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SHEN, YING (author)
The utilization of housing cooperatives, which is a form of affordable housing, has been an effective solution to a portion of Spain's housing crisis both before and after the Global Financial Crisis. La Borda, an innovative participatory design housing cooperative in Barcelona, was constructed in 2018 by architect cooperative LaCol and...
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Zeilinger, Luisa (author)
This thesis seeks to understand how the architecture of embassies has changed since the 19th century. Historically, it was not the building but the ambassador that reflected the state. With the focus moving toward permanent buildings that can undertake the vast bureaucracy of modern diplomacy, the representation of the state has moved from...
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Bosman, Janek (author)
Being a highly earthquake-prone country, Nepal gets hit by a major earthquake roughly every 80-100 years. The recent major tremor in 2015 showed how the houses in the Kathmandu Valley were not ready: 9000 lives and half a million houses were lost. <br/>This thesis describes the changes in earthquake-resistant elements in the residential...
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Buia, Ramona (author)
SuperDutch is a movement defined in the 1980’s in the Netherlands as the means through which the country was placed back into internatioal discourses, being marked by architectural innovations and the rediscovery of Dutch national identity. At first sight, the buildings of this period appear to be formed upon the foundation of globalization and...
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Özcan, Sara (author)
The 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia has undergone a long historical process of changes during three important periods. During the Roman Empire, Hagia Sophia was a Catholic church. During the Byzantine Empire, it was an Orthodox cathedral and under the Ottoman Empire Hagia Sophia was a mosque. (Mark &amp; Cakmak, 1992) The structure has undergone...
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Kaniewski, Szymon (author)
This thesis investigates the practice and theory of Unism, art theory developed by Polish avant- garde painter Władysław Strzemiński and his wife, sculptor and designer Katarzyna Kobro. Artists who initialy worked under the influence of Russian Constructivism and Suprematism of Kazmir Malevich, along with the creation of Unism gained...
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Dong, Yifan (author)
Throughout architectural history, outstanding architects have often been outstanding travelers. Sigurd Lewerentz, a legendary figure in Swedish modern architecture, is undoubtedly one of them. Lewerentz, who started his independent architectural practice in 1910 and died in 1975, lived during an exciting period that saw the emergence of many...
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Kloosterziel, Anniek (author)
This thesis contains case studies of architect-duo’s Alvar and Aino Aalto, Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier, and Charles and Ray Eames, that will be used to find out why they designed furniture as architects. This will give more explanation on why an architect would or should design furniture. The thesis shows that the architects have...
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Göres, Leroy (author)
Deze thesis is geschreven voor het vak AR2A011 Architectural History Thesis als onderdeel van het derde kwartaal van het eerste jaar van de Master Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences aan de TU Delft. De thesis is geschreven over de historische uitbreiding van de stad Venlo nadat haar vesting in 1874 is geslecht. Met dit onderzoek is...
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Vouras, Ilias (author)
With a starting point of the brutalism return to the foreground of the architecture practice and its positive shift and acknowledgement by users and critics, the essay tries to construct a narrative around the formation of prismatic forms. There is a chance of analysis of a broader group of buildings - works that converge similar traits. This...
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Zuidmeer, Jenna (author)
The paper examines the relationship between the public transport network and urban diversity in Amsterdam using urban mapping and data analysis. The paper presents a hierarchical analysis of the urban diversity outcome, which is based on the computation of the average diversity scores for each geographical area. The Simpson index is used to...
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TSENG, TE-CHENG (author)
The thesis examines the design philosophy of Dutch architect Onno Greiner, with a focus on his work in the Netherlands where he designed three cultural centers: Cultural Center ‘De Tamboer’, Cultural Center Hoogezand, and Cultural Center ‘De Flint’. The topics covered in this article include the relationship between architecture and the city,...
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Jansen, Tijn (author)
This history thesis contains the research question; What are the design principles of the architects H.A. Maaskant, H. Dam and B.F.A. Dirkse, and Van Klingeren for secondary education buildings on the aspect of meeting in the Netherlands during the 1970s? This question is answered via a literature review together with analyses of archival...
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Boeter, Enzo (author)
This graduate thesis examines the implications of participation in urban development of Rotterdam today and how this is different from the early ‘90s. Literature research about the nuances in participation in urban planning forms the framework for this thesis. Using this base, I compare the cases of Rijnhaven redevelopment, going on right now,...
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Fucarev, Paul-Cristian (author)
Starting with the 14th century, Principality of Moldova inhabited the territories between Nistru River, the Black sea, Danube and the Carpathian Mountains. This location, although having well-delimited natural borders, represented the intersection of multiple spheres of influence such as the intersection between the Ottoman Empire and the...
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Kooij, Edward (author)
Le Corbusier had a big influence on architecture with his modernistic approach and style. A big inspiration for him was the car and how they were mass produced and standardized, initiated by Henry Ford with the Model T. Inspiration of car design can be seen in his architectural approach and designs. This fascination led to him entering an...
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Hagen, Anouk (author)
Religion is in decline and spirituality starts to take on a more prominent role instead. Although there are abundant religious spaces, this shift did not cause a development in architecture yet. Libraries have similar qualities to religious spaces, like the sense of community and the feeling of retreat, so it is interesting to research how this...
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Kirby, Grisha (author)
Current approaches of abstraction and conceptuality in the discourse of memorialisation can be useful to commemorate contemporary events, but the inherent flaws and<br/>shortcomings in the misuse of abstraction are insufficient in the quest of establishing a connection with the distant past. This thesis acts as a call for a different direction...
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Krijnen, Luuk (author)
The re-purposing of cultural heritage is becoming more and more prominent. Often, cultural heritage objects hold (great) value, making working with them a difficult task. Therefore, in order to complete these types of projects successfully, a clear overview over what is important has to be present. A way to do this is to document the most...
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Zhang, Xinrui (author)
This thesis explores the impact of the Whole Earth Catalog on architecture practices in communes during the late 1960s and early 1970s, focusing on the relationship between people and the built environment. By analyzing the Catalog's contents, the real self-build works in communities, and the critiques it received, this study reveals the Catalog...
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