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2025To Top

Pan, Tian (2025). Shared Unconscious: Constructing Architectural Chinoiserie. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

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Font Vacas, Anna (2024). The Architectural Trait. Lineages of the computational project of continuity. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Liu, Qing (2024). Encountering the Other: Phenomenology in Architectural Discourse and Its Underplayed Theme of Intersubjectivity. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Mannelli, Enrica Maria (2024). The Social Factory. Architecture and Social Movements from Autonomy to Precarity, Italy 196X-202X. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Panagiotopoulou, Dorette (Theodosia) (2024). The Delphic Oracle: The Tension Between Speech, Inscription, and Space. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

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Kim, Yujin (2023). Geometries of Tall Buildings Improving Wind Comfort in London. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Palacios Carral, Elena del Carmen (2023). The studioification of the home. The freelance artist’s studio in Paris, New York, and San Francisco (1600 to present). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Pauer, Lukas (2023). Staging Facts on the Ground: On the Historical Role of Built Objects as Markers of Imperial-Colonial Expansion. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Toscani, Chiara (2023). Intertwined Histories and Ecologies: Early architectural and hydraulic treatises and practices in the Venetian Region. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

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Carlin, Brendon Nikolas (2022). Non-typological Architecture: Deterritorialising Interiors in Contemporary Japan. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Goh, Shu Hui Andrea (2022). Common Ground: The Study of Singapore's Ground and the Production of Myths. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Merin, Gili (2022). Towards Jerusalem: The Architecture of Pilgrimage. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Sacconi, Davide (2022). Archetypes. A project for the Brazilian City. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Techamai, Damnoen (2022). Fake Cake: Thai Weddings. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2021To Top

Axioti, Eleni (2021). Architecture as an Apparatus of Governance: (British) Architecture from the Welfare State to the State of Neoliberal Workfare. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Gupta, Naina (2021). A Curious Constellation Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Jarvis, Serena Lehua (2021). Impact Investing in Social Property: A Case Study of Cheyne Capital. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Nam, Hyun-Jae (2021). The Intelligent Machine in Urban Open Space: Sensing Urban Data and Performing Architectural Behaviour. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Piniara, Ioanna (2021). We Have Never Been Private: The Housing Project in Neoliberal Europe. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Setiadi, David Hutama (2021). Epistemic Imposition: Problematising The Cross-Appropriation of Building Practice in Java, Indonesia (1901-1942). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Showkatbakhsh, Milad (2021). Homeostatic Urban Morphologies: An Evolutionary Model to Generate Urban Morphologies With Embedded Homeostatic Behaviours. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Tabony, Aiman (2021). The Ecological Superblock - Computational Ecology Principles in Urban Systems Design. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2020To Top

Eftaxiopoulos, Georgios (2020). Stásis: A Critique of Flexibility in Architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Marra, Olivia Neves (2020). The Garden as Political Form: From Archetype to Project. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2019To Top

Al Sabbagh, Nihal (2019). Walkability in Dubai: Improving Thermal Comfort. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Crossley, Tatjana (2019). The Dissolution of the Body Image: Immersive Environments and Sensory Experience. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Makki, Mohammed (2019). Urban Variation Through Evolutionary Development: Evolutionary Processes in Design and the Impact of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms Generating Urban Form. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Orr, William Hutchins (2019). Counterrealisation: Architectural Ideology from Plan to Project. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Popa, Stefan Cristian (2019). Earth Games: The 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games, or the Failure of the Ecological Project. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Soveral, Thiago Tavares Abranches de (2019). Rio, City of Ghettos: A Study of the Impact of Violence on the Urban Form. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Velasco Pérez, Álvaro (2019). Exile on Main Street. The Desert as Internalising Territory. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2018To Top

Cheng, Jingru (2018). Territory, Settlement, Household: A Project of Rural China. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Felmer, Gabriel (2018). Low-Energy Dwelling Prototypes for Different Regions of Chile. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Revilla Perez, Jose Arturo (2018). Plastic: The Use of Everyday Materials as a Design Tool; Towards a Material Perspective on the Process of Urbanization. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Ruivo Pereira, Ricardo (2018). Architecture and Counter-revolution: The Ideology of the Historiography of the Soviet "Avant-garde". Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2017To Top

Arancibia Tagle, Alvaro Antonio (2017). The Social Re-Signification of Housing: A Design Guide for Santiago de Chile. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis Architectural Association School of Architecture.

