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A computer-aided spatial synthesis system for architectural desig
(1984) Matsushita, Satoshi; Rowe, Peter G.; Bavinger, Bill A.; Todd, Anderson
A system for computer-aided spatial synthesis for application to architectural design was developed. It receives information about the spaces to be arranged and proposes a geometrical form for their organization. The special feature of this system is the ability to deal with relationships between spaces and the surrounding environment in three dimensions. After data input, the number of floors in the ultimate organization is decided and every space is assigned to an appropriate floor. Planning of each floor is then undertaken in a sequential manner. Each space is allocated to minimize the relative circulation cost, which is calculated on the basis of both relative proximity and distance among spaces. Some example solutions are presented, ranging from a simple single-story building to a four-story complex.
A long-span cable network structure: an investigation of the relationship between space - structure - form in architecture
(1968) Mikos, Dimitrios; Todd, Anderson; Krahl, Nat W.
This study is based on an investigation into the relationship between space, structure and form in architecture. It is divided basically into three stages. In the first stage, I attempt to review and to clarify general architectural and structural ideas from the point of view of the composition of three basically different functions each of which would require, by itself, a structure of bridging long span. This stage of my research includes "problem No. 1" and "problem No. 2". In the second stage, architectural and structural problems are discussed which spring from the specific functions of a Natatorium, an Auditorium or a Gymnasium of the given scale. This stage includes "problem No. 3" of my research. The third, or last stage, includes a survey of various long-span possibilities, and the selection and development of a prototypical example that most directly, simply, and clearly houses the various functions. This resulting long-span cable network structure serves as a demonstration of the relationship between space, structure, and form.
A study of functionalist theories in architecture
(1966) Griffin, David Miller; Todd, Anderson; Mitchell, O. Jack
This thesis is an analysis of functionalist theories and not of functionalists themselves. I will determine what the theories cover hoping to clear up to some extent the misunderstandings and limited aspects pertaining to the theories. Functionalism is the underlying order in architecture. It embodies and synthesizes the life principle with the universal laws of science; it humanizes architecture and gives it meaning. These thoughts are constantly recurring in the writing of the functionalists, who did not disregard imagination but sought to give it order and meaning in relation to man's physical, intellectual and spiritual needs. The main lesson we can learn from the functionalists is not what they did so much as what they said. Functionalism is not an object, it is a philosophy; a basis for architecture. No one building can be held up as the perfect embodiment of functionalist principles and many (done by functionalists) are quite bad. Start with first hand knowledge rather than second hand experience; that knowledge based on inductive reason and the sense experiences. The conscious following of rules is the surest way to kill freshness. Principles should be fused into the subconscious element of our thought and become one with feeling and intuition; an integral part of our everyday experiences. The functionalists are concerned with the rational approach emphasizing the physical needs of man because this approach is easily explained and demonstrated. The metaphysical aspects of the intellect and spirit are less satisfying since it is impossible to "drive a point home" with a conclusive example. The functionalists repeatedly allude to the intellectual and spiritual needs of man but in compliance with the physical needs. The main difference between functionalism and formalism (form for form's sake) is that through functionalism expression and delight evolve in accordance with the total needs of man. Whereas formalism is an end in itself, compromising the needs of man.
An approach to housing in developing countries
(1963) Parashar, Jawahar Lal; Todd, Anderson
This thesis is a study of those aspects which have a direct bearing on problems of housing in developing countries. In the present context the term 'developing countries' refers to those countries just starting the cycle of modern economic development through industrialization. An attempt has been made to define the nature and extent of the problem, identify what is really involved, clarify its various aspects, and suggest an approach. Part I of this study approaches the problem from a broad national viewpoint. After establishing that the problem of housing is a consequence of rural to urban migration, it concludes that a town centered pattern of urbanization is most suitable toward the solution of housing problems in developing countries. Part II deals with sociological, cultural, climatic and economic postulates of housing. Based on this study, conclusions and design precepts are established. Part III is a demonstration of the principles established in the text and are presented as a prototype case-study for Faridabad Industrial Township in Northern India.
