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papercrete research moves toward perfection and code compliance

January 26, 2003
A step by step summary of the process of mixing, pouring, and curing papercrete. Investigates various mixes.

Jodi Engles and Jeff Mees

sun tracking and sound tracing:

integrating solar design principles in beginning architectural studios

January 26, 2003

Site analysis in the beginning architectural studios has traditionally been focused on the cultural, formal and compositional language of the context rather than the opportunity to map and investigate sensory qualities that contribute to the design problem. This paper outlines an alternative based on the epistemological perspective that "technology is design" and environmental forces are media of architectural conception.

Ihab M.K. Elzeyadi, Ph.D.

prospects for ecological design education

january 26, 2003

A look at some of the approaches and pitfalls of an ecologically oriented design education in North American universities.

Christopher C. Theis, AIA

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