Form-finding in Architecture looks at processes in nature to discover a more correct way in which to organize building. It is a study into the capability of discovering optimum form, dynamic adaptability, and exposes a set ...

In search of mutable tectonics is a research investigation linking principles found in natural systems, investigated by various fields in biology, physics, and mathematics, in the creation of a design methodology in ...

By using the Collier Heights neighborhood in the west side of Atlanta as a case study, this thesis will examine questions which arise at the intersection of architecture and racial equality. Research will focus on the ...

Rural hospitals in America hold a critical position within their communities because they possess the duty and responsibility of not only providing adequate healthcare services for the population, but also bearing the heavy ...

The surface parking lot was a key element in the destruction of traditional public space. It fragmented the fabric of traditional cities, prompting the sprawl of twentieth century cities and suburbs. The automobile ...

John Portman, FAIA(Arch 1950) delivered the first in a series of lectures and events celebrating 100 years of architectural education at Georgia Tech. Atlanta is hometown to John Portman, architect, developer, business ...

Ben Ledbetter grew up in the South, took a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Auburn University in 1972, and after apprenticeships with Harry Wolf in North Carolina and Robert Hecht and Ed Burdeshaw in Georgia, returned ...

Perry Kulper is an architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Prior to his arrival at the University of Michigan he was a ...