2024-03-28T23:08:03Zhttps://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/oai/requestoai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104822020-09-09T13:28:41Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
McKenna, Kimberly Fisher
Eckersley, Michael
Branham, Richard
Brackett, David
2012-12-04T00:13:27Z
2012-12-04T00:13:27Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12024
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10482
Abstract In order to propose solutions to known problems, designers must consider the system in which their creations exist and design with the entire system in mind. Through literature research and expert interviews on the subject of textile and apparel manufacturing, this paper examines the problem of environmental harm caused by the creation, use, and disposal of garments inherent in the current global system. Localizing the production of textiles using casein fiber sourced from waste milk offers a unique solution to the issues of sustainability as well as opportunities for the development of unique regional fashion businesses. Keywords: Textile, apparel, manufacturing, sustainability, localizing, casein.
51 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Textile research
Sustainability
Arts management
Apparel
Casein
Localizing
Manufacturing
Textiles
The Case for Casein Fiber: Local Design Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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7643470
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/131662018-01-31T20:08:11Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Dunning, Anne
Li, Lingling
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Mulinazzi, Thomas
2014-03-11T00:08:11Z
2014-03-11T00:08:11Z
2013-12-31
2013
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:13149
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/13166
Since 2010, China's annual domestic holiday travel for the 20-day season surrounding Spring Festival (a.k.a. Chinese New Year) has exceeded 200 million trips (China Transportation and Communication Yearbook). The demand surges have overwhelmedintercity transportation systems, particularly passenger rail. This transportation problem has emerged due to spatial economic imbalance: workers have had to travel betweentheir homes in rural hinterlands to factory jobs on the industrial coast, which had grown into amigratory population of 261,390,000 by 2010 (National Bureau of Statistics of China). The objectives of this research were: * to examine spatial relationships among factories, raw materials, markets, workers, and rail connections; and, * to identify how development of China's freight-rail industry can or will influence the Spring Festival travel season. Spatial analysis using geographic information systems (GIS), statistical hypothesis testing, and economic analysis including location quotients were conducted to examine spatial relationships among markets, factories, raw materials, workers, and rail connections. Potential was explored for developing freight rail to support inland vertical industry and employment that might reduce worker migration and thus reduce the surges of the Spring Festival travel season. It was concluded that Research results indicated sixteen inland provinces stood to develop vertical industries and integration. The inland provinces offered resources to support developing six main value-added industries: food processing, fiber development into cloth and textiles, wood and paper products from timber, tobacco products, metals, and machinery. Inland industrialization can offer employment to current migratory workers, thus reducing domestic passenger travel and the volume surges of Spring Festival seasonal demand. As movement of finished goods from hinterlands to the coast replaces movement of workers to coastal factory jobs, freight demand will increase. Increasing freight volumes across the country will produce pressure on the current freight railway network, leading to a need to reverse recent disinvestment by investing in freight infrastructure.
102 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Urban planning
Balancing China's Seasonal Intercity Travel Demand: Alternatives for Freight Rail Expansion to Reduce Seasonal Passenger Rail Demand
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104842018-01-31T20:08:05Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Magario, Rachel
Karney, Dennis
Hall, Art
Neal, Micheal
Miller, James
McColl, Robert
2012-12-04T00:24:11Z
2012-12-04T00:24:11Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12174
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10484
Currently, the design of products and services is focused on visual processes that exclude the other senses. The study herein presented explores the flaws of using a fully visual approach in the areas of education, product design and services. This paper also discusses the deficiencies of a first order thinking approach and presents an alternative based on second order thinking that can be used to overcome these weaknesses while at the same time nurturing innovation. Through this narrative Rachel Magario, a blind student in the business and interaction design graduate programs at the University of Kansas, shows how she was able to overcome the mechanical limitations inherent in a visually oriented academic world. Magario explains how a project to design a tactile map taught her to look for solutions through a second order thinking approach complemented by the use of low fidelity prototypes. In this process she was able to create audio and Velcro low fidelity prototypes to fill in the gaps of research for audio and haptic design. All this was achieved through a process of observing, reflecting, imagining and building to validate hypotheses that can be approached through second order thinking, frameworks and methods into the design process. The result is a process anchored in a human and activity centered design that accounts for all senses and can be used to achieve success in different areas of innovation.
98 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Activity-centered design
Blind
Design thinking
Interaction design
Mobile design
Prototyping
Empowering design through non-visual process: The blind add new vision to innovation
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104722020-09-08T14:28:11Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Eckersley, Michael
Rook, Michele
2012-11-29T00:26:24Z
2012-11-29T00:26:24Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12013
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10472
Military children experience long periods of separation from a parent. The parent/parents choose to dedicate themselves to our country through the military, but the children don't have a choice. Children need to be recognized for their sacrifices and time lost. This project will research the need for recognition.
41 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
Children
Deployed soldiers
Kids
Military children
Recognition
SALUTE the KIDS - A Recognition Program For Children of the Army National Guard Soldiers
Thesis
Architecture
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643473
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/42412020-07-20T16:03:37Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Rashid, Mahbub
Chang, Ting-Jui
Branham, Richard
Juola, James
Spreckelmeyer, Kent
2008-09-29T05:31:16Z
2008-09-29T05:31:16Z
2008-05-13
2008
http://dissertations2.umi.com/ku:2452
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4241
Effects of Design Features on Visitors' Behavior in a Museum Setting Ting-Jui Chang, M.A. in Interaction Design The study aims to define possible interplay between display design and visitors' behavior in a museum setting. It asks, "What environmental features related to design have impacts on visitors' behavior?" The researcher observed single adult visitors in the 20/21 gallery of the Spencer Museum of Art during two weeks period. Research methods included: 1) measuring the physical setting of the display; 2) ranking art pieces by the curator on three scales: canonical value, popularity, and the Museum goals; and 3) tracking visitors' paths, stops and time-spent. Correlation analysis was used to discover the relationships between design features and visitors' behavior. Graphs/visual representations of the setting, viewing paths and stop locations were studied to identify the patterns of behavior. Findings include: 1) how display designs reflected the importance of the art pieces in the mind of the curator; and 2) patterns of visitors' behavior related to display of art and space.
127 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Fine arts
Design and decorative arts
Architecture
Interaction design
Behavioral study
Display design in a gallery of a museum
Visitor study
Visual representation
Tracking paths in an environmental setting
Effects of Design Features on Visitors' Behavior in a Museum Setting
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
6857323
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/148522018-01-31T20:08:05Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Wimberly, Richard Buck
Branham, Richard
Thomas, Gregory
2014-07-28T02:56:28Z
2014-07-28T02:56:28Z
2012-08-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12230
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/14852
Knowing that our culture is moving from an emphasis on diversity to one of inclusion, how can Hallmark use this shift as an opportunity to create a more emotionally connected world?
49 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
GLBT studies
Business education
Diversity
Employee resource group
Erg
Inclusion
Lgbt
Bring All People Together: Maximizing Diversity & Inclusion at Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Thesis
Design
M.A.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/195792018-01-31T20:07:54Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Henne, Peter Jacob
Shellhorn, Jeremy
Sato, Yoshi
2016-01-03T18:33:10Z
2016-01-03T18:33:10Z
2015-12-31
2015
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14431
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19579
The trending quantified self movement has seen the consumer activity tracking market explode over the past few years. These users have become more and more interested in not only tracking their activity but understanding the value of the data captured. Currently, many of these devices are purpose built for specific activities like walking, running, cycling, swimming, or hiking; all of which are very linear in motion. These movements however, differ greatly to what you would experience playing soccer. These athletes are lacking tailored solutions specific to their needs and unique types of physical movements. My goal is to outline a framework of product parameters that would be necessary to develop successful activity tracking solutions for soccer athletes at the consumer level. I intend to do this by understanding the current market landscape, find gaps within current solutions, and identify valuable data points soccer athletes are looking for. Using this information I will begin developing a proposed product solution around these parameters.
74 pages
en
University of Kansas
Copyright held by the author.
openAccess
Design
Link: Designing Activity Tracking Solutions for the Soccer Athlete
Thesis
Design
M.A.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/276562020-06-23T20:44:34Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Compton, J. Howard
2019-01-29T18:19:01Z
2019-01-29T18:19:01Z
1932-06
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/27656
The following account of the building of a University at Lawrence, Kansas, has been written from the point of view of an architect. Of special interest to an architect are such problems as the selection of a site for the University, the sites for the buildings, the types of construction, the materials, and the style of architecture. An attempt has been made to search out the solutions offered to these problems as they presented themselves in the building of Kansas University, and to show the reasons for the final decisions.
