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The Wilderness
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-19)This thesis is a critical cultural investigation into the meaning of wilderness. It is based on the premise that as a constructed, imaginary landscape wilderness is an expression of cultural impulses. It suggests that the ... -
The Witch’s House
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-18)The site of this thesis is the witch’s house. A dissident and agitator in society, the witch and her respective home are both grounds for resistance and a place of refuge. The Witch’s House is a playful and experimental ... -
With Chinese Characteristics: Documenting Patterns of Cultural Implantation, Intersection and Infiltration
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-23)This thesis explores the global traffic in culture and its effects on the urban environment. Two overlapping forces are documented: first the proliferation of Western models and cultural signifiers in China and second the ... -
Within the Ruin is Colour: making with twenty-eight chromatic encounters
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-23)Through twenty-eight encounters, this thesis explores site history differently; colour becomes a lens of site analysis that traces social, economic, and environmental accounts of materials, while challenging the familiarity ... -
Within These Walls
(University of Waterloo, 2011-06-22)The Cork Good Shepherd Magdalen Asylum opened in the summer of 1872, and was abandoned in 1994. The number of women who passed through its walls remains unknown. Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries, a system of religious-run ... -
A Women's Place: The Design of a Transitional Housing Comminuty for Women and Children
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-30)Transition homes are critical sources of support for women and children fleeing domestic violence or facing difficulties with housing and poverty. More than just a safe place to stay, transition homes offer residents ... -
The World of My Childhood Home
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-19)My childhood home ceased to exist and remained in the past. This thesis is a return to my childhood home through my memories. I return to it in remembering my child-self, who sought the heights from the roof and high ... -
Xinjiang's Vernacular Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-19)The Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang is home to numerous ethnic groups and their vernacular architecture that is uniquely representative of their geographical contexts, collective wisdoms, and cultural identities. In ... -
Yao-dong as a Spiritual Shelter for the Young Peasants
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-12)A yao-dong is a vernacular architecture in northern China. “Dong” means a cave. A cave is one of the earliest human shelters. In thousand years of Chinese history, caves evolved into yao-dongs. A yao-dong is the spiritual ...