Browsing by Department "Architecture"
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A mixed-use development is a combination of multiple programmatic functions that can promote walkability, create vibrant living and working environments, offer affordable housing, increase economic mechanism growth, and ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The purpose of this project is to develop a software framework, a 3D engine, which will generate images to be projected onto facets of a spatially immersive display (SID). The goal is to develop a software library to support ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)The objective of my research is to revive and practice the art of traditional pictorial maps in 3D cartographic visualization. I have chosen to create both graphical and statistical pictorial maps which can be used for ...
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(2009-05-15)This study compares single-bed rooms and multi-bed rooms with respect to their ability to support and facilitate healthcare staff handwashing and family and friend visitation in intensive care settings. Staff handwashing ...
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(1995)This research paper, conducted through the Texas A&M University Honors Undergraduate fellows program, will be presented as a journal of information considered in the design of a government health clinic for the town of San ...
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(2023-01-23)The impacts of global climate change on the designed and built environment have accelerated in the twenty-first century, leading contemporary architects to reconsider conventional building practices. For many centuries, ...
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(2020-11-17)Occupant behavior has a significant influence on energy consumption in buildings because HVAC, lighting, equipment, and ventilation operations are often tied to occupancy-based controls. However, currently, the traditional ...
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In today’s social and cultural climate, students spend less time outside in the natural environment. This can be partially attributed a heavier reliance on cars and busses for transportation, greater distances between ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)Historical events captured in an abstract manner have the ability to produce a profound effect on the emotions. The purpose of this research is to create a time-based computer media work, using dialogue from playwright ...
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(2021-12-10)This research investigates the potentials of designing for sustainability, specifically “design for reuse” using a systematic by-product of industrial production processes, in a mutual exchange known as industrial symbiosis ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This thesis primarily deals with the adaptation of a theory from one context and its application in another context. In this case the "building systems integration theory" which has been introduced in the context of ...
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(2009-05-15)This study investigates the adaptive reuse of abandoned historic churches. Since churches serve as cultural heritage symbols, the public becomes concerned with maintaining the historic integrity of these buildings. More ...
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(Taylor & Francis Group, 1997)We present two perimeter daylighting systems that passively redirect bean sunlight further from the window wall using special optical films, and optimized geometry, and a small glazing aperture. The objectives of these ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This thesis is an attempt to establish a practical way for architectural designers to take advantage of the relationship between soundscape and architectural aesthetics. The whole study aides in providing a structural ...
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(2022-10-27)The Center for Heritage Conservation (CHC) from Texas A&M University (TAMU) conducted laser scanning studies at Alcatraz Island from 2011 to 2016. Survey consisted of two techniques: total station survey and 3D laser ...
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Aliviar Aliviar is a Relief Community and Shelter Facility for immigrants coming into America for the first time. The proposed project contains housing, education, legal resources, and community spaces. This project focuses on the ...
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Alliance is a high-rise senior living situated in Dallas, Texas. This project contains Assisted Living (AL), Memory Care (MC), and Skilled Nursing (SN). One of the purposes of this project is to provide a meaningful and ...
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(2012-04-30)The purpose of this research study is to examine the influence window displays have on consumers and the design techniques required in a window display to entice people to enter a store. From observation, I have found ...
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(2015-02-08)An evaluation is presented of the experience of patients, families and staff in two infusion suites. One infusion suite was a facility occupied until 2009 and the other suite was the replacement for that facility. The ...