Architecture Thesis Projects (Part 1)

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Drew Paul Bell

Drew Paul Bell

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Drew Paul Bell (of www.DrewPaulBell.com) explains how B.Arch thesis projects differ from other architecture studio projects, and how to pick a thesis topic.

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@kurumime
@kurumime 8 жыл бұрын
I'm only thinking about it, so I don't really have ideas to share yet! But I really liked how you put things simply and used what you've done as examples! This is really helpful! Thank you so much for explaining!
@NoerTV
@NoerTV 8 жыл бұрын
Hi, my thesis was a Health Center project for rural comunities in a northen region in Mexico. Really like your videos, thanks for sharing.
@JoseHernandeZeitgeist
@JoseHernandeZeitgeist 5 жыл бұрын
do u have a link where i could look ur thesis o final displays for check it? cause i´ll do it mine son, and im from Mexico so it sounds something i should check
@Mr.Phenomenal_
@Mr.Phenomenal_ 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you this video helped me alot. I am still thinking about my topic.
@janjeetmazumder3407
@janjeetmazumder3407 5 жыл бұрын
I'm currently in my 5th Semester. Your video gave me an insight on how to proceed further. Thanks.
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@ap3008
@ap3008 6 жыл бұрын
Hello, at my school there were 3 units for the thesis: complex project, building restoration and urbanism. And I picked urbanism because I like sociology as well and am preoccupied by the relationship between city-suburbs-rural. I personally am about to choose where to live in the future and I am attracted to the suburban house with a garden, but in the European context, the growth of suburbs actually damage the city, so European cities want to use more of the non-functional land within the city (called brownfield) and develop it in an integrated matter. So my subject for my thesis was: Urban regeneration of an industrial site...but with the personal theme: how do you make an attractive, affordable living for family life within the city context? In Romania precisely, more than 90% of people buy their own house/apartment at some point. Almost no one prefers to live in rent, except if commuting or as student.
@johnadrian8335
@johnadrian8335 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Man!
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 7 жыл бұрын
+John Adrian 'welcome. Thanks for the comment!
@augustinpeytchinov4470
@augustinpeytchinov4470 5 жыл бұрын
A thesis is NOT a project. It is a position/argument on an architectural issue that is ultimately manifested through architectural design.
@tjslmnop
@tjslmnop 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew! Currently I'm studying landscape architecture and my idea at first was to look at how landscape design can promote health and well being - however now that I'm coming to the deadline for my final written thesis proposal funnily enough its narrowed to dealing with an ageing society and designing spaces outside of a hospital hospice. Glad to find some similarity in direction - and I totally agree with the noble and selfish reasoning for choosing a different thesis topic - I also face this feeling like I'm doing this thesis just so I can pass my degree and I have no other choice but to 'front' a noble guise so what I'm really trying to say is I hope my teachers will 'buy' my noble cause and hopefully give me a pass :(
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Tsui well, it’s not that the professors will like your “selfish” project better necessarily. The reason why it give you an advantage is because it would be easier for you to stay motivated and do the work. But if you can be motivated to do the work while choosing something that’s a noble cause then it’s just as well. I actually think that’s an interesting topic to choose. My grandfather passed away in a hospice center. It was obviously a really difficult time, but I specifically appreciated that the building (and the landscape) where he stayed was really nice. I think it helped me personally cope with the stress of loosing someone. Loosing people is awful enough, being in an inhumane hospital with florescent lights and no windows doesn’t help. I think a hospice center is an important space. I hope the thesis goes well :)
@zahrahalward8922
@zahrahalward8922 5 жыл бұрын
thanks... I'm still thinking about it
@lolofdoom
@lolofdoom 8 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for sharing!
@sualehahareem2063
@sualehahareem2063 6 жыл бұрын
Hey drew.. Im at the beginning of the thesis mean final year.. I have to choose a topic for thesis project.. I find my interest in social work or something for the betterment for my country.. To serve the people.. For example there is a bad condition of hawkers here and another example is that there is a hospital which really needs betterment.. What could you suggest me to do within my examples or something which involves social hospitality?
@bingingwithcomicsnerd8069
@bingingwithcomicsnerd8069 6 жыл бұрын
could you do a video about project proponents for architectural thesis?
@suhani9631
@suhani9631 6 жыл бұрын
My thesis topic is dance school but I am confused am I doing only dance school or performing art school
@jainalkuvadia
@jainalkuvadia 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew. I am studying in the last year of architecture from Mumbai, India. I went through a range of topics and the problem in society that pissed me off the most was the lack of human interaction. People have lost the ability to sit with another person or by themselves and just be without being connected to some sort of technology. This is leading to numerous mental health issues which furthermore leads to physical health issues. The only way to tackle this was to bring people together and do any activity together. Maybe it be playing a sport or yoga. Hence I chose my thesis topic to be a Public Activity Center. I wanted to ask you how many weeks does it take to design after having all the requirements and area program ready. Also, what is the focus on during the jury? Is it on design, presentation, the way you explain, following the state regulations, detailing?
