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Negotiating Boundaries, The Veil: The Appearance of the Invisible
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)The chador is more than a matter of taste in clothing or a religious regulation; it is the incarnation of a belief, a culture, and a tradition. Intermingled with it are the profound emotions of the women who have been ... -
Neighborhood Redefined: Creating Culture in the Interstitial Spaces in New Town of Pardis, Iran
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)Low-cost housing developments forming “the new towns” adjacent to the metropolitan cities in Iran were aimed to accommodate low-income households. However, after a decade of occupancy, the inhabitants of these towns are ... -
Nest. Negotiating Experiences in Shared Thresholds
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-30)As architects, we cannot resist the opportunity to build good houses on generous budgets to accommodate happy families. We could use this opportunity, however, to reconfigure the detached single-family house for a group ... -
Net Positive Water
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-19)‘Net Positive Water’ explores the capability of domestic architecture to combat the developing urban water problem. Urban intensification is contributing to the volatility of urban waters and the breakdown of the urban ... -
A New Baptism: Reclaiming public space through Light, and Bathing Ritual for an abandoned church in Montréal
(University of Waterloo, 2013-07-02)Québec’s historical attachment to Roman Catholicism is visible: there is still a great amount of church buildings throughout the province. However, changing attitudes in Québec (as in other regions around the world) are ... -
A New Metropolitan Cultural Ligament: Toronto Eglinton Crosstown LRT Prototypical Design Proposal
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-11)This thesis strives to establish a set of design guidelines for the upcoming Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit development in Toronto. The primary design goals are to promote an enjoyable travel experience to commuters, ... -
A New Role for Student Housing: Revitalizing a Mid-Sized City Core
(University of Waterloo, 2008-01-21)Of the many urban revitalization strategies currently being implemented, one in particular is gaining in popularity. The revitalizing tactic of establishing a satellite University campus within the heart of a mid-sized ... -
New Ruins: The Decline and Regeneration of Council Housing
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-11)The thesis explores the emergence, decline, and regeneration of council housing in the United Kingdom, and specifically London. It presents a conception of housing as a commodity derived from Arjun Appadurai’s The Social ... -
A New Wilderness Lookout: Reimagining the Fire Lookout for Ecological Stewardship and Community Engagement
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-02)Canada is steward to 10% of the worlds’ forests. They play a global role in producing oxygen and sequestering carbon. Nationally timber is a major industry that is an integral part of Canada’s economic strategies. Climate ... -
The Newfoundland Root Cellar: Adapting Passive Strategies for the New Corner Store
(University of Waterloo, 2020-07-02)Since the re-settlement programs and the cod moratorium in Newfoundland, rural residents have migrated en masse to urban areas. As they move to cities, their connection to food production is diminished as farms are abandoned ... -
Next Babylon: A Virtual Cartography of Utopia
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Migration is one of the defining issues of our time. Over the duration of writing this thesis, the total population of forcibly displaced people has increased from 65 million to more than 70 million people worldwide.[i] ... -
Niagara Prospects
(University of Waterloo, 2009-07-30)This thesis proposes a fresh engagement with the idea of the archaic as a means to recover and replenish some of the lost vitality suffered during what William Barrett characterized the modern period as “the gigantic ... -
No Common Ground: Atlas of Resistance and Control During the 2010 Toronto G20 Summit
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-22)Architecture and legislation describe the spaces of the city, and the activities they contain. ‘Security’ can dislodge this public space. This is especially true during gatherings of global leaders within major cities. The ... -
NO MAN'S LAND: deconstructing the company camp in Canada's Oil Sands
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-08)For nearly fifty years, commercial development in the Canadian Oil Sands has been the generator of a population explosion in northern Alberta. Oil sector workers seeking stable employment and high wages have been drawn ... -
No Man's Land: The American military landscape as the new American park
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-21)Military landscapes are seldom seen as ecologically diverse territories, full of life. Yet, there is growing evidence that these volatile lands are finding a second life as animal refuges, born out of necessity under the ... -
Nomadic Passage: Water Conservation and Land Preservation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-24)“Nomadic Passage: Water Conservation and Land Preservation” investigates the dynamic and sustainable qualities of Somali nomadic life, in regards to their livelihood, communal spaces, and traditional practices that are ... -
The North House as Component Based Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the University ... -
The North House as Responsive Architecture: Designing for Interaction between Building, Inhabitant, and Environment
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)The North House is a proof-of-concept prefabricated solar-powered home designed for northern climates, and intended for the research and promotion of high-performance sustainable architecture. Led by faculty at the ... -
Nuna-Regionalism: A Vision of Iqaluit Regionalism
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)The recent demographic shift, sparked by a combination of political and environmental forces, towards urbanization in the Canadian Arctic has uprooted a tie to the land that largely defines Inuit cultural identity. The ... -
Oakland Media Library: Urban Communication Space
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-10)As North American cities experience rapid changes in demographics, communication technology, and economy, how will urban libraries continue to hold meaning and usefulness to their publics? Investigating the position of ...