Making Masters '24

Making Masters 24 Fall 2023–Spring 2024

wentworth Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design Master of Architecture Program

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Editor:

Jennifer Lee Michaliszyn

Making Masters 24 Fall 2023–Spring 2024

wentworth Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design Master of Architecture Program

Curriculum 1

The Architecture Thesis in 2024 Prof. Jason Rebillot

2

Wentworth Design Lecture Series Profs. Antonio Furgiuele & Anthony Piermarini

4

Design as Research Prof. Jen Lee Michaliszyn

6

Conference Prof. Lora Kim

8

Thesis Seminar Prof. Robert Cowherd

10

Thesis Studio: Profs. Jen Lee Michaliszyn & Mark Pasnik

projects 12

Mechanical Architecture

36

Samuel Clough

Jack Barry

14

Harvesting Hope

38

Re:Generational Spaces

40

Redefining Pedestrian

42

Revitalizing the In-Between

44

A New Typology for Rehabilitation

46

Creative Foundations

48

Challenging Revitalization

50

Reclamation through Light

52

Lucas Chichester

30

Branching Urbanism Creating New Ground

54

Beyond the Tent Jessica Clavet

Amplified Alleys Robbie Gaskins

56

Evan Clark

34

Eco-Blending Alex Garcia

Alexander Chin

32

(A)livescapes Logan Fischer

Jordan Chapman

28

thresholds for the unhoused Catherine Evans

Abriana Busbey

26

Let's Get Connected Dante Egizi

Alex Brown

24

Reclaiming Offices Kathryn Dranichak

Adam Bourque

22

Roxbury's Linear Park Johanna Doerr

Taylor Blaney

20

The Impermanence of Home Hilcias De La Cruz

Gabriel Blake

18

Community [Re] Integration Jared Cooney

Nickolas Bever

16

Designs of Empathy

Scales of Aquatic Agency Madison Goldfarb

58

Architecture Moriendi Christy Haig

projects CONT'

60

Solaris

82

Spencer Halliwell

62

To Propagate Alyssa Hill

64

Expanding Transparency Bennet Hulverson

66

Temporalizing Reconstruction Ivan Kadurov

68

Replanting the Seed Rolissa King

70

The River Floods Through It Matthew Kleckowski

72

Inclusive Urban Narratives Miranda Klope

74

Quieting the Human Spirit Shania Knowles

76

Reimagining Phoenix Nicholas Leighton

78

Beyond Waiting Rooms Pemma MacPhail

80

Salutogenic Schools Mckenzie Matz

Sustainable Architecture in the Dominican Republic Francesca Mazzarella Damasco

84

Hands Working Trevor Melendy

86

Lighting the Path Chrisoula Moraitis

88

Brick by Brick Timeus Mulinge

90

A Drawing's Responsibility Layal Nassif

92

Shared Ground Andrew Nelson

94

Alleys & Local Shops Duy-Quang Nguyen

96

Interfacing Infrastructure Alissa Oliveira

98

[Dis]Assembly Row Laura Pease

100

Music and Architecture Charlie Perechinsky

102

Translating a New Vernacular Cal Perkins

104

106

Generating Teenage Empowerment

124

Kaitlin Pettenger

126

The Second Life of Buildings Daniel Caetano Reis

108

An Architectural Journey Riley Sagan

110

A Temple of Water Sam Sawyer-Standley

112

Adaptive Reuse Can Uplift a Community Sabrina Silva

114

Out of Office Joseph Slunt

116

Suburban Revitalization Ryan Smith

118

Buganda's Urban Renaissance Joshua L. Ssebuwufu

120

The Theatrics of Everyday Life Adam Sylvanowicz

122

Above + Below Quincy Thomas

Resilient and Convergent Nhan Trinh

A Community Home Ryan Tupper

128

Stressing the Break Mai Linh Van

130

Beyond Blueprints Madison Vilcej

132

The Missing Ingredient Amber Vuong

134

Interactive Perspectives Riley Waggoner

136

Playfully Secure Max Ward

138

Black Regionalism Schuyler Wilkerson

140

Agency Anchors Mel Wilson

142

The Reclaiming Ritual Nathaniel Worthley

144

NOT FOR SALE Lily Yuan

Thesis SEQUENCE

Design as Research Through an open-ended series of guided design explorations students develop their thesis proposals by articulating criteria, testing methods of representation and design, and critical reflection of their work.

THESIs SEMINAR Student establish the foundational understandings, develops the methodological frameworks, and tests the conceptual directions with the greatest promise of advancing the work of the graduate design thesis. This course supports the ongoing development and production of a thesis publication in coordination with the work of the Thesis Studio.

Thesis Studio Driven by a passion for discovery, and guided by the interests and urgencies of the age, young designers develop new skills and pursue lines of critical inquiry, adding to the discipline's body of knowledge.

Digital Thesis Collection Wentworth's Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons Digital Collections hosts an online catalog of Master of Architecture Theses at https://digitalcollections.wit.edu/.

The Architecture Thesis in 2024 Prof. Jason Rebillot Director of Graduate Programs Highlighting a remarkable range of disciplinary

problems: social injustice, economic inequality, and

interests and methods of inquiry, Making Masters ‘24

racial discrimination were among those that moved to

presents the thesis investigations of the 2024

the forefront of public discourse. Equally, our under-

graduates of Wentworth Institute of Technology’s

standing of the ways in which the built environment is

professional Master of Architecture programs. This

intertwined with (and complicit in) environmental

impressive body of work is even more noteworthy in

degradation has deepened during this time, and our

that it comes as the program celebrates its 15th year, a

ambition to address those challenges through design

span producing well over 1,000 alumni that we can all

has expanded the field in which architecture operates.

now count as friends and colleagues. Projects included

Thesis authors were courageous in their willingness to

in this volume reflect the energy and enthusiasm that

grapple with topical issues in discussion with their

our graduate students brought to their studies

peers and to engage methodologies that deliberately

throughout their time in the M.Arch programs. That

question or straddle disciplinary boundaries, resisting

commitment reached its peak at a full-day final

easy categorization. The many topics presented here

presentation, on April 9, 2024.

address architecture’s socio-environmental agency as

The thesis represents the culmination of each

much as its technical and material dimensions, and

student’s journey through Wentworth’s M.Arch

they contribute to a larger body of thesis research that

program, as well as framing a carefully considered

WIT graduate students have been compiling for

launch for their professional paths ahead. Personal

several years.

interests and aspirations provide the impetus for each

More than a showcase of diverse projects, Making

student to develop an independent project over the

Masters ‘24 as a whole demonstrates that the

course of the thesis year. Students develop their thesis

collaborative spirit of the School of Architecture and

research through writing, making, and iterative testing,

Design’s learning culture has not just survived the

supported by a carefully constructed sequence of

disruptions of the global pandemic, but gleaned many

assignments in the fall and spring semester thesis

important lessons from it. One can easily argue that we

courses, which constitute the core of a pedagogical

are moving forward in even stronger new directions.

framework that has evolved under the careful

During this academic year (my second as the SoAD’s

guidance of the dedicated faculty in the School of

Director of Graduate Programs), I have gained a deeper

Architecture and Design. My thanks go to the faculty

understanding and appreciation of the way in which the

instructors in all of the thesis classes, and to the

SoAD’s culture supports the diverse backgrounds,

faculty coordinators for 2023/24: Associate Professor

personal strengths, and points of view present in our

Jennifer Lee Michaliszyn (Design as Research),

student body. Most importantly I have seen how that

Professor Robert Cowherd (Thesis Seminar), and both

culture is instrumental in enriching and shaping the

Jennifer and Professor Mark Pasnik, who very ably

work of our thesis authors who, as emerging profes-

co-coordinated the Thesis Studio together. I also thank

sionals, actively engage the challenges of a rapidly

Jennifer for her work in assembling this volume.

changing world. Wentworth’s Master of Architecture

By the fall of 2023, as students began their thesis

program continues to produce future professionals

year, the pandemic was starting to wane but left in its

whose work is insightful, creative, and productive in

wake a greater awareness of many underlying societal

the pursuit of excellence.

Wentworth Design Lecture Series Profs. Antonio Furgiuele & Anthony Piermarini lecture committee chairs

The '23-'24 Wentworth Design Lecture Series, Design

Kiel Moe

Ethics & Climate Change brings together a group of

Architect | Researcher | Author

design leaders who are redefining environmental

WEDNESday, SEPTEMBER 27th

ethics through practice.

Climate change is directly transforming everyday life, how designers work, what is made, and what we value. As a design community, we have an ethical obligation to make choices that better our environment and propel life. To engage with climate change,

Ella Dora Assistant Lecturer on the Interior | Royal College of Art Co-founder | Urge Collective TUEsday, OCTOber 25th

Marc O'Brien

designers must understand their relationship with

Climate Designer I Strategist

environmental ethics and improve social equity, now,

Adjunct Faculty | California College of the Arts

and for the future. The lecture series invites leading

Co-Founder | Climate Designers

designers to critically discuss design processes,

WEDNESday, November 15th

practices, and the shifting world of what excellence

Sameeta Ahmed

and elegance are in design.

Architect | Artist Swat Participatory Council wednesday, OCTOber 29th

Ranee Lee Associate Professor of Industrial Design | OCAD University LEctures committee

Founder | DESIGNwith

Sylvia DeLuca

wednesday, february 14th

Antonio Furgiuele

The Architecture Lobby TAL

Burcu Kutukcuoglu Rob Mezsaros Leila Mitchell Anthony Piermarini Carlos Villamil

Joshua Barnett I NY Ryan Ludwig | RI Geneva Strauss-Wise | OR Adair Brown | NY Katie Lau | NY WEDNESday, MARCH 20th

Wentworth Design Lecture Series

Design Ethics & Climate Change

"Conservation of Swat Valley Heritage Buildings in Pakistan" Wednesday, November 29 | 5pm | CEIS Lounge

Wednesday, September 27th | 5pm | CEIS Lounge

Sameeta Ahmed

Kiel Moe #Climate Changed Architect, Builder, Researcher

Kiel Moe, FAIA, FAAR is an architect, builder, and graduate student in forest ecology. In recognition of his design and research endeavors related to the energetic and material basis of building, he was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Helsinki; the Gorham P. Stevens Rome Prize in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome, the Architecture League of New York Prize, and the American Institute of Architects National Young Architect Award. He has published several books including Unless: The Construction Ecology of Seagram Building; Empire, State & Building; Wood Urbanism: From the Molecular to the Territorial; Insulating Modernism; and Convergence: An Architectural Agenda for Energy.

Wentworth Institute of Technology | School of Architecture and Design

Wentworth Design Lecture Series Design Ethics & Climate Change Wednesday, October 25 | 5pm | CEIS Lounge

Urge Collective Ella Doran

Ella is a practicing designer working across product, photography, textiles, and interiors. She is co-founder of URGE an industry collective dedicated to systems change and an Associate Lecturer on the Interior Architecture MA Course at the Royal College of Art in London.

This lecture will be presented in the CEIS Lounge via ZOOM.

Wentworth Institute of Technology | School of Architecture and Design

Wentworth Design Lecture Series Design Ethics & Climate Change

Sameeta Ahmed is an architect and artist based in Pakistan. Since 2012 she has worked with the Swat Participatory Council, an NGO in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan, to document and conserve vernacular tangible heritage. This architecture consists of wood frame structures with stone masonry and intricate wood carving exhibiting patterns from a rich heritage with links to Central Asia, China, and India.

In her talk, Ahmed will share the process of conservation and documentation undertaken in her Swat projects, focusing in particular on principles of community participation. Additionally, she will discuss how the post-2009 “War on Terror” against the Taliban in this region of Pakistan affected the work.

Wentworth Institute of Technology | School of Architecture and Design

Wentworth Design Lecture Series

Design Ethics & Climate Change

RANEE LEE

Wednesday, Feb 14th | 5 PM | Blount Auditorium

Ranee Lee 郭恩琳 is an industrial designer and an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at OCAD University. She is the founder of DESIGNwith, a design lab for the democratization of design learnings in environmental and social sustainability. The lab is a unique partnership at the juncture of corporation, academia and community. She holds an MA in Education from University of Toronto on participatory design framework, focusing her work in research-creation. Ranee is currently working on a design research project for East Asian culture, food and aging; as well as a federally-funded project on alternative economies in marginalized Canadian communities.

Wentworth Design Lecture Series |–School Design & Climate Change Wentworth Institute of Technology of Ethics Architecture and Design

The Architecture Lobby & The Green New Deal

Wednesday, November 15 | 5pm | CEIS Lounge

Marc O’Brien

Climate Designer & Strategist Marc O'Brien is a strategist and design educator. His career started as a social designer and in 2016, Marc shifted his focus to work on climate projects at the intersection of design, brand, and content strategy. He helps climate organizations achieve business goals, brand expression, and human engagement. In 2019, Marc co-founded Climate Designers, a global community of designers across every industry committed to climate action. He is also adjunct faculty at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

Wentworth Institute of Technology | School of Architecture and Design

The Architecture Lobby (TAL) is a grassroots organization of architectural workers that advocates for just labor practices and an equitable built environment. Founded in the United States and international in membership, we bring experience and expertise from many design fields—architecture, construction, planning, landscape, engineering, academia—to protect the rights and livelihoods of all workers. In 2019 members of TAL formed a Green New Deal Working Group to focus on organizing for ecological justice as it relates to architectural labor, the built environment, and sustainable futures for all.

