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5 Theses – Kate Stuewe and Bernardo Almeida

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Thesis #1: Urban wildlife is not a nuisance to exterminate; it is an opportunity for intricate and responsive design.

Binay, Rona: http://productsofdesign.sva.edu/blog/rona-binay-thesis

U.S. Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/research/docs/urban/urban-wildlife.pdf

Leedy, Daniel L.: http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086433680

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086433680;view=1up;seq=11

Brenneisen, Stephan: http://www.urbanhabitats.org/v04n01/wildlife_full.html

American Society of Landscape Architects: http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_Wildlife.html

Hostetler, Mark: http://www.sustainablecitiescollective.com/nature-cities/215256/matter-scale-connecting-human-design-decisions-decisions-made-wildlife

 

Thesis #2: For the sake of being economically and ecologically sound, regulations on urban produce farming need to be reconsidered.

1. American Society of Landscape Architects: http://www.asla.org/sustainablelandscapes/Vid_UrbanAg.html

United States Department of Agriculture: https://afsic.nal.usda.gov/farms-and-community/urban-agriculture

Heiselmann, Phil: http://www.urbanaglaw.org/food-ag-and-health/

Five Borough Farm: http://www.fiveboroughfarm.org/urban-agriculture/

National League of Cities: http://www.sustainablecitiesinstitute.org/topics/food-systems/urban-agriculture/promoting-urban-agriculture-through-zoning

Howard, Brian Clark: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/urban-farming/#/earth-day-urban-farming-new-york-rooftop_51631_600x450.jpg

 

Thesis #3: The social discussion of urban homelessness is an area architects have the ability and even responsibility to participate.

  1. Making sense of urban theory by: Michael Dear https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=IQhzAwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=urban+homelessness&ots=9KPJogu_ZV&sig=5cYw_gZk0FoGa7GJJdVUfQmiydM#v=onepage&q=urban%20homelessness&f=false
  2. Body, Memory, and Architecture by: KC Bloomer https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=riVjgRj6yygC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=architecture+in+small+places&ots=t7XnZfif0A&sig=o20ogZLEWPKSMqh-mfpM2yUEhxQ#v=onepage&q=architecture%20in%20small%20places&f=false
  3. Toward an Architecture of Place: Moving Beyond Iconic to Extraordinary http://www.pps.org/reference/toward-an-architecture-of-place-moving-beyond-iconic-to-extraordinary/
  4. Architecture to Combat Homelessness by: Matt Shaw http://architizer.com/blog/utah-homelessness/
  5. Levitt Bernstein’s Pop-Up HAWSE Proposal Transforms London’s Unused Garages into Temporary Housing by: David Cole
    http://inhabitat.com/levitt-bernsteins-pop-up-hawse-proposal-transforms-londons-unused-garages-into-temporary-housing/
  6. Design for Homeless Shelter in San Luis Obispo Awarded by: Tim Winstanley http://www.archdaily.com/195063/design-for-homeless-shelter-in-san-luis-obispo-awarded

 

Thesis #4: Lack of uniqueness in architecture has been determined by modernism and the idea that everything has to follow a certain process and has to look in a certain way. 

  1. http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2008/may-june/what-is-modernism.html by: National Trust of Historic Preservation
  2. Sanctioning Modernism: Architecture and the making of postwar identities by: Kulic, Vladimir; Parker, Timothy. (book located in the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library).
  3. Preservation of Modern Architecture by: Theodore H.M Prudon (article) https://www.uta.edu/architecture/_downloads/prudon/Prudon_lecture.pdf
  4. The New Paradigm in Architecture: the language of post modernism https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=20bkru0gzCMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA52&dq=modernism+in+architecture&ots=yvLWmUk9lQ&sig=sGvjid2lshd4X_OQV_M7LunGpt8#v=onepage&q=modernism%20in%20architecture&f=false
  5. Planning through debate: the communicative turn in planning theory by: Patsy Healey http://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/tpr.63.2.422×602303814821?journalCode=tpr
  6. Modernism and the posthumanist subject by: K. Michael Hays https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mXoEYiTf8EMC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=modernism+in+architecture&ots=xW0It8asO4&sig=qrIp5U1dIdfH2vOlK4hzD5G1JFU#v=onepage&q=modernism%20in%20architecture&f=false

 

Thesis #5: Planning is essential in the development of vital communities in order to promote sustainable economic development, clean energy and elimination of poverty.

