Houses for Dorchester
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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| author | Chalmers, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark) |
| author2 | Nabeel Hamdi. |
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| description | Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/722542019-04-11T03:00:17Z Houses for Dorchester Dorchester, Houses for Chalmers, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark) Nabeel Hamdi. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987. COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-95). The intent of this thesis is to develop a design for thirty units of housing responding to the development objectives of the Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation (NCDC) in the Upham Corner district of Dorchester. It is about controlling variety and encouraging interaction within a context in which requirements for low cost dwellings prevail. It declares that through an explicit separation of parts, and calculated provision of excess capacity, a living environment will unfold in which form and process are united in a way that makes variety and choice more efficient, structures participation and encourages decentralized independent action through time. The form of this environment is first presented through drawings and text. A discussion of the meaning of variety, control and levels in form and process leads to a reinterpretation of the design. With this new understanding, two models of form and process based on varying patterns of control will be used to explore the development and evolution of the site during its life-stages of design, building, use and transformation. by Thomas C. Chalmers. M.Arch. 2012-08-21T15:41:27Z 2012-08-21T15:41:27Z 1987 1987 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72254 17248137 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 95 leaves application/pdf n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Chalmers, Thomas C. (Thomas Clark) Houses for Dorchester |
| title | Houses for Dorchester |
| title_full | Houses for Dorchester |
| title_fullStr | Houses for Dorchester |
| title_full_unstemmed | Houses for Dorchester |
| title_short | Houses for Dorchester |
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| topic | Architecture. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72254 |
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