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published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

In a world of increased daily travel, more efficient means of transporting people become all the more relevant as citizens constantly try to bridge time and distance in an effort to get to work and other meeting places. The ability to transport large numbers of people at the same time, establishes the rail transport as one such mode viable for this task. As a result, cities throughout the world constantly revive existing rail networks and introduce new ones to cater for this growing traveling demand of the 21 st century. The most popular forms of transportation in the city of Durban, namely the bus, taxi and private car are the main contributors to the traffic congestion and air pollution problems in the city, hence the need to reconsider the importance of the train. Following international precedent, South Africa is planning to revive its railway services by changing its image and ensuring passenger safety in order to establish it as a major public transport system (Ministry of transport, 2006). In creating the building form of railway station buildings, it is necessary to understand passenger movement and activity within the station as well as the spaces required for such activities. This is vital if the designer has to make a meaningful contribution to society though his building intervention. Railway stations do not function in isolation to other modes of transportation in the city, hence the need for this study to consider the station in a node or interchange context to enforce its role within the city's transportation system as a whole. / Thesis (M.T.R.P.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2008.

The project examines the architectural and financial feasibility of adaptive reuse of the Pennsylvania Station at Fort Wayne, Indiana, as an international cultural center and railroad passenger station. The project summarizes the results of primary research which determined the history of the station's original construction and subsequent alterations, as well as the property's associations with the history of Fort Wayne. The narrative also provides an illustrated summary of the current physical condition of the site and its two structures. The proposal for adaptive reuse includes an Amtrak rail passenger facility, shops, a restaurant, and classroom and dormitory areas to be used as a campus of the International Education Center, a school based in Tokyo, Japan. The proposed rehabilitation work is described in terms of its impact upon the historic features of the property, and the design issues involved are stated, as well as the major elements of the proposed work. An itemized budget for all proposed construction is provided.Based upon current rents in the project area, financial comparison of the investment needed with projected returns determined that the project would provide an acceptable acceptable rate of return on the required investment. The study concluded that the project would be both financially and architecturally viable. / Department of Architecture

Thesis (doctoral)--Delft University of Technology, 2007. / "Delft Centre for Sustainable Urban Areas"--Cover. "Erratum" inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248).

Thesis (doctoral)--Delft University of Technology, 2007. / "Delft Centre for Sustainable Urban Areas"--Cover. "Erratum" inserted. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248).

Thesis (MArch(Prof)) -- University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MArch.(Prof)) -- University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

Orientador: Edison Favero / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T00:38:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro_CassiaReginaDias_M.pdf: 40017033 bytes, checksum: a7c4bf948c97c3a497b83a8159eb1db0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo aprofundar a reflexão e a discussão sobre as diversas formas de inserção na cidade de praças associadas às estações de trens metropolitanos, gerenciadas pela Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM), e sua importância como elemento de re-qualificação urbana. Atualmente, o setor ferroviário em operação é constituído por seis Linhas, com 84 estações, das quais 24 possuem praças. A partir da criação de uma matriz composta por dados obtidos em visitas preliminares, foram então selecionados oito casos - Osasco, Franco da Rocha, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Júlio Prestes, Ribeirão Pires, Lapa, José Bonifácio e Engenheiro Manoel Feio. A avaliação funcional das praças foi realizada por meio de levantamentos de campo sistemáticos, observação dos aspectos comportamentais e eventuais entrevistas com usuários. Nessa avaliação foram considerados os seguintes fatores: contexto em que se situa a praça, incluindo tecido urbano e entorno físico imediato; análise morfológica, com a identificação dos principais elementos de estruturação do espaço e a observação dos usos e usuários. Assim, por meio da identificação dos elementos que compõem o desenho dessas praças, bem como da verificação de seus aspectos funcionais, foi possível conhecer suas condições atuais, tanto no âmbito físico quanto social, e identificar quais os elementos essenciais em termos de configuração espacial. Concluiu-se que as estações ferroviárias sempre denotarão uma identidade diferenciada às praças a elas associadas, fato este que deverá ser considerado em futuros projetos de áreas livres públicas dessa natureza. / Abstract: The objective of this research is to deepen the reflection and the discussion on the diverse forms of insertion in the city of squares associates to metropolitans trains stations, managed for the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM), and its importance as element of urban requalification. Currently, the railroad sector in operation is constituted by six Lines, with 84 stations, of which 24 have squares. For this study, eight cases were selected - Osasco, Franco da Rocha, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, Júlio Prestes, Ribeirão Pires, Lapa, José Bonifácio and Engenheiro Manoel Feio - from the creation of a database composed for the data gotten in the preliminary field researches. The functional evaluation was accomplished through systematic surveys of the squares, observation of the behavior aspects and eventual interviews with users.In this evaluation the following factors were considered: context where the square is located, including the urban mesh and the environment; morphologic analysis, with the identification of the main elements of the space structure and observation of the uses and users. Thus, by means of the identification of the elements that composes the drawing of these squares, as well as the verification of its functional aspects, was possible to know its current conditions, both in social and physical aspects, and to identify the most important elements in the space configuration. It was concluded that the railroad stations will always denote a distinguish identity to the squares associates to them, and this fact will have to be considered in future projects of public free areas. / Mestrado / Arquitetura e Construção / Mestre em Engenharia Civil