The first chapter on Territorial Days is of an introductory character, forming a sort of historical background for the building of the University. It deals with the settlement of Kansas and the founding of Lawrence, and the traces the various attempts made to found a University at Lawrence before the legislature authorized the organization off the official State University.
The following four chapters give a general history of the building of the University. An effort has been made to explain the needs for the buildings erected, how the money was procured, and to give information about the selection of the sites. The individual buildings are described in a series of account containing specific information in regard to the architect, contractor, styles, material and construction.
University of Kansas
Copyright held by the author.
openAccess
The Building of the University of Kansas
Thesis
Architecture
M.Arch.
Compton, J. Howard
Architecture and Design
379090
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/248572017-12-08T21:45:29Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Paulsen, Carl Emil
2017-08-23T15:08:18Z
2017-08-23T15:08:18Z
1932
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/24857
Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Kansas, Architectural Engineering, 1932.
eng
University of Kansas
This work is in the public domain and is available for users to copy, use, and redistribute in part or in whole. No known restrictions apply to the work.
openAccess
Some practical aspects of structural design for buildings
Thesis
Architectural Engineering
M.Arch.
3425386
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/217502017-12-08T21:45:28Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Steinman, Norman L.
2016-10-18T12:26:34Z
2016-10-18T12:26:34Z
1969
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/21750
Project (B. Arch.)--University of Kansas, Architecture and Urban Design, 1969.
eng
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Berger Memorial : a Jewish funeral home
Thesis
Architecture and Urban Design
B. Arch.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/76792020-08-10T13:38:39Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Jordan, Mary Anne
Carter-Thompson, Safiya
Brackett, David
Akers, Norman
2011-06-21T20:00:06Z
2011-06-21T20:00:06Z
2011-04-20
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11396
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7679
My vivid memory of landscape strongly influences the patterns that I use in my creative art work. I employ various dots and layering of line and color to create my own personal, abstracted maps of California's landscape and its complex terrain. Using a combination of embroidery and paint on canvas, I work to represent the idea of "home." I create unique symbols to tell my story of California. Initially. The process of making my work is also important. Color, dot size and pathways are chosen and added. Each piece is dyed using primary colors that are over-dyed to create secondary colors.
9 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Fine arts
Abstracted
Art
California
Dots
Maps
Textiles
Core Topography
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7642836
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/145502020-10-22T14:24:21Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Chang, Jae D
Franklin, Casey Gail
L'Heureux, Marie-Alice
Branham, Richard
2014-07-05T16:43:43Z
2014-07-05T16:43:43Z
2014-05-31
2014
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:13405
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/14550
This research evaluated the impact of energy information upon business owners' energy perceptions and behaviors within their architectural and social context. Specifically, it investigated if business owners were using an online electricity monitor, and how their perceptions related to engagement with energy information. The research sample consisted of ten small business owners who had participated in a free energy assessment program run by the local government. As part of the program, participants agreed to make one change the assessment suggested and attend two informational meetings. One meeting covering general energy efficiency topics and another instructing participants in use of an online electricity monitor. Data was gathered in the form of participant interviews, copies of the energy assessments, and screen shots of the electricity monitor. Interviews in context with the business owners covered topics such as how energy information impacted motivations, behaviors, and perceived limitations. Findings indicated that although each participant expressed an interest in conserving energy, none were regularly engaging with their electricity consumption information through the online monitor. Business owners did not find the monitor useful because it did not provide them information that was relevant to their business or architectural context. This indicates that future monitor designs should make a greater effort to incorporate information about users and their contexts into the representations of energy information. Doing this could make energy information more relevant and engaging so that users can relate to it and integrate it into their behavioral routines.
90 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Sustainability
Energy
Architecture
Energy monitors
Pro-environmental
Small business
Sustainable behaviors
User feedback
The Impact of Energy Information Upon Small Business Owners
Thesis
Architecture
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
8086543
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104732020-08-28T14:52:24Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael D
Smith, Brian Matthew
Jurden, Frank
Branham, Richard
2012-11-29T00:27:32Z
2012-11-29T00:27:32Z
2011-12-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11860
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10473
This thesis project explores the self-directed mutual fund investing space outside of personal retirement planning. The objective is to popularize mutual fund investing by removing the need for traditional financial adviser assistance and lowering the financial and behavioral barriers to fund ownership for underserved consumer segments.
89 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
Business
Behavioral economics
Investing
Location services
Point-of-sale
Social
Underserved
Squirrel: A Community-Directed Approach to Investing
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643361
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/39792018-01-31T20:08:06Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Westergard, Gina
Freiheit, Karla
Jordan, Mary Anne
Hartman, Tanya
Bial, Henry
2008-07-21T23:13:30Z
2008-07-21T23:13:30Z
2008-05-02
2008
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2563
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/3979
Through layered cloth, devoré, bleach discharge, hand and machine embroidery, art textiles create this MFA thesis exhibition entitled Artifacts of Experience by Karla Freiheit. The layers of fabric hide and reveal information such as text, idiosyncratic mark-making, and recurring visual motifs. Cotton, silk, rayon, nylon and polyester are some of the materials that create expressions of the lived experiences of the maker. Sometimes these are emotional responses to daily living; sometimes the expressions function as cognitive therapy that serve to calm and focus the artist's mind. The work is intended to give the audience a break from routine where spaces for memory and mindfulness can be achieved. Viewing these ritual-like textiles allows for moments of empowerment, healing, and meditation. Collaboration with materials, techniques, and the development of relationships with people are inherent to the artistic process. Ultimately, the textiles are a celebration of life and the world around us.
34 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Fine arts
Exhibition
Fibers
Textiles
Art
Mark-making
Ritual
Artifacts of Experience: A Thesis Exhibition
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/87892020-08-28T13:39:06Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Heckler, Ariel Laura
Smalley, Marcy
Lane, Dennis
2012-03-01T22:30:30Z
2012-03-01T22:30:30Z
2011-08-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11720
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/8789
Throughout the world, people travel from point A to point B every day via one or multiples modes of transportation and for a variety of reasons. Even though transportation is vital, most people seem to take it for granted. A recent survey conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute titled “What Do Americans Think about Federal Transportation Tax Options?” found that a majority of Americans are not in favor of any particular tax option for transportation, and the three options that performed fairly well in the survey were only supported by approximately 40% of the surveyed individuals (Weinstein Agrawal & Nixon, 2010). Do average citizens recognize the importance of transportation in their daily lives, and do they not realize its true costs? Thus, transportation agencies are faced with the dilemma on how do we engage and educate the public on how much transportation costs.
Some Departments of Transportation, like the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) are trying to remedy this with electronic engagement and educative outreach. For example, KDOT tried e-engagement with its T-Link Calculator, which was an online tool for allowing the public to try their hands at making transportation budgetary decisions. However, we currently have no way of knowing what works and why. To address this shortcoming, this study creates and evaluates the T-Link Calculator using a model called the E2DG Model of E-Participant Engagement based on three successful components of e-engagement: e-policymaking, e-learning and digital game-based learning. Since the tool in question, the T-Link Calculator has attributes of all three tools it was impossible to classify it as one type. Then a case study was conducted applying the model to the T-Link Calculator. Twenty Kansans were interviewed on their level of engagement/educative experience with the T-Link Calculator using the E2DG Model.
The model emphasizes the importance of engaging users on the following criteria: Accessible/Fair, Delivery/Story, Cognitive/Challenge, Relevance/Achievements, Collaboration/Feedback, Reflection, Promotion, Time and Privacy/Security. From the interviews and using this criterion, it was determined that the T-Link Calculator succeeds in some areas of engagement and fails in others. The positives were ease of usability, simplicity of the layout, instant results provided by “sliders” and graphs, the “Learn More” features, the different levels with “Basic” and “Advanced Mode,” and the short amount of time required to interact with the site. However, the downsides for several individuals included not understanding the interactive graphs, the T-Link’s Adobe Flash platform not being compatible with certain applications or devices, and the terminology used. Some of the modifications that people suggested were providing instant feedback on individual results, expanding the introduction, providing a clear purpose for the exercise, and providing more definitive information on the actual budget numbers. If these modifications were made, this would help KDOT take the T-Link Calculator to the next level of engagement while providing a platform that would be more enticing to citizens for learning about the high costs of transportation.
101 pages
en
University of Kansas
This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
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Educational technology
Public policy
Transportation planning
Education
Engagement
E-participation
E-policymaking
Finance
Transportation
E-Participation In Transportation Planning: T-Link Calculator Case Study
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643342
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/305862020-07-28T08:00:50Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Slingsby, Jerry A.
