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Chitwood, Heather. "The Aronoff Center for Design and Art at the University of Cincinnati simulating reality /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2000. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ucin962377073.
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McGUIRE, KATHRYN McCORMICK. "BODIES AT PLAY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin983565700.
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BOTHIREDDY, HARITHA. "SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC ROLE OF ORNAMENT IN ARCHITECTURE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179339778.
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Carter, Mindy. "Organizing Around a Center: A Design Incubator and Business Center." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1097.
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This thesis explores the development of an interdisciplinary design incubator and community business center in Richmond, Virginia through the adaptive reuse of a retired, historic school building. In contrast to the deteriorating conditions of Patrick Henry School, renewed growth abounds in its extraordinary site surroundings—the 105 acres of Forest Hill Park, which serves as the virtual backyard of the school building. This dualism provided a prime opportunity for discovering the design possibilities in connecting a built space to its physical surroundings and for giving meaningful new life to an abandoned space.
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Abreu, Michael N. "Conceptual design tools for the NPS spacecraft design center." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA397230.
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Bulusu, Srinivas K. "Design project : proposed international student center /." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08222009-040248/.
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Mahood, Christian. "Data center design & enterprise networking /." Online version of thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/8699.
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McCullough, Julie Graham. "perspective: design of Cascades visitors' center." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31348.
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Consider the construction of a perspective drawing. The perspective is made by drawing lines between a point of origin and several focal points. A series of lines connect the focal points to one another. The culmination of lines drawn from origin to focal point and focal point to focal point describes a place. The perspective is a view, or window into this place. The relationship of these three elements - the origin, focal points, and view - is analogous to the development of a architectural project.
The origin is a point of beginning. Each architect brings a set of experiences and ideas to the project. The project springs from the architectsâ knowledge and ideals. The focal points involve the design development of a project. They relate to the areas of study and discovery for the project. Some foci are specific to a site or program. Some foci further investigate design intentions and how they relate to a given program. The links between foci create a place. Each drawing or description of this place is a view into the project. This thesis outlines the origins, focal points and views of a design for a visitorsâ center located in southwestern Virginia.Master of Architecture
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Plummer, Kristin. "Sustainable Healing: Rethinking Cancer Center Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522341437826741.
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Chen, Jessica. "Ebay learning center system." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3077.
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The project developed eBay Learning Center System (ELCS), a web-based application that provides current and potential eBay users a way to learn about the many functions of the popular online auction and shopping web site and be successful eBay traders. ELCS provides end users with online tutorials, available both in multimedia and text formats, and methods of communicating with system administrators and other users by means of a message box and a discussion forum to facilitate learning and collaborative problem solving. The system employs current technologies such as SQL, HTML, ASP.NET, VBScript, XML, ODBC, and ADO.
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Brockett, Virginia. "Grace Street Senior Center." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1139.
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Societal structure has changed through the decades to reflect a contemporary interest in youth culture. The nuclear family, where generations lived under one roof no longer exists, leaving the elderly on the periphery of the family structure. Where once grandparents, parents and children all cohabitated, now the oldest family members are relegated to solitary retirement and aging alone. Studies have shown that "depression in the elderly is more likely to lead to suicide. Elderlywhite men are at greatest risk, with suicide rates in people ages 80 to 84 more than twice that of the general population. The National Institute of Mental Health considers depression in people age 65 and older to be a major public health problem." (http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/depression/elderly.asp)Providing social activity for seniors can increase their well being and by extension their physicalhealth. The Grace Street Senior Center was designed to accommodate a variety of social activities for the center's members as well as house the center's administration. The member areas range in function from the public, for example, a multi-function area for dance and aerobic classes to the private such as the reading area and music room. All the spaces within the scope of this project are designed with the comfort and well being of the users paramount.
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Walter, Eric Duane 1972. "Center for craft : design for expeditionary learning." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70719.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-75).