Wednesday, March 20th | 5:30 PM | CEIS Lobby Wentworth Institute of Technology | School of Architecture and Design

Design as Research Prof. Jen Lee Michaliszyn coordinator

The Design as Research course is premised on an

regular production of models, mixed-media and

understanding of design as a form of critical inquiry.

drawings as grounding acts of discipline—the

Through iterative cycles the students develop their

dedicated practice of which cannot but lead to rich and

proposals by articulating criteria, testing out methods

layered inquiry and design.

of representation and design, and critically (re)

The Design as Research course is animated by the

evaluating their work. Over the fall semester, the

curiosity and preoccupations of each cohort of

independent design investigations diverge before

students, who through their hard work, engagement,

coming together for three major events that serve as

resistance, struggles, and triumphs, continually renew

platforms for exchange: the thesis conference, gallery

the thesis program for the better each year. This year

review, and the proposal.

projects were drawn particularly from personal

To serve as coordinator is to curate a rich collection

identity, long-time interests, difficult experiences, and

of living ideas created by both the students and the

deeply felt convictions; as well as from timely topics

faculty, and to negotiate the pedagogical priorities

and current architectural discourse including on-going

that come to prominence, recede and reformulate

international conflict, increased migration, social

again. The year begins with Summer Making, a series of

inequality, housing unaffordability, disability inclusion,

exploratory exercises focused on manual and analog

decolonization, recovering indigenous design tradi-

modes of making. Summer Making prioritizes the

tions, and the ever-present urgency of climate change.

course faculty Ann Borst Gloria Chang John Ellis Lora Kim Jen Lee Michaliszyn Sam Maddox Michael Wolfson

Right Summer Making, "100 things" Layal Nassif, MArch '24. Photo by Jen Lee Michaliszyn.

11th Annual M.Arch Conference Prof. Lora Kim Organizer

The November 2024 Thesis Conference was the

main thesis argument, supporting evidence and

continuation of an important tradition started in 2013

context, and a process or methodology.

with professors Carol Burns and Zenovia Toloudi. Each

Other students in the session ask probative

conference provides an opportunity for students to

questions based on careful listening, analytical

present research and get thoughtful feedback at the

thinking, and reflections on personal experience of the

early stages of their thesis development. Like

thesis process. Students moderators additionally

academic and professional gatherings young profes-

organize the sequence of panels, manage time, and

sionals will soon be participating in, the Conference

direct questions and answers. Faculty are part of the

allows students to connect with peers who are working

audience and participate in adding their own questions

on related topics, create dialogue and critical thinking,

to the exchange.

share resources on research areas, and improve verbal and visual presentation skills.

Each conference session includes approximately

This year, a variety of rich topics emerged from student submissions (see right). The sharing of thesis claims, process, and methodology among peers is an

eight students and at least two student moderators.

invaluable part of research and design. It sets the

Three panels with two or three thesis students make

stage for many critical exchanges in the final year of

presentations in sequence. Each student creates a

the graduate program.

five-minute verbal and visual presentation offering the

Adaptive, Adaptable Kathryn Dranichak Jordan Chapman Alex Garcia, moderator Rolissa King Alyssa Hill

Laura Pease, moderator Spencer Halliwell Matthew Kleckowski Logan Fischer Schuyler Wilkerson

Sabrina Silva Hilcias De La Cruz Jason Iannuzzo

Marginalized Communities Ivan Kadurov Timeus Mulinge

Urbanism Johanna Doerr Nhan Trinh Miranda Klope

Jess Clavet Duy-Quang Nguyen, moderator Jared Cooney Joshua Ssebuwufu, moderator

Taylor Blaney Alex Chin Riley Waggoner Quincy Thomas Alissa Oliviera Adam Bourque Robbie Gaskins, moderator

Well-being Riley Sagan Mai Linh Tyra Van Max Ward Dante Egizi Christy Haig, moderator Nickolas Bever

Housing Ryan Tupper Andrew Nelson

Amber Voung Pemma MacPhail Mckenzie Matz

Bennet Hulverson, moderator Catherine Evans Alex Brown Ryan Smith Evan Clark Mel Wilson, moderator Nick Perry

Program Joe Slunt, moderator Madison Vlcej Shania Knowles Trevor Melendy Francesca Mazzarella Damasco Kaitlin Pettenger

Climate Action Peter Jupp, moderator Madison Goldfarb Nicholas Leighton Daniel Reis

Sam Clough Abriana Busbey

Thesis Seminar Prof. Robert Cowherd Coordinator

This course provides a supportive context within which

Students become familiar with scholarly research in

a student establishes the foundational understandings,

the field of architecture by identifying an anchoring

develops the methodological frameworks, and tests

question and exploring it via research. Expanding on

the conceptual directions with the greatest promise of

this premise, students craft claims substantiated by

advancing the work of the graduate design thesis. This

analyzing visual and textual evidence. One of the key

course expands the design research curriculum of prior

working hypotheses of the course is that explicit

semesters and supports the ongoing development and

articulation and demonstration of core ideas support

production of a thesis publication in coordination with

deeper, faster, and better design work.

the work of the Thesis Studio.

course faculty Robert Cowherd Nese Dogusan Lora Kim Burcu Kutukcuoglu Gregory Logan Ingrid Strong Demetra Vogiatzaki

Right "Black Regionalism Discourse Map" (Schuyler Wilkerson, MArch '24, CC BY)

Thesis Studio Profs. Jen Lee Michaliszyn & Mark Pasnik Coordinators

Is the thesis a culmination or a commencement? Does

reviews, past the submission of a thesis book, past the

it complete the academic sequence or launch themes

proud walk across the stage for a diploma, and lay a

to be addressed across a lifetime of exploration?

groundwork for careers and lifelong investigations.

Naturally, the answer might be both. Themes and

Even where the themes do not directly continue, the

priorities emerge across a half decade of architectural

methods often still reappear—researching, testing,

education, many of which provide footing for a thesis.

forming a position, producing knowledge may all

At the same time, these emerging ideas can never be

emerge again at some later date. The graduates of this

fully addressed in eight months—in part because the

year’s class have pushed vital ideas forward and tested

thesis often takes unexpected turns through tests,

those ideas through methods drawn from their past

failures, and discoveries. It is too short a gestation

and present skill sets. In these ways, their thesis is

period for even the most energetic of students. And so

both culmination and commencement—as much a

the questions continue past the penultimate and final

capstone as a new beginning.

course faculty Carol Burns Tatjana Crossley Antonio Furgiuele Jen Lee Michaliszyn Mark Pasnik Anthony Piermarini Michael Wolfson

Right Urban infrastructural boundaries as interfaces to propel a new generation of social, economic, and environmental exchange, "Interfacing Infrastructure" (Alissa Oliveira, MArch '24, CC BY)

MOBILITY MATRIX

COMMUNITY COMMONS

NATURE NEXUS

A network that facilitates mobility within the urban environment

Shared spaces or resources that are accessible to all residents

Where the natural world intersects with human activities

Large Pedestrian Highway / Bridges

Connective Linear Public Space / Park

Hydropower

Re-use of Mills for Mixed-use

Restoration of Waterfalls/ Habitats

Green & Wildlife Corridors

Bike Lanes

Sidewalks/ Crosswalks

Local Markets

Outdoor Perform.

Space / Sports Fields, etc.

Green Roofs & Living Walls on Buildings

Rain Gardens & Tree Plantings

Bike Sharing Stations

Streetscape Furniture, Lighting

Community Gardens

Community Classrooms & Kitchens

Pollinator Gardens for Local Wildlife

Native Plantings & Educational Signage for Local Ecosystem

Medium

Small

URBAN SCALE Compiled Master Plan

URBAN SCALE Program Integration

URBAN SCALE Program Integration

NATURE NEXUS

COMMUNITY COMMONS

MOBILITY MATRIX

Mechanical Architecture

The human operation of kinetic elements for thermally adaptive homes.

Jack Barry Climate change is a pressing issue in an age of architectural dependence on fossil fuels. Society must take the necessary steps to limit the further pollution of our environment. A re-examination of machines from the past can enhance the way we live and work today. We expect systems to provide utmost comfort in drastic climate conditions. Why shouldn't human stength play a greater role in controlling one's environment? With the help of kinetic elements, humans can alter the interior condition using their own energy. In climates where exterior conditions change seasonally, altering a building can create the potential for greater passive opportunities in response to the temperature at the time. Having engaged in political activism such as the anti-nuclear movement, Vermont is poised to embrace revolutionary change to preserve the health of our world. An implementation of mechanically operated housing systems will provide programmatic and climate comfort. If powered solely by human effort, building energy use is reduced, and instills an ethic of sustainable habits among residents.

SEMINAR fAculty | DEMETRA VOGIATZAKI fAculty AdvISoR | JEN LEE MICHALISZYN INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | TROY PETERS

Right Human-powered mechanical elements for residential thermal comfort in Hyde Park Vt, "Mechanical Architecture" (Jack Barry, MArch'24, CC BY)

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VERM

VERMONT REGION

CLIMATE SENSIBILITY

HUMAN INTERVENTION

TRANSFORMATION

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

Harvesting Hope Fusing History, Sustainability, and Community in North Adams

Nickolas Bever How does the historical setting of Blackinton Mill become a unique canvas for reshaping the narrative surrounding sustainable agriculture and community engagement?

This thesis delves into the adaptive re-purposing of Blackinton Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts. It undergoes a transformation from an overlooked industrial site to a dynamic center for sustainable agriculture and community involvement. Through the integration of innovative farming methods and advanced technologies, the project seeks to tackle food insecurity while paying homage to the mill's historical significance.

It analyzes how these interventions spur economic growth, bolster environmental resilience, and cultivate a strong community spirit.

Blackinton emerges as a catalyst for urban renewal, championing sustainable agriculture and encouraging active community participation. The thesis provides a blueprint for turning urban areas into lively hubs for agricultural innovation and education. By delving into the intricate relationship between agriculture, education, and community dynamics, it contributes to a broader dialogue on re-imagining urban landscapes as interconnected ecosystems that promote overall well-being and resilience.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | michael wolfson faculty advisor | mark pasnik independent advisor | kelly hutzell

Right Composite image highlighting key aspects of community engagement and growth within the Blackinton Mill adaptation, "Re-imagination Synthesis" (Nickolas Bever, MArch '24, CCBY)

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Re:Generational Spaces Designing public space through cultural heritage to bridge generations.

Gabriel Blake The project goal is to create a gateway for elders and young people to exchange ideas and preserve identity through new culturally significant public spaces. Historically, in many places communities have been connected intergenerationally with elders passing on knowledge to their children and grandchildren. In modern cultures, however, there is more separation between generations. Elders are often prone to isolation and young people don’t have the opportunity to learn from them. Because of this isolation, there is a growing cultural and societal gap between generations. Boston has a particularly high rate of elder isolation with over 50% of senior residents living alone in apartments or homes. This issue will worsen as the global elderly population increases rapidly.

Boston’s Chinatown has the 3rd highest percentage of elder residents in the city, mostly living in various residential high-rises in the area. The area also hosts the Quincy School, the largest school system in Boston. The site is like an island, with all sides flanked by large roads and small sidewalks with a lack of canopy cover. The school itself covers the majority of the site, worsening the heat island effect caused by the amount of hardscape at the ground and roof levels. The lower Quincy School is connected to a high rise that houses a majority senior population. The school itself has a particularly vibrant arts curriculum and connections to local artists. A series of new interconnected public and garden spaces would support not only on the schools’ interests in the arts but also enable the seniors to have more interactive and creative experiences with students. The Quincy School can become an intersection between generations through art, culture, and community activities. Ideally, these interconnected spaces can shrink the gap between the two groups and combat a global growing issue of isolation between young people and elders.

SEMINAR faculty | Demetra Vogiatzaki faculty advisor | Jen Lee Michaliszyn independent advisor | David King & Elton Elperin

Sectional perspective showing plaza activities and building program, "Re:Generational Space" (Gabriel Blake, MArch '24, CCBY)

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Redefining Pedestrian Reclaiming an Urban Journey

Taylor Blaney To encourage urban pedestrian movement, integrating walking paths and placemaking hubs reinforces feelings of belonging and community engagement.

With Boston's dependency on vehicular transportation, the individualized experience of pedestrians have been lost . Reconnecting pedestrians with this journey through the design concepts of placemaking, wayfinding, and landscaping can further enhance these experiences. Once these areas are redesigned to centralize the focus on the pedestrian, then the engagement of both the individual and the community can be restored with opportunities to make connections in these spaces.

The Emerald Necklace journey is restored with the design of historical and communal program placemaking.

With the application of built structures hosting different programming at each site and the community art walk bringing together the string of placemaking strategies, this urban journey is activated. Traveling along this path, pedestrians redefine their own journey in the urban environment.

SEMINAR faculty | GREGORY LOGAN design as research faculty | JEN LEE MICHALISZYN faculty advisor | CAROL BURNS independent advisor | RYAN THOMAS

Right Placemaking activation to reclaim the urban journey, "Creating a Place for Pedestrians" (Taylor Blaney, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Revitalizing the In-Between

Finding New Purpose for America's Alleyways

Adam Bourque The American alleyway has seen a steep decline in its original utilitarian uses over the course of the past century. This has resulted in a great deal of alleys going unused, or being regulated strictly to usage for trash collection or deliveries. While these are necessary systems of infrastructure in the city, not all alleys are used for these purposes. Alleys that are unused, or see little infrastructural usage, hold the potential to function as public spaces that can begin to combat issues of green space access, community engagement, and scalar experience within our cities. The adaptation of these utilitarian alleys into public gathering spaces would allow for them to provide a new kind of landscape to the city; one that could bring about a new sense of scale and integrated nature to the built environment. The scale of an average alleyway provides stark contrast to the scale of the rest of the city where pedestrian walkways are usually directly adjacent to vehicular traffic, and the presence of adjacent structures is far less exaggerated.

Further developing the program of an alley, with a focus on the pedestrian as the main user rather than the automobile, as well as the surrounding community, can bring about a new purpose for alleyways that have lost their unique context within the city.

