1. The cover
a. Name of the Project
b. Your name
c. School Credits
d. Design the cover/ colors, logo etc
2. The back cover; your picture, small biography
3. First page
a. Same as the cover
b. Slogan of your project
i.e. …..a zero gravity space to facilitate the use of space……
4. Contents Chart
5. Introduction
a. Dedication and Acknowledgements. You might include
a famous “Quote” by a philosopher, Thinker, Architect, Grandpa; you might include some pictures of the people that participated in your thesis, your family, your pet…..
b. Preface …..Something about the experience of making your Thesis,
c. Thesis Statement; Using the Language of architecture, briefly describe your project….city, site, program, volumetric approach, green program…..
d. Objectives of Thesis; bullet point briefly the achievements you are pursuing ….i.e Integrating the Urban Context, Providing a “Bridge” from Old to New buildings, Explore the use of new technologies/materials, etc.
e. Critical Position; This is a briefly background of the “Problem” you might choose different angles to it: social, political, aesthetic….
f. “Theoretical Framework”; briefly present the thoughts of Thinkers in architecture that have influenced your education…..i.e. Koolhaas, Derrida, Deleuze, Tchumi……At this stage mention what is what you believe in Architecture….Minimalism, Deconstructivism, Structuralism,…..
6. Review of Literature
a. List of Books
b. Articles
c. Web Sites
d. Conclusion: What you got after reviewing all thes materials.
7. Typology Time-Line
a. Design a graphic statement (images) of the history of your typology.
8. From the Milky Way to the Site in the City; briefly (bullet points) describe the way you see your project in today’s world. Define a “Micro Zone” where your project will be placed and then provide easy to read information regarding your “Micro zone” Copy-pasting is not enough I need the interpretation of the charts and Data. This is what I call “Site Analysis”
The urban layer, the Social layer, The environmental layer
a. The world, The country, The State, the City, The Site. Simple statements (to be developed)
b. Demographics
c. Urban Transportation/Accessibility to site
d. Density
e. Land use (housing, parks, hospitals, etc…)
f. Age of constructed environment
g. Other; average height of buildings,
.
9. ”The User” provide information in regards who are the users of your project
a. Age
b. Special needs
10. Case Studies
a. Location
b. Size
c. Author
d. Typology
e. Conclusions
11. Program
a. Urban program
b. Architectural Program; open and close spaces
c. Green Program, All programs with sq.ft.
d. Who will be paying the project?
12. “Conceptual “Space IDEAS”
a. ….My project explore the evanescent space through the interconnection of different planes to provide the idea that the building is floating……
b. ….My project intends to approach design as a system of prefabricated containers to reduce costs, it is designed in the same way “Cars” are assembled in a factory
c. ….My design is intended to become an Urban Sculpture, as an Iconic Form to emphasize the site and provide a sense of Reference
d. ….My project explores the idea of “Flotation” ….since the historical context is very dense, my building will give the illusion of disappearing in the Context
e. …..My Housing complex will provide the sense of security through the design of a peripherical “Green Wall” that will create the felling of an “Urban Oasis”
f. My design will explore the idea of Mobile Structures, it is the evolution of the Oscar Myers moving stores, this means that architecture is not static anymore, it is Architecture in Movement….
g. ….My project explores the Bio-genetic self-growth of the Vegetal world…..will integrate bio-altered species to the material world to create a “New/Extra layer” to protect the built environment from….
h. …..My project explores different ways to preserve an existing/iconic construction by changing the Use, the design approach will be by creating a “Scaffolding System” for the additional footage and by creating a “New” roof to create a Biosphere…….
i. …..My project will explore designing a building that is like a media-center…..The volumetric of the project is like a giant Screen where people will be enjoying all types of media events…..
j. ……I will approach the future by creating Containers that are self-sufficient, it resembles a Cruise liner that floats in the city and produces all energy needed for operation…..
k. ….I will be exploring the “fun” aspects of space; it will have to be a moving experience through the use of a huge spiral ramp that will create the sense of …….
