Adapting The Narrative
Adapting the Narrative focuses on ways and methods to promote the option of adaptive reuse within the context of Detroit through policy and sustainability methods.
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Students in the Master of Architecture program engage in a self-directed two-semester research and design process towards the completion of a Master Thesis Project/Investigation.
All Thesis Candidates produce a final comprehensive Thesis Book that captures the entire arc of the thesis development, from the introduction and grounding of the work, to the presentation of methods, findings and implications in relation to the intellectual context of the topic of investigation.
Through a clear and articulated discussion of the various phases of the thesis process, Thesis Books demonstrate the Thesis Candidate’s ability to sustain a position/central argument/design proposal through rigorous presentation of research and design work.
Architecture Thesis Collection
Recent Published Thesis:
Living in Density
The core of our shared experiences can be found in the variety of urban life, where human behavior interacts with diverse urban environments.
Old Schools, New Ideas
This study is a comprehensive exploration of a trending topic within architecture, involving the redemption of the built form through the use of adaptive reuse.
Resilient by Design
This study looks into the complexities of urban development frameworks, particularly in the context of limited funding, with a focused lens on Detroit's North End.
Drawing Connections
How we think creatively and who we are at our cores is revealed when drawing by hand.
Olympic Leverage
The Olympic Games are a spectacle for international competition and an opportunity for .
Detroit Market Bridges: Study of Marketplace Design and Implementation
Detroit faces many challenges; one is the highway that divides its neighborhoods.
Enhancing Employee Experience
Offices are a space where much of an employee’s time is spent, with the majority of that time consisting of them being stationary behind their desk.
Investing in Detroit
This thesis aims to interconnect various aspects of the unjust system affecting these communities, exploring both the causes and effects while proposing solutions to address these challenges and layout a system for resilient ad equitable programming while also recognizing the transformative potential of youth engagement, this thesis places a special emphasis on involving the younger demographic in the process of community development in Detroit.
A Simulation
This thesis investigation focused on how black neighborhoods are pressured to appeal to a white standard.
