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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Zerrad, Yakine
- Abstract:
- Living in space is a subject that attracts the attention of many researchers, astronomers, entrepreneurs, and engineers because it allows the development of new technologies that will be available to humanity in the future. The idea of living beyond the earth is now connected to the planet of Mars, reaching which has become possible, and according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, humans can make the journey to Mars; the problem is related to money. The aim of my thesis is to enable students and other interested parties to acknowledge the three points of computational design, space architecture, and the planet Mars to help them to better understand the subject before moving to the design of the Mars habitat, called Z habitat. Moreover, through a series of workshops, I have created a framework that use Rhinoceros 3D and Grasshopper to design a habitat for Mars.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2023
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Campbell, Brynne Hope Ulluriak
- Abstract:
- Marketing, which includes the process of communicating and delivering value to its target audience, has struggled to find its footing within the architecture profession. Researchers have suggested that architects believe it is unprofessional to be associated with business and marketing. The term 'marketing' has often been used pejoratively in the books, professional journals, and documents written for and by architects. Professional architectural associations and advocacy organizations have perpetuated an urgency to properly communicate the value of architecture and the architect's role. However, the ethical guidelines have made promoting architecture and architects' roles challenging to implement. The shifting rules imposed by associations regarding marketing have contributed to the profession's persistent disassociation with marketing. This dissertation looks at the historical conversations regarding marketing within the context of contemporary questions raised through the 'project of architecture' - POP // CAN // CRIT 2017: Marketing and Promotion of Architecture in Canada, which took place on October 27, 2017, in Toronto, Canada. This national symposium brought together professionals in the architecture industry to discuss the role of marketing within the Canadian architecture industry. It sought to open the conversation on marketing for the profession and serves as a resource for the dissertation research. Building on this event, this dissertation analyses professional journals, resources, and documents written for and by architects between 1955 - 1985 to see how the profession's relationship with business and marketing has evolved. Emphasis is placed on The Canadian Architect magazine. This publication has served as a critical voice for the profession in Canada since its establishment in 1955. The research explores moments in architectural history that may have contributed to the profession's ongoing struggle with marketing. Finally, using two case studies, this dissertation looks at how architecture firms have historically used marketing in their practice and communicated their firm value to clients and the public.
- Thesis Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Farhat, Alia
- Abstract:
- Ottawa's public housing stock, most of which is owned and maintained by Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH), is reaching the end of its life cycle and is increasingly costly to maintain. This thesis focuses on the redevelopment of OCH's holdings in the Overbrook neighborhood. Unlike more notorious post-war examples,1 this housing consists of low-rise, family-friendly dwellings integrated with private-sector housing. When evaluated against current municipal standards, however, the density is low, and energy performance of this housing is poor. Moreover, current residents, many of whom have raised families in their units, would benefit from a greater range of housing choices. Among the challenges facing the redevelopment of OCH's Overbrook properties is the shallow configuration of some lots. This thesis uses design as a form of research to explore higher-density solutions for these parcels while integrating a variety of unit types.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2023
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Murphy, Minette Elise
- Abstract:
- This thesis positions itself around the opposing forces of architectural normativity and queer spatial production. It investigates heteronormativity and its spatial manifestations, in order to engage in the practice of queering space as an act of resistance. By researching the heteronormative order, and typologies such as the public toilet and the private home, it seeks to demonstrate architecture's complicity in the process of othering queer bodies. Applying a norm-critical perspective to spatial phenomena, it encourages architects to divest from contributing to this form of spatial violence. Next, it explores the act of queering as a contestation of the normative order through design. Continuing to investigate various facets of heteronormative spatial production, six design explorations consider the body through a multi-scalar approach. As the site where queerness is initially produced, the body is where all contestations must begin. Throughout the whole document, this thesis seeks to question, reveal, subvert, and transform.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Tang, Antoinette
- Abstract:
