College of Design Theses and Dissertations
Original work in partial fulfillment of a graduate degree in the College of Design (formerly College of Architecture).
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The venation lattice
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-08-06)Nature offers an inexhaustible source of inspiration for design. Among the various lenses deployed to look at nature, symmetry continues to play one of the most profound ones that have continuously used in the description ... -
The mass customization of sandal outsoles for female size outliers utilizing parametric modeling and 3D printing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-07-28)For many women, finding proper fitting footwear is difficult and customized footwear has been out of reach for most due to high costs and lack of access. Standard shoe sizing has historically been based off of an average ... -
Measuring climate resilience in the built environment around the Atlanta BeltLine
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-07-27)There is a need to reorient the discourse around urban sustainability and, increasingly, urban resilience away from a reliance on intuition and appearance toward more rigorous evaluation of performance – particularly at ... -
The space allocation problem
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-07-23)In the domain of architecture and planning, the space allocation problem (SAP) is a general class of computable problems which is employed by numerous design processes to assist in the generation of spaces of a layout and ... -
Design through digital making: A human-system collaboration framework
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05-19)In the last 30 years, a large number of experimental architectural projects and whole buildings have been realized using computationally driven fabrication machines and robotics. It is widely claimed that these new ... -
FROM PHYSICAL LAYOUT TO SPATIAL EXPERIENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF VISUAL INTERFACES ON TEAMWORK IN PRIMARY CARE CLINICS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-07-31)Teamwork among healthcare providers is critical for the safety and quality of patient care. Multiple national strategies and programs have been developed and recommended for implementation of a team-based approach to primary ... -
Conceptual framework for incorporating access for maintainability considerations in BIM coordination
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05-05)Access to perform maintainability tasks has been addressed by facility managers as one of the common struggles they face once the construction project is delivered. The development of Building Information Modeling (BIM) ... -
The application of ecosystem services in higher education planning: Very high research institutes
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-28)The question this study aims to answer is “Are ecosystem services being utilized within campus planning frameworks to address human health and environmental performance?” and then –“If yes- is there an effective measurement ... -
Design of an animal management tool to support lifesaving practices in an animal shelter
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05-05)Open-admission animal shelters face many challenges as an under-resourced and often overcrowded municipal facility. With the no-kill movement in animal welfare that aims to end euthanasia of adoptable animals in shelters, ... -
Fabrication toolkit for upcycling HDPE plastic bags
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-28)This thesis presents a set of fabrication techniques for upcycling HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) plastic bags. It enables not only reusing abandoned plastic bags but also creating 3D objects by folding and joining ... -
Travel behavior dynamics from a longitudinal perspective in Indonesia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-22)This dissertation links urbanization phenomenon with the literature of travel behavior, particularly as it relates to its interaction with the built environment. The aim is to extend the collective understanding of how the ... -
A home intervention augmented reality tool for occupational therapists
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-04-28)The purpose of this project is to design a tablet-based AR application for use by OTs in home care. This application would allow OTs to support individuals with physical impairment and disability when making home modifications. ... -
Rational decision making in early urban design based on uncertain performance predictions
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-03-06)The world is currently undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. More than half of the global population is now concentrated in urban areas, and by 2060 `two third of the expected population of 10 billion ... -
A user-centered analysis of virtual reality in design review: Comparing three-dimensional perception and presence between immersive and non-immersive environments
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-03)Over the last few years, the adoption of Virtual Reality (VR) solutions by the construction industry has grown rapidly worldwide. These have been developed and used for different purposes, including collaborative design ... -
A framework for developing machining learning models for facility life-cycle cost analysis through BIM and IoT
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-04-02)This thesis presents a research project that developed a machine learning-enabled facility life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) framework using data provided by Building Information Models (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT). ... -
Sustainable energy technology, adoption, rebound, and resilience
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-01-22)While in the United States, centralized generation and distribution network are the basis of the current electric infrastructure, the recent surge in uptake of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems introduces a new avenue to ... -
A methodological assessment of extreme heat mortality modeling and heat vulnerability mapping in Atlanta, Detroit, and Phoenix
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-11-12)Extreme temperatures pose an increasingly high risk to human health and are projected to worsen in a warming climate with increased intensity, duration and frequency of heat waves, further amplified by the urban heat island, ... -
Estimating managed lanes door-to-door travel timesavings using shortest path algorithms
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-08-27)Implementing managed lanes, such as high-occupancy toll lanes, within existing urban highway corridors has become increasingly common in cities that want to provide a reliable transportation option but lack sufficient ... -
Economic and social sustainability of sidewalk infrastructure
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-08-27)The presence of sidewalks and quality of sidewalk infrastructure are important indicators of perceived pedestrian safety and the walkability of neighborhoods. However, a wide gap exists between the accessibility and quality ... -
Analyzing the difference between bike share trips made on regular and electric bicycles
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-09-11)In 2017, JUMP Bicycle Company introduced dockless electric bicycles in several cities in the United States. Two of these cities were Austin, TX, and Atlanta, GA, both of which already had bikeshare companies operating with ...
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