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van der Pol, Coen (author)
Decentralised solar electricity generation on a large scale is a relatively new phenomenon. In the State of New York, the adoption of this form of renewable electricity generation has seen a surge over the last decade. However, policies that have been implemented over the last year, prompted experts to question the future of the market. The...
master thesis 2023
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Maltha, Niels (author)
Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) is a geothermal technique that is an important component in the transition towards renewable energy in the heating and cooling industry, which accounts for half of the world's energy consumption. However, the technology has not yet been implemented in many countries. The main reason is that extensive...
master thesis 2021
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Rijnders, D.W.A. (author)
This graduation project will be focussing on revitalising the CBD North- East Midtown by using the current building stock respectively the Lever House along Park Avenue designed by SOM Architects. This building is also caught by the large migration to Hudson Yards as more than 50 percent of the building is vacant. A planned raise of lease due to...
master thesis 2020
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van Weerdenburg, K.A. (author)
The focus in Northeast Midtown on a highly lucrative and luxurious housing market resulted in a severe shortage of affordable apartments. This project shows that it is possible to develop affordable housing in Manhattan. Increased apartment density, combined with new amenities, provides the neighborhood with spaces to live, work, teach, and...
master thesis 2020
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Niemantsverdriet, A.D.W. (author)
Penn Station, in the heart of Midtown Manhattan business district, is undergoing rapid growth in commute rates. While located underneath the Arena Madison Square Garden, challenges arise to counter the high congestion rates and bad way-finding followed by the dense program existing on the site. This graduation thesis projects explores a way to...
master thesis 2020
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de Haan, S.R. (author)
In 1811, commissioners designed a plan to develop Manhattan in a very efficient way of maximizing land value with a perpendicular network of streets and avenues. In 1854, the grid was fully constructed and the original land was hardly recognizable anymore. New York grew, got bigger and bigger, resulting in a metropolis where millions work and...
master thesis 2020
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HO, Y.Y. (author)
Along with the growing amount of data usage and smart city development, more data centers are expected to be built in the urban area to meet the demand of even higher connectivity and lower latency brought up by the advance technology. Data centers have long been an infrastructural typology that prioritizes machinery functionality over humanity....
master thesis 2020
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Sanchez Sanchez, Violeta (author)
Made in Manhattan is a cluster of productive spaces based on historical manufacturing areas of New York. The projects intends intends to rediscover the industrial past of NY and translate it into contemporary forms, refreshing the identity of Manhattan in the 21st Century while contributing to a socially layered and more stable community in Hell...
master thesis 2020
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Mainetti, Francesco (author)
master thesis 2020
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Rozendaal, Freija (author)
This year the graduation studio of Complex Projects takes place in New York City. <br/>The focus of the studio is Midtown Manhattan. Manhattan is defined by its radical rectangular grid composed of streets and avenues. This condition assured the cities growth to what it is now and created a framework that resulted in the hyper densified and...
master thesis 2020
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Buijs, Floris (author)
The city of New York is densifying wherever it can, more pencil-like skyscrapers are being constructed every year, adding more housing and office space that is in high demand. Recently, industrial areas such as Hudson Yards have been transformed to gain more area to build on. Hell’s Kitchen forms one of the few exceptions for this trend of...
master thesis 2020
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Teuben, Pauline (author)
This project is part of the Complex Projects graduation studio, which investigates urban challenges as a result of political, economic, and environmental change. In this project especially environmental change is being considered, but also political and economic changes are intrinsically linked to this environmental change. With the current...
master thesis 2020
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Hoekstra, Erik (author)
In the coming decades, cities will have to house a lot more residents. For now, this unavoidable change is yet unimaginable. However, cities do have to prepare for challenges to come. Cities face the task to offer more housing in an already set framework of the existing context. How can a provision of housing be made in a dense urban context...
master thesis 2020
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Luo, Xiaodong (author)
"Air Rights" in New York gives freedom for the super tall towers, while cages low rise buildings which sold their unbuilt. This graduation thesis investigates the future possibilities for the lots which sold their air rights. By exploring underground space, this project solves urgency of limited buildable spaces, and tests how to make...
master thesis 2020
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Ural, Osman (author)
New York is currently going through a construction boom as developers try to take advantage of rising land values and rents caused by economic growth, resulting in a lack of affordable housing available to middle-income families. The current Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has made it a priority to meet the demands and challenges of the...
master thesis 2019
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Böing, Donald (author)
In the last decennia, the world has seen a staggering increase in urbanization in coastal areas. Socio-economic pressure in coastal areas is increasing, while extreme weather events become more common. This thesis focuses on the development of coastal areas in order to combat the rising threats of flood risk and socio-economic pressure. Through...
master thesis 2018
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Van Verseveld, H.C.W. (author)
Hurricane Sandy (2012), which made landfall in New Jersey on October 29th, made devastating impact on the East Coast of the USA and struck major parts of New York City, including the economic centre of Manhattan. The total damage (in the USA and Caribbean) is in excess of 100 billion US$ with estimates ranging between 78 and 97 billion US$ for...
master thesis 2014
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Kerkstra, M. (author)
A new department of the United Nations has to be built next to the current location in Manhattan New York: an new Environmental Council which will focus on sustainability policy on a global scale. The design has take into account the complex programme with three different users that have different demands: public, delegates and staff.Goal of the...
master thesis 2013
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Hemmes, J.M. (author)
The design for a new Environmental Council on the grounds of the UN Headquarters at the East River coast in Manhattan, New York.
master thesis 2013
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Duis, W.J.M. (author)
Graduation project for a new design for the United Nations Environmental Council in New York.
master thesis 2013
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