"Grow into what you are ... there is more in you than you know. If we can come to discover this, we may never again settle for anything less." - Kurt Hahn, Founder - Outward Bound. (1920) "Hours spent by the true craftsman in bringing out the grain which has long been imprisoned in the trunk of a tree, is an act of creation itself. He passes his hand over the satiny texture and finds God within." -George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree. (1987). This project is a proposal for Expeditionary Learning: a proposal drawing on the experience and ideas of Outward Bound to challenge and the engage the student, recognizing multiple routes to knowledge. We take in with the hands and sensitive skin of the face equally as much information as with our minds eye. The student is given the opportunity and encouraged to take stake in his own education, and through the act of making encourage self discovery. The thesis will explore a specific site and building proposal for this program. One removed from both the geographical and ritual zones of comfort of the student. A four week course will require the student to come to terms with a new dynamic of living and daily ritual closely tied to the group and the specific needs of the·project. The building and site organization must respond to both these programmatic intentions as well as mitigate the unique site conditions. The building is a stage for the movement of raw material, craftsmen, extreme climate, and a rich hi story. The project lies here, within the cut, between landscape and nature, between material and the built form made from it.
Eric Duane Walter.
M.Arch.
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Tu, Yu-Wei. "Application Of Parametric Design To User Center Products." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368086255.
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Lotz, Gunnar [Verfasser]. "Design and Implementation of Reading Center Software for Multi-Center Clinical Trials / Gunnar Lotz." Aachen : Shaker, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1071528203/34.
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Schade, Kristin. "The Maitri Center place identity and identity design /." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=ucin1132322706.
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He, Chunzhi, and 何春志. "Load-balanced switch design and data center networking." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198826.
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High-speed routers and high-performance data centers share a common system-level architecture in which multiple processing nodes are connected by an interconnection network for high-speed communications. Load balancing is an important technique for maximizing throughput and minimizing delay of the interconnection network. In this thesis, efficient load balancing schemes are designed and analyzed for next-generation routers and data centers.
In high-speed router design, two preferred switch architectures are input-queued switch and load-balanced switch. In an input-queued switch, time-domain load balancing can be carried out by an iterative algorithm that schedules packets for sending in different time slots. The complexity of an iterative algorithm increases rapidly with the number of scheduling iterations. To address this problem, a single-iteration scheduling algorithm called D-LQF is designed, in which exhaustive service policy is adopted for reusing the matched input-output pairs in the previous time slots to grow the match size.
Unlike an input-queued switch, a load-balanced switch consists of two stages of crossbar switch fabrics, where load balancing is carried out in both time and space domains. Among various load-balanced switches, the feedback-based switch gives the best delay-throughput performance. In this thesis, the feedback-based switch is enhanced in three aspects. Firstly, we focus on reducing its switch fabric complexity. Instead of using crossbars, a dual-banyan network is proposed. The complexity of dual-banyan can be further reduced by merging the two banyans to form a Clos network, resulting in a Clos-banyan network. Secondly, we target at improving the delay performance of the feedback-based switch. A Clos-feedback switch architecture is devised where each switch module in the Clos network is a small feedback-based switch. With application-flow based load balancing, packet order is ensured and the average packet delay is reduced from O(N) to O(n), where N and n are the switch and switch module sizes, respectively. Thirdly, we extend the feedback-based switch to support multicast traffic. Based on the notion of pointer-based multicast VOQ, an efficient multicast scheduling algorithm with packet replication at the middle-stage ports only is proposed. In order to provide close-to-100% throughput for any admissible multicast traffic patterns, a three-stage implementation of feedback-based switch is also designed.
In designing load balancing schemes for data centers, we focus on the most popular fat-tree based data centers. Notably, packet-based load balancing is widely considered infeasible for data centers. This is because the associated packet out-of-order problem will cause unnecessary TCP fast retransmits, and as a result, severely undermine TCP performance. In this thesis, we show that if packet-based load balancing is performed properly, the packet out-of-order problem can be easily addressed by slightly increasing the number of duplicate ACKs required for triggering fast retransmit. Admittedly, in case of a real packet loss, the loss recovery time will be increased. But our simulation results show that such an increase is far less than the reduction in the network queueing delay (due to a better load-balanced network). As compared to a flow-based load balancing scheme, our packet-based scheme consistently provides significantly higher goodput and noticeably smaller delay.published_or_final_version
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SCHADE, KRISTIN FRIEDERIKE. "THE MAITRI CENTER: PLACE IDENTITY AND IDENTITY DESIGN." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1132322706.
