Associations & Assemblages-A Pattern-based Housing Group Form in Istanbul

The architectural design Associations and Assemblages-A Pattern-based<br/>Housing Complex, are followed by research on existing housing patterns<br/>in Istanbul. Three types of housing forms: Self-built, Street apartment and<br/>Highrise. For individual housing units, they are different in scale/volume/facade<br/>composition/land occupation....

Break the tourist bubbles!: Spatial stratregies to acheive liveable local places and explorable tourist destinations in developing Chinese cities, Hangzhou as a case

The activity of the urban tourists can confine to distinct urban tourist zones, the tourist bubbles. It causes segregation between city life and the tourist area. The thesis digs into this phenomenon with Hangzhou as the case city. The goal of the project is to reintroduce the locals into the tourist area and invite the tourists to explore the...