@roxyrox99percent
@roxyrox99percent 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew! I'm Ramya. I'm doing a thesis project designing the Museum of Knowledge proposed by Le Corbusier in the Chandigarh Capitol Complex. The centre was conceived as a Laboratory for Decision-making. I'm interpreting it along similar lines and proposing it as an independent learning center with the goal of achieving intellectual independence. The proposal programme includes designing a digital state-of-the-art information center with components like Digital Library, Museum and a Knowledge center having conference and research facilities. I would love to talk about it with you.
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 7 жыл бұрын
+Ramya Khare sounds cool. How do you want to talk?
@Mrvassev
@Mrvassev 7 жыл бұрын
my problem would be to ensure that as little of the surrounding environment of the building is harmed meanwhile integrating parts of the building with nature.
@fatimakazmi996
@fatimakazmi996 5 жыл бұрын
hello drew! hope you`re doing well. I have recently done my fourth year of architecture but now I am worried about my thesis project. I am very confused nowadays that what should be my thesis project. I was thinking about the rehabilitation center acid attack victims and rape victims. The reason for this project is that when I think about the sufferings of such people it bothers me a lot. can you please guide me a little regarding my idea.
@dahliamohamed4456
@dahliamohamed4456 3 жыл бұрын
Hello.. Ur video helped me aloot.. Im working on my thesis project rn.. Its a bird aviary nd my idea is about rescuing and rehoming the birds.
@sangeetachinappa
@sangeetachinappa 6 жыл бұрын
hey Drew, I'm doing my thesis on Animal Rehabilitation centre for the Urban Fauna, the site i've chosen is in India. I really love animals, and I believe I couldn't have chosen a better topic. just like you said, its easier to work on a project when you really badly, want to find a solution for it. i'd like to know what you think of it? the project is very uncommon, and quite challenging, case studies and literature studies are difficult to find.
@shivaleeghadi
@shivaleeghadi 6 жыл бұрын
grey shirt hey... I am a final year student and I have kind of chosen the same topic !
@ar.mahakgemavat7640
@ar.mahakgemavat7640 5 жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm in the fourth year currently and just started making a list of topics for my thesis. I'm really stuck with one topic though. Its about a recycling mall in the midst of the Mumbai city. Since i reside in Mumbai, the waste around really annoys me. Also the high scale of unemployment is an issue. So an architectural way to channelize this waste while providing employment and knowledge building for the locals is what i had in mind. Let me know what you think
@Freestyle_Swimming_School
@Freestyle_Swimming_School 7 жыл бұрын
Hello Drew! I'm Naro from Cambodia. Now I'm doing thesis project about hill natural resort. Can you you show how to make my project successful?
@hussainkhalid2307
@hussainkhalid2307 7 жыл бұрын
hey drew, i am Hussain currently taking my architectural thesis. objective of my thesis is to create empathy among the diverse ethnicity dwelling in Pakistan through architectural rendition of memories. i am in my research phase
@hafsaishtiaq3697
@hafsaishtiaq3697 4 жыл бұрын
hi, how did it go?
@architect3613
@architect3613 5 жыл бұрын
9:17 and after helped me get my reason, thanks 👍
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 5 жыл бұрын
Your welcome 👍
@architect3613
@architect3613 5 жыл бұрын
@@DrewPaulBell Drew could you please provide your email id?
@NewbornMovie
@NewbornMovie 8 жыл бұрын
Hey, I will spend 1 or 2 years before architecture school raising grades and working. Mean while I want to study architecture, do you think I should focus on the computer parts like autocad or reading books from like Francis D. K ching about hand drawing and structure and history of architecture. I want to read more than computer to get a feel for architecture and a better grip if you understand? What would you recommend I do, learn computer or read books about architecture (history, terms, structure, hand drawing)
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 8 жыл бұрын
Do which ever one you feel like doing. What I mean by that is pick which one you are the most excited about and you will learn more. If you try to make yourself focus on one or the other it will become a chore and you will probably procrastinate and never get around to either of them. Do whichever excites you the most in the moment.