2020-07-27T17:05:49Z
2020-07-27T17:05:49Z
1980-05-31
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/30586
M.U.P. University of Kansas, Architecture and Urban Design 1980
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Racial covenants in Kansas City : an historical view of their effect on housing choice
Thesis
Architecture and Urban Design
M.U.P.
674313
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/195772018-01-31T20:07:54Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Register, Todd
Shellhorn, Jeremy
Storm, Gregory
2016-01-03T18:27:27Z
2016-01-03T18:27:27Z
2015-12-31
2015
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14404
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19577
The smartwatch space has exploded in the last year or two. Companies are scrambling to create desirable products to occupy people’s wrists. While timepieces have been around for centuries, smartwatches are just beginning. How do we leverage design to create a high end watch experience? What form, features, materials, aesthetics and user interface are appropriate? Smartwatches are trying to appeal to users by taking design cues from the wristwatch. Despite this, they lack the critical functions to be considered a true necessity. Garmin is in a unique position to create authentic smart instruments or tool watches that are relied on in the most extreme conditions. Current Garmin watches have complicated UI’s and aesthetics that do not appeal to watch enthusiasts.
21 pages
en
University of Kansas
Copyright held by the author.
openAccess
Design
Designing the Intersection of Technology and Timepieces
Thesis
Design
M.A.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104752020-08-28T13:46:39Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Hembree, Ryan Matthew
Branham, Richard
McClure, Alan R
Meyer, Wallace W
2012-11-29T16:36:31Z
2012-11-29T16:36:31Z
2011-12-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11428
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10475
Most creative businesses remain limited in organizational size, sales, and profitability, primarily due to a lack of efficient management. Unless the principal or owner of a creative business delegates some of the functional aspects of operations to other staff, or finds a way to automate core processes and procedures, the firm will experience volatility, growth struggles, and possibly even failure. By developing a project and knowledge management system that is tailored to the unique needs of creative businesses, many of the daily tasks and management issues that currently overwhelm owners and principals will be streamlined and automated. The C.O.M.mand Center (Creative Operations Manager) system is an online project, time and knowledge management system accessible through any web browser. The purpose of this project is to prove the value of such a system to creative businesses by researching user needs, determine why existing project management systems are not adequately meeting those needs, and then develop a design and "proof of concept" for a more appropriate solution.
38 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Business
Management
Creative management
Design management
Knowledge management
Project management
Developing a More Effective Creative Operations Management System for Creative Businesses
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643351
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104832020-09-09T13:53:37Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Kosary, Cozette Jordan
Eckersley, Michael
Carswell, Bill
2012-12-04T00:14:37Z
2012-12-04T00:14:37Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12133
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10483
This project seeks to discover where students living in the dorms currently perform academic collaboration. Academic collaboration is the methods students use to study and get the most out of their academic career. The interactions this project will focus on will be those between the student studying as an individual, the student studying in a small group, and the student studying by using technology. This information will then be used to see if there is a way to create a physical space or environment, possibly a "third place," and an application that would better facilitate this interaction. This research will take into account how students use place-making to define their own space, as well as how involving students in the design process through participatory design, will aid in the student claiming ownership of that space. Two Supplemental Files accompany this document: Fieldnotes and Presentation.
40 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Academic collaboration environments
Interaction design
Place-making
Space vs place
Study spaces
Third place
sp[A.C.E.]: Student's Personal Academic Collaboration Environments
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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7643476
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/53632020-07-24T12:14:55Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Vertacnik, David
Eddings, James Richard
Hachmeister, John
Maude, Marshal
2009-08-07T14:28:15Z
2009-08-07T14:28:15Z
2009-06-02
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10286
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5363
This thesis is written in support of "Idle Spots". The objects I make as a ceramic artist are based on my observations and interaction with the natural world. In nature and within my creative process there is a sense of discovery and a feeling of anticipation. I immerse myself in nature to discover source material for the objects I make. I interpret, re-interpret and make these objects unique creations that differ from the original inspiration. I work intuitively with the material to capture the emotions felt in the building process. I utilize multiple techniques to create the surface color and texture that reference my findings in nature. I can't make an object as well as the natural occurrence in the wild but the challenge of doing so keeps me going. Capturing the essence of my inspiration in the objects I make enables the viewer to go through the same emotions I do in nature and within my studio.
18 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Fine arts
Ceramics
Nature
Idle Spots
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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6857560
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/277762019-08-27T18:09:08Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1952
Chang, Jae D.
Lee, Jeehwan
Coffeen, Robert C.
Padget, Steve
Cai, Hongyi
Kong, KyoungChul
2019-05-03T20:36:27Z
2019-05-03T20:36:27Z
2017-01-01
2017
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15269
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/27776
Among environmental stressors, urban noise exposure has become a critical factor for building occupants’ health along with rapid urban population growth. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that high external noise levels can cause numerous health problems such as sleep disturbance, high blood pressure, and psycho-physiological symptoms. Road traffic noise, among other urban noise sources, has been regarded as the major constraint degrading the acoustical quality of urban environments. However, it was found that there is a conflict between ventilation performance and noise transmission in naturally-ventilated buildings in urban areas. Therefore, this research topic aims to explain the effect of shading louvers and compact silencers as noise barriers in ventilated buildings for indoor air quality and acoustical quality. This study is intended to investigate the multidimensional aspects needed to improve ventilation potentials and acoustical performance using a double skin facade (DSF) which is composed of an air cavity, two layers of glass, shading louvers, and air vents. This study employs a mixed-use research method composed of a preliminary simulation study and an experimental study. The preliminary simulation study focused on the ventilation performance of a DSF using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, and then an experimental study was designed to measure noise reduction of a DSF mock-up in a reverberation chamber based on shading louver orientation, type, and surface material, and the percentage of air vent open surface area of a DSF. Research findings suggest that shading louvers and compact silencers are effective in noise reduction of a DSF. It implies that integrated shading louvers with sound absorbing materials and compact silencers for air vents can reduce noise transmission through ventilation openings in naturally-ventilated buildings.
136 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Acoustics
Double skin facade
Indoor environmental quality
Natural ventilation
Noise reduction
Urban noise
The Effect of Shading Louvers and Compact Silencers as Noise Barriers in a Ventilated Double Skin Façade
Dissertation
Architecture
Ph.D.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104692018-01-31T20:08:10Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Monfort, Anne-Louise
Branham, Richard
Mishra, Sanjay
2012-11-29T00:18:42Z
2012-11-29T00:18:42Z
2012-08-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12231
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10469
In a progressively digitally interactive society, the relationship consumers have with brands is shifting, requiring a deeper understanding of how to co-create brand meanings with consumers. Consumers are utilizing social media to share their experiences with brands, often derailing carefully crafted brand messages. It is becoming increasingly important for brand managers to learn how to effectively evolve their brand to maintain relevancy and flexibility in this ever-changing atmosphere. Understanding consumer perceptions and touchpoints of brand interaction will help brand managers design effective brand evolution strategies. Several theoretical models are examined to help describe the complex system of interactions, particularly those involving virtual experiences. Introduced to help frame this understanding is a new model of the "Brand Interaction Space", which acknowledges that brand meaning and experience is a co-created construct between the organization and the consumer. Through co-creative strategies, brand managers can work with consumers to develop a symbiotic partnership in which both parties derive enhanced brand value. Incorporating "designerly" methods into the brand management structure, as well as creating a centralized brand team to serve as a connective force within the organization, will help align organizations holistically to fulfill a shared vision and brand promise. A heuristic process for implementation is presented.
56 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Marketing
Business
Brand
Co-creation
Interaction
Social media
Designing Brand Evolution Strategies: Co-creating sustained brand value and holistic experience with consumers.
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104742020-08-28T14:19:33Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Blair, Randall Robert
Branham, Richard
Rosen, Dennis L.
2012-11-29T16:35:04Z
2012-11-29T16:35:04Z
2010-12-31
2010
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11268
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10474
Small to mid-sized community churches face many challenges developing the services that will fulfill the needs of members and non-members and deliver them in a way that fits the way we live in a modern society. Their long-term survival depends largely on their ability to attract and engage prospective members. Exploration of this topic has shown that the level of affinity, understanding of culture, volunteer opportunities and a feeling of authenticity towards engagement with the community are critical factors for people deciding where to put their physical and emotional energy. Using a service design approach, churches can take a systemic look at enhancing the experience for visitors in these areas.
16 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Social research
Community
Interaction design
Service design
Using Design to Facilitate Personal Engagement in a Church Community
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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7643356
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104702018-01-31T20:08:15Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Bartels, Robert A.
