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Design Research

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Master of Architecture. ARCH 9300. Fall 2025 and Fall 2026.

A Master of Architecture course that prepares students for their thesis through research, program development, site analysis and design methods, ending in a thesis proposal and a process portfolio. Taught with a team of studio faculty.

Sample project 1

Reawakening Gyumri’s Quiet Landmarks: Reviving the Unattended Space through Community and Movement

Lilit Akopyan

Design Research sample project 1
Precedent: Tumo Center
Design Research sample project 1
Context: timeline of Gyumri
Design Research sample project 1
Memory map of the historic district
Design Research sample project 1
Pathfinding
Design Research sample project 1
Indoor and outdoor relationships
Design Research sample project 1
Thresholds
Sample project 2

The Architecture of Silence: Spaces Where the Soul Pauses

Mayeline Merchan Nocove

Design Research sample project 2
Title page
Design Research sample project 2
Silence in the modern world
Design Research sample project 2
Precedent: Church of the Light
Design Research sample project 2
Color study: cool blues and greens
Design Research sample project 2
Color study: earthy tones
Design Research sample project 2
Geometry of shadows, charcoal
Design Research sample project 2
Silos as a fermentation room museum
Design Research sample project 2
Light falling into silence, silo studies
Design Research sample project 2
Silos of light and shadow, charcoal
Design Research sample project 2
Facade of light and shadow, charcoal
Design Research sample project 2
Silence axis: threshold to the grove

Credits

Course: ARCH 9300 Design Research, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Student work: Lilit Akopyan and Mayeline Merchan Nocove, Fall 2025

 

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