Thesis--Columbia University. / Without thesis note. Bibliography: p. [328]-337.

Zugl.: Freiburg (Breisgau), Univ., Diss., 2004.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2005. / Title from title screen. James Darsey, committee chair; David Cheshier, Mary Stuckey, committee members. Electronic text (237 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 12, 2007. Includes bibliographical references.

No description available.

This thesis has been based on a detailed examination of the ten thousand two hundred letters which form the extant 17th century correspondence in His Grace the Duke of Hamilton's archives, and of approximately ten thousand household, building and estate accounts in the same Collection. A Calendar of the letters forms the appendix to the thesis; a Calendar of the accounts is in preparation. The exact period under consideration is 1625-1712, from the succession of the 1st duke to the family titles until the death of his grandson the 4th duke. It has often been assumed that in the society of seventeenth century Scotland there was a great gulf between the anglicised peerage and the rest of the population, that the leading members of the Scottish aristocracy enjoyed a high standard of living in England while their fellow-countrymen remained at home in comparatively primitive conditions. The present survey suggests that this view is inaccurate. The dukes of Hamilton were Scotland's premier peers, and the 1st and 2nd dukes did spend a large part of their adult lives in London. Nevertheless, they retained strong links with their own estates which they visited frequently. After the Civil War, the family became once more firmly based at Hamilton. They had their children educated locally, married their daughters into the Scottish peerage, and formed the focal point of the local community. Their houses were large, their furniture fine and their gardens well laid-out, but in this they were no different from their contemporaries of a similar status. A comparison with the family papers of other Scottish peers shows that they shared a common standard of living and indeed a common outlook. It would therefore seem probable that throughout the seventeenth century the Scottish peerage remained an integral part of Scottish society, living at home in a manner similar to that of the gentry and richer merchants, and relying to a large extent on local loyalties. Only towards the end of the period, with the coming of union with England and the emergence of a party political system, did the situation begin to change.

For one hundred years, the mighty blast furnaces of Stelco have burned, melted, and forged the identity of Hamilton, Ontario, into the epitomic Steeltown of Canada. Now US Steel Canada, its recently announced closure has silenced the operation that once defined Hamilton itself, leaving in its wake an array of ruined machines upon a toxic wasteland. But is it really a wasteland? Could the energy latent in the site, its architecture, and its history be recovered? In order to propel the city towards a more sustainable future, could its degradation be used as an agent for change, to transform the site and even provide the basis for a new hybrid industry? This thesis proposes an architectural design for a recalibrated steel industry on the site whose excess energy output is used to fuel a new industry of greenhouses. These greenhouses nurture plants to be used in the gradual bioremediation of the contaminated landscape into a site of both active industry and civic amenity. Through the re-ignition of the blast furnace and the subsequent design opportunities it creates, the site becomes an extension of the civic realm rather than an obstruction to it. Three areas of focus define this thesis proposal. The first is an exploration into the opportunities latent in ruination, both architecturally through entropy and in landscape through toxic contamination. This is followed by an investigation into the century-old relationship between Stelco and Hamilton, and how this history has created the current state of tension between industry and city. Finally, through the re-imagination of the blast furnace and its output, this thesis positions the site as part of an energy flow that links industry with its landscape, and both with the city in which they reside.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Mathématiques : Lyon 1 : 2003. / Titre provenant de l'écran titre. 73 réf. bibliogr.

No description available.

For one hundred years, the mighty blast furnaces of Stelco have burned, melted, and forged the identity of Hamilton, Ontario, into the epitomic Steeltown of Canada. Now US Steel Canada, its recently announced closure has silenced the operation that once defined Hamilton itself, leaving in its wake an array of ruined machines upon a toxic wasteland. But is it really a wasteland? Could the energy latent in the site, its architecture, and its history be recovered? In order to propel the city towards a more sustainable future, could its degradation be used as an agent for change, to transform the site and even provide the basis for a new hybrid industry? This thesis proposes an architectural design for a recalibrated steel industry on the site whose excess energy output is used to fuel a new industry of greenhouses. These greenhouses nurture plants to be used in the gradual bioremediation of the contaminated landscape into a site of both active industry and civic amenity. Through the re-ignition of the blast furnace and the subsequent design opportunities it creates, the site becomes an extension of the civic realm rather than an obstruction to it. Three areas of focus define this thesis proposal. The first is an exploration into the opportunities latent in ruination, both architecturally through entropy and in landscape through toxic contamination. This is followed by an investigation into the century-old relationship between Stelco and Hamilton, and how this history has created the current state of tension between industry and city. Finally, through the re-imagination of the blast furnace and its output, this thesis positions the site as part of an energy flow that links industry with its landscape, and both with the city in which they reside.

München, Techn. Univ., Diss., 2008