Meyer, Wallace W
Eckersley, Michael
2012-11-29T00:20:48Z
2012-11-29T00:20:48Z
2012-08-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12238
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10470
A comprehensive study of the reclaimed materials industry and ways it could be improved from a management standpoint by working through a Design Management problem solving approach. Project Objectives: To improve the sourcing of reclaimed materials within a local arena. To develop a framework using these improvements that could be replicated on a larger scale throughout other Habitat ReStores. To improve design research and development skills and demonstrate gained knowledge through a project that would cover a broad spectrum of Design Management principles. Scope of Work: The topic is specifi cally related to the reclaimed materials industry and ways to improve the buyer's and seller's experience in relation to the location and sale of materials as seen through the lens of the Habitat ReStore structure. Concepts contained within this presentation have been developed through the collection of qualitative and quantitative research data, user testing, prototyping, applied design methodology, and existing references. Problem: Reclaimed building materials are everywhere but finding them is difficult. How does design apply? Examine the problem through the eyes of the customer and apply the gathered data to produce new solutions that will improve the experience for both the buyer (customer) and seller (ReStore). Solutions: Provide a set of potential changes to the physical space to improve the customer's experience. Provide a set of potential changes to the virtual space that would improve the customer's experience.
92 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Management
Environmental management
Materials
Reclaimed
Recycling
FURTHERING THE RECLAIMED MATERIALS EXPERIENCE
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/87862020-08-28T13:48:37Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Hart, Mary Beth
Serda, Daniel
Hansen, David
2012-03-01T20:21:35Z
2012-03-01T20:21:35Z
2009-05-31
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10344
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/8786
Social capital is seen as promoting youth success. This study analyzes all 115 counties in Missouri using correlation to determine if youth centered community connections (youth organizations, high school activities, and private schools) are related to Robert Putnam's version of social capital in communities. Multiple variable regression is used to determine what forms of community connections are associated with youth success (lower dropout rates, increased college attendance, decreased juvenile delinquency, and lower teen fertility rates). This study finds that Putnam's measure of social capital is significant in predicting teen fertility but not the other measures of youth success. High school activities was the only community connection variable associated with youth success in the form of lower dropout rates. Single parent families was the variable most associated with youth outcomes followed by median family income. Social capital and community connections do little to override family support systems and financial resources.
36 pages
en
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Urban planning
Education
Activities
High school
Out-of-school time
Social capital
Youth
Youth organizations
Social Capital and Community Connections: What Matters in the Lives of Youth?
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
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7643345
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104802020-09-08T13:42:13Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Padget, Steve
Walsh, Marcia K.
L'Heureux, Marie-Alice
White, Stacey S.
2012-12-04T00:10:32Z
2012-12-04T00:10:32Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12060
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10480
Beginning with a discussion of the combined acreage of the all the impervious surfaces on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, together with the average annual precipitation there, the HSG soil categorization of this campus, and the contours of its land, this question is asked: using stormwater best management practices, how much of the stormwater runoff can be detained or retained and cleaned before this runoff enters the stormwater drain systems of the University and the City? Considering only the two largest categories of impervious surfaces, buildings and parking lots, the study finds that more than half of the University's 216 million gallons of annual stormwater runoff can be detained or retained and cleaned by the strategic utilization of stormwater best management practices including green roofs and bioretention cells.
95 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Sustainability
Stormwater on the University of Kansas Main Campus
Thesis
Architecture
M.A.
na
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7643474
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/76832020-08-11T14:11:56Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Jordan, Mary Anne
Ortiz, Eugenia Maria
Jordan, Mary Anne
Katz, Cima
Park, So Yeon
2011-06-21T20:13:04Z
2011-06-21T20:13:04Z
2011-04-11
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11401
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7683
In my Thesis, Awakenings, my goal is to capture our internal resistance to change that keep so many of us trapped in negative or harmful situations and the process of releasing destructive patterns and beliefs. These life-depleting patterns of behavior can prevent us from reaching or expressing our full potential for happiness. However, by consciously making a decision to transform and shift to more coherent life-patterns, we can be awakened to the full beauty of life, and of ourselves.
12 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Behavioral changes
Cocoons
Fibers
Large scale installation
Textiles
Transfomation
Awakenings
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
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7642843
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/195852018-01-31T20:07:52Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Hoppenthaler, Bethany
Branham, Richard
Ward, Douglas
2016-01-03T21:08:07Z
2016-01-03T21:08:07Z
2012-12-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12481
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19585
Design for many years has been considered an aesthetic tradecraft. However design has, more recently, come to be regarded as a strategic business asset offering a new way to solve problems and innovate. The rapidity of change demands that businesses must seek new ways to systematically create value as a means to retain competitive advantage. Recent technological advances offer a means of greater social connectivity. Brands can take advantage of this connectivity, and businesses can use design to more validly connect with the marketplace. How does a company interject design into an existing business culture to enable innovation? This thesis is a case study of a Kansas-based international animal health equipment manufacturer and its efforts to introduce a program of design as a means to cultivate new ideas through design thinking and improve its existing business and innovation culture. The following report documents this effort and its various productive outcomes.
111 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Arts management
business
culture
design
innovation
management
quality
Interjecting Design into an Existing Business Culture to Enable Innovation
Thesis
Design
M.A.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/114572020-09-25T13:51:27Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Cai, Hongyi
Li, Linjie
Glavinich, Thomas E
Chang, Jae D
2013-07-14T15:26:14Z
2013-07-14T15:26:14Z
2013-12-31
2013
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12586
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/11457
The goal of this study was to find the impact of cutting-edge light-emitting diodes (LED) lighting technologies on the office ergonomics in modern offices. An experiment was conducted in a windowless office at the University of Kansas. This experiment used four test conditions with two levels of light sources (LED and fluorescent lamps) and two levels of lighting control (with/without lighting control). A total of 30 subjects with an average age of 21.6 and eyesight of 20/20 and 20/16 participated in this experiment. Subjects performed typing tasks and color matching tasks under each one of four test conditions. Subjective evaluation of lighting quality and task satisfaction were collected using a questionnaire. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography was used as a new approach of light measurement in offices. The results revealed that LED lighting had more consistent color rendering performance than fluorescent lighting, and also led to better typing task satisfactions. LED lighting could reduce the lighting power consumption (by up to 65.5% in this study) without any negative impact on office ergonomics. Introduction of individual lighting control could lead to better satisfaction toward the lighting quality and higher savings in lighting power consumption.
143 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Architectural engineering
Fluorescent
Led
Office ergonomics
IMPACT OF NEW LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES ON OFFICE ERGONOMICS
Thesis
Architecture
M.S.
na
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8085694
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/44222020-07-22T14:00:38Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Carpenter, Charles Robert
McCleary, George
Greene, Lois
2009-03-23T02:53:11Z
2009-03-23T02:53:11Z
2008-01-01
2008
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10075
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4422
Agile is an iterative and incremental framework for developing software. The core values of Agile foster collaboration. This study focuses on experiences of Agile practicioners to understand the core values in practice settings.
40 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Computer science
Agile
Collaboration
Core values
Methodology
Project management
Software development
Successful Collaboration in an Agile framework
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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6857404
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/188292020-06-25T19:44:35Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_7158
Bihr, Samuel Wilks
2015-11-03T14:49:25Z
2015-11-03T14:49:25Z
1922
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/18829
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kansas, Architecture, 1922. ; Includes bibliographical references.
eng
University of Kansas
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A grade school building
Thesis
Architecture
M.S.
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/217982018-01-31T20:07:51Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Spreckelmeyer, Kent F
Diaz Moore, Keith
Kader, Sharmin
Silva, Kapila D
Rashid, Mahbub
Ekerdt, David J
2016-11-02T21:14:59Z
2016-11-02T21:14:59Z
2016-08-31
2016
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14898
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/21798
The post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of any building facility is essential for providing feedback to the architects and to the building owners for further improvement in design skills and management procedures. Since the 1990s several POE tools have been developed focusing on nursing home environments, but no POE tool has been developed for hospice environments. Generally, the nursing home POE tool has been used to assess hospice facilities, but in recent studies, a significant gap has been found in the usefulness because hospice patients are mostly bed-bound, their physical, social and spiritual demands are different, and a patient’s family accommodation plays a significant role in the patient’s dying experience. The need of developing a POE tool for hospice facilities is evident, and this study has focused on fulfilling that goal. To develop an indicative level of POE tool for hospice, the Professional Environmental Assessment Protocol (PEAP) was selected as a precedent model. PEAP was developed to provide a standardized method of expert evaluation of special-care units for people with dementia, and it not only assesses the physical setting but also includes some assessment of organizational and policy features of the environment. This doctoral thesis developed the Hospice Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP), which assesses only the physical setting and does not include assessment processes of organizational or policy features. It involved three research objectives: a) to identify the ‘Therapeutic Goals (TGs)’ of hospice environments; b) to develop a list of design considerations for each therapeutic goal, and c) to develop an evaluation matrix and a descriptive five-point rating scale for each goal. The qualitative research design was considered using three methods: a) a systematic literature review to identify TGs; b) the Delphi method to obtain expert opinions, and c) five case study surveys. HEAP provides a standardized method to evaluate building performance based on eleven TGs; provide continuity of self, provide access to nature, provide privacy, facilitate social interaction, maximize safety and security, provide autonomy, regulate stimulation and support sensory therapies, provide spiritual care, provide family accommodation, provide support after death, and maximize support for staff.