SEMINAR fAculty | Gul doGusan alexander design as research faculty | Samuel maddox faculty advisor | anthony piermarini independent advisor | ignacio cardona

Right The different scale of the alleyway in comparison to the city provides opportunity for better community-centric spaces, "Revitalizing the In-Between" (Adam Bourque, MArch '24, CC BY).

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A New Typology for Rehabilitation De-institutionalizing the rehabilitation model through biophilic design

Alex Brown This thesis focuses on the creation of a rehabilitation environment that will support those struggling with substance abuse and addiction. By incorporating biophilic design principles into the architecture it will promote the physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being of patients. This environment is designed to serve the community of people seeking help with their addiction no matter what part of their journey they are in.

The design Incorporates elements that embrace the outdoors, natural light, and greenery such that they can be beneficial for individuals recovering from substance abuse. Spaces that include biophilic design have been proven to help people in managing their stress, anxiety, and depression. By understanding the recovery process and creating a journey map this allowed the architecture to become deinstitutionalize. This produced an architecture that is responsive to and integrated with the recovery process.

This new rehabilitation typology is thoughtfully designed to create welcoming, open spaces, courtyards, and nature pathways. These features encourage exploration through greenhouses and natural elements, seamlessly connecting treatment, education, and recreational interior and exterior spaces to feel unified.

SEMINAR fAculty | Gus AlexAnder doGusAn dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | lorA Kim fAculty AdvISoR | Anthony PiermArini INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | lAurA CellA mowAtt

Right "A New Typology for Rehabilitation" (Alex Brown, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Creative Foundations Fluid Learning Spaces for Student Development and Engagement

Abriana Busbey By implementing a design that supports diverse pedagogical approaches, we can enhance student engagement and creativity, fostering the development of more well-rounded individuals.

Today's educational environments often lean toward standardization in both their curriculums and design.

This approach tends to create a lackluster learning atmosphere where students may find themselves disengaged from their educational journey. Moreover, this one-size-fits-all model does not account for the diverse learning needs and preferences of students, affecting their mental health and academic achievement.

There is a noticeable shift toward more personalized and emotionally aware educational methods, yet one of the hurdles in adopting these methods is the limitations posed by existing school facilities and their resources.

There stands a growing need for architecture to adapt and support these evolving educational practices. By reimagining how outdoor spaces, classrooms, and corridors interact, we can create more dynamic and versatile learning environments. This change aims to blur the traditional lines between different learning spaces, introducing more flexibility into the design of educational facilities. Such developments will lead to environments where students feel more supported and involved in their learning, granting them the liberty to choose the approaches that best suit their individual needs.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | sam maddox faculty advisor | mark pasnik independent advisor | patrick brady

Right Composite drawing highlighting the intertwining boundaries of a differentiated learning environment, creating a more flexible design, "Creative Foundations" (Abriana Busbey, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Challenging Revitalization Transformative Repurposing of Historical Structures into Vibrant Community Hubs

Jordan Chapman This thesis explores the transformative potential of repurposing historical structures, exemplified by the revitalization of Fort Stark Historical Site in New Hampshire. The project will create a vibrant community hub through innovative design strategies, emphasizing the original experience of the site by adding the fewest architectural components and showcasing overall cohesion to old and new elements while also highlighting important moments of purposeful contrast.

In a time of diminishing available land for new construction, the exploration of underutilized, historically rich sites emerges as a compelling avenue for an architectural intervention that encourages community engagement. Through repurposing, historical preservation, and creative interactions, this research seeks to shift perceptions of abandoned spaces from relics of the past to vibrant community hubs. The proposed conversion of Fort Stark into a vibrant community hub showcases a blending of old and new through innovative design, creating an educational experience emphasizing the importance of observation and appreciation of the surrounding landscape. This design seeks to challenge traditional notions of preservation and conservation, embracing new technologies, materials, and design strategies to create dynamic, engaging environments that captivate and

SEMINAR fAculty | Gul DoGusan alexanDer dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | ann Borst fAculty AdvISoR | anthony Piermarini INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | Jennifer roBinson

Right Preservation and Adaptive Reuse, "Fort Stark Renewed: A Vision for Coastal Heritage and Community Revival" (Jordan Chapman, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Reclamation through Light Light as the Catalyst for Reclaiming Industrial Remnants

Lucas Chichester We perceive the world through our various senses every day, yet that perception of an environment can change drastically with the flip of a switch. As technology advances, we gain more agency and control of our urban and community environments. Light is one such factor that society has gained more control over with the development of new technology.

Light affects the human body, from mood, movement, and senses of active vs. calm when exposed to different color temperatures and intensities.

Using light, we can reclaim the often negatively perceived spaces of abandoned industrial and infrastructure sites that plague our cities and countryside, shifting them to being a positive use . These areas are sources of various negative environmental, health, and economic issues that plague the areas around them. Through carefully designed urban interventions, with lighting as the primary architectural factor, we can reshape our abandoned urban elements and shine a new light on what they can do for the communities around them.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Mark Pasnik independent advisor | Carla Wille

Right Exploded perspective of the Old Northern Avenue bridge in downtown Boston. Modules of light cascade throughout the structure and onto surfaces to beneficially repurpose the site into a new interactive program, "Reclamation through Light" (Lucas Chichester, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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Branching Urbanism

Redesigning Parking Lots into Pedestrian-Centric Destinations at the Terminus of MBTA Lines

Alexander Chin Architecture needs to create destinations that don't rely on the automobile. By branching spaces, the forms start to connect the urban fabric. Looking to redesign an existing parking lot at the end of a MBTA line, we can integrate a concept of branching with a dense collection of programmatic spaces that adhere to daily amenities/ activities.

At the heart of this endeavor is the creation of a multifaceted urban model that integrates efficient public transportation systems, innovative housing solutions, and versatile commercial spaces. These elements are designed not merely as functional infrastructure but as dynamic places of destination that foster community interaction, cultural exchange, and economic vitality. By prioritizing pedestrian-friendly spaces and public transit, the model proposes a significant shift away from the traditional reliance on personal vehicles. This decentralization of vehicular dependency is envisioned to mitigate urban congestion, thereby enhancing the quality of life, reducing environmental impact, and promoting more sustainable urban growth.

The prototype's adaptability allows for its application across diverse urban settings, tailored to each city's unique spatial and socio-economic context. Through a rigorous methodology, this thesis demonstrates the feasibility of implementing such a utopian model, offering a blueprint for future urban planning that aligns with principles of sustainability, accessibility, and community well-being.

SEMINAR faculty | INGRID STRONG design as research faculty | LORA KIM faculty advisor | MICHAEL WOLFSON independent advisor | LUCAS CARRIERE

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Right Master Plan of Riverside Station, "Bridging Connections within the Urban Fabric" (Alexander Chin, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Creating New Ground

Architecture that spans over roads, prioritized by pedestrian paths in and around buildings and landscape to create a more ideal urban environment Evan Clark The city of Boston has a history of expanding its urban footprint. Today, however, the city is running out of new develop-able land. Instead of repeating the past and

infilling along the coasts, there is already a unique swath of land existing to create new ground. The I-90 Mass Turnpike, which sits underneath the city, is a prime candidate. This is because the existing area is characterized as inaccessible and restrictive to the pedestrian. By merging landscape and architecture we can create a more resilient city. Due to the longevity of the chosen site, there is an opportunity for a variety of programming starting with a retail / food experience adjacent to the David Ortiz Bridge. With a seamless connection, there is a transition of housing in the form of towers in a park. To ensure that this new architecture doesn't suffocate the cars below and make the Pike feel like a tunnel, openings are designated to reveal the highway below. In order to create a healthier environment for the occupants above, an abundant amount of vegetation and softscapes is incorporated not only to passively sequester CO2 but also to act as a sponge as a means to capture storm water for recharge.

SEMINAR faculty | Ingrid Strong design as research faculty | Michael WoLFSon faculty advisor | Michael Wolfson independent advisor | Jim Fischer

Right: Resilient new gound characterized by elevating the pedestrian, passively sequestering CO2 emissions, and collecting rainwater for recharge, "Creating New Ground" (Evan Clark, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Beyond the Tent

Reimagining Refugee Livelihoods

Jessica Clavet The ongoing global crisis involving refugees and migrants emerges as a significant challenge in our era, as millions of individuals actively seek safety and opportunities in host societies across the globe. The sheer volume of migrants entering host countries creates rapid and uncontrolled inflows, impeding the host countries' capacity to effectively integrate new arrivals.

In response, refugees and Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are increasingly relocating to urban areas to escape camp environments. This influx places tremendous pressure on host countries, underscoring the urgent need for innovative housing solutions.

The proposed project offers a holistic approach to addressing the needs of displaced populations by facilitating access to transitional and long-term modular shelter. By repurposing buildings within the "Otomotiv Yan Sanayi İhtisas Organize Sanayi Bölgesi" (TOSB) or Organized Industrial Zone in Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey, this innovative design enables the production of homes.

This approach fosters a sense of ownership, facilitates skill acquisition, aids in trauma processing, enhances access to resources, fosters stronger community bonds, and redefines traditional notions of refugee housing.

SEMINAR fAculty | burcu kutukcuoglu dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | gloria chang fAculty AdvISoR | antonio furgiuele INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | shirine boulos anderson

Right Perspective Section Through Time - from Maslak Auto Industrial Buildings to Migrant Housing, "Beyond the Tent" (Jessica Clavet, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Designs of Empathy

Creating Architecture for Reintegration and Rehabilitation

Samuel Clough Prisons should be designed with the rehabilitation of inmates in mind, and architecture plays a vital part in creating an environment of healing. Using methods of healing and challenging the present American notion of the prison, this thesis proposes spaces that reform and rehabilitate. The prison becomes a place of healing.

While the American prison system inflates in size, its progress toward rehabilitation stagnates due to a combination of public opinion, war on crime politics, and poor conditions. Principles of design for healing and reform could do immeasurable good toward not only preventing future crime, but also in strengthening the community, making efforts toward reintegration.

Using personal autonomy, kindness, and assistance programs, people can use this place to lift themselves up.

Gardening programs, outdoor space, and community areas provide spaces where people not only can, but are encouraged to interact with people all across the facility.

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themselves up and reform, and works under the premise that anyone is capable of change. Everybody deserves help, not "even" prisoners, but especially prisoners.

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SEMINAR faculty | Robert Cowherd design as research faculty | Samuel Maddox faculty advisor | Tatjana Crossley independent advisor | Allen Wong

Right Prisons of healing are a good for society, helping people move beyond their past and reconnect with their community, "Designs of Empathy" (Samuel Clough, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Prospect and Refuge

Community [RE] Integration Architecture of Displacement

Jared Cooney By building community generative infrastructure we can empower refugees to ground their culture. This will allow safe transition into new communities by allowing them to assert personal identity.

In todays society there is much controversy around refugess. People are being displaced at alarming rates as wars, conflicts and other events are forcing people to leave their homes, cultures, and places of identity. The architect currently plays the role of creating shelter, which has led to massive refugee camps where people live in limbo, not as a citizen of a foreign land or a native of their home. They live with shared spaces, carrying their entire lives on their backs and in their bags. The western world has been trying to tackle this crisis to little effect, with the current US southern border being an example of gross neglect as people are kept in horrid conditions and shipped all over the nation to “sanc-tuary cities” as if they are goods. By tackling the issue head on, looking at how to create a space for refugees to be able to assimilate themselves into society with outside support. Looking at three areas of interest; creating architecture that allows for refugees to express themselves and their culture, using architecture as a way to share their culture with others and creating architecture that makes a refugee feel safe within their own identity.

SEMINAR fAculty | IngrId Strong dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | Lora KIm fAculty AdvISoR | mICHAEL woLfSon INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | aaron weInert

Right Building Section of Refugee Re-integration Center, "Re-integrating Community" (Jared Cooney, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The Impermanence of Home Scaffolding Temporal Dwelling and Gathering Spaces

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This study explores the integration of scaffolding and the history of triple deckers in Chelsea to foster a community-oriented design that resonates with the

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SEMINAR faculty | Demetra Vogiatzaki design as research faculty | lora kim faculty advisor | Jen Lee Michaliszyn independent advisor | Manuel Teshe

Right Timelines that show drastic cultural changes within the city of Chelsea and a perspective of temporality, "The Impermanence of Home" (Hilcias De La Cruz, MArch '24, CC BY)

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This thesis will shed light on Roxbury as a missing link in the 7-mile-long network of parks and parkways, and juxtapose Olmsted’s original ideas (“democratic space”) with my “design intervention” that expands where Olmsted left off. The intention is to create a continuous path that can accommodate the new enlarged program for an urban park in a abundantly African American community. The intention is not to negate all that has gone before, but to design new overlays and to envision the new and original concepts working together as a system. By creating a linear continuity (park) and its

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Right Composite drawing highlighting a linear continuity (park) and lateral interruptions (program) within an urban landscape, "Roxbury's Linear Park" (Johanna Doerr, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Reclaiming Offices The Reuse of Office Space to Improve Economic Disparities in the Suburbs

Kathryn Dranichak Modern issues of changing lifestyles, population growth, and exclusionary housing tactics have created a necessity for new types of housing. With changing needs of work spaces, this thesis explores office buildings, and the reshaping of such structures, as a new type of adaptive reuse for housing, that challenges how a building can be transformed.

The life and death of the office park are both attributed to advancements in technology. While offices and office parks were originally concieved thanks to technological advancements such as computers and email, the death of the office park occurred for the same reason. As work from home becomes more and more prevalent, the question becomes how to reuse these spaces and give them new purpose.

Where people once gathered as a means of work, there is now opportunity in these place to create new senses of community through a reorganization of large spaces. Through the implementation of a new paradigm of mat housing, housing can be created in office parks which foster community and connection and create new opportunities in previously untapped spaces.

Looking at well connected areas that have access to resources such as infrastructure and good schools, this thesis can be implemented many places.

