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Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Author "Corser, Robert"
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Acoustically Sensitive Large Assembly Spaces at School: An Elementary School Retrofit and Expansion
Elam, Gayle AyersThis thesis argues for prioritizing the acoustic dimension of design and embracing an attitude of “acoustic delight” rather than “do no harm.” The thesis investigates three approaches to shaping the acoustic experience of ... -
Mycelium Infrastructures for Impermanent Futures
Dougoud, MarielThis thesis will use adaptive reuse of an existing industrial agricultural site in an urban setting to activate a new life and a sustainable future to a structure that would otherwise go unused or be demolished. To aid in ... -
Phase Change: Waning Fishing Villages on the Northeast Coast of Japan
Fauvre, Ashle Marie (2013-07-25)This thesis investigates the rhythms of a particular place, and creates an architecture based on this analysis. The Tohoku tsunami stripped the shores of northeastern Japan, mixing landscape with artifact everywhere from ... -
Planning for Upland Expansion: Developing a Framework for Community-Informed Housing Design to Support Indigenous Resilience in the Context of Dynamic Coastal Landscapes
Simonsen, HannahThe Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe on the Pacific Coast faces many challenges,including the increasing impacts of climate change and the risks of a dynamic coastal landscape. For those reasons, they are planning for upland ... -
Sinking Cities; Adaptive Architecture for Rising Sea Levels
Gunn, NatalieThough the Duwamish River has been through many significant changes since its glacialcreation thousands of years ago, it has remained a source of food, travel and trade for those residing in the Duwamish Valley and greater ... -
Spiritual detour : the North Cascades Nature Retreat and Meditation Center
Ramey, Paul Christopher (2012-09-13)There are three elements in the list of basic needs: food, water and shelter. Architecture would obviously fall under the category of shelter, but how does this term "shelter" describe architecture. Shelter is defined ...