions and interactions. Second, to assess whether Healey's (1992) model of the land development process, which is used as a means to approach this research, is a relevant device to carry out empirical studies on land development process. It is concluded that, in general, the office development process involved complex institutional and agency relationships. The office development process in Kuala Lumpur is shaped by the form of economic and institutional structure which influenced the interests and the way agents behaved in deploying resources. One important finding is that this research is difficult to undertake. The difficulty lies not only in the complexity of the office developments under study, but also resulted from the deficiency of Healey's (1992) model.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 93-102).

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-102). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-56). Also available in print.

Page V not included in the thesis. / <p> This project report includes classification of a design of high-rise buildings. Then the survey of recent optimisation techniques is made. The optimum design of one-way flab, beam and girder slab is presented. Also optimum design of flat plate is presented as both problems are part of overall optimum design of high-rise buildings.</p> <p> The project report also describes the development of the computer programs for optimum design of one-way slab and flat plate. The behaviour of cost function in vicinity of optimum solution is presented and comparison of conventional versus optimized design method is made.</p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (MEngr)

One of the chief characteristics of a high-rise building is its verticality. However, it seems that most high-rise buildings do not directly pursue the architecture of verticality. Moreover, verticality is rarely perceived within this building type. This thesis investigates the potential of verticality in a residential high-rise building. Together with the aspect of verticality, the thesis pursues an idea that even in a residential high-rise, the sense of community that typically exists in low-rise settlements on the ground and other connections to the outside can be at least partially preserved. In summary, the proposal aims the architecture to celebrate the verticality of the high-rise as a part of the skyline, expressing the verticality through its facade. For the dwellers, sky gardens offer a sense of verticality with constructed views connecting the outside world. Six two-story-apartments adjoin the sky garden with a double height living room suggesting the apartments in a high rise shouldn't be flats. This double height vertical space extends into the balcony spaces suggesting a local verticality at the apartment level. / Master of Architecture

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Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1979. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-216). / by Jan Tokuichi Taniguchi. / M. Arch.

Thesis (M. Hous. M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 96-111).

Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-111). Also available in print.