Courses
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Re-Entering Boston Symphony Hall, by Way of Marfa, Texas
The studio will be in two parallel parts. The first will focus on exploration of strategies of minimalism mostly in art, but to some degree…
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Inside and Outside the Box/ A Chelsea Addition
The studio will focus on additions and connections to a loft building in Chelsea. The building is the home of The Kitchen, a not-for-profit institution…
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$3200. Exercises on Elementary Architecture Throughout the Chilean Territory
PLASTIC A low-income house in Chile costs US $7000, land and infrastructure included. Each family, having saved at least US$ 300, is eligible to get…
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A Field of Schools: Rethinking the Relationship Between School and City in San Diego
SummaryThe studio revises the predominant models of school design in the United States by addressing more effectively the relationship between the school and its surrounding…
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Miami’s Little Haiti: A Neighborhood in Transition
Our design proposal for the fall 2001 semester focuses on Little Haiti, an urban neighborhood located in Miami. Little Haiti is situated on the east-west…
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Defining/Unraveling an Edge: An Exhibition Space and Cultural Center for the Arnold Arboretum
site:The edge condition between the Forest Hills T-stop and Harvard University\’s Arnold Arboretum.The Forest Hills T-stop shares an undeveloped boundary with the Arnold Arboretum. The…
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Superficial Chaos and Subterranean Transparency: An Olympic Commuter in LA Castellana
Among cities, the scale of Madrid traffic problems is suffocating. In the opinion of experts, in order to confront, or at least to ameliorate them,…
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Expansion and Renovation of the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art has recently announced plans for a major architectural initiative of renovation and expansion. A Facilities Master Plan, developed in 1999…
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Under the Influence: Negotiating the Complex Logic of Urban Property
Under the Influence: Negotiating the Complex Logic of Urban Property the excitement of city life cannot be preserved if all conflict is eliminated (it is…
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Los Angeles River Studio
The Los Angeles River Studio will study up to four miles of the river\’s corridor in downtown Los Angeles. The east/west boundaries will be determined…
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Alternative Futures for the West Lake, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Last fall, we taught a studio which focused on the area of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The protection and use of this world-famous…
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Milan’s South Park
The purpose of this studio is to work with each student to explore his or her own aesthetic in the conceptualization and design of Milan\’s…
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Cybernetic Urbanism in the Future London
Michael McNamara, Martha LaGess
CYBERNETIC URBANISM IN THE FUTURE LONDON Images and MapsCOURSE DESCRIPTION: The studio is intended for Urban Design, Planning, and Architecture students working at appropriate…
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Tokyo- Inner-City Revitalization
Among the prominent cities in the world, international status is no longer a matter of economic power per se, especially when it is purchased at…
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Urbanizations: the Blank Building, the U.S. Postal Service at South Station
Rodolfo Machado, Alan Mountjoy
TThis is the first studio in what is intended to be a series of urban design and architecture studios focusing on the production of urbanity…
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Alternative Futures for the West Lake, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Last fall, we taught a studio which focused on the area of the West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The protection and use of this world-famous…
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Independent Studio by Candidates for Master’s Degrees
An individual design studio may be arranged to develop a concept or problem not available in regularly offered studios. Students must submit an independent studio…
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Independent Thesis for the Degree Master in Design Studies
A student who selects this independent thesis for the degree MDesS pursues independent research of relevance to the selected course of study within the MDesS…