431 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Architecture
Gerontology
Social psychology
End-of-Life
Healthcare Design
Hospice
Palliative Care
Post-Ocupancy Evaluation
Therapeutic Environment
Development of Hospice Environmental Assessment Protocol (HEAP): A Post Occupancy Evaluation Tool
Dissertation
Architecture
Ph.D.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/87902020-06-25T15:24:09Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Rodriguez, Carolina
Carswell, J. William
Smalley, Marcy
2012-03-01T22:34:30Z
2012-03-01T22:34:30Z
2011-08-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11627
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/8790
Small communities, like big cities, are trying to figure out what to do about bicycling. Especially when used for transportation, bicycling offers benefits to individuals such as increased physical activity and decreased costs associated with motorized travel. For small and big cities, alike, bicycling produces zero carbon emissions, causes less wear and tear on already strained road systems, and promotes a tightening up of sprawling landscapes. So far, what we know about bicycling comes principally from statistical surveys and quantitative research of large sample studies conducted in cities with existing bicycle infrastructure. But what we need to know about bicycling goes beyond the numbers to explore how cyclists interact with their communities. Learning how cyclists make it work can help communities design environments and policies to encourage more bicycling. And not just in places with bicycle friendly amenities but also in places that might be called bicycle "unfriendly". This thesis reports on the results of a case study aimed at understanding how a small group of bicyclists make it work in a small military town in Kansas. The cyclists interviewed make it work by committing to biking to work, planning their lives around cycling, and overcoming obstacles. A major obstacle to bicycling is the sense that cyclists do not feel supported by the community. Feedback from this study can lead to a greater sensitivity to everyday dilemmas encountered by cyclists. Leaders and decision makers in places that do not actively encourage cycling can better understand how cyclists fit into their town's sense of community.
60 pages
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Urban planning
Transportation planning
Sustainability
Bicycling
Case study
Military
Small city
Transportation
A Case Study of American Bicycle Culture: How Cycling to Work Works in a Small Town in Kansas
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
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7643343
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/44452020-06-26T19:35:25Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Montgomery, Justin Anton
Woelfel, Jim
Mayo, Jim
2009-03-24
2009-03-24
2008-05-14
2008
http://dissertations2.umi.com/ku:2461
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4445
The purpose of this study is to explore existentialism synthesized with urban planning theory and develop a measure for the "existentialist urban planner." For existentialists, existence precedes essence, and the profession of urban planning would not exist without this belief. Other existentialist concepts which can be found within a planner's mindset are facticity, transcendence, free will, bad faith, authenticity, and being-with-others-albeit not in these terms. The Existentialist Urban Planner Scale (EUPS) was created to measure a planner's existentialist worldview based upon the main existentialist concepts. The results of the survey showed that there are existentialist urban planners. The existentialist urban planners have a significantly positive correlation with work engagement, and especially the work engagement subcomponent, dedication. Also, the existentialist urban planner associates with an entrepreneurial work culture.
66 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Urban and regional planning
Philosophy
Urban planning
Existentialism
Work engagement
Existentialist urban planner
Urban planning theory
A Quantitative Exploration of the Existentialist Urban Planner and Work Engagement
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
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6857375
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/39442018-01-31T20:08:05Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Westergard, Gina
Cero-Atl, Todd Franklin
Hartman, Tanya
Vertacnik, David
2008-07-14T19:42:23Z
2008-07-14T19:42:23Z
2008-04-28
2007
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2446
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/3944
The vignette "Dogs Have Masters" deals with the role of transition and the power of transformation as it applies to the roles of loss, offering, sacrifice and protection. Ceramic traditions of containment, corporeal metaphor and the allegorical reference of earth are examined through an awakening of subconscious and conscious meaning and associations. Commercial porcelains and unfired terra cotta become engaged in a visual dialogue based upon the idiom of binary opposites that create universal balances. Ceramics is shown here as opposition ends of the spectrum leading to the same sobering and perhaps unexpected conclusion: even in death, clay is man's best friend. The imagery was chosen from a wide range of influences: Japanese gardens of old Kyoto; Egyptian mythology with its systematic blueprints for an eternal afterlife; the phrasing of the Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez; the gay nightclubs of my youth and the coded messages of American jazz music.
6 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Fine arts
Design and decorative arts
Dogs Have Masters
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/53602020-07-23T15:16:27Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Unruh, Delbert
Kostner, Nicholas Gene
Reaney, Mark
Bial, Henry
Jordan, Luke
2009-08-07T14:22:12Z
2009-08-07T14:22:12Z
2009-06-02
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10267
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5360
KING LEAR A GILDED AGE TRAGEDY Master of Fine Arts in Scenography Thesis under the direction of Delbert Unruh, M.A., Professor of Theatre and Film This theatre design for Shakespeare's King Lear sets the play in late Victorian America. The character of Lear is a wealthy industrialist. The other characters make up the remainder of his corporation. This premise reveals the play's themes of greed, ambition and family ties while exploring the extreme nature of this time in American history. Using a neutral, yet evocative, scenic design allows for the numerous locations and recalls the simple aesthetic of industrial architecture of the time. The period details of the costume design grounds the show in reality and provides distinction between social classes and character loyalties. The production uses contemporary stage technology and design to bring to mind the 1880s through a thought-provoking and relevant theatre experience.
57 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Theater
Design and decorative arts
Costume design
Lighting design
Scenic design
Scenography
Stage design
Theatre design
King Lear: A Gilded Age Tragedy
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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6857563
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/74032020-08-07T13:01:45Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Jordan, Mary Anne
Yakle, Danielle Nicole
Brackett, David
Burke, Matt
2011-04-26T01:32:32Z
2011-04-26T01:32:32Z
2010-04-29
2010
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10827
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7403
Futilitarian, an MFA Thesis Exhibition, explores the conceptualization of the body as a factory. In particular it focuses on bodily cycles related to human reproduction and presents them as absurd parodies of industrial production. One of the primary concerns of this installation is the lack of control over our own bodily functions. The body factory blissfully churns out products that (to someone not trying to reproduce) are completely useless and merely accumulate unused and unwanted on the floor, a supply with no demand. Futilitarian was created predominantly from handmade felt and supplemented with found industrial objects. In some cases the found machine parts fit the felted body pieces like restrictive clothing, cinching and controlling a body that teeters on the brink of chaos. In this way, the industrial parts add another layer that speaks of attempted control over a disorderly body.
30 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Fine arts
Design
Body
Fiber art
Installation
Reproduction
Soft sculpture
Textiles
Futilitarian
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7642806
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/106322020-06-25T20:34:16Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Hertel, Stephanie Ann
Branham, Richard
Schwoerer, Catherine
2013-01-20T15:31:25Z
2013-01-20T15:31:25Z
2012-12-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12520
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10632
Brands are being challenged to reach consumers in different and more relevant ways. Today's consumer is influenced by brand experiences over the number of advertising impressions. Understanding consumers' needs, wants, and desires can be discerned and shaped the way promotional merchandise is created, sourced, and distributed. A genuine understanding of promotional products client-brand needs can foster better brand engagement and garner desired consumer responses.
46 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
Design management
A model for consumer-oriented promotional products
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
8085614
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/276232020-06-23T20:54:12Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Twarogowski, Leroy
2019-01-10T19:32:52Z
2019-01-10T19:32:52Z
1966-05-31
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/27623
Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Kansas, Design, 1966.
Father Brendan Downey, O.S.B. of the St. Lawrence Catholic Student Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, suggested the thesis topic. According to Father Brendan, Catholic missionary priests find it inconvenient to carry all of the items that are needed to celebrate Mass. They also find it inconvenient to locate a makeshift altar table in each of the localities that they visit. Father Brendan suggested that a wooden altarware carrying case be made, which could be used as an altar table.
The objective of this thesis was to determine the feasibility of constructing a compact unit, which could function as a carrying case for the altarware and as a platform on which to celebrate Mass.