  1. Architecture, Building and Planning https://www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/built-environment/education/graduate-program-built-environment/architecture-building-and-planning/
  2. Towards an autonomous, humanoid, and dynamically walking robot: Modeling, optimal trajectory planning, hardware architecture, and experiments https://www.sim.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/publ/download/2003-Humanoids-Buss-etal.pdf
  3. Creative Cities and Economic Development by: Peter Hall (article found in google scholar) pdf
  4. Microorganisms and clean energy by: Timothy J. Donohue and Richard J. Cogdell http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605648/
  5. The Changing Aid Architecture: Can Global Initiatives Eradicate Poverty? By: Uma Lele, Nafis Sadik, Adele Simmons. http://www.oecd.org/dac/37034781.pdf
  6. Economy and Architecture by: Julia Odgers, MHairi McVicar and Stephen Kite https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=HvksCgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=economy+and+architecture&ots=Ry6Va7Qsyk&sig=Ff5AXUBDT1v_iBtZGPn94X7MFWg#v=onepage&q=economy%20and%20architecture&f=false
5 theses

5 Theses: Ali Pugliese and Andrew Chesakis

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The following five theses were written collaboratively by Andrew Chesakis and myself as well as finding and citing the six sources for each topic.

Thesis #1: Designing an environment that engages and stimulates its user through the five senses, leads to a more fulfilling and memorable experience.

Sources:

1. Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses. London: Academy Editions, 1996.

2. Stein, Sarah Noelle. “Architecture and the Senses: A Sensory Musing Park.” ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2013.

3. Malnar, Joy Monice. Sensory design. U of Minnesota Press, 2004.

4. Bahamón, Alejandro, and Ana María Alvarez. Light Color Sound: Sensory Effects in Contemporary Architecture. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2010.

5. Goodwin, Kate, et al. Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2014.

6. Holz, Heather. Sensory Architecture: Redefining How One Interprets Space. Fargo: North Dakota State U, 2011.

Thesis #2: Creating an environment that promotes health and well being aids in the healing process.

Sources:

1. Mazuch, Richard, and Stephen Rona. “Creating Healing Environments: Humanistic Architecture and Therapeutic Design.” Journal of Public Mental Health 4.4 (2005): 48-52. ProQuest. Web. 4 Sep. 2015.

2. Malkin, Jain. Hospital Interior Architecture: Creating Healing Environments for Special Patient Populations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1992.

3. Martin, Colin. “Architecture for Healing.” The Lancet 375.9731 (2010): 2066-.

4. Lawson, Bryan. Healing Architecture. 211 Vol. London: Emap Limited, 2002.

5. Saini, Balwant. “Healing through Architecture and Music.” Architecture + design 26.3 (2009): 26-36.

6. Aripin, S. Healing Architecture: A Study of Daylight in Hospital Design. University Publications Centre (UPENDA), 2006.

Thesis #3: Repurposing old, forgotten structures can bring  life back into a community.

Sources:

1. Bullen, Peter A. “Adaptive Reuse and Sustainability of Commercial Buildings.” Facilities 25.1 (2007): 20-31. ProQuest. Web. 1 Sep. 2015.

2. BINDER, MELINDA. “ADAPTIVE REUSE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.” Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. University of Cincinnati, 2003. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. 01 Sep 2015.

3. Mozas, Javier, and Per, Aurora Fernandez. Reclaim Remediate Reuse Recycle. A+T architecture publishers, Spring- Autumn 2012. Issue 39-40. Print.

4. Zhang, Song. “Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage in Shanghai.” Frontiers of Architecture and Civil Engineering in China 1.4 (2007): 481-90. ProQuest. Web. 2 Sep. 2015.

5. Stratton, Michael. Industrial Buildings: Conservation and Regeneration. London: E&FN Spon, 2000. Print.

6. Cantell, Sophie Francesca. “The Adaptive Reuse of Historical Industrial Buildings: Regulation Barriers, Best Practices, and Case Studies.