SEMINAR fAculty | lora kim dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | ann Borst fAculty AdvISoR | mark pasnik INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | Brooke ensBy

Right Composite image of applying mat housing to office buildings to create new types of housing, "Composite of Reclaiming Offices" (Kathryn Dranichak, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Let's Get Connected

Using Extended Reality to Merge Multiple Locations, Bring People Together, and Change the Typology of Home Design Dante Egizi

Extended reality allows digital elements to be overlayed into our physical world. By using this technology to not only overlay digital elements, but also other locations and programs into home design, the home can allow for improved connectivity among people and the spectated events. This technology would bring the events directly to the comfort of the home, digitally overlaying the spectacle. It would also bring the user's digital presence to the event allowing the user to participate in being the spectacle.

This radically rethinks the typology of the home as a

Overlaying the dining room and theater to introduce live music dining into the home

new space of spectatorship. Designing houses to incorporate these "virtual" events and programs can allow the events, crowds, and other people into the home in a way that is dictated by the level of experience the user would like to have. This changes notions on the home and interactions with the public producing a new social sphere of engagement.

SEMINAR faculty | Robert Cowherd design as research faculty | Gloria Chang faculty advisor | Tatjana Crossley independent advisor | George Guida

Overlay and aud home Right Perspectival diagram of overlayed program into home design, "Let's Go In Tonight" (Dante Egizi, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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Overlaying performances, events, and audiences to enhance the at home spectating experience

thresholds for the unhoused

reimaging sheltered spaces as welcoming, layered environments

Catherine Evans Through the development of thresholds to unhoused sheltered environments, this once negative experience can be transformed into a welcoming, dignified and empowering experience for an individual. The current unhoused population struggles to enter sheltered environments due to the spatial barriers that challenge their sense of self worth. Making it easier for individuals to enter sheltered spaces is crucial in the process of gaining permanent housing, by exploring how architecture, can curate a welcoming environment for everyone. Through the understanding of how architecture can create spaces that invoke inviting and inclusive feelings, a new approach to designing entry points that focuses on ease of access, dignity, and respect for everyone, no matter their housing situation, is necessary. By designing with the people that would use the space, architects can create thresholds and environments that support and uplift this marginalized community, leading to a more fair and just society.

SEMINAR faculty | Ingrid Strong design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Michael Wolfson independent advisor | Rebecca Klanchesser

Right Realizing spaces through different modes of representation, "thresholds for the unhoused" (Catherine Evans, MArch '24, CC BY) Human Figures, Adobe Stock

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Logan Fischer This thesis aims to reveal and restore a forgotten river in the heart of a city to combat the harmful legacy of vehicular infrastructure with emergent ecological systems and resilient landscape transformations.

Most US cities, such as Hartford, CT, have faced an inherited history with infrastructure, leaving a legacy of prioritization of the vehicular. These outcomes have taken part in the destruction of the human relationship with natural systems. An opportunity lies underneath the heart of Hartford that can be an essential component for the new mindset of infrastructure for the city. Below lies Park River, flowing directly below a freeway, public library, and major park into the Connecticut River. Currently a dark, scarse of wildlife, and polluted system of water presents an opportunity for the river to be restored for the health of the adjacent systems and host environmental resilience for the rest of the city. The exploration promotes ecological systems to coincide with the existing fabric and integrate within overlapping infrastructure; therefore, result in an urban ecotone. These moments of revealing are essential in efforts to flourish, biodiversify, and instill moments for the local community to learn from the impacts of the prescence of natural life within an urban environment, effectively prioritizing the future of all of its inhabitants.

SEMINAR faculty | Burcu Kutukcuoglu design as research faculty | Samuel Maddox faculty advisor | Antonio Furgiuele independent advisor | Danielle Dinoia

Right Revealing forgotten history to revive the heart of Hartford, CT. promoting ecological exchange and agency, "(A)livescapes: Emergence from Infrastructure" (Logan Fischer, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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Interaction Between Humans, Flora, and Fauna

Alex Garcia Parametric design, blending art, nature, and technology with sophisticated computational algorithms, crafts diverse environments that tackle both this era’s technological estrangement and environmental decline, while nurturing a coexistence between human and wildlife habitat.

Technological advancements, and environmental issues, are developing rapidly. Parametric design can be utilized as a tool for ecological diversity by combining art, nature, and technology, that foster a balance between biota. The research demonstrates parametric design's ability to mimic natural patterns in architecture, going beyond aesthetics to embed ecological principles for adaptable spaces. It introduces "analogous habitats," artificial ecosystems supporting biodiversity, showcasing architecture's role in environmental conservation. This work presents a vision for architecture that integrates with nature, suggesting a future where our built environments enrich all life forms.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory Logan design as research faculty | Gloria chang faculty advisor | carol burns independent advisor | Anne-Catrin Schultz

Right Analogous habitats for birds, bees, and people, "Eco-Blending" (Alex Garcia, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Amplified Alleys Intensifying the Urban In-between

Robbie Gaskins The alleys between buildings have a history of serving the utilitarian, civic services, and waste management of our cities. This has characterized these moments as undesirable or left-over pieces of the overall urban fabric. While this stereotype still lingers, alleyways and passages between the built environment now find themselves as informal settings for gathering, display, and cultural nodes. Amplified Alleys accounts for the historical application of alleyways, and the evolving characteristics and uses of alleys to explore the possibilities for alleyways to better the nuanced moments of cities within which they exist. By understanding the rough and compressed spatial conditions of existing alleyways, and the tectonic applications that can amplify this condition, the urban in-between can facilitate and preserve the intensity, diversity, and energy that is crucial to how people experience and perceive the built world.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora kim design as research faculty | Samuel Maddox faculty advisor | Mark Pasnik independent advisor | Ignacio Cardona

Right Interventions that highlight the alleyway's existing intensity can also make the in-between space more diverse and approachable, "Amplified Alleys" (Robbie Gaskins, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Scales of Aquatic Agency

Designing Habitats to Propel Living Communities

Madison Goldfarb Within recent decades, there has been massive amounts of erosion and loss of ecological life due to climate change and human factors. As a direct result, there has been a decline in many ecosystems in Anchorage, Alaska.

This thesis designs new habitats to mitigate erosion and rethinks coastal protection by building environments that allow for mutualism and symbiosis between ecosystems. These systems can scale from micro to macro, be organized in linear, radial or repetition patterns, all while using contemporary technologies and organic materials to 3D print environments which allow designers and communities to propel ecological diversity and mitigate erosion.

Due to the rate of environmental destruction, new ideas of how humans can collaborate to create new forms of a living coastline emerge. Communities and designers need to be part of conversations that reimagine the coastline in the age of rapid climate change. Collaborating with local communities and educational programs, this project seeks to raise environmental awareness and promote stewardship.

The goal is a habitat that can support marine life, livelihoods, and coastal protection, which signifies progress toward adaptable coexistence with nature and emphasizes the importance of solutions. This thesis creates community engagement in safeguarding the future of our oceans.

SEMINAR faculty | Burcu KutUkCuoglu design as research faculty | GLORIA CHANG faculty advisor | Antonio Furgiuele independent advisor | austin samson

Right Capturing the scales and configurations of habitats specific to each animal and organism in Alaska, "Scales of Aquatic Agency: Designing Habitats to Propel Living Communities" (Madison Goldfarb, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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Architecture Moriendi Designs for the Art of Dying

Christy Haig Architecture holds the power to transform the end-of-life journey. Hospital care often translates to a solitary and sterile experience, both for the terminally ill and for their loved ones, while domestic environments can fall short of the increasing and intricate needs of palliative care. Drawing inspiration from phenomenological, religious, and biophilic sources for design, this thesis proposes a small-scale hospice in Cape Cod as a "third place" to die; an intimate residential facility that allows a person to prepare for death within a supportive community presence.

The design departs from the perspective of the terminally ill, to consider ways in which architecture can address the gradual diminishing of the dying person's world, prioritizing their emotional, spiritual, and social welfare through sensorially and community- conscious gestures.

A method of iterative physical models and photograpy of miniatures produces a sequence of cinematic moments.

These images tell a story from the experience of a dying person, with particular attention to sensory perception and human scale. Design ideas focused on light, shadow, movement, and perspective can be tested in real space, time and material.

SEMINAR fAculty | demetra vogiatzaki fAculty AdvISoR | jen Lee michaLiszyn INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | ernesto carvajaL maLdonado

Right Exploring the history of places of death in the Western world, this model-based project offers new options in a hospice home focused on sensory experiences and community involvement, "Architecture Moriendi" (Christy Haig, MArch ‘24, CC BY)

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A New Neighborhood Energized by the Sun

Spencer Halliwell By utilizing vernacular native to specific regions, well-integrated public connectors can transform community spaces around private homes with the adaption of heliocentric design.

The new style of living in the 21st century must be adapted to prioritize the development of home design that prioritizes energy efficiency, harnesses the abundant resource of sunlight, and integrates seamlessly with regional vernacular. By leveraging best practice passive design principles and the inherent benefits of solar orientation, homes can significantly reduce reliance on conventional energy sources while providing optimal comfort and livability.

Central to the approach is understanding the importance of community engagement and integrating regional styles. Through active participation and input from prospective residents, this thesis seeks to tailor designs to meet each community's needs and desires.

By fostering a sense of ownership in the built environment, the aim to create not just homes but sustainable neighborhoods will enhance the quality of life for all residents. Ultimately, the vision is one of holistic sustainability, where homes are not only energy-efficient and environmentally responsible but also rooted in the social fabric of their environments.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory Logan Design as research faculty | Michael Wolfson Faculty advisor | Carol Burns Independent advisor | Troy peters

Right High density housing designed with heliocentric strategies in mind to integrate walkable neighborhoods for new generation of communities, "Helio-Community Futures" (Spencer Halliwell, MArch '24, CC BY)

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To Propagate Reclaiming the ‘Hill of Shame’ Amidst Mafia Scars

Alyssa Hill Palermo, Sicily's reclamation of the 'Hill of Shame' into an Eco-Art Village— a collaborative learning community, that fosters self-expression through art and nurtures ecological education— serves as the future blueprint for adaptive propagation in other Mafia 'Incompiuto' sites across Italy's intricate landscapes.

In 2013, Fare Ala, a Palermo-based art group, created the "Pizzo Sella Art Village" that repurposed several of the villas into a public art gallery, challenging the Mafia’s dominance. The adoption of the Art Village as a foundation presents a crucial opportunity for reintegrating the community into the site through adaptive reuse. Utilizing agricultural techniques like grafting through scaffolds, employing photo-selective "veiling," and collecting rainwater through constructed troughs, the scarred hillside is reconstructed and ‘renatured.’ This approach serves as the blueprint for evolving the landscape into a propagating, networked Eco-Art Village — an everchanging platform for the voices of Palermo.

Through the teaching of the past, celebrating the present, and scaling the hill to the future, the Village serves as a modern extension of the Anti-Mafia Movement, symbolizing architecture as a canvas for self-expression.

SEMINAR fAculty | GreGory LoGan dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | Jen Lee MichaLiszyn fAculty AdvISoR | caroL burns INdEpENdENt AdvISoRS | Gaetano Giordano eManueLa caMMarata Right Citizen Defiance in the Mafia's 'Incompiuto': the utilization of scaffolding to propagate artistic expression, identity, and the Anti-Mafia Movement; adapted from photograph of the 1992 Bedsheet Collective, Palermo, Sicily, https://mafiology.wordpress. com/2013/07/19/palermo-hangs-out; a photograph of sheets on balconies on May 27, 1992, Palazzo Bono, Palermo by Alessandro Fucarini, et al, "Reversible Destiny" (University of California Press, 2003 ), 207; and a map of Italy's "Unfinished Works," 2020 by Luca Fiammetta, https://issuu.com/lucafiammetta/docs/luca.fiammetta. houseofopinions.final.book.01pdf, 65. (Alyssa Hill, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Expanding Transparency

Centering the social in the adaptation of a Modernist residential tower in Boston

Bennet Hulverson The critical expansion of Modernist concepts of transparency through the definition of a social dimension will decrease isolation and promote community building in the adaptation of the Doris Bunte Apartments in Boston, MA. The tower-in-the-park typology was the chosen architectural language of Urban Renewal. Urban Renewal was isolating across inter-personal and civic

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Application of new elements.

Removal of existing elements.

Introduction of new elements within existing.

ISOLATION INTER-RESIDENT:

Isolation of residents from each other resulting from lack of social space within Modern residential buildings.

CONTEXTUAL:

HOMOGENEITY:

The physical isolation of a building and its residential community from its surroundings.

RESOURCE:

The segregation of populations (by age, race, class, etc.) resulting from the uniformity of unit type.

The separation of residents from neighborhood amenities resulting from municipal zoning practices.

scales making it destructive to the social health of communities. This thesis addresses these various forms of isolation by reconsidering Modernist and defining new concepts of transparency to include social transparency.

SIGNIFICANT 20TH C. HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL TOWERS

Transparency in Modernism was conceptualized as both a visual and spatial idea: “literal” and “phenomenal”.

Social transparency defines the ability to foster

Egleston-Dudley Streetcar, 1860s

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Coming into Egleston Station, 1985

Boston Redevelopment Authority

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community, collectivity, and sustained interaction, promoting the accumulation of social capital. Through the definition of this new concept of transparency the

Egleston Station, 1980s

Columbus Ave. at Weld St., 1948

City of Boston Archives

City of Boston Archives

potential isolations of Modernist residential design can be mitigated.

