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Lam Kwok Wing Terence. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51). / Chapter 1.00 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.10 --- Synopsis / Chapter 1.20 --- Definitions / Chapter 1.30 --- Vision / Chapter 1.40 --- Existing Situation / Chapter 1.50 --- Hypothesis / Chapter 2.00 --- BACKGROUND / Chapter 2.10 --- Process of Design / Chapter 2.20 --- Schedule of Work / Chapter 2.30 --- Client Profile / Chapter 2.40 --- Site / Chapter 2.50 --- Site Selection / Chapter 2.60 --- The Proposal / Chapter 3.00 --- PROJECT BRIEF / Chapter 3.10 --- Problems and Opportunities / Chapter 3.20 --- Constraints / Chapter 3.30 --- Space Diagram / Chapter 3.40 --- Design Guidelines / Chapter 4.00 --- DESIGN / Chapter 4.10 --- Development of Design / Chapter 4.20 --- Final Drawing / Chapter 4.30 --- Details / Chapter 4.40 --- Code Compliance / Chapter 5.00 --- BIBLIOGRAPHY / Chapter 6.00 --- APPENDICES / Chapter 6.10 --- Case Study / Chapter 6.20 --- Interviews / Chapter 6.30 --- Schedule of Accommodations / Chapter 6.40 --- Cost Estimation

Kou Yat Fu Glory. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2005-2006, design report." / THESIS BACKGROUND / Background / Thesis Statement / THEORY AND LITERATURAL STUDY / THEORY AND PRECEDENTS STUDY / Thesis Issues / Chapter 1. --- Connection / Chapter 2. --- Void / Chapter 3. --- Solid Articulation / Chapter 4. --- Framing and Layering / Chapter 5. --- Building Envelope and Materiality / Chapter 6. --- Relative Lighting / SITE STUDY / Site Selection / Site Studies / Lighting Study / Existing Podium Study / PROGRAMMATIC STUDY / Wanchai / HK Art Centre / DESIGN INTERVENTION / Aerial Mapping / Design Analysis / Drawings- / plans / elevations and sections / perspectives / DESIGN PROCESS

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Thesis (MDram (Drama))—University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / This study wishes primarily to explore re-positioning the H.B.Thom Theatre as a cultural amenity in the Stellenbosch region. The first step was to place the building of the H.B. Thom Theatre in 1966 in the context of the cultural and political dynamics of the time as well as to trace the cultural politics of the Western Cape in particular during the turbulent years leading to the first Democratic Elections in 1994. The question is asked, to what extent do the changes in the political climate and cultural thinking impact on the use of this important, regional arts facility? A Cultural Impact Study was made to evaluate the scope of cultural production in the region. Alongside this regional study, the past and present utilisation of the H.B.Thom Theatre as such has been thoroughly documented, processed and discussed. Areas of concern regarding the utilisation of the theatre in particular and possible solutions in meeting these concerns have been integrated into the study. The appropriate management structures and artistic vision leading to the establishment of the H.B.Thom Theatre as a Regional Arts Centre have been researched and detailed as well as mechanisms for its incorporation into the University of Stellenbosch’s broader Strategic Framework.

Urban landscape offers an effective means to improve local capability for regional and global competitions. Along with the growing power of cultural economy, urban landscape with unique identity is increasingly repackaged as venue for cultural, particularly visual, consumption. At the same time, globally oriented cities compete with one another by promoting arts districts. In this context, arts districts have become a global urban phenomenon, contributing significantly to agglomerate cultural consumption activities. For the past two decades, arts districts in Beijing have gained rapid increase in terms of locations and spatial patterns. However ,they were called ‘artist villages’ which represent their undergrounded statues in the early 1990s.It was not until 2000s that some of them were soon commercialized with international galleries, trendy restaurants, caf?s and night clubs appearing on the scene. These underground settlements were eventually recognized as “creative clusters” by the government. Speculative developers have seized the opportunity to investigate arts districts along with the growing importance of cultural economy. Compared with western cases, Beijing’s arts districts merely took less than 20 years to shift from its isolated state to a tremendously popular one among local citizens and foreign visitors. Under this specific circumstance, the mechanism that contributes to such transformation has yet to be explored. Knowledge in this field in China is still on the stage of adopting the western model with a strong passion for explaining their economic capability. Whereas, in order to explore the relation between production landscape and consumption landscape, there is need to conduct a critical investigation for arts districts as a cultural spatial product in a social process. In light of the scenario given above, the study aims to examine the role of place identity in producing Beijing’s arts districts with special focus placed on their branding strategy. The first step of the study is to review the overall development process of Beijing’s arts districts to identify specific background conditions and analyze their development characteristics. In the given urban context, two case studies of Factory 798 and Jiuchang are carried out, which are designed to achieve the research objectives. The two cases display different patterns of development mode. However, according to the study findings, similarities between them can be explored. Based on the distinctive image that the cases create, the study arrives at a conclusion that the role of place identity is evident in forming the characteristic of the consumption pattern. The significance of place identity is recognized for lending its value to Beijing’s arts districts. Further, from production landscape to consumption landscape, the commodification process of arts districts is ineffective without the interplay of social actors. / published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Philosophy

M. Tech. Architecture (Professional) / This thesis encompasses the research and subsequent building design of a Design Centre in Sunnyside Pretoria that specializes in the Applied Arts. This educational training facility will form part of a larger arts precinct. This can be achieved by integrating the immediate surrounding areas in a similar manner as that of Arts on Main in Johannesburg. The proposed project is located in an existing (but not fully developed) arts and design precinct in Sunnyside known as Oeverzicht Arts Village. The anchor facility of this complex will be the Design Centre, offering training and education in Industrial and Product Design, Fashion and Footwear Design, Cabinet making or Joinery, as well as other related arts for approximately 240 students. In light of the above approach, the project also entails the design of the surrounding public spaces, as well as the design of the complex as a precinct within the urban context. The site is located on a prominent corner where Berea, Sunnyside and the Central Business District intersect; it is located on the Nelson Mandela corridor which is one of the main arterial routes that feed the city. There is a cluster of residential buildings that were retained from the 1950's when most of the Sunnyside residential buildings were demolished to accommodate high-rise residential developments. These houses have a unique character within the urban context, which is currently obscured because of their scale compared to the surrounding buildings. The placing of the new development on the corner of the site gives it the necessary historical prominence within the current urban context.

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