Browsing by Subject "Toronto"
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Dand, A. Chisholm
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Framework For Design: The Study Of Parametrics For Contextually Responsive High Rise Design
(2011-12-16)The following thesis investigates parametric thinking and evolutionary solving principles in the creation of a framework for residential high rise design. Site specific parameters such as site access (pedestrian and ... -
FUNchitecture: Play as Essential Public Urban Infrastructure
This thesis stresses the importance of social infrastructure in urban environments and proposes that a play infrastructure is an equally essential function to the city as access to water. As play is established as a ... -
Levels of Green: Landscape Housing in the City
In today’s housing market, housing quality and affordability are hard to come by. Poor quality, both economic and social, are factors leading to the demise of urban housing. While prefab systems provide a better building ... -
Living Laneways in the City of Toronto's Residential Neighbourhoods
Toronto’s inner city laneways provide miles of public space. A deeply rooted structure embodies generations of inhabitants which form the pattern and rhythm of harmonious settlement. Proposals to densify the laneways ... -
Where the Sacred Meets the Everyday: A Pilgrimage in the City
This thesis seeks to provide a sacred space in the city; a pilgrimage for the body, mind and soul. As contemporary life causes a constant search for meaning, identity and authenticity, it is through sacred architecture ...
