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Small architectural interventions to provide a better quality of life in the urban villages of Cameroon

Louh, C.S. (author)

master thesis 2016

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Learning by doing: Waldorf school in Arnhem

Galjee, K. (author)

master thesis 2016

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Wooden shipbuilding school

Huang, D. (author)

The project is a traditional wooden shipbuilding school for about 200 students includes the craft students in Netherlands and the unemployed residents from the middle class families in the surrounding area of my site. The footprint of the building is about 4000m2, and the total area is 6700m2. It is located at Amsterdam Noord, the district...

master thesis 2016

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Architectural translation of Public Sphere: The Stimulation of Meaningful Encounters between Strangers

Van Uden, M.F.M. (author)

Socio-philosophers and architects hold very different views on the definition of the public realm/sphere, resulting in the neglecting of the critique of the first group on the latter. In this paper architectural solutions are discussed on this topic, looking first at what architectural elements stimulate the gathering in public places, secondly...

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Digital Design and Manufacturing Centre

Guo, W. (author)

master thesis 2016

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New library in Pilsen

Ma, Z. (author)

master thesis 2016

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The Bulls Arena - Chicago

Venkatesh, A.K. (author)

An arena for the chicago bulls in the western edge of chicago. MSC thesis project for the studio complex projects , Architecture

master thesis 2016

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Midcity's Integrated Institute of Culinary Arts (MIICA)

Hercules, M.F. (author)

How can a single intervention trigger an attractive production neighborhood to facilitate economic growth in a decaying industrial area? Meet Galewood, Chicago. An area in between downtown The Loop and the outskirts of the city. From the earliest days of Chicago in the 1830’s, the area has shown economic growth. Up until mid-twentieth century,...

master thesis 2015

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Midwest Peripheral Collaboration Complex

Fernández de Córdova, J.M. (author)

Design of Urban Strategy, Masterplan, Hotel and Offices besides Chicago's Midway Airport.

master thesis 2015

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No Borders, Just Places

Rustad Tørklep, J. (author)

An architectural project and master plan, for South Works site, Chicago.

master thesis 2015

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The Floating Land: Halfway House research and design

Yang, M. (author)

Complex Project - South Chicago Project.

master thesis 2014

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Chicago Music Center

Bottema, G. (author)

master thesis 2014

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Southworks Technology Center

Sraiffe, M. (author)

Introduction My graduation project is about the lakeside development in South Chicago. Chicago Southworks was home to the previous US steel manufacturing plant. About 20 000 thousand people worked and lived at south side. The mill started to decline in the 70 ties because of the shifting market for steel. US steel closed his doors in 1992. The...

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Public Baths of Chicago South Works

Koppendraaier, D.A. (author)

The assignment of the graduation studio of Complex Projects is the rehabilitation and redesign or strategy of the now empty South Chicago (Illinois, USA) South Works site. The U.S. Steel’s South Works which was located there used to provide for work in the area, but after closure in 1992, the area started to decay. The lack of programmatic and...

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Breaching the Borders: Creating a place of gathering between historic walls

Grootelaar, G.G.J.F. (author)

The Graduation Studio of Complex Projects deals with the design of an emptied former industrial site in South Chicago. After the closure of the factory in 1992, the site became inactive and the adjacent neighborhood started to decay due to lack of programmatic and spatial diversity. The building will focus on different socio-geographical levels...

master thesis 2014

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Smelting Chicago

Leon, A.S. (author)

Chicago's neighborhoods need to be connected to the center's life. Is a building able to trigger a change like this?

master thesis 2014

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South Chicago Learning Center

Majcherska, A.K. (author)

The city of Chicago is dealing with issues of shrinking population, spatial segregation and losing relevance. Existing masterplan proposed for South Works site doesn’t address the challenges specific of this context, which undermines its viability and jeopardizes possible impact that project could have in the urban renewal. Additionally, within...

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Chicago Lakeside Health City Conference Centre

Starchenko, T. (author)

My graduation project is a part of Chicago Lakeside graduation studio in the Chair of Complex Projects. The goal of the studio was to develop a complex architectural solution based on analysis and economic and social strategies, integrated within existing fabric on different scales. The result of the first stage of my thesis work is an urban...

master thesis 2014

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South Chicago Lakeside Health City Medical Library

Chen, J. (author)

My graduation project is a medical library in South Chicago lakeside. The main problem in South Chicago is: After the close of US Steel in 1992, South Chicago lost its economical anchor and declined, which needs some new external strength help the district to form its new brand. We propose a “Health City” as the new development for South Chicago...

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The Creative City of Chicago

Veltman, W.L.A. (author)

The Southworks site nowadays is an empty, large piece of land, with only some ore walls deriving from the former steel factory at this site as tangible constructions. The neighborhood directly next to this site is very poor and low of value. People leave the neighborhood and therefore a lot of houses and plots are vacant, causing a further...

master thesis 2014