Renderring of Proposed Southwest Corridor, 1960s

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Urban Edge

Boston Redevelopment Authority

Boston Redevelopment Authority

The design bridges a new connection to the street through the creation of public and commercial spaces at the ground level. Sustained social interaction is facilitated through the creation of new social spaces of varying levels of publicness, linked through visual, spatial, and social concepts of transparency. The addition also reinforces the tower structurally and extends its useful lifespan. This thesis defines and architecturalizes a new concept of transparency to encourage the growth of social capital in an aging and

Boston Fire Rescue Company 2

Grace and Hope Mission

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(Avg. 50-90)

dysfunctional Modernist tower.

Ellis Elementary

Boston Neighborhood Network Media

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Robert G. Lawson Park

B26 Boston

Walden Rd. Garden

Lawson Park Friends

City of Boston

Crawford St. Playground City of Boston

Egleston Peace Park

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City of Boston

Walker Park BPL-Egleston Outdoor Space

Urban Edge

Boston Public Library

Father Jack Roussin Center Egleston Community HS YMCA - Egleston

Right Exploring transparency through contrasting modes of representation, "Expanding Transparency" (Bennet Hulverson, MArch'24, CC BY)

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Russian Church Boston

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Addresses: HOMOGENEITY

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Intervention design must encourage social interaction and mixing or residents through establishment of shared social space.

Addresses: INTER-RESIDENT ISOLATION

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Intervention design must include public and commercial space to encourage a variety of users on site.

Addresses: RESOURCE ISOLATION

Intervention design must exhibit site porosity at the base, encouraging resident-community mixing.

Addresses: CONTEXTUAL ISOLATION

EFFICIENCY

Temporalizing Reconstruction The Acceleration of Ukraine's Architectural Resistance

Ivan Kadurov Ukraine has had a long history of struggle with its large neighbor. The nation and its infrastructure have been battered, resulting in an inability to support its population. This is most evident in cities such as Kyiv which lacks critical infrastructure while hosting an increasing population. A heavily compromised sector is that of education, with only 25% of the youth currently being able to attend school. My thesis proposes the repair of a partially damaged Krushevka apartment block, to provide adequate space to serve as a temporary school. Media has played a crucial role throughout history in how conflicts are percieved and understood by the outside world. Through the use of contemporary systems such as social media, satellite imagery, and photogrammetry, information of the conditions within a conflict zone are almost instantaneously shared. This allows for the acceleration and simultaneity of the architectural processes of (short term) repair, and (long term) reconstruction. An initial repair will function as a patch, a simple enclosure that OBSERVE

permits the use of the floor space in the most abstract

SUPPORT

manner. As time goes on, the patch will to be substituted by reconstruction which will be the permanent design and will become an architectural statement of Ukraine's resistance.

SEMINAR faculty | DEMETRA VOGIATZAKI design as research faculty | ANN BORST faculty advisor | JEN LEE MICHALISZYN independent advisor | ALEX MURAWSKI David Rabkin

WOOD-FRAMED ROOF PRE-FABRIATED CONCRETE PANEL

Alex Fisher

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LOAD BEARING MASONRY WALL 380 MM

LOAD BEARING MASONRY WALL 520MM

Right Key methods for reconstruction in war-time and post-war Ukraine, and the effects of the conflict on the people, "Temporalizing Reconstruction" (Ivan Kadurov, MArch'24, CC BY)

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REPAIR

1990 - 2000’s Gulf War - GWOT | The First 24/7 War 1861 - 1865 American Civil War | The First Photographed War

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1939 - 1945 World War Two | Film and (Further) Improvements in Photography

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1914 - 1918 World War One | Improvements in Photography

1955 - 1975 Vietnam War | The First Televised War

2012 - Today Ukraine, Gaza, Armenia, Burma, West Africa, and Others | Social Media

Replanting The Seed

Rewilding the Landscape of Barbados through medicinal gardens

Rolissa King Growing connections: Transforming urban spaces by rewilding and carving the landscape to create an integrated environment that rebuilds cultural traditions, whilst also providing a place of healing, both internally and externally.

The movement to reconnect humans with nature has been slowly growing. Many urban dwellers and communties are disconnected from nature and its benefits, specifically the benefits of herbal landscapes.

Architecture can raise awareness to the benefits of medicinal herbal-gardens and their healing capabilities.

By creating spaces that expand on cultural knowledge and practices, it'll seek to influence the existing urban fabric or existing landscapes to improve the environmental, social, physiological and mental well being of the user in the space. The goal is to understand how the implementation of medicinal landscapes can positively impact their communities, whether through horticultural means or by creating a healing space of refuge.

SEMINAR faculty | Ingrid strong design as research faculty | Gloria Chang faculty advisor | Michael Wolfson independent advisor | Dario Boyce

Right The Garden Path, "Community Medicinal Garden" (Rolissa King, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The River Floods Through It Utilizing Spatial Strategies to Create Resilient Spaces

Matthew Kleckowski Enhancing the resources of the Winooski River will revitalize Montpelier’s riverfront and residents' daily lives through harmony with the river.

Resilient infrastructure, such as elevated buildings, will ensure that the city can withstand and recover from the challenges presented by increased rainfall. Better land use planning emphasizes the creation of a “green network” throughout the city that can turn into a water feature during the flood season. By fostering a sense of shared responsibility and empowering residents to participate in flooding preparedness, we will see a more engaged community that will create a more resilient, informed, and cohesive Montpelier.

Targeting the most vulnerable areas in Vermont, like Montpelier, will create a more defined model for dealing with increased flooding. The revamped urban landscape will tie into Montpelier’s unique identity and become a testament to human adaptability and harmony with nature.

SEMINAR faculty | ingrid strong design as research faculty | mike wolfson faculty advisor | mike wolfson independent advisor | troy peters

Right Urban redesign of downtown Montpelier, VT that utilizes spatial strategies to create a vibrant and resilient urban fabric,, "Composite Drawing" (Matthew Kleckowski, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Inclusive Urban Narratives Adapting Old San Juan's Historical Fabric For Accessibility and Engagement

Miranda Klope

DISABILITY COLLAGE

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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, a city entrenched in centuries

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of history within its fortifications, calls for a transformative adaptation to create an informative, multi-sensory experience that caters to users of diverse abilities.The adaptive approach aims to make the historical urban

CURRENT CONDITIONS DIAGRAM KEY CURRENT CIRCULATION PATH PEDESTRAIN

fabric accessible through mobility sensory paths,

CURRENT CIRCULATION PATH MOBILITY LIMITS BARRIERS ENTRY TO BUILDINGS PUBLIC ENTRY TO BUILDINGS PRIVATE ENTRY TO BUILDINGS ACCESSIBLE CURRENT SEATING POSITIONS WHAT IT IS FACING (LARGER POINT)

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incorporating elements such as seating, planter boxes, commercial shops, and food zones. By intertwining contemporary activities with historical components like salsa dances, religious marches, art exhibits, and military drills, the design seeks to resurrect and make SCALE 1/210”

accessible the echoes of the past.

Recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1983, the

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fortifications symbolize Puerto Rico's complex history, LIFE OF FORTIFIED

weaving together narratives of pirates, colonial rivalries,

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and strategic battles. The city's fortifications, a

MARITIME VANTAGE POINT

testament to Spanish colonial rule and strategic military history from 1533 to 1897, offers a unique canvas for an

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inclusive heritage and multi-sensory design.

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Right Drawing of limitation awareness through historical awareness storytelling based in multi-sensory studies to enhance and create an informative, immersive experience within the historical fabric, "Composite Drawing" (Miranda Klope, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Quieting the Human Spirit Creating spaces for serenity nestled into the daily routine

Shania Knowles Creating spaces for quiet nestled into the everyday routine through a palette of spiritual elements.

The world today is quite chaotic and loud, from human rights violations and genocide to a rapidly changing climate, today more than ever, the world needs a quiet place for meditation, contemplation, and connection to others. These spaces of quiet are designed in a way that makes them easily accessible for everyone, this is achieved through the development of a palette of elements such as lighting, materiality, a crafted approach, and inhabiting the walls. These elements can then be applied to a multitude of different sites. The sites chosen to develop and then demonstrate this palette are examples of busy spaces which are immersed within the urban fabric of Boston, MA in order to provide respite in a chaotic world. .

SEMINAR faculty | Ingrid Strong design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Mike Wolfson independent advisor | Anne- Catrin Schultz

Right A composition of drawings and images, "Quieting the Human Spirit" (Shania Knowles, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Reimagining Phoenix Designing Natural Strategies Improving Urban Microclimates

Nicholas Leighton Creating microclimates in arid regions within the urban fabric, through the strategic use of native vegetation, material usage and application, and innovative architectural forms to help facilitate the natural exterior conditions, plays a pivotal role in mitigating the urban heat island effect.

In Phoenix, AZ; the arid climates propensity for heatwaves calls for the innovative "cool zones" concept to counteract the urban heat island effect, which significantly elevates urban temperatures. These zones combine native vegetation, high-emissive materials, and novel architectural designs to reduce ambient heat through facilitating the occurring wind patterns. Native vegetation offers shade and promotes evaporative cooling, lowering air temperatures. High-emissivity materials on facades and pavements efficiently release heat, enhancing the cooling effect. Innovative architectural designs improve airflow and shading, further cooling the environment. The strategic placement of these "cool zones" throughout Phoenix's urban fabric addresses heatwave challenges holistically, delivers immediate temperature relief but also establishes a sustainable model for urban development in arid zones.

It underscores a commitment to improving urban livability and environmental resilience, demonstrating how these design strategies can effectively mitigate heat-related issues in urban settings, making Phoenix a leading example of adaptive and sustainable urban planning in response to climate challenges.

SEMINAR faculty | Greg Logan design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Carol Burns independent advisor | NJ unaka

Right Massing working with natural conditions, "Reimagining Phoenix" (Nicholas Leighton, MArch'24, CC BY)

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Beyond Waiting Rooms

Guiding the In-between

Pemma MacPhail A journey is guided along a path through the forest of the Dartmouth Medical center campus, redefining this underutilized space through programmatic design interventions, the directing of a wooden deck system, and the refuge of both roof and tree canopies. This initiative seeks to transform the traditional hospital waiting experience into one that promotes distraction, repose, and active engagement, enhancing the overall quality of experience for individuals utilizing the hospital campus.

The concern is the lack of access to resources for the Outpatient Surgery Center (OSC). Due to a forested area that divides the campus The expected treatment experience of the main hospital differs from this new space due to these paths being about transitional spaces that bring moments of reflection, repose, or distraction that don't feel anything like being in a hospital. This atmosphere is meant to parallel the average clinical experience, such as the relationship to nature that is able to be fostered on the site. Through influence from the New England vernacular style these wood timber structures along with a wood decking system, direct and guide people to these new amenities. As a result, the thesis influences a new circulation experience and promotes a new type of clinical infrastructure to be utilized in the future.

SEMINAR faculty | Gul Dogusan Alexander design as research faculty | Samuel Maddox faculty advisor | Anthony Piermarini independent advisor | Calvin Boyd

Right Demonstrating a journey along the buildings while moving from one program to the next, through the woods. "Beyond Waiting Rooms: Guiding the In-between" (Pemma MacPhail, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Salutogenic Schools

If existing middle schools were adapted with Salutogenic Design strategies, the mental and physical health of students aged 10-14 would increase Mckenzie Matz On average, children spend 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, 36 weeks per year in school. Students are influenced by their environment, and it should be mandatory to design the best quality schools for all.

freedom of interaction

stimulating materials

Salutogenic Design is a concept that creates an evironment to encourage wellbeing. Aaron Antonovsky’s

open concept

concept of Salutogenics would help prevent mental and physical health concerns in students. Antonovsky, a medical sociologist, attempted to understand the relationship between a person’s health and their physical

natural lighting

environment. This thesis adapts Middle Schools with Salutogenic Design because of the myriad of health concerns in adolescents. For example, “1-6 Adolescents

connections to nature

aged 10-16, struggle with obesity”, because of a lack of physical activity and poor nutrition. According to studies, “5 million school-aged children have asthma”, often stemming from poor air circulation in schools. And because of digital technology, the current average attention span is 47 seconds, which makes passive learning environments ineffective. Many of these current healthcare concerns stem from inadequately designed educational buildings. This project showcases design interventions at McDonough Middle School, an existing school located in Hartford, CT. The design rethinks sterile, common, programmatic spaces such as

Wilson Street School

the classroom, double-loaded corridor, and cafeteria to become rejuvenating spaces that are beneficial to the overall wellness of both students and teachers.

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SEMINAR faculty | Dimitra vogiatzaki design as research faculty | samuel maddox faculty advisor | JEN LEE MICHALISZYN

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physical programmatic spaces

Sustainable Architecture in the Dominican Republic

Transforming Education with Ecological Designs Francesca Mazzarella Damasco This study aims to provide a responsive model for the community's educational needs and create a replicable

PUERTO PLATA

MONTECRISTI MAO DAJABON

pilot model that can be utilized in similar climates. This

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thesis will expand access to education through ecological design in a variety of communities. By addressing the lack of educational infrastructure in a zone of the Dominican Republic this thesis project will implement ecological, sustainable, low-cost structures and materials.

Given the expanding population and the existing conditions of a third-world country, the shortage of adequate school infrastructures in a particular zone of the Dominican Republic poses a significant obstacle to the education of its people. This research endeavors to address this pressing issue by thoroughly examining the existing educational levels and assessing the needs of the community.

The implementation of agricultural education in basic secondary school students as a way to solve the problem related to the limitations of the educational system The purpose of the proposal is to ensure the preparation of the adolescent student at a higher level for the care of the agrosystems, promote agricultural education, the development of this model promotes and promotes knowledge and increases agricultural productivity and the capacity and potential of the students.

