Topic – Thesis Question -Project
Light – How can a building shape light to track the passage of time? – A library
Skin – How can the layered and interpenetrating structure of human skin be used as a model for architecture? – A map museum with a climate-controlled storage vault
Skin – How can a building skin perform as high-tech clothing? – A 24-hour use warehouse.
Tropical Skin - How can the skin create intermediate spaces between inside and outside - A house in Miami
Threshold - How can architecture articulate thresholds between large and small, public and private - Rooms for events on Biscayne Bay
Urban Sociability – How can intermediate spaces between public and private be designed for sociability? – Art galleries on Lincoln Road
Urban Streetscape - How can balconies and porches create social space? - Housing in Little Havana
Cultural Patterns – How can Cuban-American patterns of house renovation be used in larger scale buildings? – Addition to a library in Little Havana
Cultural Patterns – How can architectural patterns in Guyanas houses inform larger scale design? – A community center in a Guyana village
Sustainability – How can a building shape natural air flow for climate control? – A Meteorological Research Center on Virginia Key
Transit-Oriented Development - How to integrate a transit station into a community - Vizcaya Station
Parasite Architecture - How to add usable space to the roof - A dance club on the roof of a hotel in South Beach
Architecture for Global Culture - How to integrate global architectural forms into a specific locale - A regional airport
Biomimetic Design - How to use natural forms to create an building skin that responds to air flow- A highrise on Brickell Key
Green Roofs and Facades - How to create habitable spaces for both birds and people in the city - A green highrise
Urban Sociability – How can a building faade be designed for sociability – A new faade for Sunset Place.
Urban Sociability - How can public and private spaces be interwoven in three dimensions? – A Hotel/Condominium at the mouth of the Miami River
Sustainability – How can an urban high-rise be designed for a tropical climate? – A Condominium on the Miami River
Urban Patterns – How can commercial and residential use be mixed – A mixed-use street and building in Coconut Grove
Dynamic Architecture – How can a building react to changing circumstances? – A recreation building in New York City
Cultural Patterns – How can traditional Cuban patios and porticos be reinterpreted in contemporary design? – A mixed-use building in old Havana.
Architecture and Food – How can the simultaneous violence and sociability of eating be interpreted in design? – A restaurant
Architecture and Food - How can design of the environment parallel the sensuous qualities of taste - a fresh pizza restaurant and garden
Movement and Calm - How can a path be designed to be relaxing - A perfume museum in Kendall business center
Philosophy and Architecture – How can the idea of the fold be interpreted in design? – An ecotourism resort
Architecture and Landscape – How can architecture be designed as a system of landscape? – An ecotourism resort
Light – How can architecture modify the perception of depth? – Experiments in design and perception
Temporary and Permanent – How can design articulate temporary and permanent elements? – Addition to a library
Infrastructure – How can architecture be designed as urban infrastructure? – An urban sky-park in Miami
Life Safety – How can high-rises be designed for better emergency egress? – A high-rise in downtown Miami
Portable Architecture – Shelter designed to be carried. – A sleeping structure for the homeless
Kit of Parts Architecture – An exploration of standardization for urban construction – A mixed use building in downtown Miami
Urbanism – Can design mix pedestrian and automobile traffic to enhance both? A retail center in North Miami
Architecture and Water – Can design enhance both the sensual and symbolic experience of water? – An urban spa
Mobile Architecture – How can a mobile building fit a variety of urban locations? – A Floating Museum
Landscape and architecture – How can landscape and architectural design articulate temporary and permanent uses? – A farmers market in Homestead
Skin – How can building skin enhance sustainability? – An urban eco-tourist hotel
Site Analysis – How can detailed site analysis identify precise locations for design intervention? A link across the Miami River
Sustainability – How can architecture respond to a climate of sky and sea? A marine research center in the Florida Bay.
Ecosystem Corridors – How can corridors be designed to link wetland habitats? – A greenway in Broward County
Landscape and Narrative – How can landscape design reveal the history of a place? – Heritage Trail for Big Pine Key
Sound and Landscape – How can design shape the experience of natural sounds? – A riverwalk in Miami
Landscape and Dance – How can dance notation and choreography be used in landscape design? – A greenway in Kendall
Design for the Senses – How can gardens address all the senses? – An interactive garden for a pediatric hospital
Landscape and Narrative – How can new elements in an historic landscape tell a story – Redesign of Henry Nehrling Estate