Architecture - Master's Theses

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    An architecture of reclamation in the city of Sudbury: where land and water meet
    (2022-04-10) Beaudry, Veronique
    The City of Greater Sudbury is home to a unique terrain that has been shaped by many events throughout time. The culture of the place is deeply rooted in industry as well as distinctive landscape feature such as barren rock outcroppings and bounty of lakes. After a century of invasive mining activity, the landscape is being reclaimed and the city of rocks is shifting to a city of lakes. Thanks to re-greening efforts many of Sudbury’s 330 lakes have been brought back from their acidic state. However, urban development has created new challenges for lakes found within the city’s core. This thesis explores the potential for an architecture of reclamation that doesn’t impose itself on the land but aids in the rehabilitation and ecological functions of the specific site. The project is a piece within a complex ecosystem that provides stormwater management benefits, educational amenities and ecological regeneration. Within the riparian zone of Ramsey Lake, this proposal acts as a mediary for clean water environments, where land and water meet
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    The second regreening: mitigating urban sprawl in the South End of Sudbury beginning with the regeneration of the Southridge Mall
    (2022-04-09) Ghorbani, Darius
    The thesis aims to reevaluate the sprawling development pattern that has plagued Sudbury, Ontario. Contrasting city-led regreening initiatives with poorly thought out and executed development, the project asks what would happen if development mutually supported both the environment and the community in the South End of Sudbury. Taking cues from New Urbanists, local environmentalists, and historians, the project will reinstate culturally significant architecture and introduce walkable urban infrastructure that prioritizes active modes of transportation. Building upon existing trail networks and considering the ecology of the commercial center of the South End, known as the “Four Corners,” a new village center will regenerate the underutilized space.