Architecture - Ph.D. / Sc.D.

Viral visions : art, activism, and epidemiology in the global AIDS pandemic ?

Davidow, Jackson(Jackson Struthers),1990- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

Most histories of HIV/AIDS, art, and cultural activism pivot around New York and are confined to the American context. Instead, this dissertation maps out a more expansive transnational Anglophone network of individuals, ...
The constrained geometry of structures : optimization methods for inverse form-finding design ?

Cuvilliers, Pierre(Pierre Emmanuel) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)

This dissertation aims to improve form-finding workflows by giving more control on the obtained shapes to the designer. Traditional direct form-finding allows the designer to generate shapes for structures that need to ...
Cultural mandates, artistic missions, and "The Welfare of Palestine," 1876-1948 ?

Ari, Nisa. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)

This dissertation investigates the changing landscape for artistic production in Palestine from the last decades of Ottoman rule until the establishment of the State of Israel (1876-1948). The development of new artistic ...