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Historic Preservation for Environmental Scientists: Tools and Perspectives to Better Understand, Preserve, and Manage the Environment
(2020)
There is a substantial intersection between historic preservation and environmental protection that is rarely explored in the literature or in existing courses, though the relationship between the two disciplines is evident ...
A New Beginning; A New Chapter for Refugee Youth in the U.S.
(2021)
Due to global tragedies such as wars and natural disasters, many refugees leave their home countries and enter the United States in search of better lives. Forty-seven percent of them are children and teenagers under the ...
Greenvale in East Riverdale - Urbanism inspired by Sustainable Community Acion
(2021)
Greenvale, situated in East Riverdale is an Agrihood designed around three main ideas – community, sustainability, and wellness. This mixed-use development aims at creating an environmentally friendly neighborhood that ...
Infill Farm: Revitalizing Urban Landscapes for Food Production
(2021)
Lack of access to quality food, education, jobs, and housing have caused New York City’s most deprived neighborhoods to have higher rates of obesity, unemployment, homelessness, and other concerns for the average American. ...
Preservation Planning in Asian and Pacific Islander American Communities: A Case Study of Washington D.C.’s Chinatown
(2021-12)
This paper explores current preservation planning practice and how traditional methods of research and survey have underserved Asian and Pacific Islander American communities in preserving both their cultural and historic ...
(Stay)dium: Creating a community in an abandoned stadium through adaptive reuse
(2020)
Brazil’s love for soccer, their beautiful stadiums and the nation’s famous hospitality made the 2014 World Cup unforgettable for every tourist that visited. However, five years later the Brazilian taxpayers are not even ...
The Distribution of Care: A Modular Facility for the Treatment of Disease-Stricken Communities in Africa
(2020)
Africa experiences a disproportionate amount of the global disease burden, and existing health care centers struggle to meet everyday patient needs. During a disease epidemic, this inability to accommodate communities is ...
FAREWELL, RFK. HELLO AFFORDABILITY AND PLACE.
(2020)
The RFK Stadium is a 50-year-old building that is planned to be demolished by 2021. The building is deteriorating more over time. The cost of maintenance and utilities is 3.5 million dollars per year without creating ...
Historic Structure Investigation: The Piper House, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland
(2020)
The Piper House at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland, is an important cultural resource in the battlefield landscape. Built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, the house has undergone five ...
Vacant to Vibrant: Exploring Affordable Solutions to the Housing Crisis in Baltimore
(2021)
This thesis will explore solutions to the affordable housing crisis in West Baltimore by providing affordable housing options for low income residents. By investigating the history of housing discrimination and neighborhood ...