Farzaneh, Ali (2017). Computational Morphogenesis of City Tissues. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Garcia De Cortazar Galleguillos, Gabriela (2017). The Chorography of the Modern City. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Santoyo Orozco, Ivonne (2017). Rome, before the State: Architecture and Persuasion in the Early Modern City. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2015To Top

Aw, Chye Eng Arthur (2015). The diagrams of workspace neighbourhood : hidden patterns and new relationships of innovation environments. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Barakat, Merate Abdallah (2015). Sonic urban morphologies : towards modelling aural spatial patterns for urban space designers. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Kizis, Konstantinos (2015). Modern Greek myths. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Vougia, Alexandra (2015). Estranging devices : architectural modernism and strategies of de-alienation. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Weinstock, Samuel Michael James (2015). The architecture of emergence : the evolution of form in nature and civilisation. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2014To Top

Erdine, Elif (2014). Generative processes in tower design : algorithms for the integration of tower subsystems. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Kakhi, Niloofar (2014). Identity disinterred : the uses and abuses of a past in architectural representation of a present. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Martín del Guayo, Patricia (2014). Environmental perception : climate in urban public spaces. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Moreira Aroso Pinto de Oliveira, Ana Francisca (2014). Responsive transitional spaces in the Mediterranean climate. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Stavrakakis, Emmanouil (2014). The architecture of Linear B. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2013To Top

Celedón Forster, Alejandra (2013). Rhetorics of the plan. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

De Sousa, Emanuel Jose (2013). Heterotopia : reframing spatial practices and boundaries, c.1968-2008. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Hotta, Kensuke (2013). Programmable architecture : towards human interactive, cybernetic architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2012To Top

Ardrugsa, Winyu (2012). 'Stranger'/'Home-land' : Muslim practice and spatial negotiation in contemporary Bangkok. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Mun, Kristine (2012). Vitalizing technology/sensible becoming. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Walker, Enrique (2012). The scaffolding (Georges Perec's Lieux). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2011To Top

Cridge, Nerma Prnjavorac (2011). Drawing the unbuildable. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Kim, Dong Ku (2011). An alternative, energy-efficient residential building design with movable devices in the Korean climate context. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Kwon, Choul Woong (2011). Transitional spaces : the role of sheltered semi-outdoor spaces as microclimatic modifiers for school buildings in the UK. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Mikuriya, Hiromi (2011). Duchy unoriginal : the Prince of Wales and architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Sun, Feifei (2011). Achieving suitable thermal performance in residential buildings in different climatic regions of China. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Winkler, Tania Liselotte Lopez (2011). The detective of modern life. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2010To Top

Borsi, Katharina Maria (2010). The persistence of the block. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Dutra, Luciano (2010). Design process and environmental information : applicability of design support tools. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Eylers, Eva Charlotte (2010). Hygiene and health in modern urban planning : the sanatorium and its role within the Modernist movement. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Koronis, Nikolaos (2010). Total design on the relationship between objects and buildings in modern architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

León de la Barra Vargas, Pablo José (2010). The aesthetics of transition : contemporary art and informal culture in Mexico City. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Philippou, Pavlos (2010). Cultivating urbanism : the architecture of contemporary cultural institutions. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Wooller, Kirk (2010). Changing the criteria for innovation : the architecture magazine as a project, c1956-2006. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Zavala, Jose Raul (2010). The re-shaping of housing policy in Argentina : moving towards a multi-dimensional approach? Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2009To Top

Bernath, Doreen (2009). China and pictorial introjection : on architecture of building the picture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Chitrabongs, M (2009). Cleanliness in Thailand : King Rama V's "Strategy of hygiene" from urban planning to dress codes in the late-nineteenth century. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Guzmán-Verri, Valeria (2009). Graphic form as a system of regulation. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Miranda, Carlos D (2009). The house : energy efficiency and architectural expression : design guidelines for the northeastern region of Mexico. The Open University.