An approach to urban design
(1957) Rapoport, Amos; Todd, Anderson
An architectural demonstration of the principle of transformation
(1984) Warwick, Gregory; Waldman, Peter; Turner, Drexel; Todd, Anderson
This thesis demonstrates the principle of transformation, which is based on a contention that the creation of effective symbolic communication in the visual realm is a process of combining and modifying known visual elements to represent new conceptual meaning. The demonstration of the principle is in the form of an architectural schematic design.
An urban suitability selection process
(1972) Schernig, Robert Paul; Todd, Anderson
The environmental problems of our urban settlements, and the resultant ecological crisis, gives rise to the need for an Urban Suitability Selection Process based on the ecological approach. In order to understand how we generated our present problems, an historical survey is used to document man's changing attitudes towards his environment, and to indicate the importance of natural systems. It is proposed that the ecological input is the primary factor in environmental quality and that the human, natural, and economic costs of urbanization can be reduced when viewed as a holistic process, based on ecology. The basic principles of the ecological approach are defined and related to their input on urban form. A dual system of man and nature is proposed as the essence of urban suitability, and the use of this concept is documented by a study of three practitioners in the field of environmental planning, Phillip H. Lewis, Ian L. McHarg, and Donald L. Williams. Their processes are summarized for the most relevant indicators of urban suitability, and condensed into an Urban Suitability Selection Process. The final section applies the basic elements of the process to the Houston urban area. The use and limitations of the environmental inventory is discussed with respect to the availability of data and its use in understanding natural patterns. Finally, performance requirements for urban suitability are recommended with a discussion of their effect on the man/environment relationship.
Architecture and the productive implications of pause
(1992) Hewett, Daniel Merritt; Todd, Anderson
To move through space is to change. Individuals and communities have always moved for change; within and over their own cultural borders. Yet, it is only by not moving, by breaking an ongoing migration, that certain critical advantage may come to a unified people. Such development, economic and cultural, springs from the constructive engagement between a people and their chosen site. Architecture, as an assembly of transitory constructions and spaces, is a primary instrument through which such interaction may occur.
Architecture for children
(1965) James, Patrick Toner; Todd, Anderson
Childhood today could be better. There are examples of the contemporary child showing that childhood leaves something to be desired. The project is to offer a solution for enriching childhood. The sections following the introduction help to explain the view that / have of children. Status: There is a discussion of the relation between the child today and the child of immediate history, between the child and his parents or adults, and between the child and his peer grow). Today's child has quite a bit of freedom compared to children who were enslaved in factories during that time of the Industrial Revolution. Today the child plays at being an adult, but it seems that he does it most freely among his peers when there is no adult present. Experience: The child is limited in experience, and this either leads him to act as if he had experience as many of today's children do, or the lack of explanation is supplied by imagination, superstition, and primary association. There is a discussion of the learning process. Childhood should be a time of innocent learning by experience. Imagination: There is a description of imagination and a discussion of the relation of imagination to the child. There are reasons offered why it is most common in children, and there are solutions offered to hell) Deserve it. Creativity: There is a definition of creativity and a discussion of the relation between it and the child: perception being a primary prerequisite. Environment: There is offered an explanation for the impact of the environment on the individual and suggestions for the kind of environment best suited for a child. Observations: Observations of children at home, at school, and at art class, Demonstration: This section includes the proposal, a written description and drawings of the children architecture (a Child.- rents Creative Arts Center), and the conclusion.
Authority and autonomy: Basic concepts in the plan of development for the Autonomous University of Guadalajara
(1965) Camarena Ramirez, Francisco Javier; Todd, Anderson; Ransom, Harry S.
