Browsing by Department "Architecture and Design, Gerald D. Hines College of"
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Accelerated Odyssey: The impact of the Camera Obscura on perception, reflection, and environments and how contemplative design can respond to a thoughtful life.
(2018)The camera obscura accelerated our ability to capture light, time, and environments. Through environmental analysis in material, light, and time, artistic examples throughout history have shaped the augmentation of the ... -
Auto Isolation: The Reshaping of Infrastructure, Society, and Space with Autonomous Cars
(2017)The car was a vital part of American society and identity. Traditionally, driving one signified one’s right of passage and allowed the user freedom and status. Cities have evolved around automobiles with freeways and parking ... -
Berlin Germany: The Disaster of WWII
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Brisbane: The Great Floods
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Building Structures with a Swarm of Robots
(2018)Advances in construction automation have primarily focused on creating heavy machines to accomplish repetitive tasks. While this approach is valuable in an assembly-line context, it does not always translate well for the ... -
Calgary, Canada "The Great Fire of 1886"
(2017)Every city has experienced a major disaster, some cities survived and learned from it, some did not. This project is going to find the biggest disaster from individual’s case city and explore how did resolve the problem ... -
Copenhagen Fire of 1728
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D - Disaster
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D.I.Y. Health: How Emerging Technology Empowers People to Prevent Future Health Issues and Hospital Interior Spaces
(2017)According to insurance and risk management firm Acrisure, there are more than 40,000 health-related software apps for smartphones with currently only 0.01% of the world’s population using them. This demonstrates an untapped ... -
Ergonomics of the Rucksack: Timing, Accessibility, and Mobility Considerations
(2018-05)Military equipment is designed to protect and support soldiers in the operational environment, which can be highly stressful, hazardous, and extremely challenging. In addition to the rigorous training that soldier’s receive ... -
Flood Control: Vienna
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From Pixel, to Plate: Additive Manufacturing Food and the Future of Restaurant Spaces
(2017)3D food printing is an emerging technology that uses extruded multimaterial ingredients to generate three-dimensional meals by layering of compounded food. Additive manufacturing will reduce waste and will encourage food ... -
Harmoney of the Hustle: Productive Space, Human Experience, and the Balance Between Partitioned and Opened Environment
(2017)In the workplace, history has had a peculiar instance of repeating itself, reflecting shifting ideologies of how offices should be organized. This research investigation explores the impact of workspaces on productivity ... -
Hotel Revolution: How Technology Fuels the 'Sharing Economy,' Challenges the Hotel Industry and Transforms Space
(2017)The Sharing Economy is a disruptive force in many industries, particularly travel, consumer goods, transportation, finance, and employment. A driver in this transformative system is the home-sharing online platform, Airbnb. ... -
Improving Well-Being With Naber: Creating A Mobile App Experience to Help People Move and Thrive in a New Neighborhood
(2018-05)Millions of Americans move each year to a new location. Moving can have negative impacts on the movers’ well-being, as they may experience stress due to changes in their routines or feel mentally paralyzed by the multiple ... -
Logistical Reclamation: Molding the Future to Solve the Plastic Crisis
(2018)How is logistics expediting the increase of plastic in our landfills, contaminating our environment, and how can education enable an alternative? Logistics has naturally evolved its capabilities to maximize the efficiency ... -
Montreal: The Great Fire of 1852
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Munich Allied Bombing 1945
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Native Plant-Based Phytoremediation of Atrazine in Surface Waters Using a Floating Raft System
(December 2)Water systems in the 21st century have improved drastically compared to historical precedents due to the implementation of multi-stage treatment systems. In spite of such progress, issues with contamination still remain. ...