Michael Kehoe
[SLUM]SCAPE Redefining the Favela MICHAEL KEHOE As the megacity of Rio de Janeiro continues to grow at an astonishing rate, the lack of flat, developable land continues to be a pressing issue. Since the city’s colonization by the Portuguese in the 1500’s, the urban development of Rio de Janeiro has been directly influenced by its […]
Alicia Miksic
ARCH-4980.1 | Chris Perry, Assistant Professor THE NEW SPACE RACE Reclamation of Forgotten Industrial Lands ALICIA MIKSIC Using a unique predictive method, titled “stocktaking” by future thinker Reyner Banham, design merges with science in order to provide speculative research and development in the improvement and revitalization of the Hudson River Valley waterfront communities. By studying […]
Shima Miabadi
ARCH-4980.4 | Ted Ngai, Lecturer REGENERATIVE TOURISM Reinventing Social Order with Mobile Networks SHIMA MIABADI Urban metabolism is the conservation and expansion process of a specific system through the evaluation of energy intake and the waste generated within an environment. The analysis that is derived from this evaluation will demonstrate and suggest methods in which […]
Nicholas Stipinovich
ARCH-4980.1 | Chris Perry, Assistant Professor TOWARD A COOPERATIVE ARCHITECTURE NICHOLAS STIPINOVICH Toward a Cooperative Architecture investigates two historically significant events, one pertaining to the discipline of architecture and the other to the quintessential post-industrial American town, and uses cooperative theory as means of exploring the potential of an evolving architectural discipline and urban environment. […]
Pauline Barkin
ARCH-4980.1 | Chris Perry, Assistant Professor APPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE Transformation and Technological Advancement PAULINE BARKIN Challenging the post war notions of disposability, appliNserts render a new typology of self-sufficient and portable architecture that rethinks the process of both restoration and economic renewal in Troy. During the post war period, appliances had a transformative effect on society. […]
Sean Dempsey
ARCH-4980.1 | Chris Perry, Assistant Professor NETWORK(ED) FUTURISM Re-integrating the Post-War Industrial Waterfront SEAN DEMPSEY Not immune to the monumental economic shifts of the Twentieth Century, the cities of the Hudson River Valley witnessed a rapid decline and disuse of their once-thriving industrial riverfronts. In response to the current population rise and cultural transformations within […]
Paula Rand
ARCH-4980.4 | Ted Ngai, Lecturer AQUATECTONICS Connecting Water and Dwelling in Informal Dhaka PAULA RAND Water is not a basic human right; water is a naturally occurring necessity, flowing through our earth connecting living and non-living things. At this moment in our history, 75% of the world lives in dense deltaic regions on coasts and […]
Michael Kehoe
ARCH-4980.4 | Ted Ngai, Lecturer [SLUM]SCAPE Redefining the Favela MICHAEL KEHOE As the megacity of Rio de Janeiro continues to grow at an astonishing rate, the lack of flat, developable land continues to be a pressing issue. Since the city’s colonization by the Portuguese in the 1500’s, the urban development of Rio de Janeiro has […]
Cesar Madrigal
ARCH-4980.1 | Chris Perry, Assistant Professor EMERGING TECHNOCULTURES Creating The Next-Generation Artifacts CESAR MADRIGAL Utilizing the postwar period of the 50s and 60s as a research foundation, this thesis explores the commercial aviation industry in the context of technological innovation and aesthetic identity. Coupled with the introduction of new materials in modern construction and design, […]
Marissa Fabrizio
ARCH-4980.4 | Ted Ngai, Lecturer AERIAL CITY MARISSA FABRIZIO In the deltaic region of Shanghai, rapid urbanization has created “market” driven planning, forcing the relocation of the low and middle class to the outskirts of the city and causing the destruction of the natural elements that have mitigated annual flooding patterns. Each year the Huangpu […]