Thesis #4: With the popularity of video games children need an outdoor space to use their imagination and be active.

Sources:

1. Kite, James, Merom, Dafna, Rissel, Chris, Wen, Li Ming. “Time spent playing outdoors after school and its relationship with independent mobility: a cross-sectional survey of children aged 10–12 years in Sydney, Australia.” International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. BioMed Central. 2009. Web. 3 Sep. 2015.

2. Heseltine, Peter, and Holborn, John. Playgrounds: the Planning, Design And Construction of Play Environments. New York: Nichols Pub. Co., 1987. Print.

3. Vorderer, Peter; Bryant, Jennings. Playing Video Games : Motives, Responses, and Consequences. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis, 2012. Ebook Library. Web. 03 Sep. 2015.

4. Helick, R Martin, and Watkins, Margaret T. Elements of Preschool Playyards. Swissvale: Regent Graphic Services, 1973. Print.

5. Hammond, DE, et al. “Growing Minds: The Relationship between     Parental Attitudes Toward their Child’s Outdoor Recreation and their Child’s Health.” HORTTECHNOLOGY 21.2 (2011): 217-24. Web. 03 Sep. 2015.

6. Stigsdotter, Ulrika K., et al. “Evidence-Based Playground Design: Lessons Learned from Theory to Practice.” Landscape Research 40.2 (2015): 226-46.

Thesis #5: All newly built homes should be smaller and energy efficient.

Sources:

1. Stang, Alanna, Christopher Hawthorne, and National Building Museum (U.S.). The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture. 1st ed. Washington, D.C; New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.

2. Tombazis, A. N., and S. A. Preuss. “Design of Passive Solar Buildings in Urban Areas.” Solar Energy 70.3 (2001): 311-8.

3. Ryker, Lori. Off the Grid: Modern homes + Alternative energy. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2005. Print.

4. Goldsmith, Sara. Vitamin Green. New York: Phaidon Press Inc. 2012. Print.

5. Tucker, Lisa M. “Net Zero Housing: The Architects’ Small House Service Bureau and Contemporary Sustainable Single‐Family House Design Methods for the United States.” Journal of Interior Design 37.1 (2012): 1-15.

6. Perkins, Anne. “CONSERVATION: ZERO NET ENERGY HOMES FOR LOW‐INCOME FAMILIES.” Zygon 46.4 (2011): 929-41.

5 theses

5 These- Haley DeNardo and Paige Geldrich

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Paige and I worked collectively to come up with the five these below as well as the six required sources for each.

Thesis 1: Millennial will influence both architecture design and the design process heavily in the coming years.

  1. Smithson, Peter, Catherine Spellman, and Karl Unglaub. “Peter Smithson: Conversations with Students: A Space for Our Generation.” New York: Princeton Architectural, 2005. Print.
  2. D’Souza, Newton, So-Yeon Yoon, and Zahidul Islam. “Understanding Design Skills of the Generation Y: An Exploration through the VR-KiDS Project.” Design Studies 32.2 (2011): 180-209. Web.
  3. Wallace, B. (2015). “Millennials’ preferences will dictate design & construction of future world.” The Enterprise, 44(33).  30 March 2015. Print.
  4. Lachman, M. Leanne, and Deborah L. Brett. “Gen Y and Housing by ULI.” Urban Land Institute ICal. N.p., 13 May 2015. Web. 05 Sept. 2015. <http://uli.org/report/gen-y-housing-want-want/>.
  5. Novitsky, B. J. “Making the most of your firm’s Millennials.” Architectural Record 196, no. 8 (August 2008): 65. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed September 5, 2015).
  6. Graboski, Morgan, “Housing For Introverts” (2015). Architecture Senior Theses. Paper 284. http://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses/284

 

Thesis 2: Children are affected both positively and negatively by their environment and architecture.

