Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Supervised by Fernando Domeyko. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-59). / The link between the study of what one sees around him and the use of that stored information is an important part of the design process. That information includes a sundry of historical facts which are presented in the course of a formal architectural education. In developing a working methodology, I have consistently found myself recalling organization characteristics and forms which have been presented in various architectural courses, as well as those which are a part of the daily observations made of my immediate environment. In order to examine the actual use process of information stored, I have chosen to study a particular form found in architecture, and based on that study, the design of a group of houses. The tower form has been studied, and used, along with the forms which are commonly found in conjunction with it, (the medieval walled city, the town square, the loggia) in the conceptualization of a scheme for a cluster of eight houses. Both the historical analysis and the actual design are the means which aid in the discussion of a particular design process--the process of transforming a precedent for use in a new design. / by Elizabeth Ann Cross. / M.Arch.

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Thesis (M.Arch.A.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: p. 56. / by Harld A. Ruck. / M.Arch.A.S.

Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographies. / The summit house is examined as a building type. The Green Mountain climate is analyzed. A site is chosen in order that specific, as well as general, issues can be addressed during the design process. Protection is provided from only those aspects of the environment which pose a threat to the health or safety of the users. A cooperative attitude is defined toward the site and toward the climate. Natural forces are harnessed to reinforce selected architectural intentions. Natural forms which have evolved in a protective response to strong winds and various thermal actions are identified . The most effective of these are subsequently composed of or contained in built forms exposed to similar stresses . The relationships between winter and summer uses are clarified. Building materials and techniques and the qualities of access and enclosure are varied in response to daily and seasonal changes in the climate and in the activities it allows. A positive attitude toward continuity with the landscape is used as a generator of local and total building form. / by Eliot Warren Goldstein. / M.Arch

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Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes special study report entitled: Study of foothill neigborhoods south of Queen's road. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes special study report entitled : Study of foothill neigborhoods south of Queen's road. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Li Pui Yee. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2003-2004, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Thesis / Chapter 01 --- Preface / Chapter 02 --- Background / Chapter 03 --- Phenomenon (Tsuen Wan & North Point) / Chapter 04 --- Current situations and problems / Chapter 05 --- Issues / Chapter 06 --- Thesis Intention / Research Study 01 (Local Study) / Research Study 02 (Precedent Study) / Documentation

Lai Hing Fun Sandy. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1996-97, design report." / INTRODUCTION / PROLOGUE START / INITIAL APPROACH SITE INFORMATION / Chapter a. --- MACRO-SCALE / location / zoning / existing access / Chapter b. --- MICRO-SCALE / topography / problems on slope / vegetation / STRUGGLING DESIGN PROCESS / Chapter a. --- DESIGN ISSUES / Chapter 1. --- "Criteria and options checklist 1,2 &3" / Chapter 2. --- concerns for circulation / Chapter b. --- PINPOINT BUILDING LOCATION / Chapter 1. --- path / Chapter 2. --- altitude / Chapter 3. --- latitude / Chapter c. --- SLOPE-CUTTING / Chapter 1. --- ways of cutting slope / Chapter 2. --- volume of space gained vs. Volume of earth dig out. / Chapter d. --- POTENTIAL ACCESS / Chapter 1. --- vehicle / Chapter e. --- SETTING OUT / Chapter f. --- GRID / Chapter g. --- TRUSS / Chapter 1. --- design concept / Chapter 2. --- dimensions-1 & 2 / Chapter 3. --- elevated height from slope / Chapter 4. --- Vertical fins of the truss match with the col. / Chapter 5. --- slab related with the truss / Chapter 6. --- bracing of the truss / Chapter h. --- SUPPORTING COLUMN / FINAL CONCEPT DESIGN ANALYSIS / Chapter a. --- SITE ACCESSIBILITY / Chapter 1. --- vehicle / Chapter 2. --- people / Chapter b. --- STRUCTURE / Chapter 1. --- supporting structure / Chapter 2. --- skin and material / Chapter 3. --- environmental consideration / Chapter c. --- ZONING / Chapter 1. --- space 1 & 2 / Chapter 2. --- circulation / building as a whole 9th segment / Chapter 1. --- building as a whole / Chapter 2. --- segment / Chapter d. --- SERVICE / Chapter 1. --- building as a whole / Chapter 2. --- 9th segment / Chapter e. --- SPACE QUALITY / Chapter 1. --- along the cultural path / Chapter 2. --- inside building complex / Chapter 3. --- space details / EVALUATION

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