Senior Honors Theses
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This collection gathers theses produced by students in the UH Honors College
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Item Fabrication for Hope(2022-05-12) Martinez, GabrielaThe thesis reuses the idea of thicken walls like fortress and bring them into the project but not with their original use but its is through the understanding of Spanish colonial arquitecture to reimagine space. The internal architectural language used in the project and the external condition which is preserving the historical perimeter wall of the chosen site, provides structural stability, additional support space, and responds with awareness of the activity of the area.Item Rammed Earth: Synergy of Natural Material in Artificial Earthscape(2021-05) Fajtl, Michael J.This thesis explores the use of Rammed Earth, a traditional and sustainable building material, in the context of an abandoned surface quarry mine. It illuminates some of the historical precedents and developments in its technology which is argued, merit further research into, and the future use of this building method. The thesis analyses the McCoy limestone quarry as a theoretical site and its soil’s suitability for Rammed Earth construction. To demonstrate the techniques’ viability, the thesis proposes a conceptual vocational campus which provides a testing ground for application and research of Rammed Earth construction and serves as a proof of concept that brings awareness of this building technique.