This thesis is a case study analysis of the feminist urban development project #UrbanGirlsMovement discussing how gender-transformative urban planning techniques impact local girls in the Million Dwellings Program area Fittja south of Stockholm. The thesis draws on a theoretical framework of feminist geography, intersectionality, and territorial stigmatization to analyze narratives from eleven girls participating in #UrbanGirlsMovement. The girls’ narratives reveal that it has been an empowering experience to be part of an urban development process as it has enabled them to recognize their own abilities. By re-evaluating the role of the planner to take on a more facilitating role, the girls shouldered the role of experts. It legitimized the girls’ ideas and designs, enabling them both to recognize and to use their own agency. Additionally, the process of redesigning a familiar place enabled the girls to regenerate the meaning of the urban public space around Fittja to mirror their own subjective spatial identities. The thesis shows that intersectional planning tools that transform, rather than inform, power and spatial oppression are crucial when renewing the Million Dwellings Program of Swedish suburbs. #UrbanGirlsMovement shows that a planning process is more than physical designs, it is as much a tool for enhanced democracy, equality, and justice in cities.

Com o final da Idade do Bronze na Grécia Continental se tornou possível vislumbrar uma série de mudanças que afetaram o modo de vida de toda sociedade grega. Neste trabalho pretendemos estudar como as formas arquitetônicas registraram essas mudanças e quais interpretações são possíveis de serem formuladas a partir do registro arqueológico e análises das fontes textuais. Será dado destaque aos sentidos da monumentalidade em edificações de usufruto coletivo. O momento em questão abrange os séculos XII - VIII e as estruturas estudadas serão as Casas de Chefe com particular ênfase na função que possuíam, sua arquitetura e de que maneira sucederam os palácios da época Micênica. / With the end of the Bronze Age Continental Greece became possible to envisage a series of changes that have affected the way of life of the entire Greek society. In this paper we intend to study how architectural forms recorded these changes and interpretations which are possible to be made from the archaeological record and analysis of the textual sources. Emphasis will be placed to the senses of the monumentality in buildings of collective usufruct. The moment in question covers the centuries XII - VIII and the studied structures will be the Rulers\' Dwellings with particular emphasis on the function that had, its architecture and how succeeded the palaces of the Mycenaean era.

A presente pesquisa teve por finalidade a avaliação da qualidade dimensional dos compartimentos que compõem as habitações através da análise do Uso, da Função e das Atividades desenvolvidas nestes ambientes. Inicialmente foram inventariados 216 apartamentos selecionados dentre os lançamentos imobiliários realizados no município de São Paulo, entre os anos de 2000 a 2005, universo estudado pelo Inventário das Recomendações Dimensionais dos Espaços, Equipamentos e Mobiliário da Habitação FAPESP 03/09.069-1, BOUERI J.J., (2004)1, do qual o autor foi colaborador com o detalhamento de todos os arranjos dos ambientes em trabalho programado Pesquisa de Composição de Mobiliário e Equipamentos da Habitação (2004). Posteriormente, foi realizado um aprofundamento nos apartamentos de quatro dormitórios, verificando o uso dos espaços em função das atividades ali exercidas no segundo trabalho programado do autor. Com base nesse aprofundamento, foram aplicados dois tipos de avaliação da Qualidade Habitacional, inicialmente o Método de Avaliação da Qualidade Arquitetônica Habitacional de PEDRO, João Branco (2003) nos quesitos relativos ao dimensionamento e posteriormente os Índices Ergonômicos da Habitação, Prof. Dr. BOUERI, J.J. (2001)2.Com base nos resultados obtidos na avaliação, a pesquisa buscou concluir com o tipo de qualidade dimensional existente nos apartamentos lançados no mercado imobiliário da cidade de São Paulo. A relevância do estudo criterioso do dimensionamento habitacional extrapola o âmbito do projeto arquitetônico devido à relação de interdependência com os preços dos apartamentos, principalmente nas grandes cidades, como é o caso de São Paulo. Este fator, associado ao custo da terra urbana, forma conjunto que compõe o valor de venda dos apartamentos. / The purpose of this research was to evaluate the dimensional quality of habitation compartments. Witch was accomplished by the analysis of Use, Function and Activities performed at these environments. Initially, 216 apartments were selected amongst the real state launchings in the São Paulo city, between the years of 2000 and 2005 were inventoried. Those units also belong to the Inventory of the Dimensional Recommendations for Spaces, Equipment and Furniture at the Habitation FAPESP 03/09.069-1, BOUERI J.J., (2004), having the rooms disposal (lay outs) already been studied in detail by the author. Afterwards, a deepening study on the four bedroom apartments was carried trough by the same author, verifying the space uses in function of the activities there developed. Based in this new study, two types of evaluation of dwelling quality were applied: at first Evaluation Method of Architectural Dwelling Quality PEDRO, João Branco (2003) in the sections of dimension and afterwards the Ergonomic Rate of Dwelling, BOUERI (2001).Based of the gotten results the research was directed to the type of dimensional quality of the apartments launched in the real estate market in the city of São Paulo.The importance of the careful study of dimension in the dwellings went beyond the scope of the architectural project due to the interdependent relationship between the market price and the measure of the building, mainly in the great cities, as it is in São Paulo. This factor plus the price of urban soil, compound the market value of the apartments.

