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Body, House, Landscape: Re-Constructing Memory in Post-Resettled Newfoundland
(2021-04-09)
Body, House, Landscape: Re-Constructing Memory in Post-Resettled Newfoundland investigates collective memory in rural Newfoundland and the act of the Newfoundland Resettlement Program. The Newfoundland Resettlement, a ...
Tottenham: Re[dis]covery. Architectural Intervention in a Post-Traumatic Urban Environment
(2016-08-22)
Set in 2011 following the London riots, this thesis explores the way architectural design acts as a tool of societal recovery and a catalyst for creative change in a post-traumatic urban environment.
Based on the assumption ...
NEW PLA(Y)CES OF LEARNING AND EXCHANGE: A PROTOTYPE TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL SPACES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN A MODERN CONTEXT
(2016-04-08)
Presently, there are lack of programs, services and indoor places in central Halifax for children (aged 0 – 6) and the caregivers who stay home with them. This thesis proposes the design of two casual “soft play based” ...
Where the Sacred Meets the Everyday: A Pilgrimage in the City
(2016-04-08)
This thesis seeks to provide a sacred space in the city; a pilgrimage for the body, mind and soul. As contemporary life causes a constant search for meaning, identity and authenticity, it is through sacred architecture ...
Woolscapes: Re-Connecting Nova Scotian Agriculture and Craft
(2016-04-08)
Wool is a natural, renewable and biodegradable resource. It is used by the sheep to protect them from the elements; a natural form of architecture. Its properties as a thermally and acoustically insulating, water resistant, ...
Re-imagining a Petrochemical Landscape in Dartmouth Nova Scotia
(2016-04-07)
This thesis addresses the vast petrochemical landscape of the Imperial Oil Refinery situated within the urban context of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The recent decommissioning of the refinery has reduced it to an arcane ...
Territory City
(2016-04-08)
This thesis is an exploration into the power of socially constructed boundaries, both physical and psychological. Subject to interpretation, a single boundary can completely control one person’s actions while being unperceived ...
Closing the Loop: Restoring the Hydrologic Cycle Through Architecture
(2016-04-08)
As water scarcity has become one of the most important environmental and social issues of the 21st century, the way cities and the built environment interact with water must be reconsidered. A worldwide reliance on groundwater ...
Perceptions in Procession: Architectural Interventions on Freeway Infrastructure
(2016-09-01)
The evolution of the automobile has directly impacted the formation of many cities but has
played a major role in the development of Los Angeles, and is the reason for its extending
urban forms with suburban growth. ...
Living Laneways in the City of Toronto's Residential Neighbourhoods
(2015)
Toronto’s inner city laneways provide miles of public space. A deeply rooted structure embodies generations of inhabitants which form the pattern and rhythm of harmonious settlement. Proposals to densify the laneways ...