Browsing by Subject "cum laude"

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    Design in Oaxaca: Understanding the Architectural Process and Critical Regionalism in Mexico
    (2013-02-05) Peterson, Rachel;
    The purpose of this research is to examine how critically rethinking architecture through the lens of region can further explore and develop the potentials of twenty-first century design. Specifically, it is meant to uncover and highlight current architects that are able to create a cultural belonging and strong deference to a particular physical context without the desire to design avant-garde form. The architectural community’s misconception in the value of such architecture demonstrates its fixation and addiction to rule-challenging originality. If the discipline could shift its ideals to also emphasize place-based design rooted in cultural understanding, there could be a dramatic and positive change in the way architects work and think. Critical regionalism of Mexico has been studied through the work of well-known national architect Luis Barragán, but little has been researched or written about the work of younger contemporary Mexican designers, such as Daniel López Salgado and Renata Elizondo.
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    Emerging Trends in American Politics: The Feeling Thermometer and Partisan America
    (2013-02-05) Kain, Kevin;
    There is a sense that American politics are becoming more partisan than in recent memory. Frustrations with the federal government’s inability to solve issues facing the nation, heated debates and elections have magnified the attention on the two-party system. The two parties obviously hold different views on many political issues, and because of that there will always be a partisan divide. The question is whether or not that divide is growing wider, thus further dividing Americans and their elected representatives to the point of gridlock and heated tensions. In an attempt to identify growing partisanship, 40 years of feeling thermometer data may help shed light on polarization. If America is in fact growing more divided, we must ask the question who or what is causing this and where are we seeing the impacts? Using this data, I will argue that America is becoming more partisan, especially in terms of presidential evaluations, and that this is a result of the Republican Party and it’s identifying members drive to become even more conservative.