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Wander, Kristine Claire. "Multi-Authorial Design for an Assisted Living Center." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148260878.
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Warner, Kelly. "Building Blocks Retreat Center." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1.
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In a perfect world, teamwork just exists. People function harmoniously with each other & their environment. Although we do not live in a perfect world, people and environments can always change and adapt to better their relationships. The Pumphouse was abandoned 41 years after the project was completed because it no longer met the needs and performed the functions that it needed to perform. It no longer serves the same purpose that it once did. And while acknowledging its past, it must also address its new functions and become a piece of beautiful, usable architecture once more. This space will encourage visitors to break down the established barriers from their home or workplace environments and experience true, lasting teamwork. Through chance encounters, shared spaces, and large group gathering areas, guests are encouraged to interact with each other in more than the expected ways. In breaking down barriers and formal establishments, guests embark upon a beautiful process intended to change the way they interact with each other. This process of discovery-symbolized by the elements within this space- encourages the visitors to grow, discover and become enchanted- and not disappointed- by what they find.
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Vo, Trang. "Place-Sensitive-Design A Visitor Center Design of the National Park Service." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1276974229.
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Maciel, Julia A. "Youth center, Muncie-Indiana : a design proposal of a new alternative for a youth center." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/845992.
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I believe that a work of man serves him for it is a product of his physical and mental needs, but as man lives in society his works should serve himself and society if he is to live in peace within a larger context...Anthony C. AntoniadesI agree that a work of architecture can not be conceived as separate from the communal sphers of environmental design such as urban design and urban planning. Architecture and urban design when balanced create the equilibrium between personal (or individual) needs and communal (or collective) needs of a certain communal order. Small-scale Architecture (architecture of individual buildings) and large-scale architecture (urban design-urban planning), considering both individual and collective needs, create and maintain peaceful co-existance among the members of society.While considering potential topics for my creative project, I was led toward a topic which involved working in a neighborhood, developing an architectural program with its urban space, while working together with the people in "the shaping of their environment" in such a way that the final product or "built environment" would be the closest response to the needs of these people of this particular place, for I will be developing a program based on their needs. I believe that the "design of the environment" is the organization of four components which are: space, time, meaning and communication. I also believe that if the work is done on the basis of the needs of the people, then, the result may be that the DESIGN or the "purposeful change" of the above four components and their physical expression achieves real worth.I finally got the answer to what I was looking for when I found that help was needed in the community of Muncie. There is an area of low income housing located on South Madison Street. There is a Youth Center located on the same street surrounded by housing that needs an extension. I then decided to do for my thesis a creative project for the Youth Center based on the needs of the people. To achieve this task, I interviewed the people at the center to find out their needs. I also did a research on the latest architectural projects related to this topicThis creative project proved to be an excellent opportunity for me to fulfill a design task based on the emotional and other non-pragmatic needs of the people and the most important which is the opportunity to get involved with reality.I truly believe that Architecture should be a tool for people, a means to the brotherly union of the human race, an incentive for catharsis. This should be the relationship of Architecture and society.Department of Architecture
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Dong, Wei. "Chinese Cultural Center." VCU Scholars Compass, 1988. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/677.
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During this period of high technology, designers are eager to create environments that have strong emotional appeal to people's physiology and psychology. Our exploration of the natural living space has become all the more an elusive search as modern technology advances. Interior design, in its concern for environmental engineering, endeavors to exploit the spiritual aspect of human resources. Through this message, people are inspired to higher planes of existence.A. PROJECT To design a Chinese Cultural center. B. PURPOSE 1. To introduce the traditional and contemporary Chinese culture to western people. 2. To illustrate and describe the philosophies of Chinese life and thinking to visitors of the center. 3. To create a new space and form combining oriental and western design. 4. To incorporate the use of contemporary materials, structure and technology. 5. To integrate the interior and exterior environment, and the building into a total design concept. 6. To satisfy the functional requirements needed in an exhibition area, guest house facility, restaurant, gift shop, and office area.
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Sergejev, Ivan. "Exposing the Data Center." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51838.