University of Kansas
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The feasibility of constructing a carrying case, portable altar, and altarware to be used in missionary work for the Catholic Church
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
3567535
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/239852018-01-31T20:07:51Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1952
Rashid, Mahbub
Khan, Nayma
Moore, Keith Diaz
Spreckelmeyer, Kent
Zilm, Frank
Branham, Richard
2017-05-08T02:18:05Z
2017-05-08T02:18:05Z
2014-08-31
2014
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:13635
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/23985
Understanding patients' experience is important for designing patient centered healthcare environments. Patients get their first impressions of the healthcare experience from the environment, which may affect their healthcare expectations even before receiving any services. Studies on patients' satisfaction have shown that the physical environment of hospitals can directly or indirectly affect patients' experience and the perceived quality of care. Very few of these studies, however, show how environmental variables affect patients' experience and satisfaction in wayfinding situations in hospitals. Even fewer studies look at this issue in the hospitals of developing countries, where the quality of care is a big concern. Therefore, this study focuses on patients' experience in wayfinding situations in the hospitals of Bangladesh. The study uses data collected from 349 male and female patients in the outpatient departments of six regional hospitals of Bangladesh. The data include 180 hours of field observation of wayfinding behaviors over a period of six weeks, patients' interviews using a pre-coded questionnaire, and the floor layout analysis that included the measurement of actual route distance, travel distance, and spatial network distances. The findings of the study suggest that patients' travel experiences may depend on patients' interpretations of a situation based on psychological processes, social factors and the environmental variables of the settings. Among the environmental variables that seem to have affected patients' experience and satisfaction more in the outpatient departments of Bangladeshi hospitals are included the identification and directional signage elements, the location of information desks, and the proximity of necessary functions. These findings should help hospital designers and administrators make hospitals more patient-friendly in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
177 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Architecture
Design Quality
Patients' Satisfaction
Patients' Travel Experience
Signage System
Spatial Layout
Wayfinding
DESIGN CORRELATES OF PATIENTS' TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND SATISFACTION IN THE HOSPITALS OF BANGLADESH
Dissertation
Architecture
Ph.D.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/64442020-08-04T12:52:15Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Hachmeister, John
Lenharth, Amy Lynn
Vertacnik, David
Burke, Matthew
2010-07-25T23:01:58Z
2010-07-25T23:01:58Z
2010-04-21
2010
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10803
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6444
Amy Lenharth "Omphalos" Abstract Several years of research into technique and personal experience have resulted in the thesis exhibition called "Omphalos". The central concept of the thesis is the axis mundi, the unseen connection between the underworld, the physical realm, and the heavens. The idea of the axis mundi is found in many cultures and illustrates not just a physical journey, but a psychological one. The installation is comprised of four main pieces, the central piece being the axis mundi. Ceramic is the main medium used and is supported by the addition of found architectural objects. There are many historical references used, both architectural and symbolic, in the attempt to translate my personal experiences into concrete form so that they may strike a universal chord in the viewer.
15 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Design and decorative arts
Fine arts
Ceramics
Installation
Omphalos
Sculpture
Omphalos
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
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7078860
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/53622020-07-24T12:16:40Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Westergard, Gina
Howard, Aimee M.
Havener, Jon
Stanionis, Lin
2009-08-07T14:26:08Z
2009-08-07T14:26:08Z
2009-06-02
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10388
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5362
This body of artwork entitled Entelechy: potentiality has become an actuality, consists of two interrelated series of object based sculptures addressing different facets of medicine and healing. The first series comments on modern medical science's attempts to keep the temporal body in a state of unnatural perfection. This work addresses a rejection of the human body's natural tendency to deteriorate. The second series in this body of work investigates emotional disorders that naturally arise in conjunction to physical ailments.
30 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Fine arts
Design and decorative arts
Art
Design
Entelechy
Metalsmith
Thesis
Entelechy: Potentiality has become an actuality
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
6857561
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/259932018-04-17T17:44:23Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Lyles, Ward
Willis, Emily Kathleen
Swearingen-White, Stacey
Krause, Rachel
2018-02-18T20:09:54Z
2018-02-18T20:09:54Z
2017-08-31
2017
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:15394
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/25993
More people in the US are killed per year by heat waves than any other weather-related disaster. Extreme heat events (heat waves) are also expected to increase in severity and frequency due to climate change. Because of the urban heat island effect that causes cities to warm faster than surrounding rural areas, urban areas are at greater risk of experiencing devastating heat waves. By modifying the way land is used, cities can reduce the threat of heat waves. There are three primary categories of land use or built environment-related heat wave mitigation strategies: cool materials, greening, and energy efficiency strategies. I analyzed 47 county hazard mitigation plans to determine if local jurisdictions are using these heat wave mitigation strategies. I found that although most hazard mitigation plans include a section focused on heat hazards, few plans include land use or built environment mitigation strategies focused on mitigating heat. Most plans did include land use or built environment mitigation strategies used to mitigate other disasters that could have heat wave reduction co-benefits. Population and region had positive relationships with the comprehensiveness of the heat section. None of the variables I tested had associations with the inclusion of heat-related mitigation strategies or co-benefit mitigation strategies.
85 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Urban planning
Climate change
climate adaptation
extreme heat
hazard mitigation plans
heat waves
Making Cities Cool Again: Heat Mitigation Strategies in Hazard Mitigation Plans from Six US States
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/44232020-07-22T14:15:11Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Fitzgerald, Ann K.
Meyer, Wallace W
Johnson, Dr. Lacy
2009-03-23T03:05:22Z
2009-03-23T03:05:22Z
2008-01-01
2008
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10082
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4423
Innovation Transformation Guidebook, ITG, is a collection of flash cards designed to help small businesses innovate by strategically improving their current offerings. ITG methodologies are inspired from research in an array of fields including design, entrepreneurship, education, psychology, and sociology. Consequently, ITG approaches innovation problems more accurately by simultaneously investigating the customer, market, and business itself. Innovation Transformation Guidebook should be used as an interactive platform with a small business team. ITG cards are grouped three categories: Inform, Expand, and Deliver. The flash cards contain prompts, questions, and diagrams meant for discussion and implementation. Small business owners using ITG should see increased revenue from the creation of new and/or relevant offerings directly tailored to their customers' needs.
23 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Design and decorative arts
Business education
Developmental psychology
Grounded theory
Innovation
Interaction design
Lifestyle branding
Process
Small business
Innovation Transformation: A Guidebook for Small Business Development: Inform, Expand, and Deliver
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
6857405
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/193842018-01-31T20:07:52Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
L'Heureux, Marie-Alice
Castillo Melo, Roberto I.
Adams, Deborah
Karim, Farhan
McClure, Kirk
Rashid, Mahbub
2016-01-01T21:21:45Z
2016-01-01T21:21:45Z
2015-05-31
2015
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14179
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19384
In the first half of the 20th century, masses of people moved from the decaying rural sector to Venezuelan cities in search of opportunities amid increasing revenues from the oil industry, which created greater demand for affordable housing. As the existing housing supply was deficient, they occupied Caracas’ vacant lands on slopes and green areas and built ranchos (hovels) on uncontrolled barrios (informal settlements). By 1950, an estimated 50,000 ranchos lined the hills of Caracas. As part of the so called “Batalla contra el Rancho”, (Battle against hovels), the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez implemented a housing plan that used high-rise superbloques as the emblematic building type. From 1951 to 1958, the government built 97 superbloques with 17,934 apartments. Superbloques started to decay as soon as the dictatorship collapsed. In the last 60 years, the conditions affecting residents have changed in many ways and since the replacement of the superbloques is not conceivable due to Venezuela’s chronic housing shortages, their preservation is a present-day challenge. This dissertation is focused on the assessment of the present living conditions in the superbloques and compares two projects: Cerro Grande, the first superbloque built, that was aimed at middle income households and 23 de Enero, an emblematic community with many superbloques built for low-income households. While Cerro Grande crystalizes the ambitions of the planners to align the superbloque with trending ideas of the modern movement, 23 de Enero is an architecturally less elaborated solution addressing the increasing demand of low-cost housing solutions. This research builds an historical interpretation of the superbloque context and uses a qualitative research design that combines interviews with residents, on-site field observations, and the architectural analysis of the buildings themselves to assess the evolution of the physical organization. The research develops a theoretical framework based on Michel de Certeau´s descriptions of the dialogue between producers and consumers expressed through the use of strategies as a means of control by the former and tactics or ways of operating to navigate the everyday life by the latter. The study asses the dialogue between the strategies established by policymakers, planners, and architects in the implementation and design of superbloques and the tactics developed by residents to appropriate and transform the housing to meet their needs. As part of its outcomes, the investigation compares and analyzes the physical characteristics of the buildings to outline the evolution of the superbloque design. The study contributes to the discussion about the preservation of superbloques by outlining the differences between the evolution of the physical layout, the processes of appropriation of residents, and the challenges for the improvement of the quality of life in the two scenarios represented in both case studies.
