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    Living utopia : challenging education as a machine through the design of architecture
    (North Dakota State University, 2015) Klindworth, Amy
    Philosopher Jonathan Powers argues that current culture and society are engaging a utopian ideology. This model began in the 16th century when the educational system sought to reduce all knowledge to eidetic (visual) content. At this time, figures such as Tommaso Campanella created top down educational models which boxed out the importance of learning through our experience of the world. Recently, this universal model of education has been criticized by many, including Hannah Arendt, who claim that the current autonomous learning approach only responds to politics, and that learning does not equal education. This thesis examines how architecture can challenge the existing machine-like view of education in the design of a school and community arts center in Wicker Park, Chicago. Through the use of diffuse spaces that engage the peripheral aspects of consciousness, the architecture challenges the clear, surface thinking of a typical school and instead creates an atmosphere where the imagination can come to life.
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    Wind Study
    (North Dakota State University, 2014) Klindworth, Amy
    Wind and snow are two factors which have the ability to heavily impact a building. Understanding how these forces act upon and interact with the building and site help designers respond to the conditions and prevent unnecessary damage. Through the use of computer simulations, real-world weather situations are able to be imitated and the responses analyzed, without the need for them to actually occur. While analysis of buildings can be done prior to construction for the prevention of possible problems, other unexpected issues may arise upon the completion of a project. Simulation scenarios allow for existing problems to be studied and for solutions to be found, as occurred with this research project.