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Given the rapid growth in the importance of the Internet, data centers - the buildings that store information on the web - are quickly becoming the most critical infrastructural objects in the world. However, so far they have received very little, if any, architectural attention. This thesis proclaims data centers to be the 'churches' of the digital society and proposes a new type of a publicly accessible data center.
The thesis starts with a brief overview of the history of data centers and the Internet in general, leading to a manifesto for making data centers into public facilities with an architecture of their own. After, the paper proposes a roadmap for the possible future development of the building type with suggestions for placing future data centers in urban environments, incorporating public programs as a part of the building program, and optimizing the inside workings of a typical data center. The final part of the work, concentrates on a design for an exemplary new data center, buildable with currently available technologies.
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1) change the public perception of the internet as a non-physical thing, and data centers as purely functional infrastructural objects without any deeper cultural significance and
2) propose a new architectural language for the type.Master of Architecture
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Zhang, Ying. "Development of a web-based mechanical design resource center /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1426120.
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Fried, Paul Raymond. "The advocacy design center : interpretive planning for community building /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1993. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11396076.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1993.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Frank L. Smith, Jr. Dissertation Committee: Jonathan T. Hughes. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-266).
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Rajanna, Kanchen. "Promotional program for the Center for Graphic Design History /." Online version of thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11286.
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Huang, Henna Priscilla. "Hybrid flow data center network architecture design and analysis." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108998.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132).
In this thesis, we propose a hybrid flow network architecture for future data center. The hybrid flow architecture has its origins in the early 1990s with studies on all-optical networks and fiber-optical computer networks. Research in optical flow switching has spanned over two decades. Our contribution to the study of all-optical networks is on the performance of hybrid flow data center networks. We compare the delay performance of hybrid flow architectures and traditional packet switched networks in future data center. We present a simplified data center traffic model, where data center traffic is categorized into mice traffic and elephant flows. The electronic packet switched architecture allows for low overhead and complexity for small transactions. However, mice traffic suffers as the size, fraction, and arrival rates of elephant flows increase. In the hybrid flow architecture, elephant flows are transmitted on an all-optical flow-switched data plane, where wavelength channels are reserved for the duration of a flow. In addition, the hybrid flow architecture allows for the dynamic allocation of optical wavelengths. In electronic packet switched networks, wavelength assignments are static, where traditional networking protocols do not consider the optical domain in routing decisions. We show that the hybrid flow architecture allows for superior delay performance compared to the electronic packet switched architecture as data rates and data volume increase in future data center networks.
by Henna Huang.
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Baird, Wyllys Thomson, and Anne Elizabeth Winker. "Cityfront Center, Chicago, Illinois : the design and approval processes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71399.
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Oh, Jooyeol 1973. "Re-strategizing healthcare facility design : the comprehensive outpatient center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69435.
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Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-57).
During the past decade, medical facility design has gone through enormous change not only because of new health care management system but exploding technological advances in diagnostic equipments and fast communication system. New imaging equipment is now, better, smaller, less noisy. And digitized image results can be transmitted through the high-speed cable to multiple locations. In addition, robotics is changing the surgery suite organization. On the management side, hospitals are pressured to cut down their cost as much as possible in order to maintain the market share in today's ever changing health care environment. My thesis ,in the first phase, focuses on identifying some of the important factors that are affecting the current hospital organization: "Computerization, telemedicine, digital imaging MRls, CT and PET scanners, ultrasound, and lab and surgical equipment will make existing technology obsolete." (Health facilities Management Feb. 1997, 18-22). These changes have already prompted many reactions in how to reorganize or renovate the existing facility so that hospitals not only can accommodate the current changes but also possible changes in the future; the issue of flexibility, changeability is the key underlying concept. Next phase of my thesis focuses on arriving at organizational strategy recommendations and its models. Some of the important strategy concerns are; rationalization of circulation which brings design that requires less staff(efficiency), emphasis on integration of similar functions that are caused by the new technology, issue of providing the maximum flexibility and changeability to the new organization, new relationship between the departments, offices, labs etc. Information Technology with digitized information such as imaging results, patients' access to their comprehensive medical files in their room or any place in the hospital, and other aspects of telemedicine is an important changing force in the future of hospital organization that will be examined. With all the research, my thesis will recommend the organizational strategy and exemplary design of comprehensive outpatient care facility.
by Jooyeol Oh.