288 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Architecture
Caracas
Latin American architecture
Modern architecture
Modern Housing
Venezuela
APPROPRIATING MODERN ARCHITECTURE: DESIGNERS’ STRATEGIES AND DWELLERS’ TACTICS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE 1950S VENEZUELAN SUPERBLOQUES
Dissertation
Architecture
Ph.D.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/55932020-07-27T15:20:29Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
7079012
Berkman, Eric
Branham, Richard
Greene, Lois
White, Stacey S.
2009-11-03T00:04:51Z
2009-11-03T00:04:51Z
2009-07-21
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10464
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5593
The purpose of the Lawrence Transit System thesis is to design a route system with improved coverage and convenience, and to improve the usability of the route map. I use a user-centered, participatory approach to generate ideas by examining the interaction between human, object, and environment within a situation. The situation is evaluated against theoretical frameworks and then synthesized using methods of representation. The route system is improved by defining route priorities which reduce the number of transfers to one or less and increase coverage without adding to the current amount of routes or buses used. Furthermore, the study finds that users identify their position easier on the map when: it is correctly orientated in the environment; it represents their mental model; and the user can identify familiar markers. In conclusion, the user experience is improved with a usable map designed around an efficient route system.
5 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Urban and regional planning
Design and decorative arts
Transportation
Orientation
Route planning
Usability
IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE OF THE LAWRENCE TRANSIT SYSTEM: A FOCUS ON MAP USABILITY AND ROUTE PLANNING
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/106152020-08-28T14:26:06Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Shortle, Morgan
Keckeisen, Bob
Scherting, Bruce
2013-01-20T14:49:56Z
2013-01-20T14:49:56Z
2012-12-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11290
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10615
Approaching design as a flexible process with frameworks for understanding human behavior during exhibit development enables a comprehensive plan for achieving exhibit goals. An Activity-Centered Design Perspective for the Development of Museum Exhibits outlines theoretical design frameworks that support museum goals and responsibilities for the production of exhibit solutions that facilitate desired visitor experiences. The design community follows iterative processes that incorporate a strategic mix of tools for the creation of valuable and successful products and services. Because information and communication technologies are common for the presentation of exhibit messages, an approach to exhibit development that considers exhibit activities and technology and how they effect visitor experience is necessary. An exhibit development strategy with a design perspective frames critical exhibit activities for analyzing the contextual factors that influence visitor behavior and overall visitor experience. The museum industry has an opportunity to incorporate this design perspective to exhibit development as well as the creation of additional museum programs and events that have goals of increasing attendance and attracting a wider and more diverse audience.
76 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Museum studies
Design
Activity-centered design
Design strategy
Exhibit design
Exhibit development
Museum visitor experience
An Activity-Centered Design Perspective for the Creation of Museum Exhibits
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643353
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104762020-09-08T14:22:19Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1952
L'Heureux, Marie Alice
Lawless, Julie Williams
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Silva, Kapila D.
Smith, David
Spreckelmeyer, Kent
2012-11-29T16:59:47Z
2012-11-29T16:59:47Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12020
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10476
Intentionally temporary housing environments, like student housing, where residents know they will settle for a short period may lack the social and physical factors that inspire a sense of home and community. Yet, these environments compete with traditional housing options to retain residents and therefore, universities want to create housing that makes students feel at home and bond with their fellow students and their eventual alma maters. This research asks how do the social, psychological, and physical structures of a temporary living environment create a sense of `home?' This study analyzes these connections in residence halls on the campus of the University of Kansas, as a way to develop principles that will result in high-quality design for temporary living environments. Methods used in this study adapt a series of five focus-group activities combined with interviews and observations to investigate the social and physical factors that inspire students to create `home' in the halls. Four major themes developed through this study address the social-physical connection in the environment: choice and control; flexibility and adaptability; comfort and well-being; and community. These themes suggest a set of design principles that respond to the social development of residents and the physical requirements for successful student spaces. The principles encourage the incorporation of smaller, clustered residential communities to improve identity and community, the use of adaptable furnishings, and the incorporation of `third places' for socialization. This study proves that scale matters; it sets forth design principles for temporary environments that emphasize the importance of social and physical scale in the living environment, and it highlights the viability of a design process to develop ongoing practice in the field of student housing. Student housing officials may use the results of this study to evaluate housing policies and set agendas for future construction projects.
169 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Architecture
Urban planning
Charrette
Community
Design
Environment-behavior
Housing
Third-place
Moving Home to College: Socio-Physical Factorsin Creating 'Home' in Temporary Environments
Dissertation
Architecture
Ph.D.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643224
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/212442017-12-08T21:46:53Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Jackson, Dale E.
Smith, Eileen M.
2016-07-29T20:07:46Z
2016-07-29T20:07:46Z
1991-09-25
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/21244
This thesis project was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the School of Architecture and Urban Design for the degree of Master of Architecture in Management.
Built heritage is disappearing at a tremendous rate. The condition of the built environment and care of cultural resources are rarely planned for comprehensively and fallowed through by communities in the United States. Often built heritage is demolished or preserved only after lengthy community battles. Too few projects are successfully integrating the new and the old through appropriate and timely review processes stimulating the needed consideration, resources and management of these assets.
The study herein is exploratory in nature seeking to delineate if, why, when, where and how cultural resources are addressed in the project development process. It asks how major construction projects can be in place before existing cultural resources on or near a site are
considered and the criteria used to determine these decisions. The present and potential role of the architect in cultural resources review is explored and established as an important issue of the 1990s. Case study areas in seven communities of Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom
and the United States provide a cross-cultural and intimate perspective of the myriad issues of preservation and development decisions within community -where they occur.
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Historic preservation
Historic Preservation and Development Decisions: The Architect's Role in Conflict and Cooperation
Thesis
Architecture
M.Arch.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104812020-09-08T14:30:22Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Miselem, Maria Jose
Eckersley, Michael
Branham, Richard
Meyer, Wallace W
2012-12-04T00:12:00Z
2012-12-04T00:12:00Z
2012-05-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12017
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10481
Proposed is a thesis project to develop and plan aspects of punto.: a design training center geared to advising start-up and small businesses in the Central American region. The center will have a mission of: (a) directly engaging with small firms to develop and market attractive, higher value offerings to targeted local, regional and international markets; and (b) establishing a network community for training and collaboration among such small businesses, their industry partners, exporters and investors. Relevant literature is presented. Models for punto.'s training workshops are sketched out as the starting method for implementation of the project, in order to test the efficacy of design thinking principles to promote small business innovation and collaboration.
39 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
Entrepreneurship
Center
Central America
Innovation
Training
PUNTO. DESIGN TRAINING CENTER FOR SMALL-SIZED BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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7643472
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/87742020-08-28T14:21:09Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
White, Stacey S
Cowan, Kristen Michele
Johnson, Bonnie J.
Gibson, Jane
2012-03-01T20:02:53Z
2012-03-01T20:02:53Z
2011-08-30
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11777
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/8774
Growth and change at the rural-urban fringe of any urbanizing area creates heated debate. The way in which people talk about change is oftentimes through stories, using rhetoric and imagery to paint a picture of what is or ought to be. In this case study of Douglas County, Kansas, imagery and rhetoric of changing rural land uses is analyzed from planning documents, newspaper articles, and interviews with planners and commission members during two distinct time periods, one of high population growth (1995 to 1999), and one of slowing population growth (2005 to 2009). The researcher found that despite differing economic situations, much of the rhetoric between the two time periods was similar. The biggest difference, however, was in the different resource conflicts between the two time periods - water and soils, respectively. Despite the economic recession during the latter time period, much long-term planning resulted. What planner and city officials can learn from this research is that despite economic hardship, periods of slow population growth may be excellent windows for long-range planning to occur. These periods could be used to assess community resources, gather citizen input, and plan accordingly for what the community wants to be like in the future. Stories, in this way, may not just serve as rhetorical fodder. In this way, stories may influence land-use decisions made on a policy level, and consequently, the physical characteristics of a community itself.
58 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Urban planning
Land use
Planning
Rhetoric
Stories
Storytelling
Urban-rural fringe
Changes in Community Rhetoric and Imagery of Rural Land Uses at the Urban Fringe: Douglas County from Strong to Slow Growth
Thesis
Urban Planning
M.U.P.
na
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7643341
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104712018-01-31T20:08:05Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Woods, Amanda
Eckersley, Michael
Joseph, Kissan
2012-11-29T00:22:03Z
2012-11-29T00:22:03Z
2012-08-31
2012
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12215
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10471
The Internet is continually evolving and new access mediums have expanded its reach, connecting people all over the world. This has allowed businesses unparalleled access to consumers, propelling ecommerce to becoming a greater source of revenue for businesses of all sizes. Previous web design standards endorsed localization as a key requirement for a company's Internet success. However, with the rise of a new Internet culture, localization does not appear to be prevalent nor does it seem to be a requirement for success. This thesis explores concept of user experience as it relates cultural customization, current trends in localization, and more current principles to be considered with localization.
