48 research outputs found
The Kargadoor: The Kargadoor building in Utrecht as an example of the social construct of space
No full textThis research paper focuses on a time in which contentious politics created more tensions between the youth and government, and how this conflict flourished into a social construct of new spaces. These concepts are to be explained further on in the paper. In order to provide an understanding of the relationship between contentious politics and spaces as social constructs, the case study of the Kargadoor in Utrecht will be investigated. This study emphasizes the role that Koos van Duinen, the author of this paper’s grandfather, played in this context.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Virtual Roundtable “Beirut Urban Declaration: Which Future for Beirut Port?”
No full textHistory, Form & Aesthetic
Ideas for Rebuilding Karantina Beirut: Overcoming Dualities on the Edge of Sea and Land
No full textIn August 2020, an explosion in the port of Beirut killed around 200 people, injured few thousands and destroyed large parts of the city. It was yet another traumatic event in the history of Beirut. It has also reminded the world of the intimate connection between ports, cities and their regions that continues to exist despite the process of spatial and functional detachment that has followed containerization and automation of port processes since the 1960s. Port and city remain interlinked in many ways. They co-exist in a limited, shared space. They face multiple challenges, including climate change, energy transitions, digitization, or social transformations. These challenges require coordinated responses from all stakeholders: port authorities, city and regional governments, private and public actors, as well as NGOs and citizens.Such collaboration among port and city stakeholders is historically a trademark of port cities around the world. Through the ages, public and private stakeholders have displayed great capacity for overcoming challenges meaningfully, forcefully and rapidly. The film “Magic of Port Cities” provides some insight into this interconnection. Over time, port and city stakeholders have dealt with a broad range of external and internal shocks to the advantage of both their ports and the neighbouring cities. For example, to avoid strikes and to avoid losing workers, decision-makers at times made efforts to improve working and living conditions for their employees. Understanding these historical conditions and activating lessons from the past can help inspire integrated spatial and social planning and design measures to make use of limited space in ways that allow the port and city (and region) to evolve together.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.History, Form & Aesthetic
The mixture of Ottoman, Dutch, and the architect’s features in the design of the Mevlana mosque
No full textThis thesis investigates the features of the Rotterdam based Mevlana mosque designed by the Dutch architect Bert Toorman. It aims to clarify to what extent Ottoman and Dutch features are visible in the mosque, including the architect's signature. Extensive literature research has been undertaken to determine the origins of Ottoman architecture, which serves as the foundation for determining Ottoman features for mosques, which are subsequently discussed in the Mevlana mosque. Several Ottoman mosque features are discussed compared to the Mevlana mosque. Due to the mosque's location in the Netherlands, it is examined further to evaluate how it gained ground in Dutch society at the time. Finally, information about the Mevlana mosque's whole design process was gathered through an interview with the architect. As a result, although the mentioned factors certainly influenced the structure, the mosque is less Ottoman than the architect believes.AR2A011Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Humour in Architecture: An analysis of humorous architectural examples throughout different periods.
No full textThis thesis examines the role of humour in architectural design. The research question of the thesis is: ‘What can be learned from the integration of humour in architectural design by looking at historical examples?’ Using literary research and case studies from the 1970s to the 2010s, the thesis aims to provide insight into how humour can play a role in architecture. Psychology research on humour can be summarized as the following: humour is usually a result of a violation of expectations, of which a viewer realises that it isn’t excessive in any way. The way architects implement humour in architecture varies greatly. Architectural humour is often used to critique the architectural ideas of that time period. Humour in architecture is mostly considered a rewarding endeavour, but some architects claim that architecture has to be taken seriously; it takes up space and materials and impacts people’s lives directly. In some cases, the humour used by architects also resulted in some people being offended by it, and that is worsened because buildings are long-lasting. In short, humour in architecture can enhance a building, and it should be explored more, both in research and in practice.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
The Historical Journey of San Francisco Chinatown’s Urban Resilience
