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Popek, Oliwia (author)Cities are the centres of communication, commerce, and culture. Although, more than 80% of global GDP is generated in urban districts, the cities consume two-thirds of global resources and produce more than 70% of global CO2 emissions. Rising population, escalating urban pollution, the effects of climate change urge cities to search for...master thesis 2021
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Post, Oliver (author)Een onderzoek naar de politieke, maatschappelijke en stilistische rol van architectonische stijl op de wereldtentoonstelling in Chicago in 1893. Dit onderzoek gaat specifiek in op de keuze voor de neoclassicistische stijl voor de White City en de gevolgen die dit op de architectuurgeschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten heeft gehad.student report 2021
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Bechet, A.P. (author)With a unique architectural heritage, Chicago offers the possibility of celebrating it's history of commercial office buildings by combining real estate pragmatism and ideological aesthetic.master thesis 2020
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Tavlaridi, I. (author)A study into the infrastructure and transportation practices of Chicago and how to redefine the experience of commute in the 21st century.master thesis 2016
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Van Leeuwen, M. (author)The design of this community church in situated in one of the most segregated areas in Chicago. One of the largest problems in this neighborhood is the lack of social cohesion. In addition the predominately African American inhabitants are threatened with displacement as a result of gentrification. In order to prevent this, the community needs...master thesis 2016
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Van der Salm, N.M.W. (author)The Biorefinery combines water treatment, organic waste treatment in one building together with public functions like a swimming pool, botanical gardens, community gardens, visitors routes and research labs. Organic waste and sewage sludge from the water-treatment system are used to produce bio-gas by anaerobic digestion for generating heat and...student report 2016
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Huang, J. (author)Reducing recidivism through education programs in the prison.master thesis 2016
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Bomhof, B. (author)Garfield Park is a neglected neighborhood in between the city center and the suburbs of Chicago. During the 60s the white middle class moved out to the suburbs to live the “American Dream”. Poor black people moved in and at the same time crime started to rise. Right now the citizens are suffering a live full of poverty and are suppressed by...master thesis 2016
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Roest, J.C. (author)The United States of America – and more specific the state of Illinois – are dealing with a problem of Asian carps spreading from inward waterways to the Great Lakes. The Asian carp was originally brought to America to be used in study?s on agricultural pounds, but escaped after series of flooding. The Asian carp has no natural enemies in the...master thesis 2016
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Verberk, J.H. (author)Proposal for revitalizing western Chicago suburbia.master thesis 2016
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Van Schouten, C.J. (author)An exploration into the suburbian wastelands of Chicago and how these can be given a new boost by increasing connectivity.master thesis 2016
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Vrugte, J.A. (author)As hospitals became cleaner, they became colder, noisier, and less comforting. This led to the barrenness and stressfulness of today’s hospitals. This take on the MidCity community hospital is about the patient and about quality rather than pure efficiency. The project ranges from city scale interventions to architectural design.master thesis 2016
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Bellmann, C. (author)Urban strategy, masterplan and building design for a revitalisation of the manufacturing industry in Chicago in times of transition towards advanced manufacturing.master thesis 2015
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Diederix, M.P. (author)The building is a high-tech educational facility concerning new ways of manufacture.master thesis 2015
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Lakhal, I. (author)Industrial and agricultural buildings are one of the few typologies that have not been redeveloped or rethought architecturally. They seem to always be located away from our day to day lives and we usually have no reason to visit these buildings. However, as our approach to waste in big cities is changing globally, I believe it to be essential...master thesis 2015
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Van Veen, A.J. (author)Gardens of Heritage turns an old warehouse in Chicago into a public park to function as a seedbed for a new handicraft economy.master thesis 2015
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Costa, S. (author)In order to foster a real change in the decaying West Side of Chicago, a new approach has to be investigated in the relation between the business world and local communities. To be effective, the spaces related to working need to be rethought, according to new standard than the actual economic model. The practice is starting to metabolize new...master thesis 2015
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Metzen, V.J. (author)The project deals with the decay of the social and built environment in West Chicago. It reflects on the rise of the artificial environment, theoretical thoughts from V. GRUEN as well as the materialistic condition of the built as potential reasons for the decay in the area. The building design is a new city centre in the decentralized west of...master thesis 2015