Mémoire M.A. (Gestion des P.M.O.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1984. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

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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

Research on the American residential garage from 1900 to 1940 has demonstrated that the following factors impacted garage design: the practical demands of the automobile, architectural styles, placement on a lot, and the socio-economic status of the garage builder. The shape and function of garages were dictated by the maintenance requirements of automobiles and the fire hazards associated with early cars. Architectural styles affected garage design by influencing the materials, roof shapes, and door designs of a given garage. These effects were more evident in garages designed to match an individual house. Catalog garages were shaped by current architectural styles, but these garages were simpler in order to be compatible with a wide range of house styles. Garage placement affected several aspects of garage design including amenities such as electricity and plumbing. Placement was also determined by external factors such as lot size and local zoning regulations. The socio-economic status of a homeowner molded a garage's appearance significantly. Economic considerations impacted garage design by resulting in anything from a simple wooden box with a roof to a two-story brick garage with an apartment. / Department of Architecture

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

The aim of this thesis is to examine the spatial effects of city regulations and practices upon one urban function - parking and the parking garage. This follows the conviction that the study of urban structure can be best achieved through a spatial analysis of the individual sites that create urban structure rather than through the creation of generalized urban land use models. The study is organized around one central hypothesis: (i) The external and internal spatial arrangements of automobile parking garages are effectively regulated by city planning decisions and city by-law provisions. A review of existing city regulatory methods concerning automobile parking garages showed that external site features of parking garages are regulated through zoning by-law provisions, and transportation and redevelopment or renewal planning decisions; that internal site features, in addition to the above, were subjected to city building by-laws; and that both the external and internal site features were indirectly regulated through city approaches to the administrative and financial aspects of a parking program. The analysis of regulations showed one area in which regulations were particularly stringent. This is the sale of gasoline and oil products and the provision of service and repair facilities inside automobile parking garages. Two subsidiary-hypotheses were therefore considered: (ii) The sale of gasoline and oil products and the provision of automobile service and repair facilities inside automobile parking garages are both a desirable and a safe use of space within these structures. (iii) The sale of gasoline and oil products and the provision of automobile service and repair facilities inside automobile parking garages leads to a conflict between actors at the municipal and industrial levels that can only be resolved by the adoption of similar planning goals by city decision-makers. The analysis of sections of National building and fire codes for Canada and the United States and various city building by-laws revealed that there exists differences between the two countries’ national codes as well as differences between building by-laws for various cities. American codes and by-laws permit inside gasoline dispensing units and service and repair facilities within parking garages, whereas Canadian codes and by-laws do not. All three hypotheses were tested in a case study of Vancouver, B.C. An examination of relevant sections of the building and zoning by-laws revealed that the City has many restrictions on parking garages, specifically in regard to the inside location of gasoline pumps and repair facilities. These regulations create a contentious issue between industry and City officials, because the industry recognizes that a demand exists for various automobile-oriented products and services, yet the City’s building and zoning by-law prohibits many of them. This conflict can only be resolved through availability of common information and continuing dialogue. This study has endeavored to provide this in a systematic form. A dialogue between municipal and industrial officials may lead to diverse and conflicting regulations, however, the ultimate goal should be the creation of an urban environment which accomodates the variety of requirements of an increasing urbanized population. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate

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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Ce mémoire a pour but d'explorer l'utilisation de données de contexte, notamment spatial, pour prédire de la durée que va prendre un garage pour effectuer les réparations à la suite d'un accident automobile. Le contexte réfère à l'environnement dans lequel évolue le garage. Il s'agit donc de développer une approche permettant de prédire une caractéristique précise en utilisant notamment de l'information historique. L'information historique comprend des composantes spatiales, comme des adresses, qui vont être exploitées afin de générer de nouvelles informations relatives à la localisation des garages automobiles. L'utilisation des données accumulées sur les réclamations automobiles va permettre d'établir un niveau initial de prédiction qu'il est possible d'atteindre avec de l'apprentissage supervisé. En ajoutant ensuite petit à petit de l'information de contexte spatial dans lequel évolue le garage responsable des réparations, de nouveaux niveaux de prédiction seront atteints. Il sera alors possible d'évaluer la pertinence de considérer le contexte spatial dans un problème de prédiction comme celui des temps de réparations des véhicules accidentés en comparant ces niveaux de prédiction précédemment cités. L'utilisation de données historiques pour prédire une nouvelle donnée se fait depuis plusieurs années à l'aide d'une branche de l'intelligence artificielle, à savoir : l'apprentissage machine. Couplées à cette méthode d'analyse et de production de données, des analyses spatiales vont être présentées et introduites pour essayer de modéliser le contexte spatial. Pour quantifier l'apport d'analyses spatiales et de données localisées dans un problème d'apprentissage machine, il sera question de comparer l'approche n'utilisant pas d'analyse spatiale pour produire de nouvelles données, avec une approche similaire considérant cette fois-ci les données de contexte spatial dans lequel évolue le garage. L'objectif est de voir l'impact que peut avoir une contextualisation spatiale sur la prédiction d'une variable quantitative. / The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of context data, particularly spatial context, to predict how long it will take a garage to complete repairs following an automobile accident. The context refers to the environment in which the garage evolves. It is therefore a question of developing an approach that makes it possible to predict a precise characteristic by using historical information in particular. The historical information includes spatial components, such as addresses, which will be exploited to generate new information about the location of car garages. The use of the accumulated data on car claims will allow to establish an initial level of prediction that can be reached with supervised learning. By then gradually adding information about the spatial context in which the garage responsible for the repairs evolves, new levels of prediction will be reached. It will then be possible to evaluate the relevance of considering the spatial context in a prediction problem such as that of the repair times of accidented vehicles by comparing these prediction levels previously mentioned. The use of historical data to predict new data has been done for several years with the help of a branch of artificial intelligence, namely: machine learning. Coupled with this method of data analysis and production, spatial analyses will be presented and introduced to try to model the spatial context. To quantify the contribution of spatial analysis and localized data in a machine learning problem, we will compare the approach that does not use spatial analysis to produce new data with a similar approach that considers the spatial context data in which the garage evolves. The objective is to see the impact that spatial contextualization can have on the prediction of a quantitative variable.