According to the UN-Habitat, "developing countries will have 80% of the world's urban population in 2030. By then Africa and Asia will include almost seven out of every ten urban inhabitants in the world." (UN-Habitat, ...

Brushy Mountain Penitentiary is located near Knoxville, TN, in the coal-rich region of Appalachian Mountains. Built in 1896 in response to the violent events of Coal Creek War, the prison traces its roots to the forgotten ...

This thesis is an investigation of the current American suburban environment and is and examination of the relationship between what was designed and how it is actually useful today. The suggestion of a series of alterations ...

As Seattle and other western cities continue to densify, the pedestrian bodily experience becomes an increasingly critical factor in fostering health for city inhabitants and their environment. To frame the effects of the ...

This is a thesis about two artists prolific in the 1970s. Moreover, this is a thesis about the body and space, and about the indivisible relationship between the artistic process--the spatial practice--and the works ...

The contemporary perspective of the U.S.- Mexican border can be defined by the current condition of a division and separation of nations. While the political border is clearly defined, the cultural border is very complex. ...

This thesis investigates the planning and design strategies that architects can use to reduce the waste and pollution generated by human activities, as well as produce new energy. This project designs with the flow of food, ...

Because of the rapid urbanization in China, especially after the 1980s, lots of historical villages are facing the threat of abandonment or demolition. Many remaining villages are still waiting for appropriate preservation ...

The loss of place and devastation of a community is an all-too-common reality in many post-industrial cities like Detroit. The attempts of numerous top-down development projects have been largely unsuccessful in addressing ...

New schools in rural China often-time are driven by blind pursuit of modernity and executed by methods that diminish human dignity, erode human well-being, disconnect human with nature, local community and cultural tradition. ...