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Title: A Case Study of Diversity in North Carolina Architecture Programs
Author: Roberts, Isaiah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Educational evaluation, Education
Description: The enrollment rate of black students in architecture has remained stagnant for the last decade and decreased over the past two and a half decades. In 2020, of the 26,977 total students enrolled in accredited structural architecture programs, only...

Title: A Photocatalytic Air Cleaning System Breaking Down Volatile Organic Compounds to Improve Health and Productivity of Occupants
Author: Bapat, Ketki Prashant
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Architecture
Description: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are one of the pollutants that impact indoor air quality, leading to many adverse health effects such as Asthma, and other breathing issues. Most of the VOCs are harmful and carcinogenic, usually emitted by indoor...

Title: A photocatalytic facade for air pollution mitigation
Author: Gil Rivas, Dante
Date Created: 2021, 2021, 2021
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Design, Air quality

Title: Anatomy of a protest: Activism, people, social media and urban space
Author: Karduni, Alireza
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Information technology, Social sciences--Research, Architecture
Description: The black lives matter movement has risen in response to social injustices in the African-American community in the United States, specifically concerned with police shootings and brutality. Similar to many modern movements in the age of informati...

Title: Bidirectional Scripting and Geometric Manipulation
Author: Rodgers, James
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Architecture, Design
Description: Working within the bounds of two-dimensional drawing programs and algorithmic design software, this project seeks to improve the accessibility to hidden information that is often obscured in conventional CAD software. Building off of visual progra...

Title: Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and Caroline Mesrobian Hickman oral history interview 1, 2013 May 10
Creator: Mesrobian, Carol Wohlford, 1926-2018
Date Created: 2013-05-10
Subjects--Topical: Duke University, Catholic University of America. School of Architecture and Planning, Architecture, Architectural firms--Ownership, International style (Architecture), Architectural design, Architecture, Turkish, Air pilots, Military, Armenians
Description: In this interview, Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and Caroline Mesrobian Hickman, the widow and daughter of Charlotte architect Ralfe Mesrobian, share Mesrobian family history beginning with Ralfe's parents Mihran and Zabelle Mesrobian. They recoun...

Title: Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and Caroline Mesrobian Hickman oral history interview 2, 2013 August 20
Creator: Mesrobian, Carol Wohlford, 1926-2018
Date Created: 2013-08-20
Subjects--Topical: Eastover Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.), Gold mines and mining, Architecture, Architectural firms--Ownership, Moravians, Women--Education, Community life, African Americans--Employment
Description: In this second of two interviews Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and her daughter Caroline Mesrobian Hickman continue to share about their husband and father Ralfe Mesrobian's work as an architect in Charlotte, his hobbies, and his collection of arc...

Title: Charlotte, the big build-up
Creator (Corporate): Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (Charlotte, N.C.). Industrial Department
Date Created: 1961
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Buildings, Cities and towns--Growth

Title: Communities of Learning: Towards a Collaborative Model of Teaching and Learning in Architectural Education
Author: Jernigan, Julie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education, Architecture
Description: At the forefront of the architectural world today is the discussion on the disconnect that exists between architectural education and professional practice. There have been recent calls to make architectural education more closely mirror architect...

Title: David Walters oral history interview, 2013 January 16
Creator: Walters, David (David R.)
Date Created: 2017-02-22
Subjects--Topical: Campus planning, Landscape architects, College buildings, Building, Architecture, Doctor of philosophy degree, Urban universities and colleges
Description: Dr. David Walters, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, reflects on Chancellor James H. Woodward's accomplishments, especially the way he managed exponential growth in facilities and aca...

Title: Designing a Sustainable Tiny House: The Impact of Using Mycelium-Based Materials, Photovoltaic Cells, and Window to Wall Ratios
Author: kheirkhah sangdeh, Parham
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Architecture
Description: It was not until the late 1980s that the United Nations proposed the notion of 'sustainability' to address three key issues: economic development, social equity, and environmental protection [1].From an environmental standpoint, buildings can play...

Title: Developing A Plugin In Qgis For Selecting The Location Of A New Manufacturing Plant
Author: Ahmadzadeh Siyahrood, Sanaz
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Information technology, Geographic information systems, Geodesy
Description: With the growth of the technology-driven world, today many designs and analyzes depend on smart software to address different computational concepts. In the meantime, locating and finding a suitable place for establishing a facility is one of them...

Title: Digitizing Vernacular Nigerian Bamboo Screens: A Genetic Optimization Framework Analyzing Environmental Performance And Economic Affordability
Author: Patterson, Ijechukwuamaka
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Artificial intelligence, Information technology
Description: The pressures of rapid urbanization and climate change are severely affecting cities such as Lagos, Nigeria. Failures of modern construction practices to accommodate various impacts of local climate conditions as well as traditional construction t...

Title: Event-Driven Geographies
Author: Whitmire, Monica
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Architecture
Description: Event-driven geographies, landscapes activated by programmed activity, are unique occupations of site that mitigate and utilize the host terrain in advantageous ways. Typically ephemeral in nature, the ‘events’ are flexible and adapt to the geogra...

Title: Exploring an Intelligent Responsive Architecture through Gesture-based Interaction
Author: An, Yijing
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Information technology, Architecture, Building
Description: Architects are increasingly adopting gesture-based interaction to create responsive, engaging and inspiring spaces. However, there is no established theories providing guidelines to link gestures and spatial movement. This thesis critiques the pre...

Title: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Author: BLOUNT, STUART
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Architecture, School management and organization
Description: This research study examined the factors that influence board members in the selection of an architectural firm for new school construction and/or renovation projects in North Carolina. School board members completed a survey which allowed the res...

Title: France and Spain
Creator: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Author: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Date Created: 2008-09-08, 2008-09-20
Subjects--Topical: Travel writing, Architecture, History, Manners and customs, Jewish travelers, Diaries

Title: Generative Machine Learning Models for Airflow Prediction of Architectural Spaces
Author: Claudio Rodriguez, Fernando
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Information technology, Architecture
Description: Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) airflow simulations are not used as often in architectural settings primarily due to time constraints. The proper use of CFD airflow simulations involves a complex setup and run-time process that requires a large amou...

Title: Harvey Gantt Interview (Clemson)
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990-01-22
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Architects, African American architects, Architecture and society, Architecture--Study and teaching
Description: A one on one interview with Harvey Gantt and an unknown interviewer in Charlotte, NC. Questions relate to the field of architecture and where it is heading in the next century. Gantt discusses his ideas on growth in urban centers, the complexity o...

Title: Hybrid elevations using GAN networks
Author: Mohammad, Ali
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Artificial intelligence, Architecture, Design
Description: This project attempts to develop and test a method for generating one-sided hybrid exterior building elevations using two designer’s base criteria and design ruleset as an input. Architects are using computational design to expedite the iteration ...