2008To Top

Araneda, Claudio (2008). Dis-information in the information age city : (the size of the American block as an urban anachronism). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Bauer, Kaarina-Nancy (2008). Heinrich Wölfflin's ideas and historiographical discourse. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Inan, Afet Derin (2008). From cartography to master planning : the Ankara Plan as index of urban discourses in Turkey. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Li, Hua (2008). 'Chinese Architecture' + 'Western Architecture': A False Dichotomy. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2007To Top

Alonso, Pedro (2007). The architecture of assemblage in the rhetoric of the new construction : between the expanded meaning and the turning point of building. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2006To Top

Almeida, Dulce Moreno Marques de (2006). Pedestrian streets for sustainable cities : highlight on design strategies to control hot summer conditions outdoors. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Espinosa Martinez, Marcelo A (2006). The architecture of negative realities : a discussion about holes in the production of contemporary architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

McCann, Rachel Elizabeth (2006). Wild being and carnal echo : the experience and design of architecture in the flesh. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2005To Top

Abache, Ludwig (2005). The contested space of the highway : an inquiry into the transformation of public space : the case of la autopista, Caracas, Venezuela. The Open University.

Abell, John H (2005). Desiring spatialities - architectural effects : on the architectural exposé of psychosexual empathy, form and space. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Fischer, James Karl (2005). Professional sacrifice: architects, ethics and advertising. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2004To Top

Antoniu, Manuela (2004). On hunger and the phagic in architecture : gaping, sectioning. The Open University.

Brandão Neto, José de Souza (2004). The role of urban design in strategic planning : The case of Rio de Janeiro. The Open University.

Goulart, Solange V (2004). Thermal inertia and natural ventilation : optimisation of thermal storage as a cooling technique for residential buildings in Southern Brazil. The Open University.

Karnchanaporn, Nuttinee (2004). Fear as a cultural phenomenon in Thailand with special reference to the spatial relations of domestic architecture. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Puente, Gerardo (2004). Dwelling between morality and economics : liberal government and social housing in Mexico. The Open University.

Schiano-Phan, Rosa (2004). The development of passive downdraught evaporative cooling systems using porous ceramic evaporators and their application in residential buildings. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Weizman, Ines (2004). Iron curtain, plastered walls : the architectural transformation of former East German cities. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2003To Top

Barltrop, Bojana (2003). Thomas Jefferson and the politics of desire : an architectural project and its limits - Jefferson and the borderline between his political and architectural projects. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Vozani, Ariadni (2003). The architectural correspondence of space and speech in tragedy. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2002To Top

Jiménez Alcalá, Benito (2002). Environmental aspects of Hispano-Islamic architecture : an approach to the daylight and summer thermal performance of muslim buildings in Spain. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Massa, Helena Maria Poc (2002). Urban aerodynamics : the potential of convective mechanisms in the cooling and ventilation of urban microclimates. The Open University.

Morgan, Sarah (2002). Re-opening the community envelope or sealing its fate? The Open University.

Pascolo, Elena (2002). Assembling The Future: The Role Of Transactive Planning Theory In Generating Alternative Urban Strategies. Master of Philosophy (MPhil) thesis The Open University.

Quintino, Guilherme (2002). Vernacular architecture in South-Western Portugal : a contribution towards sustainable architecture and conservation. The Open University.

