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Reestablishing a sense of place
(2013-11)
Mass fabrication of non-standard geometries
(2015-08)
Rapid evolution of technologies has driven revolutionary changes in architecture allowing architects to go beyond formerly impossible. Today's common practice involves designing and building of complex-shaped geometries ...
Automated dispensing cabinets: A usability study using virtual reality simulation
(2012-05)
Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) are increasingly becoming essential technology in hospitals. Currently, the available research on ADCs is primarily in two areas. One area is in the design and specifications of ADCs, ...
Alive by material: A study of dielectric polymer as a material with intrinsic kinetic properties for architectural application
(2017-05)
Architecture is often described as the ‘Frozen Music’. With the advancement of machines and robotics this idea is continually changing. From 1970 onwards, many architects, engineers, and futurists have suggested that, to ...
A study of urban design, climate science, and economics
(2013-12)
I had been living in the Pacific Northwest for nearly six years before enrolling at Texas Tech University in the fall of 2011. My roots, however, are in the Coastal Bend of South Texas. Growing up, I was able to witness ...
A graphic arts center
(2013-08)
Self-Sustainable Smart City Design on the Red Planet
(49th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2019-07-07)
The author of this paper created a design process and design plan for a 1000 person Mars colony for the 2019 Mars Society contest. Particular attention was given to In-situ resource utilization and civil engineering, ...
Mars X-House: Design Principles for an Autonomously 3D-Printed ISRU Surface Habitat
(49th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2019-07-07)
MARS X-HOUSE V.1 and MARS X-HOUSE V.2 demonstrate architectural principles applied through an evidence-based process supporting two concepts of operations for autonomous construction of a pioneering and durable habitat ...
New techniques to use dates palm fronds in architectural and product design applications
(2014-08)
Every year in the Middle East, date palm farmers cut thousands of palm fronds as a kind of maintenance. As a result, most of these fronds are disposed either by burning or shredding. However, before the discovery of oil, ...