A importância deste tema pode ser ilustrada no fato de que a autogestão é a principal forma de gestão da construção residencial, pois representa aproximadamente 70% das novas habitações e 87% das obras de reforma e expansão no país. Apesar da importância deste tema há pouca bibliografia na literatura especializada nacional, indicando a necessidade da realização de pesquisa nesta área. Neste sentido esta pesquisa objetivou investigar o atual modelo vigente de gestão, a autogestão, nas obras de reforma em edificações unifamiliares, levantando indicadores de produtividade para se obter um diagnóstico sobre o estágio da eficiência neste tipo de obra. A metodologia utilizada baseou-se em etapas de revisão bibliográfica e na realização de um estudo de campo envolvendo 20 entrevistas. Destas entrevistas, 10 foram realizadas com os gestores de 10 obras de reforma e as outras 10 entrevistas foram realizadas com profissionais de diferentes agentes atuantes no setor da construção civil. A diversidade dos entrevistados foi produto da busca por descrever um panorama geral da autogestão conforme as diferentes perspectivas. No estudo de campo concluiu-se que a informalidade neste setor é um resultado da busca do menor preço pelo autogestor, e do cliente pela mão-de-obra. Apesar de ser denominado como autogestor da obra, nos casos analisados, a gestão da obra é realizada com grande tendência ao insucesso, pois os autogestores não possuem conhecimento suficiente para tomar as decisões de uma obra e, não contratam profissionais habilitados para tal. Estas características podem ser resumidas na opinião generalizada dos empreendedores obra é sinônimo de problema. Desta forma espera-se, como resultado desta pesquisa, contribuir com uma melhoria na gestão desta tipologia de obra e, indiretamente, aumentar a eficiência no uso de recursos utilizados nas suas atividades. / The importance of this theme can be illustrated by the fact that self-management is the main form of management of residential construction, as it represents approximately 70% of new dwellings and 87% of planned remodeling and refurbishment in the country. Despite the importance of this issue there is little information in the national literature, indicating the necessity of conducting research in this area. In this sense, this research aimed to investigate the current prevailing model of management, the self management, in reform and refurbishment works in single-family buildings, surveying productivity indicators to get a diagnosis on the stage of efficiency in this type of work. The methodology was based on stages of literature review and in conducting a field study involving 20 interviews. Within these interviews, 10 were conducted with managers of 10 works of reform and the other 10 interviews were conducted with professionals from different agents in the construction industry. The diversity of respondents was the result of search by describing an overview of self-management according to different perspectives. In the field study it was concluded that this informal sector is a result of the search for the lowest price by the self-managers, and lowest cost labor. Despite being termed as self-manager the refurbishment, in the cases analyzed, the management of the refurbishment is performed with great tendency to fail, because they have not enough knowledge to make good decisions and did not hire qualified professionals to do so. These characteristics can be summarized in the general opinion of the entrepreneurs that refurbishment is synonymous with trouble. Thus, it is expected as a result of this research, to contribute to an improvement in the management of this type of work and, indirectly, increase the efficient use of resources used in their activities.

Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY VAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography : leaves 33-34. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1988. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 139). / The particular subject of this thesis is Housing for the Elderly. The intention is to propose an architecture which springs from an alternative attitude towards housing the elderly ... an attitude which purports that multiplicity and exchange are the elements crucial to one's well-being; in contrast to the current paradigm within the world of planning for the elderly ... one of segregation, classification and singularity. With a little license, I call this a research and design thesis, as it has been difficult to define. As a 'research' paper, it entails the use of a particular method of selecting, understanding, and (finally) using a range of references in order to distill from them some underlying principles of form. Yet unlike a true research thesis, it is loosely structured and left open-ended ... intentionally so! The 'design' work provides the testing ground for the principles gleaned from those references. It also allows me the opportunity to exercise myself in synthesizing and arranging architecture. Yet as a design thesis, the work is only the start of an architecture process ... far from being complete. In essence, the thesis is an endeavour in knowing a little more about the 'dancing' between referencing and designing. / by Julia A. Campbell. / M.Arch.

Thesis. 1976. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: leaves 181-185. / M.Arch.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / The importance of contextually sensitive design is once again becoming recognized by the architectural profession. A contextual design is based upon an understanding of historical and social factors as well as the physical context of the project. This thesis is an exploration of the relationship between an existing environment and the design for a contemporary building. The design will be set on Boston's Beacon Hill, an architecturally rich area that has been designated as a National Historical Landmark by the National Parks Service. The site itself is a relatively large parcel of land located on the Hill's North Slope, an area of somewhat dilapidated houses, now undergoing considerable rehabilitation. The program chosen, that of a residential community for the area's older residents, will take advantage of the site's relatively large size to develop collective facilities as well as approximately 70-80 apartments. While the overall size and collective nature of this project distinguish it from the prevailing pattern of house size and organization on Beacon Hill, they serve to emphasize the need for traditional patterns to be modified and adapted to serve contemporary needs and lifestyles. The design exploration will be preceded by an examination of the historical, social, and physical features of Beacon Hill. Ways in which these aspects of the environment have been used to create contextually successful buildings will be briefly explored. Then the programmatic principles of congregate living environments for older people will be considered. Contextual decisions will be traced from site planning to building organization, focusing on the development of a formal vocabulary for the building exterior. The goal will be to create a new building, modern in execution, but compatible with the traditional forms of Beacon Hill. / by Donna L. Harris. / M.Arch.

Thesis. 1976. M.ArchAS--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Rotch. / Bibliography: p. 69. / M.ArchAS

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