2001To Top

Cantuária, Gustavo Alexandre Cardoso (2001). Trees and microclimatic comfort : with special reference to Brasilia, Brazil. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

da Cruz Fagundes, Thêmis (2001). Between Master Plans and Advanced Information Technology: is there a site for Brazilian Cities in the Global Network? The Case of Porto Alegre. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Gómez Alvarez Pérez, José Javier (2001). Fragmentary inner areas and urban development : the case of a historic industrial axis in Guadalajara, Mexico. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

2000To Top

Ali, Zainab Faruqui (2000). Environmental performance of the buildings designed by the modern masters in the tropics : architecture of Le Corbusier and Louis I. Kahn in India and Bangladesh. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Cadima, Paula San Payo (2000). Transitional spaces : the potential of semi-outdoor spaces as a means for environmental control with special reference to Portugal. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Dobrin, Miha (2000). Retrofitting of school buildings in Slovenia. The Open University.

González Díaz, Susana (2000). New urbanisms now : the crisis and potentials of architecture and urban practice from Rem Koolhaas to New Urbanism. Master of Philosophy (MPhil) thesis The Open University.

Siswanto, Andy (2000). Urban design and enablement: a study on Indonesian inner city housing redevelopment. The Open University.

1999To Top

Gansach-Wilson, Ada (1999). Social constructions : a comparative study of architectures in the high Himalaya of north west Nepal : lessons from : Nyimathang, Humla District; Togkhyu, Dolpo District; Braga, Manang District. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

1998To Top

Aaron, Thomas (1998). The cultural politics of architecture : the rise and rise of Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia, 1952-1994. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Dantas, Ney de Brito (1998). Chaos in the drawing room : image making and image breaking in the experience of urban regulation in Recife. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

McBurnie, Ian (1998). The periphery & the American Dream. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Phillips, Christine Ann (1998). Sustainable place : a place of sustainable development. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Rihl, Luiz Fernando (1998). Daylight and visual perception : an investigation of retrofitted building elements for the enhancement of daylight and the modelling of objects with reference to the Brazilian context. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Theodorou, Maria (1998). The experience of space in relation to architecture in the Homeric epics. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Wingham, Ivana (1998). Romance, time and modern architecture in London. The Open University.

1996To Top

Alexopoulos, Efthimios (1996). Bioclimatic design for housing in northern Greece : an investigation on issues of traditional and contemporary practice. The Open University.

Marte, Arturo Almandoz (1996). European urbanism in Caracas (1870s-1930s). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Reigh, Young-Bum (1996). The language of building high : an analysis of the structure and social relations of high-rise housing provision in the Seoul metropolitan area, 1962-1991. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

1995To Top

Ahmed, Khandaker Shabbir (1995). Approaches to bioclimatic urban design for the tropics : with special reference to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Al-Sabahi, Hatim Mohammed (1995). The architectural transformation of housing patterns in the City of Sana'a, Yemen. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Ayssa, Abdullah Zeid (1995). The thermal performance of vernacular and contemporary houses in Sana'a, Yemen. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Diaz, Camilo (1995). Climate-responsive design for non-domestic buildings in warm climates : optimisation of thermal mass for indoor cooling. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Dorrian, Mark Woodburne (1995). On the Irish Clachan settlement Pattern and the Authority of Order and Form. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Hughes, M (1995). Home : space, form and perception ; environmental issues in the design of Canadian dwellings. The Open University.

1994To Top

Da Costa Silva, Heitor (1994). Window design for thermal comfort in domestic buildings in southern Brazil. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

De Almeida, J (1994). Public space, utilisation and environment : a study of large buildings in an educational establishment. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Mallick, F (1994). Thermal comfort for urban housing in Bangladesh. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Moriarty, E (1994). Building community new directions for self-help housing policies. The Open University.

Salleh, Elias Bin (1994). Tropical urban outdoor environment and human thermal comfort. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Yahya, M (1994). Forbidden spaces, invisible barriers : housing in Beirut. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

1993To Top

Bittencourt, Leonard Salazar (1993). Ventilation as a cooling resource for warm-humid climates : an investigation on perforated block wall geometry to improve ventilation inside low-rise buildings. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

Serghides, D. (1993). Zero energy for the Cyprus house. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.

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