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Fiedler, Robert D. "Design guidelines : North Cambridge neighborhood intergenerational urban village center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79008.
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Aguilera-Mayorga, David. "Campus Design: Locating a new center of international studies." FIU Digital Commons, 1999. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1254.
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FIU's campus master plan should portray an overall concept of the University's vision. Its design should represent a distinctive sense of institutional purpose. Its architecture should support the campus design in the realization of an ideal academic environment. The present master plan of Florida International University (FIU) offers neither a clear typology of architectural elements nor adequate relationships and connections between buildings. FIU needs to enhance its master plan with an architectural and urban vocabulary that creates a better environment.
This thesis will examine FIU's present master plan, explaining the history of its development. Further, it will critically examine the quality of the campus, highlighting the success and failure of its various parts. The unrealized potential of the campus' original vision will be juxtaposed to the built reality. In addition, FlU's planning strategies will be parallel with the planning of several master plans of American universities. Finally, this thesis will propose a set of criteria for the inclusion of a new building in the campus master plan. The Center of International Study will be the catalyst that would bring into focus the university's vision. As a means to prove the validity of these criteria, a new location for the center of international studies will be selected, and a schematic architectural proposal will be made.
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Wheeler, Joseph H. "Design for education and environment: Jacksonville Estuarine Research Center." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53450.
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The relatively recent success of the aquarium as a tourist destination has promoted a National interest in marine life. In the past twenty years cities have built aquariums that draw millions annually to various locations, justifying financial maintenance of delicate underwater life systems and increasing local tourism. Some successful aquariums such as the Monterey and Boston city aquariums have not only effectively drawn large numbers of visitors, but also have gained architectural recognition with award winning designs, therefore adding a new dimension to the recent trend in museum design. Still, with the emphasis on tourism, an issue that has yet to be addressed is the function of the aquarium as resource center of marine life.
This proposal for the Jacksonville city aquarium endeavors to address the function of the aquarium as an institute for research and education, while utilizing the unique marine ecology setting to promote awareness of local underwater ecosystems. In this way, educational research and wildlife awareness set a new standard for aquarium design. Tourism can simultaneously emphasize inner-city urban development and promote the wealth of its existing ecology. This educational focus, in conjunction with the three states of marine habitat, establishes the basis for the aquarium design. By integrating the building design into the existing fabric of the city and focusing the research on the local rivers and habitats, the aquarium design will achieve the integrity needed to support this ambitious venture.Master of Architecture
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McBride, Stephanie. "Veloci-Nati, Using Collage to Design a Bicycle Center." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1243304443.
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Gille, Marika. "Design of Modularized Data Center with a Wooden Construction." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-65297.
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The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the possibility to build a modular data center in wood. The goals is to investigate how to build data centers using building system modules, making it easier to build more flexible data centers and expand the business later on. Investigations have been conducted to find out advantages and disadvantages for using wood in a modularized data center structure. The investigation also includes analysing the moistures effect on the material and if there are any other advantages than environmental benefits in using wood as a building material. A literature study were conducted to examine where research already have been conducted and how those studies can be applicable to this thesis. Although the ICT sector is a rapidly growing industry little research has been published in regards to how to build a data center. Most published information involves electric and cooling, not measurements of the building and how materials is affected by the special climate in a data center. As a complement to the little research interviews were conducted and site visits were made. Interviews were conducted with Hydro66, RISE SICS North, Sunet and Swedish modules, whilst site visits were made at Hydro66, RISE SICS North, Sunet and Facebook. As a result of these studies, limitations were identified with regards to maximum and minimum measurements for the building system and service spaces in a data center. These limitations were used as an input when designing a construction proposal using stated building systems and a design proposal for a data center. During the study, access have been granted to measurements of temperature and humidity for the in- and outgoing air of the Hydro66 data center. These measurements have been analyzed with the facts about HVAC systems and the climates effect on wood, for example in regards to strength and stability. This analysis has shown that more data needs to be collected during the winter and that further analysis needs to be conducted, to beable to draw conclusions if the indoor climate of a data center has an effect on the wooden structure. A design proposal for a data center have been produced with regards to the information gathered by the litterature and empirical studies. The proposal were designed to show how the information could be implemented. The result have increased the understanding on how to build data center buildings in wood and how this type of buildings could be made more flexible towards future changes through modularization.
