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Bramer, Fons (author)The Fenix II (former San Francisco) warehouse was built in 1922 and commissioned by the ‘Holland America Lijn’. It functioned as a warehouse for household effects for emigrants to the US. This project explores the architectural possibilities for redeveloping the Fenix II building into a public building relating to integration and education.master thesis 2021
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van Hout, Juul (author)While the benefits of adaptive reusing heritage are widely acknowledged by academic and practice, the process's complexity increases. Stakeholders are not willing to consider reuse as a strategy to deal with heritage vacancy. Studies have tried to grasp this complexity by identifying success factors, but till this point, practitioners have not...master thesis 2021
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Kuiper, Annemijn (author)The graduation studio ‘Harbour Heritage 2020-2021’ offered by the section of Heritage & Architecture, takes place in the city of Rotterdam. Rotterdam is a port city with a vivid history, it has many stories to tell, however, those stories are not always visible in the physical form. Cultural harbour heritage, like the old cotton warehouse...master thesis 2021
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de Moes, Marcus (author)The Maassilo, an enormous concrete creature, a remnant of the prosperous growth of the Rotterdam harbour, lies unmoved and quenching for thirst on the bare and abandoned quay. Its identity intertwined with Rotterdam’s DNA and its presence is a pure display of structural power. As part of the studio Heritage + Architecture the project...master thesis 2021
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Stogiannis, Tryfon (author)The Fenix II building, located in the inner city port area of Rotterdam, has been an integral part of the city's history in both architectural and cultural terms. Serving as storage space after the 1920's for the emigrants of the country, and as industrial storage after the 1950's, it becomes today part of the modern redevelopments of the...master thesis 2021
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Romieri, Vittorio (author)“The city should be for everyone”. According to Paulo Mendes da Rocha, “the city has to address the issues of coexistence, inclusion and the transformation of its own fabric”. This is the “battle” the Brazilian institution SESC is facing from its birth in 1946. As a non-profit private institution kept by trade businessmen, SESC primary aim is...student report 2021
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van Duijne, Bas (author)This paper reviews the decision to rebuild the Notre Dame de Paris to its last known visual state by, firstly, gaining knowledge in the general definition and the importance of heritage and secondly, obtaining insides in the notion and complexities of authenticity. In addition this paper reviews the reconstruction process of the Frauenkirche in...student report 2021
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Al-Korany, Mays (author)Redesign of two building on Campus North in the Hembrug, Zaandam area. The design focusses on creating a low-tech and stimulating environment for children. Where parents can have workspaces and maintain a connection with their children (visual and physical).master thesis 2021
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de Ruijter, Marije (author)Many apartment buildings built in the 1980’s are now being considered for demolition, because their technical installations are outdated. However, such demolitions would result in the loss of values, such as social value as well as embodied energy. Transformation of the buildings will preserve the values, but in the future further renovations...master thesis 2021
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Świda, Sara (author)The project seeks to stabilise and reverse the degradation of the pier’s walls so it remains available to its users. The structure acts as a stabilizer for this piece of land, so as not to let it disappear.<br/>The light structure takes inspiration from a bird perched on a branch, a metaphor for young Amsterdammer’s searching for their place in...master thesis 2021
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van den Elshout, Jaap (author)As part of the Heritage and Architecture studio, the Vacant Heritage project was offered. An adaptive re-use assignment in which a former Vroom & Dreesmann department store is researched and then designed with. In a broader context, this graduation studio is aimed at finding ways to redevelop the existing stock of architecture, while keeping...master thesis 2021
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Mein, Rachel (author)Urban public spaces are one of the priorities on Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations (2015), in the target 11.7, on universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces. Urban public spaces provide opportunities for people to meet and interact with the community, contribute to the connection...master thesis 2022
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Shah, Nishi (author)Crafted with Care imagines a small-batch bean-to-bar artisanal chocolaterie producing luxury craft chocolate, sited within a space of 1000 square meters on a sloped terrain in the medieval town of Gruyères in Switzerland, located at the top of an 82 meter-high hill overlooking the Saane valley. The rural town of Gruyères specializing in milk...master thesis 2022
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Ştefancu, Iulia (author)The goal of this research is to delve into and explore the restoration and re-use of the Romanian architectural industrial heritage in the context of denial, seeking possibilities of changing the negative social perception and trying to uncover the appropriation and recognition of these artefacts. The acknowledgement of the heritage at risk and...student report 2022
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Kaasschieter, Thomas (author)De Hanze was een Noord-Europees handels- en stedenverbond in het Heilige Roomse Rijk met een netwerk dat ver over de grenzen van meerdere landen reikten. Ze hadden een grote mate van onafhankelijkheid. Ze wisselden vanzelfsprekend veel cultuur uit in de gebieden waar ze actief waren, zo ook in architectuur. De Hanze hebben een eigen bouwstijl...student report 2022
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Mishra, Pooja (author)The impact of urban morphological changes on heritage structures and their surroundings is investigated in this thesis. To accomplish so, the thesis focuses on and investigates the case of Shree Jagannatha Temple in Puri, which was built in the 12th century. The temple serves as the spiritual heart of Hinduism, one of the world’s oldest...student report 2022
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Raijmakers, Tim (author)Eindhoven and Philips, two names that are inseparable from each other. Travelling by train to Eindhoven you are accompanied by the heritage of Philips next to the railway. Travelling by car to Eindhoven along the highway you pass the Medical Centre of Philips in the north and the High Tech Campus of Philips in the south. In the city white...student report 2022
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de Graaf, Gideon (author)This thesis has been commissioned by the Delft University of Technology for the course AR2A011 Architectural History Thesis. This thesis focusses on the city of Istanbul. Istanbul enjoyed a unique status as the capital city of two great civilisations: the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Over the centuries, the city absorbed and...student report 2022
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Tiraboschi, Matteo (author)The massive blast of August 2020 severely damaged Beirut’s architectural heritage. It is in the very city centre that most of this asset is concentrated, but since the end of the 1975-1990 Civil War citizens have been denied access to this area. Here stands the former Grand Theatre, which will be the epicentre of a new artistic quarter that will...master thesis 2022
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Fischer, Lucca (author)The office architecture of the 1970s and 1980s makes up a large part of Dutch office building stock, at about 30%. Most buildings are now in need of major renovation and often no longer correspond to today's aesthetic perception. In addition, the function of the buildings must be adapted to today's needs and technological standards. This is not...master thesis 2022