Browsing University of Waterloo by Supervisor "Macdonald, Marie-Paule"
Now showing items 1-18 of 18
-
After Hours: Agency and Identity in Toronto’s Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Electronic Music Scene
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)The architecture of a night - a party lasting until the sun breaks, and the crowd of faces disperse, without a trace. What happens in that one night, however, is part of a much longer story about community growth, where ... -
Artisanal Studios for Gujarat, India : Reviving the Textile and Print Craft by design of architectural studios for rural artisans integrated in the urban fabric of Ahmedabad
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-07)The thesis aims to develop an architectural strategy as a comprehensive and creative platform for traditional artisans of Gujarat to strengthen and promote the rich textile and printing crafts through architecture design. ... -
Borders & Barricades: A Study of the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in Hong Kong
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-26)Amidst the global rise of resistance against crises and discontent, space performs an elementary role in pursuing changes to the status quo. Hong Kong’s administrative boundaries have been in continuous shifts throughout ... -
Burrowing Through the Edifice: Viewing the Patterns of Woodboring Beetles as a Representation of the Chthulucene
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-19)Following a process of formal and craft explorations this thesis uses the lines, tracings, and voids of various forest pests, specifically woodboring beetles and their fungal symbionts, as a way of evoking Donna Haraway’s ... -
Dharavi: Merging Boundaries
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-19)In Mumbai, Dharavi, occupying over 525 acres, houses a million people, making it one of the world’s largest informal settlements. In ever-expanding Mumbai, Dharavi, once at the city’s edge, has become its heart. With ... -
The Double Edge of Ironic Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-21)During the postmodern era, which took place between the middle to the late 20th Century, irony became the predominant mode of cultural expression. This growth in the frequency and intensity of irony in culture has been ... -
The Essence of Objects and Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-16)Every substance in the universe has its own identity that defines what it is. The essence is the property that entity and object have by necessity, without which, it loses its nature. This research aims to explore the idea ... -
It's ON at Ontario Place - Or is it?
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-18)This thesis It’s ON at Ontario Place - Or Is It? addresses the roles that architecture and landscape play in shaping the waterfront and park systems into designed connected networks that respond to local, social, sustainable, ... -
Revitalizing The Sunset Strip: Learning from Rock 'n' Roll on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Since the set-up of major motion-picture productions, Los Angeles County has been regarded as the entertainment capital, with West Hollywood at the forefront of the music industry. Beginning in the 1960s, a revitalized ... -
Reviving an ancient urban district of Tehran with a contemporary landscape design derived from Persian garden carpet and miniature painting traditions.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-16)This comprehensive urban landscape design proposes to revive one of the oldest neighborhoods of Tehran, called Borazjan, located in the historical district of Oudlajan. In recent decades, the ancient urban fabric of Tehran ... -
Space Between Lines: Diagrammatic Architecture and 3D Printing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-21)All forms of communication require a medium to translate abstract thoughts from the mind to an observable and measurable artifact. Whether it is through body movement, vocalization, drawing, making, or multimedia, all ideas ... -
Sustainable Design Of A Residential- Mixed Use Mid-Rise In The Junction Triangle Neighbourhood
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-21)The purpose of this thesis is to design and present building strategies for housing that demonstrate efficient well-integrated continuity between human, nature, and technology for a high – mid-density building in a populated ... -
Table-Top Views
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-20)High resolution aerial photography has become widely available in the twenty-first century. Already accustomed to consuming data-rich bird’s-eye views, we have eagerly adapted this scale of digital imagery for pleasure ... -
The Temple Of Afrobeat(s): Re-Imagination of The New Afrika Shrine
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-14)Fela Kuti is very influential to the development of Nigerian music, as he is credited for the founding of Afrobeat, which in turn led to the establishment of Afrobeats, a collection of musical sub-genres of Nigerian and ... -
Toronto's Last Mile Delivering to Communities in Public Urban Spaces
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-22)Streets shadowed by skyscrapers, copious amounts of cars trying to navigate through the downtown core, and, communities that grow in density everyday –Toronto is lacking the infrastructure to accommodate the contemporary ... -
VENICE OF LAGOS - Reviving the fishing culture in Makoko through Aquaponics
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)Lagos, Nigeria is a rapidly growing mega-city that faces issues such as overpopulation, pollution, waste management, sanitation, poverty among a host of others. The coastal nature of Lagos causes the city to experience ... -
Waste as Resource: Recycling housing components in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-15)Amidst rapid urbanization, large self-built settlements such as Kibera in the capital city of Nairobi, Kenya, confront numerous environmental crises like flooding, alongside critical issues like limited nutrition, overall ... -
The Weft House: A Transitional Housing Program to Empower Afghan Refugees in Canada.
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-20)According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of forcibly displaced people is growing yearly. These people flee their country due to war, violence, persecution, famine, and other life-threatening ...