- The climate change crisis is slowly destroying the forest ecosystem due to the effects of extreme weather, fires, and insect infestations. In Canada, trees play an essential role in our economy by supplying lumber to the global market and as an integral part of construction. This is increasingly so as architects continue to focus their attention on the use of mass timber. In order to address these demands, it is essential to provide a solution that maintains a healthy and diverse tree culture for a thriving forest ecosystem. This thesis will address the long-term goals of forest management in maintaining a sustainable forest ecosystem in Chibougamau, Quebec. The design proposal offers a tree nursery and forestry research center, focusing on the health of trees and biodiversity by growing saplings, collecting seeds, and research towards paving the way for revitalizing the forest ecosystem as an ongoing goal for the future.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Bastien-Allard, David
- Abstract:
- In 2019, as a result of the spread of Covid-19, public spaces were closed, office towers were evacuated and workers had to adapt to a new sedentary way of working. As a result of this rapid change, most office towers in Ottawa are currently empty, and in some cases, unlikely to serve anytime soon, since many large corporations are now considering keeping their employees at home because this model would seem to be cost-effective. This major change in mentality and style of employment management has raised new social and financial questions. On one hand, the demand for affordable housing has become a problem; the cost of housing is growing exponentially while availability continues to decrease. On the other, office management companies and building owners are worried about the fate of their empty floor plates. This thesis imagines a solution that would benefit both parties.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Fink, Melissa Yee Ling
- Abstract:
- This thesis explores the notion of wellness in the Canadian city of Oakville, Ontario, one of Toronto's most affluent suburbs, located approximately 30 kilometers from the city core. The Wellness Project proposes the design of a new heart for the city - an inclusive and accessible public program, situated on a golf course. This thesis argues that wellness is both an environmental factor, tied to health and income, and also about engaging with thoughtful, public space. The Wellness Project proposal seeks to reconcile past, present, and future for a happier community that benefits all, by meditating on the underlying question of, who do we actually design for? Thesis research initially explored metrics and qualifiers of wellness (through wellness and happiness indexes and rankings) and continued with historical site study analysis, and concludes with a proposal for re-developing the Glen Abbey Golf Course - known locally, as the heart of Oakville.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Telford, Alexandra Beth
- Abstract:
- North America has been plagued by the curse of seemingly unlimited space. Developers have the luxury of buying cheaper land further from the city core, creating copy and paste neighborhoods, ignoring the existing landscape, and any potential for passive design benefits. This format of mass-produced housing has led to a lack of imagination in design or efficiency. Residential areas are separated from amenities and commercial spaces, the homes themselves separated by side yards and fences. The feeling of community is no longer evident, neighbours can go days without crossing paths. In order to better reconsider the idea of neighborhood and community it must be acknowledged that the owner demographic of single family homes has also changed over the years, the "Nuclear family" no longer exists. Gender roles within families have been overturned and the incredible cultural diversity of Canada's population cannot be ignored.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Lebedev, Elizabeth
- Abstract:
- Biomimicry is an emerging field in architecture and design that seeks to create innovative solutions through the abstraction and transfer of insight from biological models. This thesis project uses one the most prominent techniques in this field, process based biomimicry, to design a primary education building in Ottawa with a biomimetic adaptive façade module and interior interactive components. Using plants as biological role models to inspire the design, the project shows how biomimicry can be used to create multipurpose solutions specific to the Canadian climate. Additionally, the project demonstrates that biomimicry may be used not only to enhance technical parameters of building performance, but also to enrich the occupants' experience by targeting the qualitative aspects of design.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022
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- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Creator:
- Okungbowa, Lorraine
- Abstract:
- This thesis explores the reconceptualization of domestic space through fabric. Walls in domestic spaces function as apparatuses of control, capturing, orienting, and influencing the behaviours of its inhabitants. In patriarchal societies, the partitioning of domestic space is used to perpetuate and reinforce patriarchal constructs via the gender assignment of space. This thesis is contextualized by my Nigerian heritage and is a reckoning with the legacy of Nigeria's British colonization. Nigeria's existing patriarchal nature intensified, and as a result, Nigerian women are still prescribed to the domestic realm. I explore the agency of making, walls, and fabric. The traditionally women-led production of fabrics in Nigerian societies prompts the proposal for textile walls as soft and permeable dividers that suggest more malleable gender divisions.
- Thesis Degree:
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
- Thesis Degree Discipline:
- Architecture
- Date Created:
- 2022