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Nobelvägen, en stadshuvudgata i området Norra Sorgenfri, Malmö, samt ett biltrafikanternas Mecka. En fyrfilig asfaltshinna breder ut sig i ett område som kan liknas vid den, en gång, utopiska tanken om människan i en stadsmiljö porträtterad som ännu en mekanisk varelse. Utan känslor och fattig på upplevelser transporteras människor fram och tillbaka längs denna ödsliga väg på ett sätt som påminner om Henry Fords principer beträffande det löpande bandet. Alltför ofta i stadslandskapet kan man urskönja en planering där aspekter gällande transport och trafik separeras från den övergripande samhällsplaneringen. Ett perspektiv och en policy skräddarsydd för att överbrygga klyftan mellan de nu åtskilda planeringsgrenarna är livability. Begreppet utgör grunden och utgångspunkten för denna studie, där vi författare syftar till att undersöka hur en hårt trafikerad gata som Nobelvägen kan omvandlas från en genomfartssträcka till ett stadsrum som främjar det mänskliga livet. En avgränsad del av Nobelvägen har identifierats som central och agerar underlag för fallstudie och vidare även de gestaltningsförslag som presenteras i arbetet. Fallstudien såväl som gestaltningsarbetet vilar på teorier i form av urban kvalitet & design samt livability. Resultaten från våra observationer har analyserats och fem övergripande strategier för förändring har arbetats fram. Alla vilka stödjer en idé och ett perspektiv där det mänskliga, i form av gång & cykel, tar större plats och utmanar bilister och övrig motoriserad trafik på Nobelvägen. / Nobelvägen, a main city street in the area Norra Sorgenfri, Malmö, as well as a Mecca for motorists. A four-lane asphalt coating widens out in an area that can be likened to the, once utopian thought, of the human in an urban environment portrayed as yet another mechanical being. Without emotion and poor in experiences the street carries people back and forth along this desolate path in a way that is reminiscent of Henry Ford's principles regarding the famous assembly line. Too often in the urban landscape, one can discern a planning which aspects regarding transportation and traffic, is separated from the overall community planning. A perspective and a policy tailored to bridge the gap between the now separate planning segments are livability. This concept is the basis and starting point for this study, where the writers aims to investigate how a heavily occupied street, Nobelvägen, can be transformed from a transit route to an urban space that promotes human life. A delimited part of Nobelvägen has been identified as central and acting basis for the case study and further including the design proposal presented in this work. The case study as well as the design work is based on theories in the form of urban quality & design, and livability. The results of the observations were analysed and five overall strategies for change have been singled out. All of which support an idea and a perspective in which the human, in the form of walking & bicycling, assemble more space and challenge cars and other motorized traffic on Nobelvägen.

This thesis investigates the possible development of a new urban form around space launching sites. A city form that is built with the influence of job opportunities offered at the spaceport and its surrounding local conditions-a futuristic company town. The design approach is derived from a multitude of learnings from the past and later it is curated to envision a futuristic aspect providing solutions for better livelihood of people while also advocating for the surrounding environment. The thesis intensively focuses on developing a set of frameworks that could be tailored for building cities around spaceports identifying various obstructions existing around them. And it is later tested with one of its kind – a potential growth site with its very own local contextual conditions. The distinctive design decisions and solutions provided consider the presence of the spaceport as a constant; with changing population and landscapes as variables. The determined frameworks can be applied to any other such potential site. The notion of the new urban fabric is to create a valuable settlement that supports and embraces the co-existence of technological innovation, environmental consciousness, and better liveability, creating resistance against fatal damages and complications. This science-driven city will be an identity for the future urban fabric around space science exploration zones. It aims in achieving its purpose and contributes to cultivating the good quality of life that people would need for healthy well-being while working towards innovative inventions for mankind to sustain on earth and beyond. / Master of Science / Some may criticize that cities were built after people decided to settle there. I would like to advocate, people came first and the cities followed, expanded constantly with growing needs. Most cities began as small settlements that flourished over time. Some of the world's well-known cities started as small ports or even as fishing villages, and then grew as their economies started linking to regional and international trade. As we are in the space and technological innovations age currently, we might not think about their importance very often, but the world's spaceports play an important role in our day-to-day life. Orbital sensors track weather patterns to help one to start the day, they also offer geospatial data to navigate without getting lost, they connect everyone across the globe, and many other benefits. All of this starts with a rocket launch, and spaceports provide the basic infrastructure to send these satellites above. Even though they have enormous benefits, this thesis focuses on the drawbacks associated with their impacts on the urban form around them. It also outlines a set of frameworks to improve the typical existing conditions by providing thoughtful strategic design solutions for their better existence and futuristic growth.

