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Valhallavägen is a large boulevard in Stockholm spanning from Roslagstull to Gärdet. It’s 3.5 km long, making it the longest street in the inner city of Stockholm. It acts as a border between the stone city and the free landscape of Nationalstadsparken and the institution belt. The middle strip was planned to be a park, but is today dominated by parking lots. This project aims to develop Valhallavägen to an efficient main street, a green oasis and an attractive place in Stockholm with a clear identity.

In the face of rapid urbanization, megacities have witnessed the rise of skyscrapers as central social hubs. However, the predominant design approach for these towering structures has primarily focused on practical considerations, often overlooking the spiritual well-being of individuals. This oversight has led to detrimental consequences such as mental health challenges, pervasive social isolation, and increased crime rates. While halting skyscraper construction is not a practical solution, a compelling need emerges for a fresh design approach. A paradigm shift in skyscraper design is proposed, drawing inspiration from the organic formation of neighborhoods. This approach advocates for creating vertical settings within skyscrapers, which aim to offer rejuvenating experiences through abundant social spaces. These vertical neighborhoods blend communal learning areas, recreational zones, relaxation spaces, and green areas that foster natural human connections. By strongly emphasizing enclosed and open public spaces and implementing programs encouraging interaction, the envisioned design seeks to nurture healthy relationships and facilitate genuine human connections, ultimately fostering a more cohesive and closely-knit society. / Master of Architecture / Skyscrapers, while iconic in urban areas, often overlook the spiritual needs of individuals, leading to negative consequences like mental health issues, social isolation, and increased crime rates. Instead of halting skyscraper construction, a transformative design approach is needed. Imagine a skyscraper that resembles a horizontal neighborhood with blocks, streets, and social spaces. Inspired by the natural formation of districts, this concept proposes vertical neighborhoods that offer abundant social spaces and a healing experience. The design integrates communal learning areas, recreational zones, relaxation spaces, and green areas, promoting natural human connections and addressing the prevalent isolation in megacities. This design aims to nurture healthy relationships and facilitate genuine human connections by emphasizing enclosed and open public spaces and programs that encourage interaction, ultimately fostering a more united and connected society. This innovative approach seeks to redefine the purpose of skyscrapers, transforming them into vibrant communities that prioritize people's well-being and spiritual fulfillment.

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Ng Cheuk Man Matt. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2004, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-87). / Chapter 1.0 --- behind the city / Chapter 1.1 --- urban change / Chapter 1.2 --- "observation ( specific in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong)" / Chapter 2.0 --- in the city / Chapter 2.1 --- "urban pedestrian movement in everyday (macro understanding of street life) ( specific in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong)" / Chapter 2.2 --- street life (micro understanding of street life) / Chapter 2.3 --- shops (ground floor retails) / Chapter 2.4 --- shops (second & upper floor retails) / Chapter 2.5 --- hidden movement / Chapter 2.6 --- timeless movement / Chapter 3.0 --- will be in the city / Chapter 3.1 --- opportunities / Chapter 3.2 --- design intention / Chapter 3.3 --- proposal / Chapter 3.4 --- design / Chapter 4.0 --- Bibliography / Chapter 5.0 --- Appendix

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

The purpose of this study is to make a survey of the liability of municipal corporations in Texas for the construction, repair, and maintenance of their streets and sidewalks, and for injuries sustained by the traveling public through defects in same.

Wong Hoi Yin. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2006-2007, design report." / Thesis Statement / Definition of Boundary in Urban Fabric & Precedent study / Character of boundaries / Site: Sheung Wan / "case study of ""Secondary Boundaries""" / Chapter a. --- Peel Street / Chapter b. --- Ladder Street / Chapter c. --- Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei / Chapter d. --- The Central Mid - Levels Escalators / Phenonmenon / Thesis Objective / Design Strategies / Chapter a. --- Site Study / URA Site / Chapter b. --- "Strategies: SCALE & ""PUBLICNESS""" / Chapter c. --- Design Concept / Chapter d. --- Design Drawings / Chapter e. --- Models

