Browsing by Author "Miranda, Valerian"
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Barekati, Ehsan (2016-12-09)Having access to architectural programming information that documents the predesign requirements for the building throughout the lifecycle of a building can add value to design evaluation, facility management, renovation ...
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Rahmani Asl, Mohammad (2015-07-15)The increase in global environmental concerns as well as advancement of computational tools and methods have had significant impacts on the way in which buildings are being designed. Building professionals are increasingly ...
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Haliburton, James Thomas (2016-12-09)This research study posits that there are key factors related to architectural firm culture that affect the successful adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at the small architectural firm level. It also posits ...
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Freeman, Janice (2013-04-29)Commercial buildings are among the largest consumers of energy. In an attempt to control and reduce operating expenses, building owners and organizations leasing commercial space are pursuing energy efficiency measures ...
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McPeek, Keith T. (2010-07-14)This research examines interviews conducted with more than a dozen authorities in architectural education on collaborative methodologies utilized in the design studio and identifies factors that inhibit and facilitate the ...
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Miranda, Valerian (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)The architectural design process faces increasing demands from growing social, economic and environmental needs that require complex building systems and inter-disciplinary design teams. In the last twenty years, architectural ...
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Alnuaimi, Maitha Mohammed (2009-06-02)This study investigated the potential of the daylighting systems used in the indigenous architecture of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located in Dubai (latitude 25° N longitude 55° E). The analysis tested the lighting ...
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Al Zaabi, Azza Hasan (Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is focusing on towards two paradoxical directions especially after the oil-boom. The first is the contemporary architectural development, while the second is the conservation of traditional ...
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Punjabi, Sonia Arjun (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)This research recognizes the need for building simulation/performance tools that can easily be integrated into the building design process. The study examines available simulation tools and attempts to determine why these ...
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Yellamraju, Vijaya (Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)The main objectives of this research are (a) to investigate the thermal effect of double skin facades in office buildings in hot climates and (b) to propose guidelines for their efficient design based on this evaluation. ...
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Abdullah, Mohammad (Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This study stresses and reflects a professional concern for the state of architecture in Kuwait, with a specific emphasis on the development of competence of architectural students and recent graduates on professional ...
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Hunter, Christopher Scott (2015-08-07)African American churches have been examined more for the people and events that took place in the buildings rather than for the building that housed the people and events. While many of these churches were organized in ...
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Hunter, Christopher Scott (2018-11-12)The purpose of this dissertation is to discover whether the evolution of African American religious socio-cultural traditions influenced the design and construction of six African American church buildings, located in the ...
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Rasisuttha, Sakkara (Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)The purpose of this research is to develop methods that reduce energy consumption in a residential building in a hot and humid climate region (Thailand) using efficient architectural building components and renewable ...
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Luhan, Gregory Anthony (2016-08-29)The design of high-performance, sustainable, built environments in architectural practice is becoming more collaborative, and the demands on architectural education to provide measurable learning outcomes that more ...
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Kim, Jong Bum (2014-12-23)This research developed and evaluated the Parametric Urban Regulation Model (PURM) to represent urban regulations in parametric Building Information Modeling (BIM) and assess the development performances of urban regulations ...
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Cho, Hyun Jeong (2012-10-19)Nowadays many people recognize the need for sustainable development more than ever because of improper urban sprawl, rapid exhaustion of natural resources, and serious environmental problems. Emission of carbon dioxide ...
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Park, Young Jun (2011-02-22)The primary objectives of this research are to identify the relation between Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria regarding sustainable site credits and the appraised value of land parcels in the ...
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De Paola, Pasquale (2012-02-14)My doctoral work aims to construct a theoretical and intellectual framework to understand a set of remarkable developments concerning the Italian discourse on architecture from the early 1950s to the mid 1970s. This was ...
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Son, Kiyoung (2012-07-16)The objective of this study is to develop a quantifying model that predicts the appraised unit value of parcels in San Francisco County based on number of LEED-NC Public Transportation Access (PTA) qualified bus, light ...