Kinetic Morphology of Performance Space

These documents have been reviewed by Safe Assignment.This is a study of how spaces change from one typology into a completely opposite one. The main typology is stage performance with immense requirements which demand the use of advanced technology and automation. The project combines all stage performance types into one facility, or space. The building accommodates dance, opera, orchestras, rock concerts, conventions, lectures, chamber music, theatrical productions, and intimate recitals, hosting audiences as few as 250 people or as large as 38,000-52,000 people. State of the art technology integrated architecture will facilitate the complex transition from one space to another. Spaces will be able to accommodate large, dynamic athletic events yet technologically morph into a seductively dramatic space for an evening theatrical show, orchestra or opera. The space needs to be able to accommodate all typologies at one time, under one roof, in sub divided spaces, allowing visitors the full experience of light, sound, and video, regardless of the event. Title: Kinetic Morphology of Performance Spaces. Typology: Performance Space Site: Dallas, Texas USA. Project Size: 2.1 Million Square Feet

The visual aspects of shopping centers in the Boston metropolitan area

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, 1954.Includes bibliographical references (leaves [69]).by Stuart William Stein, Robert David Katz.M.C.P

Gateway to a city: a transport interchange in Vereeniging

Thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional) to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017This research report is an exploration of the public arena of a transport interchange in Vereeniging’s urban centre, and the opportunities created within a zone where many people of different backgrounds converge and interact. Therefore the document looks at various forms of transport converging on a single node and how best to integrate these into a single zone where all can feed off one another and enhance the experience within the public transport realm itself. The divisions of race, class & income cannot be wished away in Vereeniging, therefore the urban context of the inner city needs to be addressed (this indirectly affects the mindsets of the city’s inhabitants). The local informal economy, mini-bus taxi industry, bus services and rail have each appropriated responses to overcome the obstacles of segregation. The entrenched presence of the local informal economy and mini-bus taxi industry and its legal conflict with formal urban systems further fuels their independence. This still young newly found independence can mature in an urban intervention in which new rules of engagement are charted and a new tradition in the built environment begins. Therefore a gateway is a metaphor for the integration of public transport modes into a point of convergence at an urban movement node. It is also here at the threshold of this gateway, in and out of the city, that trade is best exploited and social engagements have the highest potential. It is not about erasing but rather reassembling a viable urban future, through learning from and working within the given conditionsXL201

Town of Hermon Maine Charter and Code of Ordinances

Ordinances cover: Administration; Public Works; Traffic; General Regulations; Business Regulations; General Offenses; Land Usage; Special Case

Enhancing the pedestrian experience in Singapore : a closer look at MRT transfers and CBD walkability

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-99).In the small but highly developed city-state of Singapore, transportation interventions are primarily geared towards getting people to work efficiently, and finer aspects with regards to walkability had not received enough attention. In the area of work-related walking, two aspects have been identified for possible enhancement. First, with Singapore aggressively expanding her Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, more MRT transfers will result in future. The stress of transfers has been widely researched to influence modal shifts and psychological behavior, which in turn affects work performance and family relations -- walking negativity in transfers is arguably as critical, if not more so than waiting. This thesis proposes using design enhancements to improve the walking experience when transferring between MRT lines that can be typically extended distances to walk. These include the use of landscaping, advertisements and colors to ameliorate the transfers that commuters have to do ad nauseum every day. Another issue of walking in work-related trips is the inadequacy of walkability in downtown CBD where there is a high concentration of office workers who demand short walking trips. An enhanced pedestrianization scheme with shelter and cooling is proposed to address the walkability needs with respect to Singapore's hot, humid and rainy tropical weather. Other issues of walkability that are important and slated for further study include the lack of pedestrian priority in residential estates and the dichotomy between planning for both leisure walking and walking as a means of traveling.by Yew Chin Leow.S.M

Ambient advertising : an investigation into the effect that the Visual Impact, Environmental Impact and Pedestrian Interpretation has on creating the Ambient Advertising message

In my thesis I will be discussing how messages are conveyed through ambient advertising. Ambient advertising is a form of advertising that appears in public places. It does not have the same spatial boundaries as conventional outdoor advertising for example; billboard. It can appear as a person/s, object or spectacle. Its messages are often hidden and can rely on the intellectual perception of the observer for interpretation. In this thesis I have formulated three parameters in order to deconstruct my analysis. The three parameters I am using are; Visual Impact, Environmental Impact and Pedestrian Interpretation. I will go into greater detail explaining these parameters in my hypothesis. Ambient advertising strategies aim to highlight the unusual in the usual, the unexpected in the expected. Strategies through which pedestrians encounter enigmatic installations of various kinds within the public spaces of towns and cities. It could be described as the ‘Brand’ displaying its advertising message in three-dimensional form. Using material strategies to engender curiosity, wit and likeability to engage the pedestrian, it is a non-traditional method of creating an advertising campaign. Ambient advertising is designed to disrupt, intrigue, entertain and be memorable. It exists outside the normal rules of engagement of traditional advertising for example; digital, television, radio and press. All of these advertising strategies struggle to find a voice amongst the thousands of brand messages that fight for the attention of consumers everyday. In my thesis I discuss the theories of semiotics as developed by Ferdinand de Saussure(1916), Roland Barthes (1964), Michael O’Toole (2011), Laura Oswald (2012). I am also using semiotics as a tool to interpret and decode the visual language of the ambient advertisement. By including the theories of social theorists Erik Du Plessis (2008) and Robert Cialdini (2007) I will be able to discuss how people react and behave in social situations when viewing an ambient advertisement. The metaphors that are created in the mind of the pedestrian when viewing an ambient advertisement are integral to the interpretation of the ‘message’ and therefore I have included the theories of metaphor and interaction theory of Charles Forceville (1996), Gunther Kress (1996), Theo van Leeuwen (1996), George Lakoff (1980) and Max Black (1972). Advertising is constructed to attract attention and be persuasive, I have included the theories of persuasion(advertising) by Judith Williamson (1978), Katherine Told Frith (1997), Guy Cook (1994) and Paul Messaris (1997) and Zaltman & Zaltman (2008) to decode and interpret the relevance of cognition and metaphor in the interpretation of signs of visual communication. In order to discuss the theories of environment and the anthropological aspect of space, in each of the case studies, I have included the theories of Marc Augé (1995) and Michel de Certeau (1984)

The Rise of the Mall

This thesis builds a case for the significance of the regional shopping center—the mall—within the context of postwar American suburbs. Through an analysis of its history, design and the culture it created, the role of the mall within the greater landscape of suburban development arises as a critical component within the social and architectural systems of suburbia. During an era when the suburban development was exploding prewar concepts of what defined a 'suburb', the regional mall arose as a centralizing force within the sprawl. As a new building type, the mall was designed as a civic and commercial center, a place where social life could convene and flourish. Plans and speeches from mall designers were full of idealistic rhetoric yet the mall's overwhelming success proved its necessity. It was the public's response to the mall that allowed it to achieve its idealistic goals and take its place a suburban center. This role within the larger historic framework of the suburbs has been underplayed and as a result, many historic malls are being demolished or severely changed without any discussion of their significance. This thesis discusses the possible futures of historic malls and the challenges they face that prevent many from the wrecking ball. The mall's past as a civic and social center for suburban life defines its significance for preservation today. The reincarnation of this role is also that which can save the mall and define a new future for this unique suburban building

Evaluating the development potential for intermodal transportation centers using the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1996 [first author]; and, (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies, 1996 [second author].Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-151).by Omar F. del Rio and Donald R. Hackstaff.M.S