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Brătfălean Igna, Raluca (author)
As a result of urbanization and modernization processes, a significant component of Balkan culture relating to culinary habits and traditions is slowly being lost in urban areas, despite being highly valued by city dwellers. In the specific context of Belgrade, this graduation project investigates how the existing typology of 'local community'...
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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...
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Klappe, Jens (author)
Demolition or renovation has always been a matter of debate in the built environment, especially in densely populated cities with little room for new construction. In the past, people often opted for the former, demolition, but today people are increasingly realizing what has already been lost over the years. Many old fortified cities have also...
student report 2022
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Julian Villena, Leyre (author)
This master thesis report is the result of a six-month-long graduation project for the Design for Interaction master at TU Delft. The report describes the development of the design guidelines to attune the TAS program to the Netherlands.<br/>The main goals that guided the project were three: identify which aspects of a healthy habit program (TAS...
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Kolmas, Mats (author)
In the field of architecture, there reigns a stigma of long working hours, in university, and practice. This paper sets out the causes of the long work hour culture that relate to the practice of architecture and the consequences and choices it may bring along. Based on existing research findings, seven major causes provoke long work hour...
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Kivlinieks, Jānis (author)
This article offers a critical reflection on the impact of the urban development on the social lives of Riga’s population throughout the second half of 19th century by exploring the role of architecture in the social and physical segregation of the city. Like many typical East-Central European cities in this period, Riga was ruled by the Baltic...
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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...
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PSARRI, OLGA (author)
The present essay examines the influence of authenticity’s notion on <br/>Industrial Heritage Reuse practices in Europe from the 1970’s onwards. This <br/>consideration formed the motive of the carried-out analysis. Initially, <br/>authenticity’s theoretical framework is being interpreted through its latent <br/>relation to intangible heritage....
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Kurbanova, Jemal (author)
Nat King Cole once sang “the greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return” in the song “Nature Boy” written in 1947. Four years prior to its release, the psychologist Abraham Maslow published his book “A Theory of Human Motivation” in which the hierarchy of needs is explored (Clark, 2010). Above our physical needs and...
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Wobben, Lorenzo (author)
Outdoor sports, such as surfing, mountaineering and skiing, are historically exclusive. For years, those sports and their communities were dominated by a white athletic male culture and were far from diverse. This homogeneous environment was, and sometimes still is, reflected within the outdoor industry. Thus, for years, outdoor brands,...
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Bazrafkan, Farnoosh (author)
This research uses the notion of ‘pluralism’ as an alternative starting point for landscape architectural design by focusing on aspects of time and interactivity as opposed to strategies of re-configuration of both form and agency of the landscape. It explores the role of design in a rural landscape characterized by land ownership through the...
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Thormann, Leon (author)
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Kopp, Mara (author)
A more inclusive perspective on heritage management regarding sustainable development becomes an important aspect in understanding and reflecting on heritage buildings or sites. The cultural significance they convey, such as attributes and values attached to them, are not only represented by physical assets, but are also reflected in people’s...
master thesis 2021
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Trompoukis, Dimitrios (author)
The thesis deals with the possibilities of spatial planning in a non-urbanized<br/>context. The case study, examined, is the municipal unit of Mastorochoria of<br/>Konitsa, Greece. The first chapter focuses on the spatial and socio-economic<br/>agglomeration taking place in Greece, as Athens and -less- Thessaloniki concentate<br/>the largest...
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Asmita Puspasari, Asmita (author)
The evolutions of human culture–nature relationships from histories demonstrate all changes in how people manage and perceive their land. In the past, the relationship between humans and nature was known to have high interdependency reflected by integrating people’s activities and behaviour towards nature. This integration can be seen through...
master thesis 2021
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Van Damme, Elvira (author)
Accidents in buildings happen frequently and if people are not evacuated in time, this can have major consequences. The behaviour of building occupants is one of the most critical determinants herein. <br/>Evacuation behaviour consists of two phases: the response phase and the evacuation movement phase. During the response phase, a building...
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Kandade, Poornashri (author)
This report journeys through the research and design processes, activities and outcomes of the project that brings young adults closer to their intangible heritage and cultural identity. Intangible cultural heritage (or ICH) being at the core of this project, is a fairly new and lesser known concept. With its presence in daily life as traditions...
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Wagenaar, Kirsten (author)
To this day, liver transplantation is the only effective treatment for end-stage liver failure. Unfortunately, the scarcity of liver donors leads to waitlist mortality, pushing the need for alternative treatment options. In vitro models are essential tools in research on alternatives for transplantation. One of the promising models is the...
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Robben, Stijn (author)
Predicting the effects of drugs before human clinical trails is at the heart of drug discovery and screening processes. To overcome limitations of conventional models used in pre-clinical research stages, advancements in fabrication, microfluidics, tissue engineering and sensor development allow for platforms that ever more closely emulate human...
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Akolawala, Qais (author)
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating cancer of the brain with an extremely poor prognosis. Novel <i>in-vitro</i> methods for the assessment of cancer response to drugs and radiation are being developed. Compared to two-dimensional cell culture, three-dimensional cellular microenvironments provide a model closer to the <i>in-vivo</i> situation. In...
master thesis 2021
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