全球變暖現象在最近幾年的高漲，引發了城市中不斷發生的嚴峻局部炎熱氣候，也令戶外熱舒適度課題不斷得到更多關注。這篇論文中作者從城市設計角度考察熱舒適度的分佈，並且著眼于通過定量模型研究城市形態因子與熱舒適度之間的關係，以模型作爲客觀數據實測和人主觀感受之間的橋梁。文中以荷蘭城市鹿特丹為典型代表研究了輻射爲主情況下城市設計對熱能動力學的影響，用平均輻射溫度為關鍵變量基於SOLWEIG軟件模擬探討這個變量的時空分佈。同時爲了在更長時間段中對熱舒適度作校準，輻射模擬的結果也通過RayMan軟件和氣象學觀測結果結合得出更加符合人體感受的熱環境評判結論。 / 文中主要考慮三种城市形態因子：高寬比，街道方向，和建築物外形。街道被分成中間區域和兩邊行人區域，以力圖得到最接近事實上熱舒適度感覺的結果。通過分析模型輸出和模擬結果，我們確認了城市形態因子對熱舒適度有顯著影響。從不同角度進一步研究不同城市因子的變化和熱舒適度變化之間的定量關係，我們發現所考慮的三种形態因子都會改變熱舒適度的分佈，並且各個因子的影響之間也有相關性。這些影響和相關性讓我們可以從結果中總結出更深層的機理，其中最重要的分別是日間太陽短波輻射的阻擋陰影效果和夜間長波散熱的束縛效果。在這兩個原理的作用下模型結果可以得到統一的解釋歸納，並且給出基於這些結果的城市設計方面的建議，包括在日照最充足的區域減小天空開闊度，通過調整街道方向減少日光直接照射等等。 / 文中所給出的結果和研究方法展現了城市形態對熱舒適度的動態影響，並可以作爲進一步研究的基礎。我們給出了一些可行的擴展，討論了更多可以研究的重要效應，以進一步加深對這些影響的理解和拓寬改善城市熱環境的手段。經由定量建模和多變量分析，城市設計對熱舒適度的影響可以得到更好理解和利用。 / The outdoor thermal comfort is becoming an increasingly important topic in recent years because of the global warming effect and the severe heat events experienced by cities. In this thesis we address the thermal comfort from the urban design perspective and aim at quantitatively modeling the relationship between urban form factors and thermal comfort output from a data-based human-oriented approach. Selecting Rotterdam of the Netherlands as a target city, we focus upon the radiation component of thermal environment when connecting urban design to thermal equilibrium dynamics. The radiation is represented by the Mean Radiant Temperature (Tmrt) variable, and simulated using the Solar Long Wave Environmental Irradiance Geometry (SOLWEIG) model. To evaluate the long-term calibrated thermal comfort using data over longer periods the RayMan model is also used to combine the radiation simulation output with meteorological parameters for a more human-oriented comparison. / The urban form factors considered include the height-to-width ratio (h/w), the street orientations, and the urban forms. To enable a more realistic evaluation of pedestrian thermal comfort we also divide the street into three separate zones so that the center and two side pavement zones can be individually studied and placed together for a comparison. The results confirm the impact of urban forms on thermal comfort and quantitatively evaluate such effects from all different perspectives. We find that all the urban form factors impose variations of the simulated thermal variables, and they also have correlated interactions revealing deeper connections and principles governing such relations. The most significant principles found for the scenario studies are the shading of solar short-wave radiation during the day and the trapping of long-wave emission at night, summarizing all the individual effects into a coherent body of knowledge. Utilizing these discoveries we can make design recommendations toward a better thermal environment, including reducing the sky view factor at the locations with the most solar radiation exposure, orienting the streets to utilize the building shades, etc. / As a precursor into the dynamic nature of urban form impact over thermal comfort, the results and methodology presented in this thesis serve as a foundation of more research in the same direction. Several possible extensions are proposed and more important effects are mentioned, revealing the potential and strength of our approach. Both the current research and possible extensions contribute to the field of urban thermal comfort and provide unique perspectives for rigorous quantitative investigations into a realistic urban thermal comfort model. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Dai, Qun. / Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-80). / Abstracts also in Chinese.

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture