To build for living is to understand that built form exists only in relationship to the life that occupies it and that human life is better when it is in constant interaction with the built environment; we design it, build it, and change it as we design, build, and change our selves. Making your own place and changing it over time is an important component of living one's life to its fullest. To explore these issues, designs were made for an adaptable building type - the "mountain hut," a temporary accommodation for its wandering inhabitants. Designing it twice, as well as relocating the initial building type across the globe, from the mountains of Sierra Nevada to the Himalayas in Nepal, provided an opportunity to compare and understand the influences of local environmental and cultural conditions on the building's adaptability, as well as the level of interactivity its inhabitants could experience as they occupied and transformed the dwelling. Both designs incorporate sustainable design principles, which strengthen the overall comparison of climatic responses and the use of local materials and building technologies. / Department of Architecture

Originally written for M.A. degree, Western Michigan University (1994). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-54).

Originally written for M.A. degree, Western Michigan University (1994). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-54).

Winery as a materialization of wine making and wine consuming process is designed in the landscape of Strachotin, amongst the wineyard area. A huge water pond Vodne Dielo Nove Mlyny and the hillsde of Palava on the horizon become a crucial part of the whole concept. It´s goal is to sensitively set the building into the natural landscape and to connect the area with the existing wine roads that are crossing nearby. Another important aim is to concisely include the significance of a winery as a process of connecting people with each another and connecting of oneself with nature. The design is an architectural interpretation of the set goals.

Thesis. 1978. M.Arch.A.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Bibliography: leaves 76-77. / by Roderick C. Leung. / M.Arch.A.S.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Inadequate land use, ignoring its agricultural fitness can, in a short time, transform thousands of hectares in fragile systems highly susceptible to degradation processes. The use of the fingerprinting method in the identification of sediment sources has been efficient and there are many studies in the international literature proving its effectiveness. In Brazil, the studies in the matter are still incipient, but have demonstrated efficiency in detecting changes in the proportion of contribution of the sources in the production of sediments. Among the variables used in this method, there are some minerals that are used as tracers of soil erosion, due to their high stability in the environment and magnetism property. However, the use of mineralogy together with models of erosion prediction as well as in the identification of sources of sediment production is not common. The objective of this work was to estimate the proportion of contribution of two groups of sources, road+channels+grid and superficial+subsuperficial, in the production of sediments in a watershed slope. For this purpose, two groups of variables were tested, pedogeochemical and pedogeochemical+mineralogical to compose the prediction models. For the identification of the sources the fingerprinting method was used, which compares the soils of different sources and the sediments that are found in suspension in the drainage channel, using tracing variables. It was possible to identify the contribution of each one of the groups of sources of sediment production in the Vacacaí-Mirim River basin, except in the T1point. In this point the scale was determining in the result, due to the low number of samples of this sub-basin. The greatest contributions in the production of sediments came from superficial erosion of the soil. The use of an only group of variables to compose the model of identification of sources, suppressing variables that generate uncertainty, has led to more coherence in the presented results and reduced the space-time variability of the analysis. The roads were presented as a potential source of erosion in the basin. The adding of mineralogical variables improved the results, decreasing the errors. However, using only one group of variables for the prediction model did not lead to any significant change in the results. / O uso da terra de maneira inadequada, ignorando sua aptidão agrícola, em pouco tempo pode transformar milhares de hectares em sistemas frágeis altamente suscetíveis aos processos de degradação. A utilização do método fingerprinting na identificação de fontes de sedimentos, tem se mostrado eficiente e há um grande número de trabalhos na literatura internacional comprovando sua eficácia. No Brasil, os trabalhos dessa natureza ainda são incipientes, porém, demonstram eficiência em detectar alterações na proporção de contribuição das fontes na produção sedimentos. Dentre as variáveis usadas por este método, estão alguns minerais, usados como traçadores de erosão do solo, devido a sua elevada estabilidade no ambiente e propriedade de magnetismo. No entanto, não é comum o uso da mineralogia aliada a modelos de predição de erosão do solo tão pouco na identificação de fontes de produção de sedimentos. O objetivo desse trabalho foi estimar a proporção de contribuição de dois conjuntos de fontes, estrada+canais+malha e superficial+subsuperficial, na produção de sedimentos em uma bacia hidrográfica de encosta. Para tanto, foram testados dois conjuntos de variáveis, pedogeoquímicas e pedogeoquímicas+mineralógicas para compor os modelos de predição. Para a identificação das fontes foi utilizado o método fingerprinting que compara os solos de diferentes fontes e os sedimentos que são encontrados em suspensão no canal de drenagem, usando variáveis traçadoras. Foi possível identificar a contribuição de cada um dos conjuntos de fontes de produção de sedimentos na bacia hidrográfica do Rio Vacacaí-Mirim, exceto para o ponto T1. Para esse ponto a escala foi determinante no resultado, pelo baixo número de amostras referentes a essa sub-bacia. As maiores contribuições na produção de sedimentos provem da erosão superficial do solo. A utilização de um único conjunto de variáveis para compor o modelo de identificação de fontes, suprimir variáveis que geravam incertezas, fez com que os resultados apresentados fossem mais coerentes e reduziu a variabilidade espacial e temporal da análise. As estradas se apresentam como fonte potencial de erosão na bacia. As adições de variáveis mineralógicas melhoraram os resultados, diminuindo os erros. No entanto, usando somente um único conjunto de variáveis para o modelo de predição não houve nenhuma mudança significativa nos resultados.

Three houses are presented in this book. Each house has been designed with distinct site parameters with the expectation that obvious differences in form would occur. The focus of this investigation lies within the significant parallels that exist between the projects and how those parallels relate to the principles that constitute a framework of operation for a designer. / Master of Architecture

La recherche vise à établir si les modes de gestion des ressources naturelles et sociales des producteurs familiaux, dont les exploitations sont majoritairement de petite taille, ont pu contribuer à la construction de systèmes de production et de paysages durables. Quelles stratégies ces paysans mettent-ils en œuvre pour garantir les conditions de production de leurs fermes, de reproduction de leurs familles, et de conservation des ressources naturelles ? Ensuite, peut-on découvrir dans ces stratégies des pistes pour la conception de systèmes durables ? Notre étude a été menée dans une zone tropicale des Andes du nord située en territoire colombien, sur les communes de Riosucio et Supia, département du Caldas. Lors de la crise du café (années 1990), les producteurs vont réagir de manières diverses. Une réaction particulièrement intéressante, que nous analysons en profondeur, est la proposition de l'Association des producteurs indigènes et paysans de Riosucio et Supia, ASPROINCA : recomposition des systèmes productifs, recherche de la durabilité par une diversification des stratégies fondées sur une approche agro-écologique et une gestion intégrée des systèmes productifs, et renforcement du capital social et humain. Au-delà des unités d'exploitation, la proposition est élargie à l'espace du micro-bassin et au paysage régional, ce qui implique la coexistence avec d'autres formes de production, la conclusion d'accords sur la gestion des ressources d'usage commun, en particulier l'eau, et la mise en œuvre de pratiques partagées pour leur conservation. / The research aims to establish how the modes of management of natural and social resources of family farmers whose holdings are generally small, have contributed to the construction of sustainable production systems and landscapes.Which are the strategies developed these producers to guarantee the production and reproduction conditions of their farms, their families, and conservation of natural resources? And, is it possible to discover in these strategies, elements for the design of sustainable systems? Our study was carried out in a tropical zone of the Northern Andes, located in Colombia in the municipalities of Riosucio, Supia, Department of Caldas. During the crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s coffee producers reacted in various ways. A particularly interesting reaction, we looked at a depth is the proposal of the Association of indigenous and peasant producers of Riosucio, Supia ASPROINCA: re-arrangement of productive systems, pursuit of sustainability through diversification of strategies supported in an agro ecological approach , integrated management of production systems, and the strengthening of human and social capitals. Sustainability building of production systems and landscapes implies a multiplicity of relations between social and ecological processes at different temporal and spatial scales. Beyond farm units, Asproinca proposal expands to the watershed and regional landscape, this implies the coexistence with other forms of production, the search for agreements for the management of common pool resources, in particular water, and the implementation of conservation practices at those levels. / La investigación busca establecer si las formas de gestión de los recursos naturales y sociales de los pequeños productores familiares, han podido contribuir a la construcción de sistemas de producción y de paisajes sostenibles. ¿Qué estrategias son las que desarrollan estos productores para garantizar las condiciones de producción de sus fincas, la reproducción de sus familias y la conservación de los recursos naturales empleados? ¿Es posible descubrir en estas estrategias pistas para el diseño de sistemas sostenibles? Nuestro estudio se desarrolló en la zona tropical de los Andes del Norte situada en territorio Colombiano, en los municipios de Riosucio y Supía en el Departamento de Caldas. Durante la crisis de los mercados cafeteros (de los años 1990), los productores van a reaccionar de maneras diversas. Una reacción particularmente interesante, que analizamos a profundidad, es la propuesta de la Asociación de Productores Indígenas y Campesions de Riosucio y Supía (ASPROINCA): que involucra la recomposición de sistemas productivos, la búsqueda de la sostenibilidad a partir de la diversificación de estrategias apoyadas en un enfoque agroecológico y una gestión integrada de los sistemas productivos, así como del fortalecimiento del capital social y humano. Más allá de las unidades de producción familiares, la propuesta se amplía al espacio de la micro cuenca y al paisaje regional, lo cual implica la coexistencia con otras formas de producción, el establecimiento de acuerdos sobre la gestión de recursos de uso común, en particular del agua, y la puesta en marcha de prácticas de conservación para la conservación de esto recurso.

The subject of the Diploma thesis is an urban study in the area of the former part of Tepna in Náchod. The Tepna area is largely after demolition and is currently dilapidating. This area has the potential for development and use, located within a short walking distance from the historic city center and at the same time from the residential area in the northern part of Náchod. Above the solved area is the castle, which is a dominant and a city landmark. The aim of the proposal was to use the potential of the territory at most, but at the same time to approach the surrounding landscape sensitively and to connect the urban character of the surrounding urban structure of the city and, conversely, the existing buildings of unclosed blocks are supplemented by new development.