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Ibn Khaldun and the city : a study of the physical formation of medieval Cairo
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
This essay is an application of Ibn Khaldun's theories of culture and civilization to a study of the physical formation of medieval Cairo . The study is based on the premise that the city is an historical process governed ...
.... but what is good urban form?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
The architectural implications of passive solar cooling systems in hot-arid climates
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
Residential architectural design should fulfill both the comfort and the social requirements of the occupants. Khartoum, the capital of the Sudan was chosen for this study because of two reasons; The first is its unusually ...
Rudolph M. Schindler : theory and design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
The work of Rudolph M. Schindler has been subject to criticism, disregard and misunderstanding. Attempts have been made to characterize Schindler as a cubist architect, a constructivist architect, an expressionist architect, ...
Real estate developers and child care centers : loss leader or competitive tool?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
A prototype research building : utilizing precast concrete construction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964)
The architect's role in participatory planning processes : a case study of the Boston Transportation Planning Review.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976)
A graphical query language supporting flexible database access
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
GRAF-ASQ (GRaphical And Fully Accessible Structure-based Queries) is a graphical query language designed to provide flexible, wide access to data via the use of n-tuples and Prolog concepts. It is also designed to provide ...
The classification and analysis of terrace houses and the rationalization of their design process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979)
This study was done in relation to contextual levels; A general level of structural-methodical rationalization problems of the planning and design process. This general level was related mainly to the building types which ...
Digital/analog video : an investigation into the theory, practice and potential uses of digital and analog video combined
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)