13. Glossary of terms.
14. Bibliography
15. Illustration Credits
16. Index.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Some comments about the meanning of a Thesis.
Scientific method refers to a body of techniques (the techniques used for construction or building in such a way three-dimensional structures do not fall apart, it is at the end, the technique to defy gravity) for investigating phenomena, (the phenomena of “space” in the context of social needs of all kinds, it is the investigation of possible spatial solutions to different problems of “space” acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. (Acquiring new knowledge in the realm of new materials, building processes, new ways to structurally design a building, new ways to organize space, new green techniques to obtain more sustainable buildings)
To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.[1] (“Case studies”; which requires gathering information in regards how other architects have solved same or similar space problems. It might be by observing buildings or projects in the specific/different context, it might be by empirically approach by supposing / imagineering a way to solve the space problem in a different way, or it might be by repeating measurable evidence of a space solution –prototypes-) A scientific method consists of the collection of data (all the information pertaining the site, the topographic data, the geographical data, the financial resources to build the project, the number of users of that space, the code requirements) through observation (in music and architecture observation should be substituted by imagination) and experimentation, (experimentation in architecture implies the fact of experimenting with different arrays of space considering the architectural program, it is the conversion of spatial ideas into patterns or schemes) of and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.[2] (Every time an “space scheme” is three-dimensionally drawn or modeled is like the formulation of an Architectural Hypothesis)
A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observable phenomenon.
Architectural hypothesis as presented in a “Thesis” suppose a particular way to solve the presented space problem, since there are many ways to organize the space, the particular architectural hypothesis will depict three- dimensionally, the way the spaces are organized and related to the variables of topography, geography, urban context and other variables.
Inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. (Architectural Thesis fall into this category, a “project” represents a way to solve an “space problem”) A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.
Although procedures vary from one field of inquiry (Architecture is an applied science) to another, identifiable features distinguish scientific inquiry from other methodologies of knowledge. Scientific researchers (Thesis Students) propose hypotheses as explanations of phenomena.
In scientific research, an experiment (The Architectural Thesis, that contains the “Architectural Project” represents an experiment with “space”, ”Form” and “structure” among other variables) is a method of investigating causal relationships among variables, (among those variables are: site, context, program, demographics, users data, financial resources, technical resources; etc.) or to test a hypothesis.
To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning.[1] (“Case studies”; which requires gathering information in regards how other architects have solved same or similar space problems. It might be by observing buildings or projects in the specific/different context, it might be by empirically approach by supposing / imagineering a way to solve the space problem in a different way, or it might be by repeating measurable evidence of a space solution –prototypes-) A scientific method consists of the collection of data (all the information pertaining the site, the topographic data, the geographical data, the financial resources to build the project, the number of users of that space, the code requirements) through observation (in music and architecture observation should be substituted by imagination) and experimentation, (experimentation in architecture implies the fact of experimenting with different arrays of space considering the architectural program, it is the conversion of spatial ideas into patterns or schemes) of and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.[2] (Every time an “space scheme” is three-dimensionally drawn or modeled is like the formulation of an Architectural Hypothesis)
A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observable phenomenon.
Architectural hypothesis as presented in a “Thesis” suppose a particular way to solve the presented space problem, since there are many ways to organize the space, the particular architectural hypothesis will depict three- dimensionally, the way the spaces are organized and related to the variables of topography, geography, urban context and other variables.
Inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. (Architectural Thesis fall into this category, a “project” represents a way to solve an “space problem”) A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim.
Although procedures vary from one field of inquiry (Architecture is an applied science) to another, identifiable features distinguish scientific inquiry from other methodologies of knowledge. Scientific researchers (Thesis Students) propose hypotheses as explanations of phenomena.
In scientific research, an experiment (The Architectural Thesis, that contains the “Architectural Project” represents an experiment with “space”, ”Form” and “structure” among other variables) is a method of investigating causal relationships among variables, (among those variables are: site, context, program, demographics, users data, financial resources, technical resources; etc.) or to test a hypothesis.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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