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Chen, Deying (author)When looking into the delicate relationship between Aldo Rossi’s theoretical drawings and their implementations in reality, one would always find it fascinating that his projects that were expressive and vibrant on paper oftentimes were built and perceived in a completely different way. For all kinds of reasons, his projects were sometimes not...student report 2022
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Raszka, Patrycja (author)Quantifying and mapping urban diversity is a newly emerging field of research. In this present thesis, I build on past and ongoing research. I expand diversity mapping to the mapping of commuter diversity. In particular, I map commuter diversity in New York City as a case study, and I demonstrate that areas with tall buildings are the most...student report 2022
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Schipper, Broer (author)The thesis consists of a comparison between The Aula of The TU Delft designed by Van den Broek en Bakema and The Roger Stevens building in Leeds designed by Chamberlin, Powell, and Bon. This is done to add literature specifically about Brutalist university Buildings. The main conclusion is that although the Brutalist design principles are the...student report 2022
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Zhong, yuqi (author)Zlín, located in the east part of the Czech Republic, is a historical industrial town. The development of this modern city has a deep connection with Bata shoe company and its social scheme. The company has been known for its shoe production and the urban and architectural values from its pioneer and utopian town planning and its variant modules...student report 2022
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van de Leur, Mick (author)In the winter of 1970, Rem Koolhaas visited the architecture collective Superstudio, and he expressed great appreciation towards the studio’s founders Adolfo Natalini and Cristiano Toraldo di Francia. What ensued was a long time of correspondence, especially between Koolhaas and Natalini. They gravitated toward each other, and they celebrated...student report 2022
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Dobran, Vlad (author)The city of Batavia was the administrative capital of the V.O.C (United East India Company). Initially, the city’s construction followed the Dutch style, the Dutch administration going to enormous lengths and putting colossal efforts to segregate the ethnic groups present in the city and t exert their dominance. Over time, the city’s built...student report 2022
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Spapens, Maxime (author)This thesis aims to show the historical development of women in the architectural profession in the UK from 1950-2000. The chosen period and location illustrate a specific period in gender history of the UK where women were studying architecture and pioneer woman architects were recognised, but the field was still male-dominated. This historical...student report 2022
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El Barazi, Taha (author)This paper examines the conditions of Contemporary art production in Lebanon, triggered by two distinct historical events: firstly, the Civil War that spanned from 1975 till 1990, and secondly the October 2019 revolution. These events act as catalysts for art production, inspiring generations of artists, creatives, and thinkers, allowing them to...student report 2022
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Śliwińska, Zuza (author)In the significant migration cities of China, such as Shenzhen, large<br/>numbers of constantly in movement floating population of working settlers<br/>is said to have a severe impact on the ecological environment<br/>(Li, Zhang & Jiang et al., 2021). Called a ‘malign tumour’ by the population<br/>and the local government, they settle in...student report 2022
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Shi, Jiahui (author)In the 17th century, both Amsterdam and Suzhou were in a period of rapid social and economic development. When faced with similar water environment and social problems such as conflicts between population and limited land resource, the residents of the two places chose completely different ways to build their dwellings. In response to such...student report 2022
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Hendi, Alaa (author)“Squares, boulevards, Favelas, refugee camps - have served throughout history as the setting for political protest and revolt.”(Weizman et al., 2015). These protests play a vital role in identifying what societal and political views a population uphold. Architecture is usually a representation of societal views, incidents and political...student report 2022
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Lin, Ian Neng (author)Beyond Colonialism: Macau’s Struggle for Postcolonial Architectural Identity will look back at the emergence of architectural images that shaped Macau's current Special Administrative Region (SAR), particularly during the transition from colonial to postcolonial times. The 442-year colonial state and the post-colonial period, which began in 1998...student report 2022
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Cosma, Tudor (author)Financing Architecture: How The Urban Fabric of Manhattan Has Been Shaped by Money investigates the urban fabric of Manhattan, from single building case studies to larger scale urban planning developments, through the lens of money. The thesis introduces Manhattan’s grid layout, a result of the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, its purpose being that...student report 2022
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XU, JIACHENG (author)In February 1950, Liang Sicheng and Chen Zhanxiang jointly proposed the "Proposal on the Location of the Central People's Government's Administrative Center Area", which is known as the Liang Chen Plan. Although this scheme has not been implemented, it is often mentioned. The designers have objective understandings of Beijing's urban functions,...student report 2022
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Geerlings, Dex (author), Rutte, Reinout (author)De bloembollencultuur speelt al anderhalve eeuw een belangrijke rol in het landschap van de Bollenstreek. Zo heeft deze bloembollencultuur van 1850 tot 1965 ook in gebouwde erfgoed haar sporen nagelaten. Na 1965 is de herkenbare bloembollenschuur haar karakteristieke eigenschappen verloren en zijn ze nog moeilijk te onderscheiden van andere...student report 2022
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Alexandrov, Artem (author)At the turn of the 20th century in Germany, industrialisation led to a disconnect between the artist and their product. In response to the fears of cultural decay, the Deutscher Werkbund, an association of artists and craftsmen, was established in 1907. While its goal was to improve the quality of German design, it never officially defined the...student report 2022
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van Oeveren, Inez (author)It began with a shelter, the first 'building', a safe environment for a family named by us as a home. However, with the change of technology, lifestyle, work and social life throughout history, the values of a home environment changed. From a public space in society (archaic time) to a space for privacy (industrial time), where families live...student report 2022
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Mortensen, Isabella (author)What is the driving force behind referencing traditional architecture in new constructions? This thesis is asking the same question through the topic of new housing blocks with references to the maritime identity located in regenerated and transformed ports. To research this, two case studies have been chosen: Piraeus on the KNSM-Island in...student report 2022
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Atciyurt, Bugra (author)The deadly COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc throughout the globe. In the past two years, architects had to rethink certain forms of spatial organization to contain the spread of the pandemic. This thesis explores how pandemics and deadly diseases were dealt with and shows the forgotten design principles of the past. To prevent infectious...student report 2022