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Taweel, Baan (author)
"What if the dikes were to break? How can we then live with the water in the most beautiful way?" The Netherlands has a long history of battling against the water. It is high time to embrace the water in a new vision for the Netherlands called "PLAN B: Future waterscapes."<br/><br/>“PLAN B: Future waterscapes” is a utopian vision, building upon...
master thesis 2024
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den Heeten, Myrthe (author)
This research aims to encourage healthy behaviour within the built environment using a technique called nudging. Mostly used outside of the field of architecture, nudging aims to improve health by presenting options in such a way people a more likely to choose one option (a healthier alternative), without losing any freedom of choice. <br/><br/...
master thesis 2023
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Collens, Florentine (author)
The Dutch coast is facing many changes shortly to keep up with the increase in tourism, wind farms, housing, and sea-level rise. To preserve the coastal place-identity under these changes, it is important to research what elements constitute the place-identity of the Holland Coast. Place-Identity, in this paper, is defned as a combination of...
master thesis 2021
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Hehenkamp, Mees (author)
Out of a fascination for building with wood straw and clay a design for a workshop for teaching to build with natural materials has been made. Research has been done on traditional Dutch wood frames and the building skin out of wood, reed and straw. <br/>The design outcome is a complex of buildings in the Brettenzone, that is built from...
student report 2021
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van der Harst, Jasmijn (author)
Today, our world is in crisis. No single part of the world can withstand the destructive effects of climate change. So it’s time for action! Rethinking the future presents a blueprint for a new way of life that maximizes the density of a city while creating the highest quality of life for it’s citizens. A new way of life with the smallest carbon...
master thesis 2021
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Bastiaans, Stephan (author)
Despite the museum playing a central role in society as public centre of collective memory, artefacts are dogmatically presented in highly introverted "white cubes". In response, the<i> Leiden Civic Museum</i> relies on a strong relationship between "content" and "context" in order to both reassure its collection of societal relevance, as well...
master thesis 2020
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Ip, K.C. (author)
Classical music oftenly is associated as boring, muddy; as an activity for the older people. Eventually this older generation will be gone for good, leaving even less pubic than it now has. As this problem grows the relationship between classical music and the public shifts. The lack of connection becomes more obvious, making it more and more...
master thesis 2020
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Kloeg, L. (author)
Since the dawn of the early twentieth century, there has been a strong emphasis in the architectural discourse on defining an idea of how a building is intended to be used. This has resulted in a tendency in contemporary architectural practice of capturing the use of a building in a strictly defined programme. This programme is an illusion...
master thesis 2020
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Augustin, Sigwela (author)
People share a deep-seated need for a 'sense of home'. It is an intangible, psychological and sociological need that is projected on, and connected to the Built Environment (Rennels &amp; Purnell, 2017; Dovey, 1985). Many people in western societies meet their 'sense of home' through traditional housing. Yet, there is a small marginalized group...
master thesis 2020
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Aerts, C.J. (author)
This master graduation project presents an exciting vision of a better built environment for affordable housing in The Netherlands and abroad for many generations to come. <br/><br/>Established industrial manufacturing methods combined with parametric design have the potential to disrupt the conventional design-to-manufacturing processes in the...
master thesis 2020
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de Bruin, Sarah (author)
The graduation project started with my fascination for mycelium-based materials, ecology and the circular economy. The main goal I strive to incorporate within the design project is circularity by integrating the ecology within the existing build environment and society. Therefore, I choose the Harvest studio of Architectural Engineering chair,...
master thesis 2019
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Kaik, Maria Kaik (author)
The project seeks to bridge the gap between the disciplines of the Ecology Restoration and Architecture. It is a result of the research, which shows that restoration does not mean bringing the environment to the state of the default. Instead, this time based, prone to disturbances process, should strive for the intensification of novelty...
master thesis 2019
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Gao, Qi (author)
This paper uses different classification methods to make an overview of different demountable connections in current architecture practices. Then based on the typologies and literature research, it built an assessment system to evaluate the connections in a circular building economy.
master thesis 2019
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Zhu, Qizhen (author)
Offices consume a lot of energy in the Netherland. In addition to the low energy efficiency, the office environment, and working style cause health problems. This research focuses on the farming-integrate office system and the flows in it, involving food, air, water, electricity, and heat. Taking Marineterrein as the site and use environmental...
master thesis 2019
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Knibbeler, Daan (author)
Eenzaamheid onder jongeren is een maatschappelijk probleem, met name in de grote steden. In de deelgemeente Feijenoord, Rotterdam, gaf in 2012 zelfs 57% aan zich matig tot zeer eenzaam te voelen. Dit is de aanleiding voor het<br/>onderzoek naar sociale interactie in de (semi) openbare ruimte. Ten grondslag aan dit onderzoek ligt het idee dat het...
master thesis 2019
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Cheng, Danny (author)
The project act as an example of how biophilic design can be applied into the rehabilitation area of a hospital.The aim of the project is to achieve a faster recovery rate of patients, a better performance of staff and to create a unique experience for the visitors in AMC . Many researches have showed the benefits of using biophilic design in...
master thesis 2019
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Wang, Mara (author)
Office vacancy is an ever dominant problem in the Netherlands and abroad. While there are still a lot of issues unresolved, we might be overwhelmed with ideas, concepts and suggestions on how to tackle this vacancy. This graduation project tried to give a different perspective on this vacancy by introducing the concept of OPEN BUILDING and link...
master thesis 2019
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van Empelen, Josien (author)
The main focus of this graduation project is on the transformation of the building industry within the self-built environment of slums towards a local, circular economy. To do this, it influences the building process, as well as the building materials and its production cycle. The currently highly polluting building industry has an influence on...
master thesis 2018
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Chheda, Rushabh (author)
Indonesia is one of the 5 countries in the world that contribute to around 60% of all the ocean plastics in the world. This thesis project is based in the kampungs of Cigondewah, in Bandung, Indonesia. This project tries to deal with the local economies of waste recycling and the informal housing industry. The kampungs are situated next to a...
master thesis 2018
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Sarara, Wioletta (author)
The problem of lack of healthy living conditions is touching all of us. People nowadays base too much on mechanical appliances, forgetting that just small changes in the shape of the building could change the living conditions throughout the whole lifespan of the building. <br/>The biggest problem is in informal settlements where they do not...
master thesis 2018
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