SEMINAR faculty | gul dogusan alexander design as research faculty | lora kim faculty advisor | anthony Piermarini independent advisor | isidro sanz

Right Conceptual Analysis of an Agro-Educational Infrastructure, "Composite Drawing" (Francesca Mazzarella Damasco, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Hands Working: The design and architecture of wood shop space for the 21st century

Trevor Melendy By focusing on designing a space for 21st-century craftsmen that expresses how craft has evolved we can reintroduce handicraft into a technological world. The crafts of today are not the same as they were in the past because of technological advancements, mass production, and time constraints. The spaces that craftsmen work in have changed. This space is design to have a reactivation a love of making. The building embodies the aspect of craftsmanship leading to ideas reconnecting with our potential to create useful items.

The society aspects to craft and community are also activated in the space. The space encourages community and social interaction. The camaraderie will build a knowledge base that helps spread knowledge of craft.

SEMINAR fAculty | IngrId strong design as research faculty | john ellis faculty advisor | Mike wolfson independent advisor | Chris Sledziona

Right Identifying the structure and layout of a wood shop when designing and creating space for craft influenced by the community, "Hands Working" (Trevor Melendy MArch'24, CC BY)

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Lighting The Path Advocating for the Underserved Through a Network of Safe Passageways and Destinations for Pedestrians at Night Chrisoula Moraitis A welcoming public environment is essential to the feeling of safety while walking at night. Although every person deserves comfortable lighting and a balance of darkness, historical redlining and discrimination have left neighborhoods underserved.

Within the diverse district of Roxbury, MA, aspects of architectural lighting in public areas are lacking as citizens struggle for equity within their own community. Designing with light and darkness can transform ignored spaces into more functional areas at night and inspire placemaking, fostering safe areas for people to gather at any time. Through a network of smaller interventions in open public spaces, areas will be rejuvenated and activated, transformed into functional spaces for community usage, to journey through or stop and rest within. Proper and comfortable exterior lighting must be advocated for and implemented within underserved marginalized communities through listening to the needs and concerns of local members and involving them in the process, inspiring feelings of ownership and agency.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory Logan design as research faculty | Ann Borst faculty advisor | Carol Burns independent advisor | Edward Bartholomew

Right The Relationship Between the Parts and Whole. Photoshop diagram of overall project, "Safe Passageways and Leading Lanterns" (Chrisoula Moraitis, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Brick by Brick

Uncovering the spatial potential of informal settlements. The case of Kibera

Timeus Mulinge This thesis addresses Kibera's lack of quality public spaces and the fabric that composes it, causing social inequalities and revealing its social and political challenges. This study aims to reimagine the form and function of earth blocks, produced and co-owned by the people, in order to create new housing typologies. It allows for an incremental housing approach that contributes and shapes the quality of public spaces in Kibera. The envisioned outcome is a holistic improve-ment of the quality of life and strengthened community bonds through public spaces that directly foster community development.

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Originally conceived to address the fundamental

needs for safety and shelter, Kibera lacks quality communal areas that engage the arts and economic exchange, neglecting the potential for fostering thriving communi-ties.

This research proposes new ways of thinking of the mud blocks (with unique possibilities and owned by the people) in relation to shifting typologies and buildings in terms of urban fabric are effective tools for introducing a level of breathability that prioritizes healthier living conditions and supports self-actualization.

SEMINAR fAculty | ANNE-CATRIN SHULTZ dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | ANN BORST fAculty AdvISoR | ANTONIO fURgIUELE INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | IgNACIO CARDONA

Right "Brick by Brick: Uncovering the spatial potential of informal settlements: the case of Kibera" (Timeus Mulinge, M.Arch'24, CC BY)

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A Drawing's Responsibility Scales of Experience

Layal Nassif This thesis is about drawing experience. Architectural drawings typically cater to the needs of builders; however, designs are ultimately created for people, not just for construction. If the primary purpose of design is to cater to those experiencing the space, why is it not crafted through the perspective of the users. It is the drawing’s responsibility to translate the architect’s intent into a tangible representation of that vision, ensuring it communicates effectively the authentic experience of a space. The use of the three experiential scales: intimacy, inquisitiveness, and impression, accurately portray the experience of space through drawing that leads to spaces that do not merely exist but spaces that promote different scales of experience.

The thesis uses the site of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and proposes a drawing room that demonstrates these drawing principals. Mediating the design process and the experiential qualities of a drawing room designed in between the contemporary extension and the existing early Beaux-Arts design. The space is designed through the new drawing methodology using the three experiential scales to portray the experience of space leading to spaces that are intimate, provoke curiosity, and leave a lasting impression.

SEMINAR faculty | Robert Cowherd design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Tatjana Crossley independent advisor | John Ellis

Right "Museum of Fine Arts Drawing Room Composite" ( Layal Nassif, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Shared Ground Embracing Social Architecture for Seasonal Housing

Andrew Nelson The seasonality of Cape Cod has led to a housing shortage, posing a challenge for seasonal workers in securing suitable accommodations. The implementation of shared spaces in seasonal worker housing during the summer and repurposing them as artist residences and studio space in the off-season on Cape Cod offers a versatile solution that aligns with the changing needs of the community throughout the year.

The intricate interplay between a booming tourism industry, a shortage of affordable housing, and the reliance on seasonal workers highlights the complexity of the region's housing crisis and the necessity for comprehensive community planning. Examining the role of social architecture in addressing the pressing housing challenges confronted by seasonal migrant workers and artists, the application of shared spaces in providing supportive living arrangements for seasonal populations is implemented. Recognizing the significance of social connectivity in shaping built environments, this exploration revolves around how intentional design can encourage meaningful engagements among inhabitants.

Deepening the understanding of social architecture and how it can be used to address broader societal issues can promote equitable access to housing for all members of society.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | Jen Lee Michaliszyn faculty advisor | Mark Pasnik independent advisor | Mackenzie Perry

Right The use of shared spaces in seasonal housing will foster more social connectivity, "Shared Ground" (Andrew Nelson, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Alleys & Local Shops Revitalizing the Street Life of Boston Residential Neighborhoods

Duy-Quang Nguyen This thesis seeks to achieve a balance between comfort and convenience in Boston residential neighborhoods.

It embraces immigrant cultural diversity, tackles the limitations of mobility and socio-economic equity through the development of the back alley and the insertion of commercial programs.

This thesis serves as a template for professional designers, planners, engineers to revitalize neighborhood fabrics. It is intended to support a thriving local community. It is considered from the the perpsective of a multi-cultural individual who has experienced lifestyles in Vietnam and North America, and so the thesis learns from urban street life and the benefits it has on communities.

The proposal uses urban planning research such as Jan Gehl's four principles that make a city livable: lively, safe, sustainable, and healthy, to reshape under-utilized alley spaces. It develops pedestrian spaces that support easy access to amenities, safe spaces for activities away from car traffic,and an empowered neighborhood.

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Right The proposal at multiple scales integrating commercial activities in the back alley space, " Alleys & Local Shops" (Duy-Quang Nguyen, MArch'24, CC BY)

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Interfacing Infrastructure

Transforming Urban Boundaries into Catalysts for Exchange

Alissa Oliveira Large scale transportation infrastructure, originally intended to enhance connectivity in the 20th century, has formed divisive boundaries. This thesis reimagines urban infrastructural divides as layered interfaces to propel a new generation of social, economic, and environmental exchanges. It aims to foster new community engagement and interconnectedness through social, environmental, and material interactions.

Fall River, like most cities in America, faces the divisive legacy of large infrastructure. Once known as the world’s textile hub, its prosperity stemmed from the Quequechan River, which powered the mills during the Industrial Revolution. However, a generation of neglect led to the river’s decline, resulting in its diversion into underground channels beneath the city and the construction of Interstate 195. The existing infrastructure, rich history of the river, and adjacent neighborhoods create an opportunity for a new type of interface; one that fosters environmental rejuvenation of the river’s ecologies, facilitates social exchange within the local communities, and encourages economic revitalization. This project extends beyond Fall River and serves as a model for other divided cities.

SEMINAR faculty | Burcu Kutukcuoglu design as research faculty | MICHAEL WOLFSON faculty advisor | ANTONIO FURGIUELE independent advisor | LIANA ALEKSANYAN

Right Reimagining the divided landscape of Fall River, "Interfacing Infrastructure: Transforming Urban Boundaries into Catalysts for Exchange" (Alissa Oliveira, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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[Dis]Assembly Row

Rescaping The Earhart Dam through Historic Ties in the Age of Sea Level Rise

Laura Pease This thesis redesigns the interface of the Earhart Dam as a living breakwater that fosters habitual environments for the users of the Mystic River.

Water has always been the designer of our environment.

The anthropocene has affected urban hydrology by shifting natural recharge systems and preventing them from connecting to groundwater zones, such as at Assembly Square, where the Mystic River meets the Boston Harbor.

Assembly Square used to be a tidal marshland that is now a sea of pavement that creates a defensive armature against oncoming flood events. Hard and gray infrastructures like concrete barriers or seawalls create an armored shoreline that only deflects the rising tides to communities suffering from environmental injustice. When barriers and seawalls inevitably fail, the total devastation becomes far more severe for low-lying communities. How deep of a tub are we willing to build ourselves?

The high percentage of impervious surfaces requires an “unscaping” or "dis-Assembly" at the interface of water and land. This will involve a comprehensive three-part metropolitan phasing plan at Assembly Square that designates zones for Retention, Detention, and Absorption.

In the absorptive zone, the Earhart Dam is incorporated into a spongey and resilient "U"-shape that restores the riparian boundary, delays flooding, and bridges a new connection across the Mystic River.

SEMINAR faculty | DEMETRA VOGIATZAKI design as research faculty | Michael Wolfson FACULTY advisor | JeN Lee Michaliszyn independent advisor | Samuel Maddox

Right. Discursive image portraying simultaneous views juxtaposing the relationships between the part and whole, "[Dis]Assembly Square" (Laura Pease, MArch '24, CCBY)

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Music and Architecture

A Spatial Sequence Through a New Contemporary Performance Space Typology

Charlie Perechinsky In exploring the intersection of music and architecture, this thesis proposes designing a new contemporary performance typology that performs before the musical performance. Traditional concert halls often prioritize acoustics and formal aesthetics, sometimes at the expense of spatial dynamism. This study aims to redefine the relationship between music and architecture by envisioning a new typology of performance spaces that prioritize spatial sequence and experiential flow.

Drawing inspiration from musical compositions, which unfold through time in a sequence of notes and melodies, this research seeks to create a spatial experience that parallels the progression of a musical piece. By integrating elements such as varying floor heights, dynamic spatial volumes, and innovative daylighting and circulation orientation, this new performance space aims to enhance the audience's sensory experience through sequence to create a deeper connection between music and architecture.

Spatial sequence can be designed to enhance the performance experience. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and design testing, this research seeks to push the boundaries of traditional concert hall design and open up new possibilities for architectural expression in the realm of music performance.

SEMINAR faculty |Robert Cowherd design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Tatjana Crossley independent advisor | aksel solberg

Right Composite Image of a New Performance Space Typology Translated from Music, "A Sequence of Forms" (Charlie Perechinsky, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Translating a New Vernacular Vermont's Abandoned Buildings

Cal Perkins This thesis argues that integrating historical ruins into contemporary architecture is not just about preservation, but a radical act toward cultural and environmental sustainability. Such reimaginations can act as catalysts for community revitalization, educational opportunities, and economic development.

The research underscores the transformative potential of blending historical conservation with contemporary architectural practices, advocating for methodologies that both preserve and reinterpret ruins within modern contexts, thereby fostering a dialogue between past and present.

Set against Vermont's agrarian backdrop, the thesis explores the potential of vernacular ruins, viewing them not as static relics but as dynamic elements capable of adapting to new uses and meanings. A new paradigm is proposed for transforming forgotten structures into vibrant spaces that harmonize with their historical and cultural milieu.

The discourse of this thesis presents studies to illustrate the application of these principles, highlighting the balance between preserving a ruin's historical essence and infusing it with new life. This synthesis of conservation and innovation enriches the architectural landscape, contributing to a more sustainable and culturally resonant built environment, embodying the concept of 'ruin rearticulation.'

SEMINAR fAculty | lora kim design as research faculty | Ann borst faculty advisor | mark pasnik independent advisor | aaron weinert

Right First Methodist Church, Corinth Corners VT, "Ruin Rearticulation" (Cal Perkins, MArch '24, CC BY).

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Generating Teenage Empowerment

A Spatial Justice Approach to Public Space Linkages in Roxbury

Kaitlin Pettenger This thesis explores the intersection of teenage empowerment and spatial justice within the context of Boston's evolving public space and development dynamics. There remains a significant gap in engaging the teenage population in shaping public spaces. This research emphasizes the potential for teenagers to not only reshape public spaces but also to enrich our understanding of spatial justice and community empowerment.

Historically, Boston's development initiatives, particularly during the urban renewal era of the 1950s, often overlooked community voices, leading to displacement and inequality, notably in areas like Roxbury. While recent shifts in planning prioritize community involvement, there's a distinct lack of attention to teenagers' needs and perspectives.

This thesis argues for the importance of creating inclusive public spaces that cater to teenagers, acknowledging their unique spatial perceptions and contributions. By involving teenagers in the design and development of public realms, we can foster empowerment, social cohesion, and a sense of belonging.

SEMINAR faculty | Gul Dogusan Alexander design as research faculty | Lora Kim faculty advisor |Anthony Piermarini independent advisor | Danyson Tavares

Right Composite context drawing with building plans, "Generating Teenage Empowerment" (Kaitlin Pettenger, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The Second Life of Buildings Adaptive Reuse through Facade Designs

Daniel Caetano Reis This thesis investigates the complex connection between adaptive reuse in architecture, mainly through facade redesign, and the evolving demographic landscape of urban areas. It challenges the conventional approach to building renovation by advocating for facade designs that preserve historical integrity and dynamically respond to different demographic groups' diverse and changing needs. This research aims to demonstrate how adaptive reuse can be a tool for social inclusion and cultural representation while addressing the practical challenges of meeting varied demographic demands in urban redevelopment. The ultimate goal is to establish a framework where facade design in adaptive reuse projects serves as a bridge between the past and the present, catering to a spectrum of ages, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds and fostering sustainable, inclusive urban communities.