The Project involves an architectural design for a facility located at the Tidal Basin on the Mall of the Washington District of Columbia. The Presidential Memorial Museum is a proposed facility to represent the presidential institution memorial and housing the exhibits of one of the most historical institutions in the country. The historical nature of the work represents the presidents of the United States, its artifacts, their collection exhibition and preservation of the objects and its meanings on the commemorated site of America's people. The work attempts towards the integration of architectural theories about museum buildings, site constraints, programming and purpose to represent America's Democracy. The building itself intends to contribute the encounter of a spacial and a democratic experience. The defined spaces and architectural geometry are organized around an urban-landscape framework with an architectural display. The Presidential Memorial Museum is developed with a method of design that involves a personal discernment in working with contemporary architectural design and programmatic concerns to create an expectation of the presidential future learning the historical background while making efforts to achieve the articulation and compatibility required by the immediate ambiance. / Master of Architecture

Increasingly, we are faced with the finite nature of space in the urban context. We struggle with a desire to preserve ties to the past and our need to create spaces that are relevant to current circumstances and contemporary social and cultural ideas. This thesis explores the possibilities of an approach to design which embraces both change and continuity, adding a new chapter to the legacy of a given place. An understanding of history as a process of development running continuously from past to present, rather than as a series of specific moments in time, provides a broader view of the ways in which the past is connected to the present. The inclusion of change as part of the past opens the way for new changes which continue the process of development. An exploration of Richmond, Virginia's Monroe Park, leading to a proposed redesign of the park, provides a case study for this approach. A combination of historical research, analysis of current circumstances, and design investigations culminates in a proposed design for Monroe Park which provides continuity with the past, embraces the present, and presents possibilities for the future. / Master of Landscape Architecture

Within the context of a site/place on which a skyscraper is developed, the role of the corporate plaza is usually limited to providing a base to glorify the unique form of the skyscraper (the office tower). In such case, the potential for a symbiotic relationship between the skyscraper and the plaza is not realized. In exploring the possibilities of a symbiotic relationship the first step was to research the skyscraper and its evolution. This analysis based on existing literature revealed the 'motive' behind the design and construction of skyscrapers and the reason for its strong physical image - "the corporations desire for an attention drawing device". This desire has resulted in the design of the skyscraper as an object in the urban landscape with a high degree of 'recognizability'. Although the skyscraper's character of recognizability plays an important role in the perception of the site, it fails to provide for the development of 'experiential meaning'. This experiential meaning which is a critical component for the environmental image of the site/place can be provided for in the plaza space. In order for the meaning, that is developed at the plaza, to be associated with the skyscraper, the skyscraper and the plaza should have a sense of continuity and appear as pats of a whole. To achieve this sense of continuity, the design of the plaza space needs to reflect/incorporate the elements that contribute to the strong physical image of the skyscraper as means of reinforcing the image of the skyscraper that is stored in the memory. The remainder of the thesis was to apply and test the above statement/idea in a design solution. the first step in that process was the analysis of existing plazas against the statement-case studies. the case studies reinforced a few aspects that needed to be addressed in the design of the plaza 1) reference to the imageable character can be made through the use of materials as much as shape and forms (and there might be other possibilities based on the character of the building) 2) The functional aspect of the plaza is critical for the successful use of the plaza, an assumption that supports this thesis. Once inferences were made from the case studies the next step was to decide on a site to redesign a plaza space- The PPG place in Pittsburgh. The PPG place, a complex of 6 buildings, exemplifies the postmodern movement and was designed by one of the chief proponents of the movement, Philip Johnson. The once stark and desolate plaza was refurbished recently with the addition of fountains around the obelisk in the center. A skating rink is operated in the plaza during the winter months. The design process was initiated by three layers of analysis 1) Analysis of the imageable qualities of the building 2) Analysis of the issues pertaining to the usability of the plaza 3) Analysis of the urban context These three layers of information provided a broad framework for the design of the plaza, from which the final design concept was distilled. the space that is thus designed facilitates a high degree of usability as well as a relationship to the imageability of the skyscraper, ensuring a holistic image for the site/place in which the skyscraper and plaza coexist in a mutualistic relationship. / Master of Landscape Architecture

Within the context of the contribution that urban infill development makes to urban wholeness, this thesis examines three specific sites in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The thesis tests the impact upon these sites of certain environmental design theories and principles developed primarily during the twentieth century. Subsequently, it examines what effect the infilling of these sites has upon the urban wholeness of the surrounding city. / Master of Science