I still have not formulated a solid program type that I am comfortable with. Being the area I’m considering for a site is Panama’s oldest neighborhood is a densely built neighborhood and labeled a world heritage site by UNESCO, to impose a new building is a challenge. This neighborhood is currently threatened by a potential 
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In my thesis draft, I still had not landed on a solid program type. My general concept was localized production at a community scale that served as a link for community members to a better understanding of the energy, waste, and processes that contribute to the production demanded by their current […] […] I visited Portland Art Museum. To me, Portland is not a big city with high density, but it at least has a downtown area with density features to the low-density cities within Portland Great Metro Area. While Portland Art Museum serves as a main art center for Portland City, associated with NW Film Center and […] InterviewsI am still working on my interviews. I have already completed one with James McGrath of ZGF. I will be meeting with Justin Douglas from the PDC this week and am still waiting to hear back from Dr. Ellen Bassette in the Urban plann… […] After talking it out with myself and other (more) helpful people, I have come back to claim my original thesis– though not without a richer understanding of the topic at hand. As became clear in my brief exploration of the topic of community food and agriculture, these issues are critically important to our relationship with the […] […] My evolving focus of my thesis is now desiging a component(s) of a local Reno food system. Namely, I would design a permanent local produce market that adapts itself to winter and summer uses. In my last post I was considering pursuing design solutions for extending the growing solution into […] […] In the past week, I’ve visited two places in Portland that hover around my intended program. One, Refuge PDX, is a multi-purpose art space. Their ultimate goal is one of a capitalist nature so their program really only addresses part of my goal. The other, Environment Oregon, is an environmental advocacy program. Their goal tracks […] Biomimetics This video, produced by the nanotechnology department at Cambridge University, offers a great overview of nanotechnology, how we are using it to understand natural processes, and the implications these … […] Owen, David. Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are Keys to Sustainability. New York: Riverhead, 2009. Print.Ingels, Bjarke. Yes Is More: an Archicomic on Architectural Evolution. Köln: Evergreen, 2010. Print. […] What is being investigated? Why is it important? Conceptual framework: How will the subject be approached? Explain fit of site and program to inquiry This thesis proposes an investigation to better understand the multi-layered history of Portland. I would like … Continue reading → |
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