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Habitable wall as a design strategy for enclave housing : a proposal for an urban residential architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
Elements for adaptation and change-design for creative conflict
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
The starting point of this thesis is a strong critique of the conventional design of housing. The thesis suggests a new approach to the perception of environments and the act of "dwelling." Inhabitants are not assumed to ...
Policy and design in urban social housing : a reconciliation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)
The objective of this thesis is to understand the term " HOUSING" as a verb. This implies that housing is a process which includes three major stages. First, the planning POLICY stage determines distributions of resources, ...
Computers at home, new spatial needs? : a case study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
This thesis investigates five families in Boston who have introduced computers into their homes. The analysis is interdisciplinary and each case has been considered in terms of psycho-social and architectural terms. The ...
Rehabbing the suburbs : freedom to change
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)