The goal of this design study is to demonstrate the integration of facade studies to the existing building in the current site. This is accomplished by a succession of steps: additions, wrapping, weaving, and stacking. These techniques demonstrate numerous adaptive reuse options through façade design, emphasizing their ability to change the building's present conditions in connection to its surroundings.

SEMINAR fAculty | Gul alexander doGusan dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | lora kim fAculty AdvISoR | anthony Piermarini INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | Peter lewandowski

Right Axonometric drawing highlighting the adaptive faces to improve the facades, creating a more desired design, "A Second Life" (Daniel Reis, MArch '24, CC BY),

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An Architectural Journey Circulation as the Backbone of Design

Riley Sagan The thesis focuses on the role of circulation and its ability to create cohesive space to connect communities.

When we design a building around movement and sensory experience, architecture is more holistic.

Architecture should focus on the journey through the site and the building, allowing a person to experience the built environment in a stimulating and communal way.

Design strategies such as sight lines to other parts of the building can make it appealing to an occupant to want to continue on their path and see what lies beyond. Views back outside the building and to nature allow for moments of reprieve along the path, creating spaces where one can stop and collect themselves. By placing destinations along the path, it will emphasize the idea of taking these slower forms of circulation because that is the easiest way to get there, even if it technically may take longer. This is about changing someone's perspective on how they move through space. Ultimately, it is about slowing down to experience. Textures, colors and materials can all make someone be focused on the space they are in instead of focusing on a digital world. Being able to see what is happening all around you and having one's senses activated can create a new experience for people that continously changes.

SEMINAR faculty | robert cowherd design as research faculty | ann borst faculty advisor | tatjana crossley independent advisor | candie bozzard

Right "Circulation Diagram" (Riley Sagan, MArch '24, CC BY)

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A Temple of Water Movement and Pause

Sam Sawyer-Standley In design, water takes precedence working holistically with light, materiality, and weathering to affiliate with natural systems and processes to craft an environment that creates a sense of calm and helps to diminish anxiety.

Water, a fundamental element in design, shapes architectural spaces to evoke tranquility and ease anxiety. Integrated seamlessly with light, materiality, and weathering, water becomes transformative, enhancing human experiences within built environments.

The interplay of water and light creates serene atmospheres, with reflections dancing across spaces, inducing a calming effect. Paired with natural materials such as weathered stone and aged wood, water fosters sensory experiences reminiscent of the outdoors, promoting authenticity and calmness. Moreover, water’s presence catalyzes transformation and resilience, akin to natural landscapes. Weathered surfaces symbolize adaptability, connecting design spaces with the cyclical nature of existence. In essence, water transcends aesthetics, becoming a catalyst for emotional well-being. By harmonizing water with light, materiality, and weathering, designers craft spaces that resonate deeply with individuals, offering sanctuaries of calm where the soothing sounds of flowing water, the gentle play of light, and the tactile experience of natural materials combine to create environments that nurture both the body and the spirit.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory Logan design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Carol Burns independent advisors | Gregory logan josh daigle

Right Celebrating the natural processes of water in Olmsted Park to create nominal transcendence, "A Temple of Water" (Sam SawyerStandley, MArch'24, CC BY)

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Adaptive Reuse Can Uplift a Community Reimagining Brutalist Concrete Architecture as Heroic

Sabrina Silva Adaptive reuse in brutalist architecture has been decaying for decades but can help uplift and support communities.

Brutalism has been seen in a negative light and has been deteriorating for decades. Communities and neighborhoods similar to Eastwick, Philadelphia have little to no support due to urban renewal plans that have failed in the past. The brutalist building of George Pepper Middle School sits abandoned between two neighborhoods with flooding issues. The brutalist style of architecture became popular during a time of urban renewal, with the idea of showcasing strength and community. To highlight the beauty in brutalism and save these buildings from demolition through adaptive intervention and sustainable design so that they can have an opportunity to reconnect communities. Inspired by adaptive intervention projects to address flooding issues and new pathways to create a more soft and welcoming entrance for the neighborhood. An adaptive reuse project that adds vegetation, better circulation, and maximizes daylight ideas to help save buildings similar to George Pepper and illustrates the original intentions of brutalists of the community.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory Logan design as research faculty | Jen Lee Michaliszyn faculty advisor | Carol Burns independent advisor | Meliti Dikeos

Right Transforming the site, entrance, and spaces creates a more welcoming and connected sapce for the neighborhood to gather, "Transformation of a Community Center" (Sabrina Silva, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Out of Office

The Conversion of Empty Office Spaces

Joseph Slunt This thesis revitalizes diminishingly utilized urban office spaces with the goal of encouraging communal, economical, and spatial relationship enhancement.

Office spaces are being under utilized, exacerbated by the influence of the work-from-home lifestyle. Because of this, multiple design organizations have attempted to create the ideal office to residential conversion. Each conversion has its own drawbacks and limitations.

However, each of these open office spaces offer more potential to rethink city living. The open office spaces scattered across city landscapes present an opportunity to redefine housing in a city, while simultaneously addressing societal shifts and social structures in our day to day lives.

200 Vesey Street acts as a demonstration to test an office conversion that provides new social frameworks and community living. The design testing works in parallel to create a singular building that encompasses the programming intentions of the typical city bock. The reutilization of this representative space will have a cascading effect in down town Manhattan's existing office park ghost town. This proposal is designed to be replicable inside of any office building ranging from a 3story project all the way up to city limits. Office spaces have left a lot behind, but with those pieces, a new typology of building can emerge.

SEMINAR fAculty | RobeRt CowheRd design as research faculty | Jen Lee michaliszyn faculty advisor | Tatjana crossley independent advisor | meraj Nasir

Right Office building conversion implementation, "A Building's Possibilities" (Joseph Slunt, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Suburban Revitalization

A framework for revitalizing suburban developments by implementing a sequence of densification, interconnectivity, and mixed use Ryan Smith This thesis investigates new approaches to suburban planning development in an effort to tackle the urgent challenges of extravagant housing costs, insufficient housing availability, and the demand for neighborhood models that are more inclusive.

A new paradigm of suburban living is proposed to be cultivated through the integration of retail spaces, public areas, and additional dwelling units (ADUs), as well as the modification of zoning parcels. The proposal aims to improve the utilization of land, and create more density, with the goal of tapping into the full potential of current properties. This would empower householders and families to actively participate in community development and variety of uses. A pivotal aspect of this vision entails the reorganization of zoning codes in order to foster the growth of interconnected and communal communities, thereby departing from the aura of exclusivity that frequently plagues suburban regions.

This thesis seeks to cultivate stronger community alliances and promote a more sustainable suburban future by exploring ways to connect people and places through the creation of built public spaces, reconfigured housing arrangements, and mixed-use developments.

SEMINAR faculty | GUL DOGUSAN ALEXANDER design as research faculty | LORA KIM faculty advisor | ANTHONY PIERMARINI independent advisor | JOHN TOMAZ

Right Overall suburban neighborhood site plan with the sequences of implementation, "Suburban Revitalization" (Ryan Smith, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Buganda's Urban Renaissance Restoring the bond between local traditions and customs

Joshua L. Ssebuwufu This thesis posits the restoration of the symbiotic relationship between Buganda's indigenous local traditions, customs, and the built environment, aiming to mitigate the enduring effects of British colonialism, while enhancing social cohesion and sustainable development. The historical impacts of colonialism on the societal frameworks and landscapes provide a starting point that advocates for architectural interventions in colonial landmarks, particularly the Buganda Lukiiko (parliament). The design re-imagines this structure as a community-centric space and proposes a new Lukiiko that embodies and fosters socio-democratic practices which are core to Buganda's values. Furthermore, this thesis identifies strategies to integrate traditional knowledge into contemporary design, aiming to champion the resurgence of local traditions and customs for a renewed Buganda identity. This also counteracts the vestiges of British colonial influence. The research posits that such interventions can help Buganda, and Uganda at large, reclaim its narrative, celebrate cultural heritage, and promote sustainable urban growth, by providing a model for other post-colonial societies facing similar challenges.

SEMINAR fAculty | robert cowherd dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | mike wolfson fAculty AdvISoR | tatjana crossley INdEpENdENt AdvISoRS | unaka n. jonathan INdEpENdENt AdvISoRS | manful o. kuukuwa

Right Analytique drawing showcases how traditional Buganda architecture, characterized by circular community spaces, emerges as a way to counteract colonial architecture of control, reviving indigenous customs and values in the urban fabric, "Buganda's Urban Renaissance" (Joshua L. Ssebuwufu, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The Theatrics of Everyday Life Herter Park as a Nexus of Human Spectacle and Interaction

Adam Sylvanowicz The analysis of current site conditions uncovers a rich history of spectacle over time of Herter Park in Alston, MA, and offers an opportunity to transform it into a vibrant hub for interaction and connection. The everyday bustle of people going about their lives creates a web of interactions and events. By leveraging the dynamic landscape of Herter Park, this project reveals and celebrates the theatrical essence of daily life by establishing unconventional performance venues where the boundaries between actor and audience blur. By dismantling the traditional fourth wall in entertainment, we challenge preconceptions of what constitutes a performance. Through the creation of various follies, the goal is to uncover and showcase the sensory spectacles that unfold around us daily, emphasizing the potential connections when one views life through a different lens.

The elimination of the fourth wall enables participants to immerse themselves in the surrounding action and transcend conventional roles of audience and performer.

By integrating park users into the performance, we foster an environment without predefined roles or central characters; here, every individual can be both observer and actor.

SEMINAR faculty | Demetra Vogiatzaki design as research faculty | John Ellis faculty advisor | Jen Lee Michaliszyn independent advisor | Kim Poliquin

Right Capturing spectacle through the history of Herter Park, "The Theatrics of Everyday Life: Herter Park as a Nexus of Human Interaction and Spectacle" (Adam Sylvanowicz, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Above + Below

Reclaiming Overpasses for a Cohesive Urban Landscape

Quincy Thomas Fixed infrastructure in the United States often creates social and physical barriers within communities in urban environments. This thesis dissolves these social and physical barriers through the redesign of underutilized spaces above and below overpasses. By reclaiming existing highway infrastructure to promote social connectivity, pedestrian mobility, diverse programs, and green spaces, it attenuates the divides within communities and actively creates a cohesive urban landscape.

Drawing from historical investigations, contemporary urban approaches, and infrastructural adaptations, the study presents strategies for overpass redevelopment.

It engages with diverse stakeholders, including urban planners, transportation authorities, and community members, to foster collaborative approaches toward revitalizing urban spaces. Ultimately, the research envisions a future where overpasses serve as catalysts for social interaction, cultural expression, and equitable development. The outcome offers a comprehensive framework for reimagining the relationship between infrastructure and community, emphasizing the importance of inclusive design and community engagement in shaping vibrant urban environments.

SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | Mike Wolfson faculty advisor | Mark Pasnik independent advisor | Ignacio Cardona

Right Reclaiming the spaces above and below overpasses to attenuate social and physical barriers in the urban fabric caused by highway infrastructure, "Above + Below" (Quincy Thomas, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Resilient and Convergent

Merging Coastal and Social Equity Strategies for a Adaptable Future

Nhan Trinh Situated in a low-lying peninsula along, the neighborhood of East Boston waterfronts is vulnerable to coastal flooding and storm surges. The combination of Climate Change and East Boston’s outdated infrastructure has exacerbated efforts to address the issue.

This thesis proposes a transformative strategy for East Boston coastline, that integrates coastal and social resilience. The project catalogs and merges different forms of environmental and social resilience strategies to allow for a new set of possibilities to engage with unique challenges posed by sea level rise. The project proposes a new master plan combining notions of resilience and a keystone community center that acts as a pivotal catalyst for sparking this revitalization.

Through this merger of adaptive coastal resilience techniques and equitable social interventions, this thesis offers a new framework that advocates for a paradigm shift towards an inclusive approach. This projects paves the way for a more sustainable and equitable future for East Boston.

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SEMINAR faculty | Burcu Kutukcuoglu design as research faculty | Gloria Chang

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Right East Boston's new proposed resilient coastline, "Resilient and Convergent: Merging Coastal and Social Equity Strategies for a Sustainable Future" (Nhan Trinh, MArch '24, CC BY)

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A Community Home Re-Housing Homeless People through Integration Support

Ryan Tupper The Community Home project will address the three largest causes of homelessness in America: mental health, domestic violence, and addiction. It will create forms of community spaces that blend public and private.

Designing a space that fosters a sense of community, offers necessary assistance, and equips individuals with the resources to rebuild their lives is paramount to the success of the project.

The Community Home addresses these causes by providing a nurturing environment for personal growth.

Creating communal spaces where individuals can unite to support one another, the initiative aims to facilitate collective improvement. This involves housing, medical social services, programs for vocational job training and employment. As well as preschool education, support for job seekers and reintegration support.

Illustrated in the composite drawing are key elements of Community Home, its strategic location and its integration within the broader community. By fostering connections between the local community and homeless individuals, the initiative seeks to bridge divides and offer a more effective approach to addressing homelessness.