No full textThis thesis examines how and why the ethnic enclave of San Francisco’s (SF) Chinatown persisted to this day, despite continuous forces of urban shrinkage and gentrification in the past decade, that has seen other Chinatowns in the United States gradually disappear. The rich history of SF Chinatown battling a diversity of forces intruding on its survivability, has transformed and acclimatized the neighborhood to have social, political and economic mechanisms to adapt and mutate to an ever-changing ethnic urban landscape. A chronological approach has been applied to highlight major events within SF Chinatown’s history that reveal significant factors and mechanisms that amalgamate in the neighborhood’s current urban resilience. The story begins with colonial expansion that attracted many Chinese laborers to America, where increasing racial hostility forced Chinese immigrants into ethnic enclaves like SF Chinatown in 1850. The development of district Associations created a cohesive and self-sufficient community that protected itself from continued racial hostility. The 1906 earthquake and fire, built a foundation of oriental tourism that solidified Chinatowns permanence, creating a mutually beneficial relationship with the hegemonic white society. Increased urban redevelopment of the financial district during the 1960s, inspired civil rights movements that mobilized and empowered the Chinese American population to renegotiate their rights. The aforementioned historically rooted mechanisms accompanied with new community initiatives, enables SF Chinatown to continuously adapt and mutate to internal and external forces of change, which has and will continue to cement its place in the heart of the city.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Daylight as a design element: an analysis of three different inspiring museums that design with daylight
No full textThis paper analyses the use of natural light as a design element in museums. While the design of natural light is important for all types of buildings, it takes additional layers of complexity in museum buildings and exhibition spaces. Due to the need to preserve the artwork, museums tend to become black boxes, with no interaction with the outside. Even so, there are numerous architects who have designed museum spaces that make use of natural light in incredible ways. This paper wishes to look into different ways in which natural light has been used in museums, what is its role, how it interacts with the exhibition, how was it implemented, etc. To do so, it combines a literature review of architecture books and articles with image analyses of sketches and photographs of three museums chosen as case studies: the Aalborg Art Museum by Alvar Aalto, the Jewish Museum in Berlin by Daniel Libeskind, and the Museum of contemporary art in Herning by Steven Holl Architects.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
Hermoupolis: A research on the everyday life of the city during the 19th century
No full textThis history thesis, through the case study of Hermoupolis, the port city of the island of Syros, investigates the spatial imprint of the social functioning of that region during the 19th century. It is an attempt to study the development of the whole city and the evolution of a network, extending beyond its physical boundaries, when everything was at its full and Hermoupolis, one of the most critical commercial and industrial centers. Undeniably, the interaction of land and sea, through the people and their actions, formed the unique entity of this multilayered city. Therefore, the waterfront, as the physical border of that interaction, is the place that can reveal that process as a palimpsest of every former condition. Through a systematic study of the local archive of the island, this research combines different mediums to produce a map corresponding to that era to underline how this city was formed through the constant interaction of land, people, and sea.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
‘We came to this land to build and be built’: How architecture influenced the formation of national identity of Israel and vice versa
No full textAliyah, the great Jewish migration resulting from popularization of Zionism, brought end to the Jewish diaspora in the form, in which it was known before. The massive migration brought large numbers of new settlers to the area of Palestine with the aim of (re)creating their country – Israel. A new country required new infrastructure, architecture and a new national identity which would unify Jews after 2000 years of diaspora. This paper aims to examinate the interrelations of the last two; architecture and national identity as well as the other, main factors influencing the development of architecture in Israel.The research is set up around six preselected architects of European background. Each couple represents a different era-style in Israeli architecture. For each of the architects a few buildings will be selected and analyzed for: relations to the architect’s background experiences, upbringing and their period of education, influences from the preexisting architecture of Palestine, adaptation to the local climate new to the European architect, and finally, the State defined laws and trends as a means of building national identity. The paper includes also a discussion regarding the development of Palestinian architecture in context of the Israeli influence.The analysis is conducted using primary sources, mainly building photographs, but also drawings, diagrams, postcards, street signs and literary sources. Simultaneously, an investigation regarding what role these aforementioned factors played in the process of building the national identity of Israel is supported also by secondary sources – books, articles and journal publications. The main results suggest high dependence of the Israeli built environment on the State defined laws and trends. A less intense dependence is found in the context of the rest of the factors. As a consequence, however, the built environment and national identity in context of architecture seem to be mainly influenced by the State defined laws and trends and the architecture of Palestine, as the various, individual backgrounds of architects cannot create a uniform identity, while the continuous references towards the Palestinian architecture can.AR2A011Architectural History ThesisArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Science