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Goodman, Ross V. "Space Flight Operations Center Local Area Network: Hardware Design." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/615256.
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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 17-20, 1988 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NevadaThe existing Mission Control and Computer Center at JPL will be replaced by the Space Flight Operations Center (SFOC). One part of the SFOC is the Local Area Network-Based Distribution System. The purpose of the Local Area Network (LAN) is to distribute the processed data among the various elements of the SFOC. The SFOC LAN will provide a robust subsystem that will support the Magellan launch configuration and future project adaptations with the following capabilities: * A proven cable medium (Ethernet) as the backbone for the entire network, with capability for migration to a fiber optics backbone in the future. * Choice of hardware components that are reliable, varied, and supported by companies that are following the growth path of the ISO model (OSI Standards). * Insure a reliable and maintainable network for SFOC-supported projects. * Accurate and detailed documentation of the LAN, valuable for fault isolation and future expansion of the network. * Proven network monitoring and maintenance tools.
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Stubbs, S. Todd. "Design Drawing in Instructional Design at Brigham Young University's Center for Instructional Design: A Case Study." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1666.pdf.
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Wei, Yehua Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Effectiveness and design of sparse process flexibilities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82726.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2013.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121).
The long chain has been an important concept in the design of flexible processes. This design concept, as well as other sparse flexibility structures, have been applied by the automotive and other industries as a way to increase flexibility in order to better match available capacities with variable demands. Numerous empirical studies have validated the effectiveness of these structures. However, there is little theory that explains the effectiveness of the long chain, except when the system size is large, i.e., by applying an asymptotic analysis. Our attempt in this thesis is to develop a theory that explains the effectiveness of long chain and other sparse flexibility structures for finite size systems. We study the sales of sparse flexibility structures under both stochastic and worst-case demands. From our analysis, we not only provide rigorous explanation to the effectiveness of the long chain, but also refine guidelines in designing other sparse flexibility structures. Under stochastic demand, we first develop two deterministic properties, supermodularity and decomposition of the long chain, that serve as important building blocks in our analysis. Applying the supermodularity property, we show that the marginal benefit, i.e., the increase in expected sales, increases as the long chain is constructed, and the largest benefit is always achieved when the chain is closed by adding the last arc to the system. Then, applying the decomposition property, we develop four important results for the long chain under IID demands: (i) an effective algorithm to compute the performance of long chain using only matrix multiplications; (ii) a proof on the optimality of the long chain among all 2-flexibility structures; (iii) a result that the gap between the fill rate of full flexibility and that of the long chain increases with system size, thus implying that the effectiveness of the long chain relative to full flexibility increases as the number of products decreases; (iv) a risk-pooling result implying that the fill rate of a long chain increases with the number of products, but this increase converges to zero exponentially fast. Under worst-case demand, we propose the plant cover index, an index defined by a constrained bipartite vertex cover problem associated with a given flexibility structure. We show that the plant cover index allows for a comparison between the worst-case performances of two flexibility structures based only on their structures and is independent of the choice of the uncertainty set or the choice of the performance measure. More precisely, we show that if all of the plant cover indices of one structure are greater than or equal to the plant cover indices of the other structure, then the first structure is more robust than the second one, i.e. performs better in worst-case under any symmetric uncertainty set and a large class of performance measures. Applying this relation, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the long chain in worst-case performances, and derive a general heuristic that generates sparse flexibility structures which are tested to be effective under both stochastic and worst-case demands. Finally, to understand the effect of process flexibility in reducing logistics cost, we study a model where the manufacturer is required to satisfy deterministic product demand at different distribution centers. Under this model, we prove that if the cost of satisfying product demands at distribution centers is independent of production plants or distribution centers, then there always exists a long chain that is optimal among 2-flexibility structures. Moreover, when all plants and distribution centers are located on a line, we provide a characterization for the optimal long chain that minimizes the total transportation cost. The characterization gives rise to a heuristic that finds effective sparse flexibility structures when plants and distribution centers are located on a 2-dimensional plane.
by Yehua Wei.