  1. Gelfand, Lisa, and Eric Corey. Freed. “Sustainable School Architecture: Design for Primary and Secondary Schools.” Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. Print.
  2. Macdonald, Donald. “Architecture for Kids: Deinstitutionalizing the Design of Child-care Centers.” Day Care and Early Education 17.4 (n.d.): 4-8. Web. 5 Sept. 2015.
  3. Bartlett, Sheridan. “Cities for Children: Children’s Rights, Poverty and Urban Management.” London: Earthscan, 1999. Print.
  4. Weinstein, Carol Simon., and Thomas G. David. “Spaces for Children: The Built Environment and Child Development.” New York: Plenum, 1987. Print.
  5. Tai, Lolly. ”Designing Outdoor Environments for Children: Landscaping Schoolyards, Gardens, and Playgrounds.” New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Print.
  6. Spencer, Christopher, and Mark Blades. “Children and Their Environments: Learning, Using, and Designing Spaces.” Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2006. Print.

 

Thesis 3: The style of the typical architecture education encourages high stress environments and unhealthy lifestyles, and needs to change.

  1. Boyer, Ernest L., and Lee D. Mitgang. “Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education and Practice: A Special Report.” Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1996. Print.
  2. Ockman, Joan, and Rebecca Williamson. “Architecture School: Three Centuries of Educating Architects in North America.” Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2012. Print.
  3. Nazidizaji, Sajjad, Ana Tome, Francisco Regateiro, and Ahmadreza Keshtkar Ghalati. “Narrative Ways of Architecture Education: A Case Study.” Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 197 (2015): 1640-646. Web.
  4. Ulusoya, Mine, and Emine Kuyrukcu. “The Meaning and Importance of the Traditional Architecture in Architecture Education; Gönen Winter School Model.” The Meaning and Importance of the Traditional Architecture in Architecture Education; Gönen Winter School Model. N.p., 18 Aug. 2012. Web. 05 Sept. 2015. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812026961>.
  5. Salama, Ashraf, and William O’Reilly. “Architecture Education Today.” N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
  6. Ellis, William R. “Re-Designing Architects: Education, Research and Practice.” Journal of Architectural Education 25.4 (1971): 85-92. Web.

 

Thesis 4: The current gap between architecture school and the professional world causes problems for graduating students as well as emerging professionals and should be modified immediately.

  1. Bredeson, Paul V. “Designs for Learning: A New Architecture for Professional Development in Schools.” Corwin Press Inc., 2003. Print.
  2. Nicol, David and Pilling, Simon. “Changing Architectural Education: Towards a New Professionalism.” Spon Press: London, 2000. Print.
  3. Wigley, Mark. “Prosthetic Theory: The Disciplining of Architecture.” MIT Press, Assemblage No. 15, August 1991. Print.
  4. Keogh, Barbara K. “Narrowing the Gap between Policy and Practice.” Academic Journal Article: Exceptional Children. Accessed September 2015.
  5. Thornton, Patricia: Jones, Candace: and Kury, Kenneth. “Institutional Logics and Institutional Change in Organizations: Transformation of Accounting, Architecture, and Publishing.” Research in the Sociology of Organizations, August 2005. Website accessed September 2015.
  6. Prakash, Vikramaditya. “The Interests of Desire: Feminism and Aesthetic Pleasure in Architecture.” Architecture Plus Design, March 1992. Online Article, Accessed September 2015.

 

Thesis 5: In the culture we live in today, architecture and feminism and inextricable linked and should both be considered when designing.

  1. Ahrentzen, Sherry. “The Space between the Studs: Feminism and Architecture.” Signs, The University of chicago Press, Vol. 29 No. 1, Autumn 2003, pages 179-206. Print.
  2. Rendell, Jane: Penner, Barbara; and Borden, Iain. “Gender Space Architecture: an Interdisciplinary Introduction.” Rutledge and Taylor & Francis Group, 2000. Print.
  3. Rothschild, Joan. “Design and Femenism: Re-Visioning Spaces, Places, and Everyday Things.” Rutgers, The State University, 1999. Print.
  4. O’Neill, Maggie. “Adorno: Culture and Femenism.” SAGE Publications Ltd: London, 1999. Print.
  5. Coleman, Debra; Danze, Elizabeth; and Henderson, Carol. “Architecture and Feminism.” Princeton Architectural Press through Yale University, 1996. Print.
  6. Lewis, Rodger K. “Architect? A Candid Guide to the Profession.” MIT Press, Third Edition, 2013. Print.