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Jankee, Genora (author)
Looking at history through the lens of architecture can tell a lot about the lifestyles, technologies, and ideologies of the past. Looking at the past can create a clear connection to the present. It is for this reason, the researcher, will write about the origins of the courthouse of Sint Maarten, the first government...
student report 2024
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Alexandrov, Artem (author)
Engagement with the city in provincial Russia is currently lacking a framework of care for the historical urban fabric. Listed buildings decay with no revitalisation plans made by the municipality or the citizenry. On the other hand, theatre in modern-day Russia is an acknowledged political entity – a pocket of free(er) thinking and civil...
master thesis 2024
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Ibrahim, Yara (author)
Despite being a critical aspect in improving the building stock’s environmental performance and achieving the global environmental goals, the retrofit of traditional historic buildings is hindered by a lack of comprehensive guidelines tailored to their complex building physics and heritage preservation requirements. The conventional retrofit...
master thesis 2023
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El Barazi, Taha (author)
The research conducted at the beginning of the graduation year revolved around the indeterminate forces that shape the built environment, resulting in the formation of many ‘ephemeral’ cities along the new silk road. As such, the main outcomes from the research stage resided in the definition of the leftover spaces of intensive industrial...
master thesis 2023
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Stam, Nynke (author)
We are living in an age of deconstructing history, realizing our past is not as black and white as we once thought it was. By slowly peeling off the different layers of the past, our historical awareness grows and we gain a broader perspective on what has actually happened. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have sharpened our lenses massively...
student report 2023
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Jamkojian, Houry (author)
This thesis examines the complex process of memory making and unmaking during Armenia’s early, mid and post-transition periods as a Soviet republic. By positioning the statue of Vladimir Lenin, which once stood at the central square of its capital city, as a focal element of the discourse, this thesis uses the analysis of the bodily interplay...
student report 2023
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Gobić, Doria (author)
This thesis explores the creation of anti-fascist postwar memorials in Croatia, as a former part of Yugoslavia, between 1945 and 1990, with a focus on three independent memorials in Croatia commissioned by the same government - Petrova Gora, Kamenska and Jasenovac. The research aims to understand the historical and political context in which...
student report 2023
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Temudom, Kulaporn Temudom (author)
Make Scents considers the impact of changing climate conditions on resource extraction by establishing an in-house laboratory that specializes in producing fragrances specific to a region. This contribution captures Berlin’s landscape transitory due to critical climate change. As of 2040 the Linden tree—a significant<br/>longstanding tree with...
master thesis 2023
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Mankutė, Aistė (author)
The project “Activating the glass box” aims to find out how the existing built heritage can be not an obstacle, but the key to the comprehensive dense city of the near future. It showcases the contextual design approach and opportunities for the unlisted 50’s-60’s international style office buildings - “glass boxes”- whose potential is not yet...
master thesis 2022
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Gill, Peter (author)
A wall is both a barrier and an opportunity. The ancient walls of Thessaloniki stand as a monument to this. Since their establishment in the 4th century their status and significance in the city has only grown. Thessaloniki was a trading town strategically placed on a hill overlooking the bay below. As it grew, so did the walls with them...
master thesis 2022
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Simons, Robin (author)
In the last century, biodiversity has come under increasing pressure, and this is also the case in the urban context. The preservation of biodiversity is an important issue. Research shows that part of this biodiversity is largely dependent on the buildings and vegetation in the city and to help this biodiversity we need to build as nature...
master thesis 2022
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Sinnige, Stefan (author)
Berlage completed the design for the expansion plan of the south of Amsterdam in 1904. This plan was approved by the local council, but did not remain uncriticized. Among others, J.H.W. Leliman commented that the plan did not meet the demand for affordable housing and suspected the direct implementation of Camillo Sitte’s theories. Berlage...
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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Chen, Jiaxin (author)
This research focuses on the development of Chinese modern monumental architecture from 1920 to the early 20th century by examining first-hand and second-hand information on the development of Chinese architectural theory after 1920, as well as cases of Chinese modern monumental architecture. It is hoped that this study will show in a small way...
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Da Costa Gomez, Alexander (author)
As freshwater scarcity has become one of the most important environmental and social issues of the 21st century, the way the built environment interacts with water must be reconsidered. Today’s urban water cycle in Curaçao is characterized by linear, centralized, polluting, costly, time and energy consuming and does not contribute to cultural...
master thesis 2022
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Brand, Jim (author)
For centuries timber has been the most commonly used material for constructions. All over the world examples of timber structures that date back from a few centuries are still standing today. The Netherlands feature about 60,000 national monuments with internally timber structures. These timber structures often need strengthening due to...
master thesis 2022
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Forsman, P.J. (author), Gies, Valentin (author), Le, D.H.N.T. (author), Tao, Ronnie (author)
The Caritas Psychiatric Center (PC Caritas) in Melle, Belgium, is a clinic campus consisting of about a dozen buildings embedded into a park. Sint Jozef, named after the priest Petrus Jozef Triest from Gent, Belgium, is one of the remaining villas built in 1908 and centrally located on the campus. It was initially used as a treatment center for...
student report 2021
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van Hattum, Sophie (author)
By 2050 the municipality of Amsterdam plans to become climate neutral. The historic city center of Amsterdam poses a challenge in this ambition, as it is home to numerous monumental buildings. Conservation is the starting point for the renovation of monumental buildings and consequently additional regulations are in place. Furthermore, each...
master thesis 2021
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van de Pol, Susanne (author)
master thesis 2021
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ziaiemehr, turan (author)
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