As an alternative approach to conventional design processes, the focus of this thesis exploring computational tools for the design of urban systems, in this case compact cities. One of the…
Dutch firm MVRDV has designed an entertainment complex featuring inverted facades and a huge blob of gold, which will be built in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of the 2018 Winter…
The conceptual idea behind SML House developed from the desire to provide a high quality of accommodation with low environmental impact. For use as a hotel or as additional residential…
Phoenix and Las Vegas are the two biggest metropolitans in the United States not connected by an interstate corridor. The interstate corridor not only facilitates personal travel between metropolitans; it…
The Far Rockaways in New York is home to a thriving community of long-time residents and seasonal beach-goers who are strongly connected to the area and who wish to grow…
Problems and Goals: With sixty inches of rain each year and the growing risk of climate change, Greater New Orleans’ 20th century paradigm toward water is sorely inadequate. The current…
This project concerns cities like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which have come to occupy a central place in the global economy. For reasons of resource scarcity and the…
The mouth of the Yangtze River is one of the most fragile and threatened ecosystems in the world. The point at which the third longest river on the planet meets…
Intended to help change people’s perception about living in the plains north of the Yellow River, the principal goal for the Jinan North River District Master Plan is to provide…
Other natures are exploring other understanding, or another view on use of nature in the city. …