THESIS: Authority and Autonomy: Basic concepts in the Plan of Development for the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. ARGUMENT: By tradition there is a powerful authoritative structure in the Latin American University. This authority has been appropriated and abused by the State. There have been developments in Mexico, and especially at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, that indicate a trend toward autonomy. CONCLUSION: The forces of autonomy and authority are not unreconcilable or mutually exclusive. They both can exist under the concept of the transcendental "common benefit" for society. DEMONSTRATION: A development plan for the University.
Color and scale in architecture
(1958) Ziogas, George-Philip N; Todd, Anderson
Communication as a value for architecture
(1963) Widdowson, William Clinton; Duncan, Hugh D.; Thomsen, Charles; Todd, Anderson
The difficulty with which people come together and the resultant lack of human inter-relatedness formulates one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. I see this problem manifested as loneliness in individuals, as misunderstanding and apathy between individuals and groups, and ultimately as gross inefficiency and a hindrance to the achievement of a better life for all men. The causes of the problem undoubtedly go deeper than architecture. But, I see the problem only compounded rather than lessened by our created environment. Architecture can create an atmosphere more conducive to human interaction, more kindly toward the forms of association, and more in the nature of gratifying rather than frustrating human needs. The testing grounds for my thesis will be a university campus. A controlled environment where people come together at a time in their lives and for the purposes that can be most enhanced by increased interaction. By increasing the opportunity and the facility with which people can come together, student with student, student with faculty, faculty with administration, and so on believe a situation could arise which would be richer indeed by virtue of the more intense relationships and act to the advantage of everyone involved.
Duality in architecture
(1968) Bartels, Wayne; Todd, Anderson
The concept of duality is recognized by many too be relevant today, when complex and contradictory situations pose no simple solutions. The answers to the problems of today must be found in the inter-play and tension of opposites. This is true from the most simple aspects of everyday life such as the choice between diet or dessert at dinner, to the choice between duty and fighting in a military stalemate or integrity and refusing to fight, to all that we would hope to accomplish. Duality has long been a tradition in art and literature. The architecture of today should also find its truth and unity in opposites if it“considers itself mature and relevant to life. This is an exploration of the general concept of duality in the literary sense and an analysis of duality with respect to the theory, creative process and the form and space of architecture.
El Jardín Botánico, Valencia, Spain :a proposal to transform agarden into a monument for cultural identity
(1988) Hunt, Christopher Julian; Waldman, Peter|; Todd, Anderson
Between 195 and 198 the medieval core of Valencia lost 67. of its population, a precipitous decline from 1, to 3, people in 3 years. This period roughly coincides with the period of dictatorship under Franco. As part of a much larger program for the recovery and rehabilitation of Valencia, initiated in 198 by a new city government, this proposal explores the idea of transforming the old and neglected Jardin Botanico into a monument. As a monument it is intended to serve as a marker of cultural identity by preserving its form as a ancient garden, its characteristic irrigation pattern, and highlighting its presence in the city by flanking it with related high profile institutions. This transformation symbolizes the presence of a new direction and marks a significant change in Spanish history and is intended to serve as a collective memory of the city’s origin and past as an agricultural center and as an indication of its future direction.
