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  • Connecting a Rural Public School 
    Miller, Nicholas (2012-05-17)
    Currently, the stock of buildings in American school districts is becoming old and is no longer suitable for learning. When these buildings are gone will the same type of building replace them? Or will people step up and ...
  • Community_patch: Retail's Influence on the Public Space 
    Herriges, Philip (2012-05-17)
    You find yourself on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, surrounded by beautiful well maintained landscapes, shops and boutiques. On one side is a gorgeous, lavish boutique with engaging windows, detailed illumination, and modern ...
  • Community Defrag 
    Sanchez, Benjamin (2012-05-17)
    In America, society has become fragmented. For the average person, the typical week may consist of dropping the kids off at day care, going to work, the store, and perhaps church on Sunday. Each of these locations becomes ...
  • Commerce of the Pedestrian 
    Burgos, Robyn (2012-05-17)
    What has caused the gap between the automobile and the pedestrian? Is it the visibility of the automobile? Freeways, highways, and other streets are constantly congested with motor vehicles. Also, parking allotment and ...
  • Cloud Atlas 
    Wah, Jason (2012-05-17)
    Through the design of a multiple public scenarios such as a washroom, car wash, bus stop, and park, this thesis seeks to engage citizens in the experience of contradiction of being in public but yet being in private; of ...
  • A Clockwork Architecture: Digital Minds in Analog Spaces 
    Godzina, Marc (2012-05-17)
    This thesis is an investigation of the way in which architecture can respond to and acknowledge the progression of time over long and short term periods. Much like the hands of a traditional analog clock, we use our bodies ...
  • Characteristics of the Modern Metropolis: Sustainable Configurations of the Suburban Residential Environment 
    McPhillips, Matthew S. (2012-05-17)
    The following is neither a criticism of the city nor of the surrounding suburbs. It is simply a realization that the role of each has changed. Old generalizations no longer apply. For example, given the question "do you ...
  • A Catalyst for Gradual Change 
    Buxser, Nathan (2012-05-17)
    A Catalyst for Gradual Change This thesis seeks to explore the way in which an area, or neighborhood, which suffered from a loss of its inhabitants can again become a viable and vital area within a city. Lack of density, ...
  • Building from Memory 
    Szewczyk, Amy (2012-05-17)
    The focus of the thesis is about the specificity of place and the memory of how it has evolved. Research of the site provides not only a glimpse of its history, but also an understanding of the people who liveCd), workCed), ...
  • Bridging the Gap 
    Kelderhouse, Patrick (2012-05-17)
    I am proposing to address the connection/collision of University of Detroit Mercy and the surrounding community of Harmony Village. I am attempting to link two incompatible sites and make them work as one. Creating this ...
  • Bridging Safety, Security and the Community 
    Flippo, Andrew (2012-05-17)
    Security and the gradually growing need for a feeling of safety is nothing that cannot be traced throughout history, however it seems that traditional and modern systems have been achieved through the implementation of ...
  • BodyMindSpirit: Mediating the Meta-Physical Transition 
    Krupitzer, Craig (2012-05-17)
    This is an investigation that will look at how architecture mediates the body. Also, it will explore the mediation between the building and its site and how the program spaces are mediated to each other. It will explore ...
  • Blurred Spaces 
    Clark, Rachel (2012-05-17)
    A city is composed of layers. Each layer is apart of history and is important to the growth of the city. The layers create the characteristics of the city. This investigation explores the notion of compiling the layers and ...
  • Between Wandering and Residing 
    Da Via, Carrie (2012-05-17)
    What does it mean to be human? People are truly incredible creatures, capable of learning, communicating, growing, healing, designing, and most basically and beautifully, living. According to Martin Heidegger, the human’s ...
  • Back To Your Senses 
    Wansten, Jamie (2012-05-17)
    When asked "What are the essential items you cannot live without?"many people would name their I-pods, computers, or their car. For many, the four essential items that every human needs in order to live; air, food, water, ...
  • The Art of Perception 
    Phillips, Jessica (2012-05-17)
    A museum is a home and a display for objects that society has deemed important and worthy of preservation. The museum is constructed to protect the object from wind, weather, and light. The museum is also a stage for which ...
  • Architecture While Listening To SDRE 
    Soderberg, Brock (2012-05-17)
    Who says that there has to be a line between architecture and education? Are schools the only buildings in which we seek knowledge and understanding? The role of the architect is evolving from a master of designed spatial ...
  • The Architecture of Time 
    LaTour, Alan (2012-05-17)
    Architecture today seems to be most commonly thought of as a snapshot of how it existed at a specific point in time. This point in time is always in the past, manifested as memory. This being said there is very little room ...
  • Architecture of Experience 
    McVehil, Kaitlin (2012-05-17)
    Our lives are influenced by many external forces. Many of these forces contribute negatively to the essence of what it means to be human, which causes the human experience to suffer. Through our experiences, we need to ...
  • Architecture as mediator: reconnecting body, mind, and spirit 
    Bickel, Nichole (2012-05-17)
    This thesis is based on the premise that our physical environment has the capacity to affect and improve our state of well-being. The body and mind are interconnected as demonstrated by biology. As an extension of our mind ...

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