Market Halls are public spaces critical to social and economic development. They are a reflection of the cities they inhabit. These markets are the beating heart of the community. They are more than just places of commerce – they are a microcosm of the city. A Market Hall or upscale farmers market provides an opportunity to bring healthy food options to neighborhoods, support local businesses all while bringing together a community. Specifically, a market hall in Richmond, Virginia will showcase the best the city has to offer from our strong farming community, award winning food and chefs, variety of breweries, talented artisans and bustling entrepreneurial community. Modeled after Torvehallerne in Copenhagen, this space will draw people to downtown Richmond, introduce local vendors, and integrate and encourage community by connecting people through conversation.

The thesis explored creating a space for young women to gain confidence and experience in the built environment under the guidance of female mentors. Teaching not only tool skills, but also the fundamentals of design thinking and problem solving to encourage bold decisions and lead to career decisions that expand the skilled workforce candidate pool.

Thesis (MInt(Prof))(Architecture) --University of Pretoria, 2008.

Thesis (M.A. in interior design)--Washington State University, May 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-42).

As defined by Wai Mun Lim and Mel Endean in 2009 in their article “Elucidating the aesthetic and operational characteristics of UK boutique hotels” in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Boutique hotels have less than 100 rooms, have an individualistic and unique design, are often in historic buildings, and have highly personalized service for guests. I found that a boutique hotel that focuses on historic preservation and heritage tourism does four things. First, it respects the history of the building it is housed in, preserving as much of the original structure as possible. It also takes advantage of the unique features the historical building offers, highlighting them with design choices. Third, it educates guests on the history of the building and the surrounding area with both information and design. Lastly, it encourages guests to visit and engage with other heritage tourism sites in the area, offering concierge services and ticket packages.

The motivation for this project follows the untimely death of an Asian student last year. Crime rates, especially with regard to young children, are tough social problems happening in a lot of countries. Education and structured play are a key solution related to decreasing these crime rates. In today's educational systems, preschool education should involve family and community, foster mutual cooperation, and provide the best environment for a child's growth to promote their potential development.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 58).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 30).

This study examined factors influencing participatory research team effectiveness in aging in place (AIP) design (Stokols, et al„, 2008). Although research on AIP design characterizes AIP as collaborative process, there are few studies on the factors that affect collaboration in participatory research applied to AIP. This study used a qualitative narrative strategy in a multiple case-study analysis conducted from a transdisciplinary research (TR) perspective. The case-study focused on the factors that enhanced and constrained Open n Prototype Initiative (OPI) team effectiveness. TR is a precise type of teamwork of integrative endeavors, focused on the science and society interface, and aimed at knowledge-based contribution to life-world problems (Wiesmann et al., 2008). This study found that TR team (TRT) effectiveness in OPI was contingent on six factors that constrained and eight others that enhanced collaboration (Stokols, et al., 2008). The conclusions provide a foundation for developing guidelines for designing, managing and evaluating successful TR (Stokols, et al., 2008) in AIP.

Climate change entails that arable land will shrink and be redistributed globally. Through small-scale agriculture urban populations can become more resilient to changes in a global food industry. A general popular interest in farming would benefit from being handled as part of common sense, rather than being viewed as a hobby for some. The modern separation between agricultural production and urban lifestyle needs to be bridged in local settings: both spatially and culturally. There’s a booming interest for cultivation in Sweden. However, the places where amateur farmers can meet are few. Kolonilotter* are exclusive, and Stockholm's tradition of small-scale commercial gardens is outcompeted by global market forces. How can the cultivation movement be captured in a space where it can become a shared activity? My project is based on the idea of the new cultivation movement. By understanding food production as a spatial challenge, an architectural project can be formulated in order to develop models that connect knowledge with a direct relationship to the surrounding context. My reprogramming of a former foundry in Axelsberg outside Stockholm into a local greenhouse for collective use is an example of such a model–a place for knowledge sharing where a collective and local understanding of biodiversity and sustainable food production can be developed. *Referring to the Swedish phenomenon of allotment gardens, associations where small parcels of arable land are distributed among members. / Klimatförändringarna medför att de odlingsbara jordarna kommer att krympa och omdistribueras globalt. Genom småskalig odling kan den urbana befolkningen bli mer resilient mot förändringar i den globala livsmedelsindustrin. Intresset för odling skulle gynnas av att förvaltas som en del av folkbildningen, snarare än ses som en hobby för vissa, och den moderna separationen mellan jordbruksproduktion och den urbana livsstilen behöver överbryggas i det lokala: både rumsligt och kulturellt.  På balkonger och i pallkragar runtom Sverige odlas det för fullt. Däremot är de gemensamma platser där odlingsintresserade kan mötas få. Kolonilotter är exklusiva, och Stockholms tradition kring småskaliga handelsträdgårdar är utkonkurrerad av globala marknadskrafter.  Hur kan en folklig odlingsrörelse fångas upp i ett rum där odlingen får bli en gemensam aktivitet?  Mitt projekt grundar sig i idén om odling som en av vår tids stora folkrörelser. Genom att förstå livsmedelsproduktion som en rumslig utmaning kan ett arkitektoniskt projekt formuleras för att gestalta modeller som kopplar samman kunskap i det lokala rumsliga sammanhanget. Som exempel för en sådan modell står min omprogrammering av ett f.d. gjuteri i Axelsberg utanför Stockholm till ett drivhus för gemensamt bruk - en plats för kunskapsspridning där kollektiv och lokal förståelse kring biologisk mångfald och hållbar livsmedelsproduktion kan utvecklas.