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Hessels, Alexander (author)In the Advanced Housing Design Studio we explored how housing design can successfully address the challenge of reducing the ecological footprint of its residents and assure social inclusion. In this studio an emphasis was put on the housing concept of collective living. A cooperative housing concept that offers the opportunity to create a living...master thesis 2022
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Roungeris, Christoforos (author)A financialized housing market entails systemic shortage of affordable housing. Rotterdam’s continuous increase of real estate prices is a case in point: despite its high share of social housing, today Rotterdam faces a shortage of affordable dwellings for lower income groups. How can collective housing design promote social inclusion and reduce...master thesis 2022
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Jaring, Tom (author)It is well known that materials in architecture are essential for structural purposes. The use of materials is not only about meeting constructive criteria. It is also about creating a look and feel to a design or space. This article examines the relationship between the physical and spiritual realms in architecture. The results of interviews...master thesis 2022
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Stoop, Tim (author)The greatest of all arts, music, can evoke deep emotions and memories. It has the power to transfer the listener to a different world. The first few notes of Brahms allegro amabile (op.120) instantly brings one in a state of presence, whereas Mahler’s fifth symphony’s adagietto or Wagner’s Lohengrin prelude slowly invites the audience in a...master thesis 2022
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van der Schaft, Thomas (author)The relationship between architecture and music can be used as an extensive source of inspiration within design. While both disciplines deal with different media, both have the power to move people emotionally and to carry across different messages. In addition, similarities exist within the practices of musical composition and architecture.<br/...master thesis 2022
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Buiter, Anna (author)In this paper, design principles for a co-housing project focused at young adults (18-27 years old) wishing to live in the Tarwewijk in Rotterdam Zuid are being proposed. These principles are based on literary research, reference projects, fieldwork and workshops held for students familiar with the design location. Topics that are touched upon...master thesis 2022
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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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Moens, Joël (author)In this thesis, it is being examined how music influenced the design strategy of two renowned architects: Le Corbusier and Steven Holl. The projects that are analyzed regard the Philips Pavilion in Brussels (1958) and the Stretto House in Dallas Texas (1989-1992). The design of the Philips Pavilion followed from a number of concept try-outs that...student report 2022
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Cernăianu, Mihnea (author)Architecture can be justified by a multitude of requirements, whether that means functional, aesthetic or other design attributes. Nonetheless, whether it is by consequence or a conscious decision, architecture influences us in ways we are often not aware of. We feel it, but cannot always point out ex-actly the intangible elements that impact...student report 2022
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Bierens, Olivier (author)This thesis explores the relationship between architecture and film through the analysis of the cinema of Wes Anderson.The research focuses specifically<br/>on the understanding of the spaces which Anderson has created in a historical per- spective. First, the relationship between architecture and film is explored through lite- rature research...student report 2022
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Vida, Philomena (author)Among many other aspects, digitalisation and an increasingly globalised collaborative society are challenging the outdated premise of the solitary architect as an authoritarian genius and thus the author of his work. Several theorists and architectural scholars have consistently discussed the issue of authorship (in architecture), as this...student report 2022
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Schwegman, Fabian (author)The design of the Noordoostpolder not only included the placement of the villages, trees farms and land lots, but the social structures were also drawn out into detail. A strict selection was applied for those who wanted to have a chance of getting a farm. But did these two different factors – selection and architectural design – relate to each...student report 2022
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Al-Muraikhi, Reem (author)The paper explores the fragile and complex relationship between modernization, nation-building and internationalism with a specific focus on Qatar. As an emerging powerhouse in the Gulf region, the young nation has proven its political legitimacy on the global stage. In this process, its urban development has played a vital instrument in...student report 2022
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de Beun, Martin (author)Lebbeus Woods was an experimental architect best known for his visionary drawings. His entry into the field of experimental architecture was enabled by the conditions in which the field found itself in the 1970s. Through drawing, Woods explored ideas and hypotheses which were unbound from conventional limitations. The field of architecture has...student report 2022
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Rocha, Randy (author)This thesis examines in what way designers should reassure that the use of parametric design can be switched from esthetical purposes to problem-solving purposes for future global challenges throughout Zaha Hadid Architects’ historical approaches and developments. In order to find the answer to the research question, it is important to know how...student report 2022
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Kaasschieter, Thomas (author)De Hanze was een Noord-Europees handels- en stedenverbond in het Heilige Roomse Rijk met een netwerk dat ver over de grenzen van meerdere landen reikten. Ze hadden een grote mate van onafhankelijkheid. Ze wisselden vanzelfsprekend veel cultuur uit in de gebieden waar ze actief waren, zo ook in architectuur. De Hanze hebben een eigen bouwstijl...student report 2022
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Hietbrink, Cedric (author)The term biophilia and its implementations in architecture have since its popularisation in 1984 gained in popularity throughout the world. This research attempts to find how this has taken shape in the Netherlands by answering the research question: How has public opinion in the Netherlands shaped the influence of Biophilia on architecture in...student report 2022
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Zhong, yuqi (author)Zlín, located in the east part of the Czech Republic, is a historical industrial town. The development of this modern city has a deep connection with Bata shoe company and its social scheme. The company has been known for its shoe production and the urban and architectural values from its pioneer and utopian town planning and its variant modules...student report 2022
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Cosma, Tudor (author)Financing Architecture: How The Urban Fabric of Manhattan Has Been Shaped by Money investigates the urban fabric of Manhattan, from single building case studies to larger scale urban planning developments, through the lens of money. The thesis introduces Manhattan’s grid layout, a result of the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811, its purpose being that...student report 2022
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van der Waart, Darren (author)In ‘Discovering the Colonial Institute: the Tropenmuseum’ historical research is conducted on the colonial traces that can be found in the Colonial Institute, which is now known as the Tropenmuseum. Nowadays much attention is paid in Dutch society to how the colonial past is dealt with. But at a point in history, as a Dutch citizen, it was...student report 2022