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    • 1 park 2 sanctuaries: transforming mosque architecture towards the needs 

      Yalin, Mustafa Gülhan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-23)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Currently, the opinion of an immutable mosque typology with a dome and minarets is dominant. However, it is obvious that a dome, minarets and some other elements are not a necessity through the historical development of ...
    • 404080: recuperació de l’eix industrial de Santa Margalida 

      Ferrer i Rosselló, Bàrbara (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-21)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      El projecte se situa a Santa Margalida, un municipi del nord-est de Mallorca caracteritzat per presentar un nucli antic molt consolidat, marcat per la col·locació de l’església al punt més alt a partir del qual es desenvolupa ...
    • A green sponge on the riverbank: re-establish the relationship between man and water in Wuhan 

      Hou, Tianjiao (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-10-29)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      The development of human civilization has never been possible without water. The Indus, the Yellow River, and the Tigris-Euphrates River all nourish the thriving ancient culture. At the same time, almost all human ...
    • Adapt to host: transforming the existing into new experiences of housing in Sao Paulo's city centre 

      Romanielo Ataide, Beatriz (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-10-29)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      As a consequence of the unprecedented urban population growth, and the continuous increase of the urbanisation rates, we have been reaching an intensively built environment, accumulating structures and increasing our ...
    • Adunia: barrio de San Pelegrín, Soria 

      Aydillo Hernáez, Ignacio (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-10-03)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      La propuesta pretende favorecer el tránsito de peatones a través de un entorno agradable mejorando una de las puertas de entrada más utilizada y recorrida por los visitantes de la ciudad. Es necesario mejorar todo este ...
    • Ambiguity: a place for playing 

      Amarillo Arenas, Ana Maria (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-09-15)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Playing is an important activity in the process of growth of children because it develops their brains and improves their imagination. However, adults also use the game as a leisure activity, to relax and to have a break ...
    • An obliqued continus public space from motion: renovation of parking facilities based on the shared cars system 

      Li, Shuren (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-14)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      The sharing economy is exploding around the world thanks to three main characteristics: community-based reuse of idle resources, the extension of sharing between acquaintances to strangers, and the transformation of ...
    • Análisis acústico comparativo entre el diseño de una sala tipo de la "Casa Milà" de Gaudí y su equivalente ortoédrico convencional 

      Quintela Casal, Lucía (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-15)
      Bachelor thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      El objetivo de este estudio es la realización de un análisis del comportamiento acústico de una sala de la Casa Milà, caracterizada por una geometría singular en planta y sección, en comparación con el comportamiento ...
    • Apuntes para configuraciones arquitectónicas para el ensayo de los músicos en ambiente doméstico 

      Ferrando Casas, Meritxell (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-02-26)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Realizar la práctica musical en espacios domésticos puede ser complejo. Principalmente hay dos variables que intervienen en este proceso: el respeto hacia el vecindario y el confort de la persona que ensaya. Ambas variables ...
    • Architectural strategy to transform the superblock: in the Eixample area of Barcelona 

      Rybakolnikova, Yulia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      As architects, we are trained to think critically and see the world in a different perspective. We are asked to solve problems and create visions for many and this ability to critically think is vital to our success. This ...
    • Architecture created for nature. Innovative system of greenhouses and shadehouses 

      Winnicka, Natalia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      This paper, submitted for the completion of the ‘Contemporary Project’ specialization in the Masters in Advanced Architectural studies at ETSAB (Escola Tecnica Superior d’Architectura de Barcelona) is focused on architecture ...
    • Arquitectura no construida: representar la ciudad percibida, concebida y vivida 

      Preciado Roca, Irene (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-09-15)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      El significat de ciutat ha estat un tema àmpliament tractat per sociòlegs, filòsofs, historiadors i urbanistes i la seva definició ha anat evolucionant amb el succeir dels anys, adaptant-se a diferents èpoques, ideologies ...
    • Beyond markets: envisions of expanding public events in markets 

      Hou, Yuming (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-14)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      The municipal markets network in Barcelona is unique in the world. It is made up of 39 food markets and 4 non-food markets. However, the traditional markets they represent are now facing the challenges of a new era. Today, ...
    • Big building, small city: Redefining the notion of scale 

      Halabi, Lea (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-07)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      The face of a city landscape is the fruit of many factors, and can be derived not only from the drive of the people in power to showcase their political ‘achievements’, but also a series of unpredictable events, a juxtaposition ...
    • Bogotá social backbone: social architecture for the people 

      Fonseca Guardiola, Santiago Domingo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-04)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Bogotá Social Backbone propone el desarrollo de una columna vertebral de infraestructura social para las personas más necesitadas de Bogotá, aquellas que normalmente no tienen acceso a los servicios profesionales de un ...
    • Breaking railroad barriers in L'Hospitalet 

      Liu, Heng (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-04)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Transportation systems are one of the most essential structures of cities, which, with developments and expansions, have gradually become barriers in cities. In the aspect of development, transportation is the obvious ...
    • Bridge-market: connecting the in-between: the marketplace as an articulator of public space 

      Safi Hanun, Oscar Alfredo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-07-14)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      The marketplace has been throughout history a powerful promotor of public space, from the beginning when trade and dealings between people were done in these special designated places it quickly became a necessity of ...
    • Bridging the gap: synthetic intervention into the gap space between borders 

      Kim, Milee (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-22)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      This thesis will delve into a new meaning of gap spaces where are acquiring a new role and how they constructed between borders. One of the expectations is that this architectural attempt in urban gap space will reconnect ...
    • Broken avant-garde movement. Reinterpretation of russian avant-garde ideas in contemporary architecture 

      Tokmacheva, Nataliya (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      In the modern architecture of Russia, there is a shortage of morphological ideas associated with the loss of identity. Is it possible to revive the architecture of the avant-garde of the 1920s in order to find a vector for ...
    • Brooklyn Culinary Institute 

      Cusó Cuquerella, Berta (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-07)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access