SEMINAR faculty | Gregory logan design as research faculty | Gloria chang faculty advisor | Carol Burns independent advisor | Jess Hamilton

Public Lobby Right Showcasing the main parts of the project that bring the community together to care for the people, "A Community Home" (Ryan Tupper MArch '24 CC BY)

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Social Stair

Stressing the Break Challenging toxic work culture with textile installations

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suspended ceiling and cubicle reinforce this negative symbolism. To encourage workers to take effective and meaningful breaks to meet their physiological and physical needs, the office must be redesigned. This can be done using the existing WELL Building Standards, biophilic forms, and thoughtful material choice. This project will create an immersive break space that will manipulate air, light and sound utilizing iconic 1960s’ office design in the existing structure of the Prudential Tower. Thereby challenging and dismantling the current corrosive culture, beliefs, and practices of contemporary

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SEMINAR faculty | DEMETRA VOGIATZAKI design as research faculty | GLORIA CHANG faculty advisor | JEN LEE MICHALISZYN independent advisor | KIM POLIQUIN

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Right The redesign of offices with the integration of immersive break spaces that interact with air, light, and sound, "Break Space Performance" (Mai Linh Van, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Beyond Blueprints

Art as Architectural Process

Madison Vlcej “Beyond Blueprints: Art as Architectural Process” argues for the inclusion of artistic processes into architectural design. The creative process outlined in the following pages begins by engaging with existing discourse from the De Stijl and with abstract expressionist movements to harness the creative energy of contemporary art and channel it into architectural design. After experimenting with color theory and exploring how the concept of depth is addressed and portrayed across different artistic styles, the author outlines a process for translating spatial relationships in painting into an inhabitable, architectural environment. As theorized, utilizing a creative process that maximizes opportunity for serendipity will, in turn, result in more interesting and creative architecture.

SEMINAR fAculty | IngrId strong dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | John EllIs fAculty AdvISoR | MIkE Wolfson INdEpENdENt AdvISoRS | nJ Unaka, JEannEttE CarnEy

Right Collage image consisting of abstract paintings and model pieces, "Beyond Blueprints" (Madison Vlcej, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The Missing Ingredient Adapting Our Built Environment With Urban Agriculture

Amber Vuong Due to shifting climate patterns, massive concerns around excess water have served an issue for many cities. In addition, the lack of access to fresh produce has become a concern for urban areas, leading to nutritional deprivation. The rising levels of water paired with food insecurity can be rethought as a productive system for urban agriculture.

East Boston is an example of a city that is challenged by these issues as the neighborhood experiences flooding and is a food desert. With concerns of both food insecurity and water inundation, the opportunity to turn excess water into a surplus can alleviate these concerns.

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In addition, it reveals an opportunity to create a network of systems in which an output of one system becomes an input for another. This thesis will introduce a new notion of urban agriculture that will allow the community to engage with farming through multiple perspectives.

Furthermore, forming an interconnection of systems that support urban agriculture while incorporating both traditional and emerging methods of farming. This project also aims to encourage members of the community to become more knowledgeable and involved in their food production. Overall, the missing ingredient is an agricultural framework that involves the inputs and outputs of food, water, and community through emerging and traditional methods of farming. methods faculty | BURCU KUTUKCUOGLU design as research faculty | MICHAEL WOLFSON faculty advisor | ANTIONIO FURGIUELE

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Right The interconnection of water, food, and waste systems in East Boston, "Inputs and outputs of urban agriculture" (Amber Vuong, M.Arch '24, CC BY)

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Interactive Perspectives Reconnecting People with Nature

Riley Waggoner The integration of Native American values into architectural design offers an opportunity to redefine our relationship with the land and its inhabitants. By embracing Indigenous perspectives, architects can create a new appreciation for the relationships between life forms, including the vital role of migratory animals such as elk and bison.

Acknowledging the wisdom of Indigenous cultures, deeply rooted in principles of coexistence with nature, architecture can evolve beyond physical structures to embody a harmonious balance between human development and environmental preservation. This shift in mindset prompts a new idea of land development practices, emphasizing sustainability and community engagement.

Looking at iconic landscapes like the Jackson Hole Valley, there lies an opportunity to honor Native American tribes who have long understood the significance of living in harmony with the land. By embracing their values, tourists and locals can create a deeper

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connection to their surroundings, by changing our perspectives, we can form a newfound respect and appreciation for the land and its inhabitants. Through this collaborative approach, we can aspire to create spaces that not only serve human needs but also celebrate the inherent beauty and resilience of the natural world.

SEMINAR faculty | Greg logan design as research faculty | lora kim faculty advisor | carol burns independent advisor | leah rogoz

Right Interventions throughout Jackson Hole, Wyoming expressing the connection between people and animals have through a series of dwellings, "The Spirt of Design: Reconnection People with Nature" (Riley Waggoner, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Playfully Secure

Hiding Security Elements Into Everyday Elementary School Learning.

Max Ward Seamlessly integrating dynamic and engaging design elements that prioritize the physical well-being of students and staff, creating a harmonious balance between safety and the joy of education.

Safety in schools has become a pressing issue throughout the United States. While technology like cameras and metal detectors have begun to improve schools' physical security measures, they are also a distraction, specifically for younger students. Focusing on elementary schools in particular, safety measures are disguised into their everyday learning environment.

Through adaptable spaces and furniture built to a child's scale, design becomes a tool for an inspiring learning environment that students become familiar and comfortable with. At the same time, these amenities are put in place to adapt and become security elements in the event of an emergency. When students are familiar with how these designs and spaces work, they will instinctively turn to them for protection. By placing playful, flexible design elements throughout the school, the deserved learning environment will be preserved and accelerated, while also being able to secure and protect those inside if ever needed.

SEMINAR faculty | ingrid strong design as research faculty | gloria chang faculty advisor | michael wolfson independent advisor | jim fischer

Right Adaptable spaces used everyday become familiar to students as elements of security, "Playfully Secure" (Max Ward, MArch '24, CC BY), human figures, Studio Alternativi.

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Black Regionalism Reconstructing Dorchester Bay, to promote agency with the (black) community.

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The site, considered Boston's biggest housing project, becomes an exploration of the multi-layered personality, lifestyle, and experiences of the community and its members. The project develops a new public park to facilitate protection against the threat of rising water levels, while providing new learning driven infrastructure. Community members are internally motivated to thrive, historically, leading to a communal lifestyle of all ages and demographics. The day-to-day interactions between neighbors influence the community's value of caring for each other. Families uphold personal values in the apartments but worked with other families to solidify the neighborhood culture.

Over time, the agency of the community is personified as a functioning system, extending to how children are nurtured in the neighborhood.

SEMINAR fAculty | RobeRt CowheRd dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | Sam maddox fAculty AdvISoR | tatjana CRoSSley INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | n. johnathan Unaka

Right Regardless of the built environment children will always have the agency for freedom, "Two Generations One Community" (Schuyler Wilkerson, MArch '24, CC BY)

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Agency Anchors Mass Housing's Incremental Strategies

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The integration of standardization and occupant agency forms the cornerstone of a progressive approach to mass housing design. While traditionally seen as conflicting principles, they can in fact synergize to

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housing solutions. On the other hand, occupant agency empowers individuals to personalize and customize their living spaces, fostering a sense of ownership and community engagement. By harmonizing these seemingly divergent forces, architects can strike a balance between efficiency and flexibility, meeting the evolving needs of occupants while maintaining structural integrity. This approach not only challenges the conventional notions of mass housing but also paves the way for more sustainable and inclusive urban development.

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SEMINAR faculty | Lora Kim design as research faculty | Michael Wolfson faculty advisor | Mark Pasnik independent advisor | Ignacio Cardona

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Right Episodic axon series of two speculative occupants' adaption over time, "Agency Anchors" (Mel Wilson, MArch '24, CC BY)

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The Reclaiming Ritual Celebrating the Ritual and Palimpsest of utilizing reclaimed materials.

Nathaniel Worthley Architecture that engages the ritual of of reclaiming discarded construction and industrial materials is palimpsestic. This ritual approach will help to create dignified, solid, and affordable living enviroments that evolve and adapt to the individual's architectural surroundings over time.

This design concept revolves around the utilization of reclaimed construction and industrial materials. The objective is to craft from leftover or discarded materials, environments that not only function but are easy to construct and also remain cost-effective. These materials themselves also are embedded with the physical record of their existence and history. On a piece of reclaimed wood this history is expressed through the wood grain, tool marks, nail and screw bores and residue or markings left from paint, finishes, and stains. This project seeks to advocate for these materials through the ritual of reclaiming and repurposing them.

Embracing the accumulated knowledge reflected on the materials. Rather than smooth or or hide the features that are considered imperfect, this design and building ritual seeks to display and celebrate those features. This ritual and celebration of palimpsest is key. The act of taking something once discarded and left behind and turning it into something beautiful is a path that I seek to explore to show others how they might also seek to use materials such as these to build and create.

SEMINAR fAculty | gul Dogusan alexanDer dESIgN AS RESEARch fAculty | samuel maDDox fAculty AdvISoR | anthony piermarini INdEpENdENt AdvISoR | parke macDowell

Right Design process of material reclaiming, refinement, and resuse, "The Reclaiming Ritual" (Nathaniel Worthley, MArch '24, CC BY)

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NOT FOR SALE

Strengthening a Cultural Enclave

Lily Yuan Chinatown is a cultural enclave that transcends its physical construct. Behind its vibrant facade is a community that facilitates meeting and socializing for Chinese people with commonalities such as heritage, culture, and experience. Chinatowns across the nation are seeing trends of continued displacement due to increasing land values. As recent surges of Chinese migrants are entering the United States, there is more pressure added to the demand for affordable housing in Chinatowns. This project develops a housing typology that caters to the existing Chinese community as well as the new immigrants, while enacting anti-displacement strategies. The units include temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent options. This flexibility will shorten the wait for people who have been evicted or are seeking asylum. Along with the strategic mixed placement of these units, intergenerational relations will be encouraged through maximum opportunities for exchange along the building’s stepped form. The design elements will embrace the culture of Chinatown Boston for social mobility and empowerment. As the culture of Chinatown is distinguished more through experience of space rather than visual appearance. The project will maximize opportunities for connectivity and programming for collaboration with the existing organizations.

SEMINAR faculty | BURCU KUTUKCUOGLU design as research faculty | ANN BORST faculty advisor | ANTONIO FURGIUELE independent advisor | MAT KUZMIK

Right. Elevate connections between people within the community in Chinatown, Boston. "NOT FOR SALE: Sustaining a Cultural Enclave" (Lily Yuan, M.Arch'24, CC BY)

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Guest Reviewers*

Marie-Law Adams

Gul Alexander Dogusan

Co-founder, Landing Studio; Associate Professor,

Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Northeastern University

Rami el Samahy

Sameeta Ahmed Principal, Saleem Ahmed Associates; Professor, Iqra University

Liana Aleksanyan Designer, Meander Studio

Alpha Yacob Arsono Assistant Professor, Northeastern University

Damian Bolden Architect, Machado Silvetti Architects

Shirine Boulos Anderson Adjunct Faculty, Wentworth

Richard Brown Owner, Richard Brown Architects

Ignacio Cardona Associate Professor, Wentworth

Ernesto Carvajal Maldonado Co-founder Efimero; Adjunct Professor Wentworth

Brandon Clifford Associate Professor, MIT

Robert Cowherd Professor, Wentworth

Michael Crosbie Dean, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, University of Hartford

Josh Daigle Designer, Studio DRAW

Meliti Dikeos Associate Professor, Architecture

Danielle DiNoia Designer, Klopfer Martin Design Group

Sedef Doganer Dean, SoAD, Wentworth

Principal, OverUnder

John Ellis Professor, Wentworth

Brooke Ensby Designer, The Architectural Team

Emmanuel Esorno Founder, eoStudio; Visting Fellow, Northeastern University

Katy Flammia Design Director, Spacesmith

Jennifer Gaugler Architectural Historian, City of Boston

Carla Gautier-Castro Founder & CEO, Konti Design

Kelly Hutzell Associate Dean, SoAD, Wentworth

Mark Jarzombek Professor, MIT Architecture

Andres Jimenez Designer, Studio Enee

Nick Karytinos Founder, tacet creations

Lora Kim Associate Professor, Wentworth

Mark Klopfer Professor, Wentworth

Alex Krieger Professor Emeritus, Harvard GSD

Burcu Kutukcuoglu Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Mat Kuzmik Principal, BWA Architecture

Ang Li

Penn Ruderman

Assistant Professor, Northeastern University

Owner, The Office of Penn Ruderman Architects; Critic,

Gregory Logan

Rhode Island School of Design

Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Austin Samson

Parke MacDowell

Computational Designer, Touloukian Touloukian;

Associate Principal, Director of Fabrication, Payette;

Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Adjunct Professor, Virginia Tech

Anne-Catrin Schultz

Sam Maddox

Professor, Wentworth

Visiting Assitant Professor, Wentwort

Hank Scollard

Jason McDonald

Founder, HANK

Architectural Designer,Isgenuity h

Humbi Song

Dhruv Mehta

Artist, Technologist, Researcher; Adjunct Professor,

Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Matthew Messere Designer, Beyer Blinder Belle; Adjunct Professor,

Wentworth

Ingrid Strong Assitant Professor, Wentworth

Wentworth

Ryan Thomas

Mark Mulligan

Visiting Assistant Professor, Wentworth

Associate Dean, SoAD, Wentworth

NJ Unaka

Hubert Murray

Associate Professor, Wentworth

FAIA, Principal, Hubert Murray Design + Planning; 1 for

Demetra Vogiatzaki

3, Palestine

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of

Elpida Peristeropoulou

Massachusetts Amherst; Adjunct Professor,

Architect, Hresko Associates

Troy Peters Professor, Wentworth

Ann Pitt Associate Professor, Wentworth

Kim Poliquin Project Architect, CBT Architects; Adjunct Professor,

Wentworth

Dana Mckinney White Assistant Professor, Harvard GSD

Aaron Weinert Owner, Studio DRAW; Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Carla Wille Senior Lighting Designer, Lam Partners

Wentworth

Allen Wong

David Rabkin

Professor of Sociology, Wentworth

Designer, Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects; Adjunct Professor, Wentworth

Jason Rebillot Director of Graduate Programs, SoAD, Wentworth

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