Woo Kar Fai. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / In double-leaf format. / Includes bibliographical references. / MISSION STATEMENT / to create a new program which automobiles are integrated with human activities as a Vision for the future / OBJECTIVE / "merge the automotive space with appropriate human activities in order to provide a more CONVENIENT, efficient and valuable space for driver/passenger " / BACKGROUND / hong kong situation / historical studies on western countries / POSSIBLE PROGRAMS / church / driving park / temp. meeting place / automible exhibition / automobile inspection / restaurant&toilets / shopping center / theater / DESIGN APPROACHES / car as an unit when people Inside the car / car as part of the space when people outside the car / target users / private car / motor cycle / mini-bus / taxi / ARCHITECTURAL ISUES / Chapter - --- extension of body space / Chapter - --- extension of car space / Chapter - --- integration of human activities / Chapter - --- space and motion / Chapter - --- sequential form / Chapter - --- flexibility / Chapter - --- image / Chapter - --- accessibility / PRECEDENTS STUDIES / CAR DESIGN TRENDS / greener car / MVP / smart / futuristic designer / GENERAL TRENDS

Public construction projects are frequently presented as occurring in complex social, political and economic settings described as being uncertain. In public administration, this uncertainty is cited as a cause for shifting from the so called "rational-comprehensive" model of policy and decision making toward an "incremental" or "mixed-scanning" approach. None of these models provides a panacea for dealing with the influences of the diverse and dynamic social and political attitudes, ethics and values that are inherent in urban settings. Where such uncertainty becomes unmanageable scientific experts are called upon to translate the problem into technical or economic language that lends itself to consideration by traditional management science analysis. This thesis describes one such translation of an urban transportation development project in the context of the political and philosophical exigencies which required its undertaking. A computer simulation approach to modelling the operation of a two-story underground parking structure, named the Capitol Mall Parking Structure, is described as well as the model's results and sensitivity in coping with various uncertainties posed by the project's decision makers. / Graduation date: 1992

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-221).

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture; and, (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-86). / Because of the decreasing use of private automobiles in city centers and because of usual development pressures, some urban parking garages will become available for replacement or recycling. The choice between replacement or recycling of an abandoned garage is based on cost, but many other factors influence this decision. The suitability of a garage for recycling can often be determined by the consideration of three simple indicators: the type of garage, the horizontal depth of the building, and the typical floor-to-ceiling height. Following the determination of basic suitability, several architectural and structural issues must be considered in order to identify potential problems in the intended recycling and in order to discover practical solutions to these problems. The determination of suitability and the consideration of architectural and structural problems are discussed generally, and are demonstrated in the study of the West Garage. / by Michael Johannes Paul. / M.S. / M.Arch.

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Thesis (M.Arch.A.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: leaf 62. / by Josephine Oller Adams. / M.Arch.A.S.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Carleton University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-102). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.