Sotoca García, Adolfo (Date of defense: 2006-06-07)
The dissertation focuses on the study of the morphology of modern city from the analysis of the free space. This research aims to provide original and unpublished elements in this issue. The following ...
Cruz Sandoval, Marco Antonio (Date of defense: 2021-06-29)
In recent years, rapid population growth and the accelerated urbanization of cities as a result of different economic, political and social forces have been accentuating the unequal distribution of the ...
Jaua, María Fernanda (Date of defense: 2013-10-09)
The thesis examines the architecture of Mies van der Rohe through the observation of a work projected since 1959: the Chicago Federal Center. From here it attempts to reveal the formal sense of his ...
Maroto-Sales, Joan (Date of defense: 2021-02-09)
Miessen states, in the book ‘The Nightmare of Participation’ (2010), that ‘participation’ is too often observed through romantic concepts of negotiation and decision making. However, the author proceeds, ...
Van Sluys, Christine (Date of defense: 2022-09-12)
The subject of this doctoral thesis is the production of social housing in Brazil, studied from the diverse legacy built specifically in the city of São Paulo over the last hundred years. The main objective ...
Ribé, Óscar (Date of defense: 2018-11-09)
Energy recovery elements play a major role in the efficiency and sustainability of building ventilation systems. The use of a sensible or total energy recovery ventilator is a key decision for ventilation ...
Lafontaine, Nelson M. (Date of defense: 2016-01-18)
The stated goal of this work is to develop a numerical explicit finite element method able to effectively address the strain localization process, discrete fracture and fragmentation process in ...
Olivares Cerpa, Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2021-07-29)
The results presented in this doctoral thesis aims to evaluate the possible Climate Change effects on the water resources yield by the Fluvià river basin and the Tordera river basin, both located in the ...
Velázquez Infante, Julio Cesar (Date of defense: 2012-07-25)
The development of the present Ph.D. thesis implied the preparation of PLA and nanoclay reinforced PLA films as well as the application of different thermo-mechanical treatments. Two commercial grade ...
Morales Meneses, Jorge (Date of defense: 2016-01-27)
The research is originated from the concern of understanding the role of architecture in a complex social phenomenon, as is the tangibility of social abstractions through institutions. lt is studied why ...