28 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Web studies
Design
Communication
Cultural customization
E-commerce
Internationalization
Localization
User experience
Current Trends in Cultural Customization and the Ecommerce Experience
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/180602018-03-26T21:45:51Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Swann, Michael
Adams, Paula Graves
2015-06-10T15:18:42Z
2015-06-10T15:18:42Z
1997-05
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/18060
Submitted to the School of Architecture and Urban Design and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture, May 1997.
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openAccess
Ranching in the Kansas Flint Hills: Exploring the Built Forms of a Family Cattle Ranch
Thesis
Architecture
M.A.
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104772020-08-28T13:45:02Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Alhassan, Fatimah
herstowski, andrea
Shellhorn, Jeremy
Spreckelmeyer, Kent
2012-11-29T17:01:33Z
2012-11-29T17:01:33Z
2011-08-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11612
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10477
In this project, an art learning center located in a shopping mall in Saudi Arabia is designed for 3 to 5 year old kids.
12 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
The Little Artist: Interactive Art Center
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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7643348
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/213782020-06-26T20:21:58Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Larrick, Thomas
2016-08-23T17:10:58Z
2016-08-23T17:10:58Z
1932
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/21378
Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Kansas, Architecture, 1932.
eng
University of Kansas
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A school for contemporary architectural training
Thesis
Architecture
M.A.
3425289
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/104782020-08-28T14:16:42Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Branham, Richard
Guo, Yujie
Eckersley, Michael
Mishra, Sanjay
Shellhorn, Jeremy
2012-11-29T22:37:41Z
2012-11-29T22:37:41Z
2011-05-31
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11380
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10478
In this thesis, a new service: Canect is designed to challenge the problems of current translation service providing. Briefly speaking, Canect is a service that helps international travelers and companies to find and manage the best-fit translation services. While the traditional translation service industry staying in the black box, Canect is designed to be more transparent, flexible and reliable. It will improve the translation service experience from the early stage to the end evaluation stage. To limit the language scope, this project will focus on English speaker who seek Chinese translation services. The design process followed a typical interaction design process including design research, user needs mining, personal and scenario development, prototyping and evaluation.
32 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Chinese english
Interaction design
Matching service
Service design
Translation
Canect: Matching You the Best-fit Translation Service
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
7643350
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/76782020-08-10T14:59:23Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Jordan, Mary Anne
Brebenel, Elena
Brackett, David
Katz, Cima
Westergard, Gina
2011-06-21T19:58:58Z
2011-06-21T19:58:58Z
2011-04-20
2011
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11390
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7678
I go along the tramway. I am the eternal traveler throughout my own past. Each time the rails are going somewhere else. I am now in Iasi: my grandparents' city, the city where my school was, the city of the evergreen parks. Faraway stories of some forgotten days are quietly brought into the present by seemingly "aged" pieces, made of fabric and paper. Mapping and invented coded imagery are an inherent part of my personal language. An amalgam of found objects, like: old library punched cards, discarded book spines and circuit boards, help me translate vestiges of the experiences that persist across time, and together tell the story of who I am. I am immersed, as in a dream, in recent and distant memories that lead me to the tramway again. I walk the way back and I return in the present.
13 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Design
Fine arts
Textile research
Encoding
Fiber art
Textiles
Visual art
Encoding [quiet memories]
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
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7642835
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/40482018-01-31T20:08:08Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Westergard, Gina
Park, Bryan Christopher
Burke, Matthew
Swindell, Jon
Havener, Jon
2008-08-05T04:08:59Z
2008-08-05T04:08:59Z
2008-04-29
2008
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:2503
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4048
The meaning of place to me is one of collection and projection. I endeavor to create works that serve as centers of meaning based on personal experience of a vast network of connections. This thesis body of work draws on senses of place informed through study of geography, philosophy, and art. I use the concept of place as a starting point to engage in discussion of memory, time, travel, connection, and identity. Places provide seemingly concrete settings for my memories and my desires, analogous to my unforgotten past and unlived future. As a maker, I take these place-feelings and form into objects that attach me to that place, memory, and idea. As a metalsmith, making enfolds me within a tradition of thoughtful objects. Each sculpture embodies a link between me and something beyond, something other. The exhibition acts as a map of my identity and my connections with the universe.
50 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Fine arts
Geography
Art
Sculpture
Place
Sense of place
Connection
Where we Are
Thesis
Design
M.F.A.
na
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oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/128312020-06-22T19:19:46Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Drey, John Edmond
2014-01-24T19:11:40Z
2014-01-24T19:11:40Z
1951-05-01
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12831
This thesis was submitted to the Department of Architecture and the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture.
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Skyscraper
Architecture
Evolution of the Skyscraper
Thesis
Architecture
M.Arch.
na
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3427572
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/121632020-09-30T14:27:59Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Guzman Mercado, Adriana Lucia
Brannan, Richard
Meyen, Edward
2013-09-29T13:30:33Z
2013-09-29T13:30:33Z
2013-08-31
2013
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12937
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/12163
Many Latin American governments have increased the number of programs to support entrepreneurs and encourage the creation and growth of small businesses. However, the results are still not satisfactory and many of these new ventures fail after their first years of operation due to various factors factors that include inadequate training, experience, support, as well as lack of internationalization. By identifying the causes of such failures and developing a system to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange among young entrepreneurs, mentors and investors across the world, it may be possible to introduce team-based innovation challenges and grow a grassroots network of sustainable enterprises with unique products and services. A proposed solution is Nexo, a Community for High-impact Entrepreneurs that includes strategies to facilitate face-to-face and virtual collaboration among young people, as a means to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation activity with existing local networks and telecommunications technologies. The implementation of the project is explained in four phases and a rough concept prototype of Nexo geared for the development of new small businesses.
72 pages
en
University of Kansas
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Management
Entrepreneurship
Design
Business
Design management
Growth
High-impact
Latin America
NEXO: Designing a community to foster high-impact entrepreneurship and innovation in Latin America
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
8086236
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/203762021-08-27T17:36:04Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_7158
Beal, George Malcolm
2016-02-25T21:13:05Z
2016-02-25T21:13:05Z
1925
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/20376
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kansas, Architecture, 1925.
eng
University of Kansas
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The design of a church
Thesis
Architecture
M.S.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/195782018-01-31T20:07:54Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Eckersley, Michael
Roush, Adam W.
Eckersley, Michael
Shellhorn, Jeremy
Storm, Gregory
2016-01-03T18:31:06Z
2016-01-03T18:31:06Z
2015-12-31
2015
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:14434
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/19578
Consumer culture and new technologies drive people to upgrade smartphones long before obsolescence is an issue. This creates a surplus of pocket-sized computers with vivid displays, a host of sensors and no clear-cut purpose in the world. The objective of this project is to radically influence how people understand their smartphones by reconstructing the context through which they are perceived.
62 pages
en
University of Kansas
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openAccess
Design
Phone
Repurposing
Smartphone
Technology
Upcycle
Extending and Redefining the Useful Life of Smatphones
Thesis
Design
M.A.
oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/53582020-07-23T16:10:55Zcom_1808_1666com_1808_1260col_1808_14067col_1808_1951
Stanionis, Lin
McGee, Jeffrey Robert
Westergard, Gina
Burke, Matthew
Havener, Jon
2009-08-07T14:15:25Z
2009-08-07T14:15:25Z
2009-06-02
2009
http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10380
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5358
As a metalsmith, I use animals to represent an idea, an emotion, a specific person, or even to metaphorically describe friends, enemies, or relatives. Employing my knowledge of natural history and the fossil record, my creative process involves either a construction of elements from different creatures, or a reconfiguring of a specific species' anatomy. I chose to design a puppet suit engineered around a dancer's body for my MFA Thesis Exhibition because puppetry provides an established genre that sustains the formulation of a kinetic narrative, the reality of live motion produced by a sculptural structure. I see "Creak: The Last Living Terror Bird" as a natural marriage between my previous sculpted animal forms and my desire to create movement in real time.
6 pages
EN
University of Kansas
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Design and decorative arts
Fine arts
Theater
Creak
Dance
Gallery
Metalsmith
Puppet
Creak: The Last Living Terror Bird
Thesis
Design
M.A.
na
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