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Thomer, Joseph L. (Joseph Louis). "Trust-based design of human-guided algorithms." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40389.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-229).
By combining the strengths of human and computers, Human Machine Collaborative Decision Making has been shown to generate higher quality solutions in less time than conventional computerized methods. In many cases, it is difficult to model continually changing problems and incorporate human objectives into the solution. Human-guided algorithms (HGAs) harness the power of sophisticated algorithms and computers to provide flexibility to the human decision maker to model correctly and dynamically the problem and steer the algorithm to solutions that match his/her objectives for the given problem. HGAs are designed to make the power of Operations Research accessible to problem domain experts and decision makers, and incorporate their expert knowledge into every solution. In order to appropriately utilize algorithms during a planner's decision making, HGA operators must appropriately trust the HGA and the final solution. Through the use of trust-based design (TBD), it was hypothesized that users of the HGA will gain better insight into the solution process, improve their calibration of trust, and generate superior solutions. The application of TBD requires the consideration of algorithms, solution steering methods, and displays required to best match human and computer complimentary strengths and to generate solutions that can be appropriately trusted.
(cont.) Abstract hierarchy, Ecological Interface Design, and various trust models are used to ensure that the HGA operators' evaluation of trust can be correctly calibrated to all necessary HGA trust attributes. A human-subject evaluation was used to test the effectiveness of the TBD design approach for HGAs. An HGA, including the appropriate controls and displays, was designed and developed using the described TBD approach. The participants were presented with the task of using the HGA to develop a routing plan for military aircraft to prosecute enemy targets. The results showed that TBD had a significant effect on trust, HGA performance, and in some cases the quality of final solutions. Another finding was that, HGA operators must be provided with additional trust related information to improve their understanding of the HGA, the solution process, and the final solution in order to calibrate properly their trust in the system.
by Joseph L. Thomer.
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Jones, Jeannie. "Rose Herbert Community Center." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2139.
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The “Rose Herbert Community Center” is the culmination of a project questioning how a building can be restored to its original integrity when its initial function has become extinct. This thesis considers the Broad Street Station in Richmond, Virginia and explores the options and implications of returning the building to a hub of interaction within the community. Concepts such as functionally malleable spaces, the transition from a very public environment to a more private area, and the creation of intentional interaction versus coexistence are explored.
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Werner, Loren M. (Loren Michael) 1977. "Analysis and design of closed loop manufacturing systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/82688.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2001.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90).
by Loren M. Werner.
S.M.
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DAVENPORT, JESSICA ELIZABETH. "THE DONUT HOLE: RE-ENVISIONING THE CITY CENTER." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053530776.
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Genca, Salih Ozgur. "Design Guidelines For Shop Buildings In Beypazari Historic Commercial Center." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12605938/index.pdf.
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This study aims to prepare a design guide for the traditional shop buildings in Beypazari Historic Commercial Center which guides maintenance, repairs and new designs on shop facades. This guide, which is prepared in limited content by researching problems of conservation in historic towns also aims to develop a collaboration of the users and the municipality, to raise the consciousness of the community for
conservation, and to be an example for similar studies. During this process, a detailed study is made on architectural conservation guides and shop buildings in the study area.
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Ashworth, Brad. "Architecture Lucida : photography and design--a center for photographic studies." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23780.
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Montes, Jose Fernando. "Organizational design analysis of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Components Department." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Dec%5FMontes%5FMBA.pdf.
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"Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007."Advisor(s): Hocevar, Susan P. ; Euske, Kenneth J. "December 2007." "MBA professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on January 10, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-113). Also available in print.
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Sweetland, Sally A. "Place of process : design for a High Sierra artworking center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77681.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
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Sally A. Sweetland.
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Hou, Congsi, Aline Saeger, and Jörn Golde. "Design with concerns: A community-based senior center in Germany." TUDpress, 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A36669.
