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Warmerdam, Yannick (author)Technology will not be enough to make our lifestyles sustainable, we have to change our lifestyle and learn to become content and not always strive for more comfort and technological progress. The school for contentment shows the beauty of sober architecture in the picturesque Dutch landscape.master thesis 2017
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Alexiou, Maria (author)In order to limit the exorbitant energy consumption by the use of mechanical heating and cooling systems, several buildings are trying to adopt a heat storage<br/>system as a part of the energy system of the building. However, there are also passive systems that perform independently from the building’s energy system and store heat in...master thesis 2017
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Plasterk, Wouter (author)Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is a world leading marine contractor in the international offshore oil and gas industry. HMC specializes, among other activities, in the decommissioning of offshore located oil platforms. Current methods exist for safely removing topsides and substructures, yet research into new and cheaper ways is continuously...master thesis 2017
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van der Heiden, Kristan (author)<br/>This report presents the research into e-bikes for commuters and the design process of a laptop bag carrier for commuters. The project was carried out for Royal Dutch Gazelle in Dieren.<br/><br/>The project started with the question: How to make electric bikes more attractive to commuters? In order to answer this research question a...master thesis 2017
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Kleijwegt, T.M. (author)From the idea that learning activities result in better study results when the spatial quality of this learning activity matches the learning activity, it is remarkable that no scientific research has been found in which the relation between new learning activities as collaborative and independent working is investigated. Therefore, the purpose...master thesis 2017
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Patelli, Nicola (author)The thesis explores the paradigms that inform the design of the New Headquarters for the Cuban Pharmaceutical Industry.master thesis 2017
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Luursema, Dieke (author)The increase in number of festivals in The Netherlands and the importance of live performances for musicians leads to the question of designing new performance places for festivals. Today, most tents do not provide sufficient acoustic qualities for the performance of music and do not add to the experience of the visitor. This leads to the main...master thesis 2017
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Devriendt, Karel (author)As new technologies continue to find their way into everyday life, the world becomes more and more connected. Airplanes and other means of transportation provide global connections in the physical world, while the omnipresence of the Internet means that information is shared around the globe, easier than ever before. But not only these man-made...master thesis 2017
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Bais, Jorik (author)Cuba has been reluctant to engage and follow global developments in the past decades. Even in comparison to other socialist economic nations, Cuba has retained a strong focus on domestic political doctrine, leaving economics to bureaucratic decision making. But as its monotonous import focussed market stands on the brink of change in an era of...master thesis 2017
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Marsman, Bjorn (author)Hunters Point, a vacant naval yard in San Francisco has potential to be developed as a community and research hub that focusses on water related challenges. For socio-economical challenged neighbourhoods that surround this area, the community and hub can provide jobs and an identity. Within the studio Delta Interentions, water is a central theme...master thesis 2017
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Wolswinkel, Judith (author)Monuments are often not energy efficient, yet improving the energy performance without harming the cultural values is still a complex process. By only conserving a building without making adaptations, a mismatch can arise between the demand of the user and the building. Next to that, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to assess the...master thesis 2017
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Shah, Yash (author)Laser diagnostic techniques such as Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Velocimetry to measure the flow of a fluid around an object have been in prevalence for a few decades. Typically, the fluid, whose motion is of interest, is seeded with micron scale particles and illuminated with a laser. Due to scattering inefficiencies of...master thesis 2017
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Hjerrild, Louise (author)This thesis project on Christiania in the context of Copenhagen is an account of the research being carried out during the graduation year of Urbanism, eventually resulting in a design oriented project within the ‘Design of the Urban Fabric’ Research Group.<br/><br/>The structure of this graduation project is divided into five chapters,...master thesis 2017
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de Queiroz, Bruna (author)Predictions of coastal morphology evolution are necessary to assess engineering solutions as well as understand coastal systems behaviors. Among the tools used to predict morphological evolution are the process-based models that make use of physical laws and empirical knowledge. Such models account for a considerable range of coastal processes...master thesis 2017
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Panagopoulos, Christos (author)Combustion of fuels appears in many sets of equipment and applications that involve transformation of a primary not useful form of energy into a secondary usable one that can be employed for purposes of electricity generation, transportation and industrial thermochemical processes. Strict environmental regulations demand for the reduction of the...master thesis 2017
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Eilbracht, Jip (author)The office is not what it used to be. Rapid developments in IT technology, fuelled by the ever increasing need for businesses to reduce their costs make way for offices with a sometimes unhealthy appetite for facility and employee efficiency. The office building is transforming from a static piece of concrete towards a flexible shell with...master thesis 2017
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Kuipéri, Bart (author)For this graduation project the Maassilo building in the harbour of Rotterdam was redeveloped into an art hall for modern art. The design is based on an extensive analysis of the building and its context. The history of the building swell as the future plans of the municipality have been taken into account on the scale of the city, the direct...master thesis 2017
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de Jong, Maaike (author)Onderwijs in Bedrijf is een ruimtelijk onderzoek naar een nieuwe architectonische typologie voor het beroepsonderwijs in Rotterdam Zuid. Kansen worden gezien in de ruimtelijke integratie van het onderwijs en het bedrijfsleven. Het model van de hybride leeromgeving bied de mogelijkheid om het leerproces ruimtelijke te integreren met bedrijven. In...master thesis 2017