@NewbornMovie
@NewbornMovie 8 жыл бұрын
+Drew Paul Bell guess Ima read! Thank you, and I also wondered how much do you need to know before going in to school? Do you need to have a strong Base of programs or general knowledge? And this might not be in your field but I'm planning on buying a dog, to give me more self motivation to be more active daily and structured (other reasons too) but would you have time to look after a working dog (German Shepherd) during architecture studies? And do you have a email I could send question too I got a bit too much to write on here if you don't mind :)
@akukawerama8705
@akukawerama8705 8 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew, I'll be doing my thesis next year, but in a different city and country from my current place of residence. I don't know the city that well yet and I feel like the most successful thesis projects are contextually local because your peers and professors will understand them and sympathise a lot better. Do you have any comments or thoughts?
@1994GODZILA
@1994GODZILA 8 жыл бұрын
It might be smart to do something completely different from the local thesis projects. Perhaps you could take aspects of your native city or country and combine it with aspects of the current place of residence. For example, the vernacular architecture of your home country architecture has benefits x ,y, z. And the current place of residence has problems a, b, c. You could try to incorporate inter cultural solutions to the local problems. I think that could give you a very unique project that would stand out from the rest.
@akukawerama8705
@akukawerama8705 8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Thanks, I think that's a great idea. I'll consider that going forward
@geomango20
@geomango20 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew. I'm currently doing my undergratuate thesis which aims to come up with speculative designs of houses for people who are into cryptocurrency mining. Initially, I plan to conduct a Historical comparative analysis about the impacts of currencies through architecture (how the growth of economies led to te establishment of structures such as banks, stock exchanges, etc.) simply to correlate the two fields. What my study argues is that at this point in time, cryptocurrencies are trending mediums of trade, and give the people the opportunity to be in charge of circulating currencies and make extra income out of it at the comfort of their own homes (mining) Therefore, residential typologies will be the directly affected typology for my study. What do you think? I'd like to know your insight on the idea because right now i'm having trouble with convincing potential panel members to approve it. Although my thesis adviser believes in the idea too.
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
+Marco Angelo Torres I don’t see how someone’s interest in crypto currency would affect the the spatial needs of their house. ....what if you studied cryptocurrency’s potential effects on banks? But still, most banking is actually done online as it is. The problem is that an architectural thesis has to be material. And crypto currency is immaterial. Maybe I’m ignorant about crypto currency, but I don’t see how it will have a bigger affect on the built environment than credit cards did. It may change the economy and the way money flows and they way people do business, but I don’t think crypto currency will substantially change our needs of the built environment.
@joselarosa2616
@joselarosa2616 6 жыл бұрын
I´m doing a training center for a local football (soccer) team from Perú :D
@amoghkatkar6436
@amoghkatkar6436 4 жыл бұрын
Hi buddy ,nice video ,I'm doing thesis on climate change ,and global warming, making ppl aware about it, I'm bit confused and about how to write synopsis, would like to hear ur views on it
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 3 жыл бұрын
Synopsis??
@ViviAngel6
@ViviAngel6 Жыл бұрын
I am doing my master's thesis right now, a research project where I chose a very abstract topic relating philosophical idea of a glitch(instead of just a malfunction in a technical system, it's the phenomenological experience of a glitch moment) with architecture. After hearing your video I feel like maybe what a am trying to achieve is adding something to the discourse but that is more the next level and not a master's project and honestly I am very overwhelmed with my own task I gave myself. So what is your advice for me to steer this into the right direction?
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell Жыл бұрын
What’s the problem you’re trying to solve ?
@ViviAngel6
@ViviAngel6 Жыл бұрын
@@DrewPaulBell I don't have one...
@ViviAngel6
@ViviAngel6 Жыл бұрын
@@DrewPaulBell I think what I am getting at is that architecture needs conceptualism and through studying glitches I'm learning about systems and our preconceptions of architecture, i dunno if that's a problem or more so a manifesto of mine...
@muhasin5656
@muhasin5656 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Drew, I am going to do my thesis in the Next semester(i.e February 2017). I am studying in India. As I am a person who loves football and if at all I did not join B.arch I would've done Psychology as my degree. So that's how much i love psychology and i also love to do humanitarian works. When I clubbed these interests of mine and looked into issues, I found that In india majority of the talents are not recognized as they lie in the economically weaker sections of the society. Henceforth, I thought why not an academy for football where there is residential facility for the talented lads along with sports psychology amenities and meditation facilities. Apparently I came across this article where the author speaks about the lack of desire to win, desire to change, attitude and a belief to win which is holding all back. so its not about replicating the facilities that the medal winning countries have we can win medals. so now i am confused whether to go on or tell me how to develop. Could you Kindly tell me how to go about proceeding now on?
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 7 жыл бұрын
I don't understand your question.