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Community-based care facilities have a positive effect in supporting older adults and people with dementia thus improving their well-beings. Despite authoring empirical studies focused on providing design interventions, researchers often remain unclear about whether and how exactly practitioners and architects should implement these interventions. This paper presents an on-going project of a senior center in a small municipality in Germany. It aims to explain how the municipality (the client) and the design team (the architect) cooperate to apply updated research-based interventions, and how trade-offs are made. It discusses several research-based interventions during the design process. They include: 1) the early engagement of architects into the planning process; 2) the use of small-scale care units as care concept; 3) offering easily accessible and visible communal areas within the building;
4) providing an area open to the neighborhood; and 5) taking into consideration of the local urban form and materials. The article enables the readers to gain an insider look of the design process of a care facility and become familiar with some of the common trade-offs in design practice. Sufficient access to research materials and efficient communication with the client from the beginning of a project are the key elements to successfully implement research-based design interventions.
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Klote, John F. "The Design of a Distribution Center with Value-Added Operations." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32477.
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A distribution center that services value-added operations in addition to its normal operations faces a design problem: How to configure the forward/reserve departments for both of these operations. Analytical models are developed to analyze the tradeoff between floorspace and labor efficiency. Our results indicate that the best distribution center design is dependent on a companyâ s customer demand profile as well as the relative cost of floorspace and labor.Master of Science
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Li, Yu. "The design of a cultural exchange center for Beijing, China." Kansas State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/36100.
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Cheocherngngarn, Tosmate. "Cross-Layer Design for Energy Efficiency on Data Center Network." FIU Digital Commons, 2012. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/730.
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Energy efficient infrastructures or green IT (Information Technology) has recently become a hot button issue for most corporations as they strive to eliminate every inefficiency from their enterprise IT systems and save capital and operational costs. Vendors of IT equipment now compete on the power efficiency of their devices, and as a result, many of the new equipment models are indeed more energy efficient. Various studies have estimated the annual electricity consumed by networking devices in the U.S. in the range of 6 - 20 Terra Watt hours.
Our research has the potential to make promising solutions solve those overuses of electricity. An energy-efficient data center network architecture which can lower the energy consumption is highly desirable. First of all, we propose a fair bandwidth allocation algorithm which adopts the max-min fairness principle to decrease power consumption on packet switch fabric interconnects. Specifically, we include power aware computing factor as high power dissipation in switches which is fast turning into a key problem, owing to increasing line speeds and decreasing chip sizes. This efficient algorithm could not only reduce the convergence iterations but also lower processing power utilization on switch fabric interconnects. Secondly, we study the deployment strategy of multicast switches in hybrid mode in energy-aware data center network: a case of famous Fat-tree topology. The objective is to find the best location to deploy multicast switch not only to achieve optimal bandwidth utilization but also minimize power consumption. We show that it is possible to easily achieve nearly 50% of energy consumption after applying our proposed algorithm. Finally, although there exists a number of energy optimization solutions for DCNs, they consider only either the hosts or network, but not both. We propose a joint optimization scheme that simultaneously optimizes virtual machine (VM) placement and network flow routing to maximize energy savings. The simulation results fully demonstrate that our design outperforms existing host- or network-only optimization solutions, and well approximates the ideal but NP-complete linear program. To sum up, this study could be crucial for guiding future eco-friendly data center network that deploy our algorithm on four major layers (with reference to OSI seven layers) which are physical, data link, network and application layer to benefit power consumption in green data center.
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Sharma, Sudeep. "Humanise Music : How can design bring emotions to the center of music consumption?" Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166025.
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In today’s world music streaming is the most dominant form of music consumption. Introducing platform capitalism to music streaming has changed the music commodity and its effects serve as a motivation for this thesis. The role of emotions in music listening is explored and design research is conducted to find unmet latent needs of users in respect to the emotional side of music. Semi-structured user interviews are used to understand how users relate music to their emotional lives. Co-design workshops are conducted to identify unmet user needs and feelings. The data is analysed inductively and results treated through the theoretical lenses of emotional design (Norman D. (2003)) and psychological ownership theory (Pierce J.L., Kostova T., & Dirks K. Y., (2003)). The main themes generated by the research show that users want -- to know their music and their music service to know them; new ways to feel music, relive the “first time”; to connect music to their emotional and personal lives; to control music more easily. These findings motivate and inform the design of a conceptual artefact.