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Architecture as a Link
Industrialization in America left behind a sea of abandoned warehouses and factories all over the country. Today, these buildings are often neglected and typically lack a design connection from their interior spaces to ...
Music - A Node of Urban Identity
The idea of music as a node in architecture, as it is evident in society, will be explored through the form, function, and play between formal and informal spaces of the building and surrounding context. The intention is ...
A Community of Healing: an Exploration of the Role of Architecture in Fostering Relationships Within a Community
Esprit de corps is a term used frequently in the military community to describe the strong feeling of camaraderie amongst its members. This thesis will explore the possibilities and potentials of healing through esprit de ...
Consequential Strata - A Question of Stillness
The interesting thing about stillness is that it can be quite elusive, especially in the present environment. The fight for stillness is not a new one, many religious traditions regard it as a precondition for prayer. In ...
Ca L'Alier STEAM High: A Transition From the Past Into the Future
Ca L'Alier STEAM High is an adaptive reuse of a 19th century textile factory in the 22@ district of Barcelona. The neighborhood used to be the industrial neighborhood of Sant Marti but is now a part of Poblenou. The ...
Exploratory School: A Progressive Approach to Learning
Throughout the design of Exploratory School the idea that learning can occur through independence has always been a factor. The initial parti was developed through a series of questions. How can design change school from ...
Astraterno: Bridging Past, Present, & Future: An Architectural Investigation in its Role in Time
Architecture has tangible qualities that embody a work's physical makeup and intangible qualities that contribute to the feeling and expression of time. Every building has moments of time embedded in their fabric that ...
Cultivating Synapse in Architecture: An Exploration on How the Human Connectome Relates to Architecture and the Urban Fabric
Cultivating Synapse originates from the question of how culture affects the human brain and the neurological processes through which we have experiences which then form connections. In the central nervous system, SYNAPSE ...
Brake Plaza: A Mixed-Use Complex in Downtown Bryan
This project in downtown Bryan is a response to the change of consumer preferences through neighborhood and community features that has been changed due to the housing-market slowdown. Instead of large-scale residential ...
The Architecture of the Threshold: Austin Department of Motor Vehicles
Temples, shrines, religious monuments and some of the earliest buildings in time were built upon the foundation of influencing human emotion. Places which awe and inspire those that encounter these magnificent spaces was ...