@muhasin5656
@muhasin5656 7 жыл бұрын
i am not able to proceed with the synopsis and thesis.how to do the best synopsis and thesis proposal? also as i am accmmodating underprivillaged talented players, i am in need of an income to balance the expense on the poor. income as in revenue. sorry for bothering
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 7 жыл бұрын
+Muhasin Mohamed so you want to design a football academy for your thesis project and you were hoping your design would help any team that trains there win more games, but you realized that architecture can't make teams win games? But you also have an economic issue in the fact that it would cost a lot of money to attend and you don't want to exclude the lower class? And your question is: does this work as an architecture thesis? ....is that right?
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 7 жыл бұрын
+Muhasin Mohamed your thesis statement should be a clear statement. As you do more research your project/thesis may change some. But it's important at every stage to state the thesis as clearly as possible. That will help you identify problems or vagueness in the objective itself. So if you had to make a thesis statement in one or two sentences, what would it be?
@muhasin5656
@muhasin5656 7 жыл бұрын
Designing a Soccer Training Academy with accommodation which gives opportunity for the talents in the economically weaker section to be trained without payments. Sports Psychology Institute to support the academy with funding for the player's expense as wells as aiding the academy with sports Psychology.
@nmaitecalderon
@nmaitecalderon 6 жыл бұрын
Hey! How do you picked up the schools for architecture
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
I picked my university (Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU)) because it was instate, so it was cheaper for me than going out of state. But if you have options, consider that some schools are more theoretical/artsy and some are more grounded/based in construction. I think the ideal school actually balances both. Check out their work online or in person. At SPSU the architecture department was in the “College of Architecture and Construction Management” it was grounded in reality, but also I could see they valued the artistic side of architecture. Some school have the arch. department in the “College of Fine Arts” or something. That’s more likely to be artsy.
@nmaitecalderon
@nmaitecalderon 6 жыл бұрын
I am asking because I see there is a lot of programs in Arch. Schools. Some schools are Design Schools, Art Schools...and I want a school that when I finish the program I get certified as an Architect... Right now I am in Miami but i am thinking on going back to NJ
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
Look for a NAAB accredited program. That will be either a 5 year B.ARCH degree or a 4 year bachelors degree + a 2 year M.ARCH. But you can learn more from NCARB or NAAB at their websites.
@arifzeya2871
@arifzeya2871 4 жыл бұрын
Hi drew my name is Arif and I'm currently struggling with my project, my thesis topic is a Community centre for transgender, the issue I'm facing is: -What will be the criteria to select my site? -Secondly, if you could suggest me another name for my thesis topic ?( like community means for all )
@MrShant007
@MrShant007 4 жыл бұрын
Thats racist
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 4 жыл бұрын
Are you transgender?
@annavien3639
@annavien3639 8 жыл бұрын
Drew, thanks for sharing🙏 Do you have a mail or some like that to connect you for some questions?
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 8 жыл бұрын
+Anya Vien you can leave a comment on a video or send a message from my channel page.
@seyifunmiwatt1230
@seyifunmiwatt1230 6 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for sharing this. have chosen a football academy as my topic, can you help me with subtopic? thanks
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
+seyifunmi watt What you mean by “subtopic?”
@seyifunmiwatt1230
@seyifunmiwatt1230 6 жыл бұрын
A new topic to back up my project topic. That will solve a problem. E.g. curbing juvenile delinquency
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
+seyifunmi watt what issues do you think you can solve with the building you’re proposing in the site you chose?
@seyifunmiwatt1230
@seyifunmiwatt1230 6 жыл бұрын
i want to curb juvenile delinquency. but am asking, if there is any other thing i can solve asides that.
@joselarosa2616
@joselarosa2616 6 жыл бұрын
NO WAY!!!! I´m doing th exact same thing. Youth academy and football training center for the 1st team
@larrytakesover8984
@larrytakesover8984 5 жыл бұрын
im 15 and im scared of thesis i dont know why
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 5 жыл бұрын
You get better as you go. The tasks you will have to accomplish in 7 years will be difficult when you get there, but they won't seem as impossible as they do today.
@At-tx9wg
@At-tx9wg 6 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul! i am Italee i am doing thesis project designing student centre i need you to be my supervisor on this project
@DrewPaulBell
@DrewPaulBell 6 жыл бұрын
+201301083 At What do you mean by supervisor?
@At-tx9wg
@At-tx9wg 6 жыл бұрын
I am architecture student at Lerotholi Polytechnic Maseru Lesotho i have to report about student center so i need someone who can help through the process to review of my work and give remarks
@leoistari
@leoistari 2 жыл бұрын
Something that annoys me.... I think this could be the best advice until know
@guytiips3906
@guytiips3906 3 жыл бұрын
Go to bed and sleep!! it's very...very important
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