Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Supervised by Gary Hack. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200). / This work seeks to create an approach to the incremental development of a warehouse district in the City of Boston. The focus of the thesis is on the generation of rules and an implementation process that will organize the interface between the public and private realms. This is achieved through an archaeology of the existing site form, the analysis of disassembled elements that suggest the shape of contextual patterns, and the process for assembling the transformation from a warehousing district to a mixed- use community. The organization of the physical fabric lends itself to a variety of opportunities as well as describes the physical limitations of change. The fit between the physical parameters and the potential program for recycling determines the dynamics of the public/ private interface. By designing and constructing the public network, the impact of unknown new uses can be predetermined and controlled. The evolution of the street as structure and the sequencing of pedestrian path as the primary movement system becomes the progenerator of new tenancies. The viability of the district is constructed by designing supportive networks of movement, security, communication and territory. The inter-locking of the wide range of uses forms an urban environment unique in its place. The intention is to provide a constructive process which contains the method of assembly for the interface of public and private, site and surroundings. The goal is to generate public place, while not constraining the program which remains open-ended. The process is as significant as the design itself; in that the development of Fort Point Channel and the warehouse district is a strategy problem where the actualization of the product is continuous and without end. The process is the framework for sustaining the goals, and Street as Structure is the working method that implements those goals. / by Darleen D. Powers. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: p. 92-93. / This study presents a closer look at a Muslim-built environment. It examines streets as one of the major structuring elements in a city. It traces the history and the physical development of three major streets in Medieval Cairo within the overall structure of the city at the end of each ruling dynasty. The hypothesis presented in this study is that streets in a Muslim city (Cairo) possessed some common themes and patterns that created for them a characteristic structure. The purpose of this study is to verify the existence of such a structure and to explore some of the implicit principles that may have governed its shaping The lessons learnt from the analysis of the street structure and its development, provide a better understanding of the history of a built environment and of the physical factors that shaped its urban form. Ultimately, it may be possible to generate from the study a general set of criteria ·which could identify the extent of traditionality in a given project. These rules could also assist urban designers in the formulation of design criteria extracted from the history of the built environment. / by Nezar M. Al-Sayyad. / M.S.

Tse Wai Tsun. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2003-2004, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 62). / Chapter Part 1 --- Proposal / Chapter 1.1 --- Issue --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Literal Studies --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Precedents --- p.4 / Chapter Part 2 --- Research / Chapter 2.1 --- Background Research / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Urban Boundary --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Street Boundary --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Podium Boundary --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Study of a Edge / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Site Plan --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Fabric Context --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Outside of the Edge --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Inside of the Egde --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Trace of Activities --- p.28 / Chapter Part 3 --- Design / Chapter 3.1 --- Articulating the Boundary --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Street Idea --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3 --- Edge as Penetrable --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4 --- Final Work / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Model Photo --- p.49 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Drawing --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5 --- Review Record --- p.57 / Bibliography --- p.62 / Acknowledgement --- p.63

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

- The Conservation Plan for Ladder Street is prepared based on the research findings by going through the early history about the development of the streets in Hong Kong and particularly the driving forces about how the Ladder Street was developed. - Based on site survey to record about the significant value culturally and architecturally of the Ladder Street in this study. - Being part of the urban heritage of Hong Kong, the ever changing in nature of the street will be discussed. Taking the street’s basic function, statutory requirements and together with the significance values into consideration to develop a Conservation Guidelines for conservation and maintenance usage. - The importance of sustainability in conservation for the future generation will also be considered / published_or_final_version / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation

With the high populations of the Qiang people (羌) living in Maoxian County (茂縣), Wenchuan (汶川), Li county (理縣)& Beichuan County (北川); the geomorphology and natural ecological environment were serious damaged in "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake. Many of the villages were destroyed or severely damaged; it brought a huge casualties and losses to the Qiang cultural. Natural ecosystems through natural and artificial repair after a certain period can make basic recovery. As a historical legacy of the Qiang village, due to the seismic requirement and the changed of modern life living standard, it is hard to rebuild the entire intangible cultural heritage. It is a very complex and important to focus on the content of the cultural reconstruction of Qiang’s community. Among most of the cultural rebuilt projects were most likely set up a new cultural museum or a cultural center to conserve the minority groups tangible heritage. This is a very passive way to display the Qiang’s traditional heritage. As time changes and technology advancement, Qiang people are not living isolated to the outer world. In another hand, they share and receive information from other ethnic such as Han and Tibetan. The county street market is the best place for them to interact with other group of people besides selling goods for living improvement. This thesis confers Qiang people’s traditional culture heritage and their community evolution to redevelop a new streetscape for local market and public leisure purpose. Taking the chance of develop from earthquake, up to 50% of the street side building can be demolished and partially refurnish. With landscape planning and design, this street will be reset and provide a enhance environment as a multi-cultural sharing platform. / published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

No description available.

ABSTRACT DANA L. GREEAR The STEPS to Atlanta Streets Alive Activity Guide (Under the direction of Professor JOHN A. STEWARD, M.P.H.) Atlanta Streets Alive (ASA) is a continually developing ciclovía recreativa based program occurring in urban Atlanta. Creating multi-sectoral partnerships and providing complementary activities to participants are key to ciclovía program sustainability. The objective of this capstone project was to create the STEPS to Atlanta Streets Alive Activity Guide (STEPS guide) by using a process method of evaluation framework for planning, conducting, and evaluating activities performed within ASA events. A pilot activity was conducted during the Atlanta Streets Alive event on October 17, 2010. The STEPS guide was assembled by using information collected during the pilot activity, with secondary analysis of the STEPS guide, including expert and focus group critique, to ensure accuracy and feasibility of use. The STEPS guide is a structured method of collecting static information about the individual activities conducted within ASA events. This information can be used by future activity partners to develop dynamic complementary activities within ASA events.

This Major Degree Project explores the concept of “complete streets” and the framing of an appropriate “complete streets” checklist for historic districts and character neighbourhoods in downtown contexts, attempting to learn especially from the case of Winnipeg’s Warehouse District Neighbourhood. A “complete streets” checklist is considered to include a combination of infrastructure and urban design considerations, such as sidewalks, bike lanes, intersections, transit stops, curb extensions, travel lane widths, and parking needs. It proceeds from the premise that if an individual street or system of streets is ‘complete’, individuals will be more likely to reduce the time spent using automobiles, and increase the time expended on walking, biking, or using other transit alternatives, while making travel on the streets safer and more enjoyable for all users. The MDP examines the current street-related infrastructure and uses within the Warehouse District Neighbourhood of Downtown Winnipeg and discusses the relevance of current or recent City of Winnipeg plans and proposals. Taking the form of a practicum, the research sought to inform and engage local planners, engineers and public officials regarding a “complete streets” approach to their work – primarily in terms of the recommended framing of a complete streets checklist as well as recommendations for future area improvements in the Warehouse District Neighbourhood, demonstrating the usefulness of the checklist.