Empty and sacred architecture : a small parochial school for Houston, Texas
(1988) Bernhard, Scott D; Mitchel, O. Jack; Pope, Albert; Ingersol, Richard; Shennan, William; Todd, Anderson; Waldman, Peter
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Foundations of hospital design: an analysis of the evolution of determinants and strategies of hospital design
(1972) Winkelman, Henry Tanner; Todd, Anderson
This thesis examines the historical evolution of hospital design and attempts to identify the primary determinants which have shaped hospital design strategies. In order to facilitate a systematic study of this subject, a matrix has been constructed to organize historical information. The evolution of hospital design is structured into Five Time frames which mark distinct directions in hospital design. Within each Time Frame, the role of the hospital as an institution, the design strategies which developed for organizing space and activities within the hospital, and the technology and theory which supported design strategies are analyzed. From this historical inspection of the evolution of hospital design, conclusions are set forth as to the emerging directions in hospital design and their implications on architectural practice and as to the generalized implications of the unfolding nature of the hospital design problem on the organization of activities within the city. A major theme in this thesis is the deep relationship of hospital design to the society in which it develops and the dynamic impact of the changing components in precipitating the restructuring of the design problem and stimulating new design strategies. It attempts to identify these mechanisms of change and to encourage a more dynamic fit of solutions to problems as they are perceived and the anticipation of directions and needs. Design develops from needs, and the changing needs and changing approaches to meeting them marks the evolution of the hospital facility. The evolution of the hospital and its design is anchored to a fundamental precept which has formed the foundation of hospital design: the concept that the physical environment should assist in the recovery of the sick and injured. The definition of who is to be served has expanded with the wider definition of illness and health. With the shift from the consideration of the individual as healthy until proven ill, to the concept of the individual assumed ill until proven healthy, the orientation of the hospital and design moves from the specific patient to society. The definition of how the needs of this expanding group could best be met forms the second changing determinant of design. The orientation of design has shifted from the need to control infection which was restricted to serving the hospitalized patient to the need for the effective management of resources which can provide a wider delivery of services to society. The hospital has shifted from a limited-use facility with its design determinants oriented to the specific nature of internal function to a mixed-use complex which generates design determinants from the broad framework of intermixed health care, educational, research, and social service systems. This reshaping of the hospital design problem has provided new opportunities for organizing activities to meet collective needs and is generating design strategies which allow the structuring of a more interdependent society.
From the veranda to the balcony :a study in the evolution of resort motels
(1990) Valliere, Mark T.; Cannady, William T.; Wittenberg, Gordon; Todd, Anderson
THESIS will demonstrate that the social significance of tourism 1n the 19th century led to the origin and development of a specific public oriented architecture which reflected the content and meaning of the resort hotel. This typology was drastically reformed during the modern era, specifically between 195-198. The result was an architectural language that 1s no longer concerned with creation and expression of a public realm. Rather, the result was the predominance of a private expression In today's resort hotel which Incorrectly represents the purpose and meaning of this particular building type.
Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. 1915-1987
(Rice Design Alliance, 1987) Todd, Anderson
Making the temporary permanent: A world's fair for Houston (Texas)
(1992) Schick, Susan Paula; Todd, Anderson
Houston is a non-traditional city. It is a unique combination of the artificial and the natural, and to a large degree, very temporary. Buildings in this city last as long as the economy can support them, as evidenced by the great scraping-away of many historic structures downtown during the 60s and 70s. Skyscrapers rest on artificial concrete bedrock floating in the sandy Houston soil. The urban fabric is neither dense nor wide open. Layers and networks--some visible, some invisible--structure the city. Within this temporary environment exist permanent enclaves, in the form of built developments like River Oaks and West University Place, and rituals like International Festival and Rodeo. Another such enclave has been proposed, involving the transformation of the temporarily-occupied Astrodomain into a new, permanent community. This unique, new community sustains itself: short-lived celebrations bring life to it, and residences and work-places allow the activity to remain.
Model of the advancement of architectural theory
(1982) Williams, Timothy F.; Rowe, Peter G.; Mitchell, O. Jack; Todd, Anderson
The thesis presents a framework for addressing the corpus of architectural theory and its conceptual evolution. Part I outlines a general description of the functions of architecture according to five "perspectives" -- precedent, social and economic, perception, climate and physiography, and technology -- that together comprise apparent preoccupations of architectural theory. Here, the assumption is that architecture is both a functional synthesis of these multifarious perspectives, and a reconciliation of objective and subjective polarities found within each perspective. Part II sketches a model of the process by which the structure of these perspectives changes in response to external cultural and internal professional influences. In this process advancement proceeds formally, from a critical appraisal of preceding theoretical approaches, toward programmes designed to solve general classes of problems. Subsequently, when formalism becomes dogmatic, attention is once more directed toward concrete problems, and upon a critique or revision of preceding programmes the process recommences.

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