hey.. i need some help regarding my M.Arch thesis topic. i'm totally lost how to select one.. i always find Urban planning and development issues in growing cities interesting bt how to go about things and make it little different as its to much talked about .. please if any one can help me out...
This is what your thesis advisor, or if you haven't selected one, your program director, should be equipped to handle. Also talk to your fellow students; they're going through the same thing and it can be worth learning how they are arriving at topics. Random people on the internet? Far less relevant.
1. you identify as a problem that needs to be solved
2. you care about personally
3. understand the current and historic discourse about
4. are willing to make your next year's life
Key is to keep it narrow enough that you get to some level of resolution, yet wide enough to be able to draw on a variety of sources. Too wide and it gets distracting.
as rationalist mentioned your advisors and program directors should be able (and willing) to talk you through this.
One of the most intriguing projects I witnessed during my masters had to do with re-thinking the signage systems in tourist areas. It was fascinating to think about how people navigate distant places, especially when they are unfamiliar with the language and culture of the locale in question.
You can also think about how Google Maps, etc. allow people to travel without leaving their computer. This again is as much about the "user interface" as it is about the location. The question I'm presenting, I suppose, is how can a system be improved/re-invented (spatially, programmatically, etc), in order to enhance a person's experience while navigating foreign areas.
But as 3tk suggested, find something that interests you and think about ways to make it better/more efficient. Think outside the box. If you're pushed, push back harder if it's something you are passionate about. Most importantly, don't let what others are doing dictate or drive your overall decisions.
Thesis is the time to go crazy with the tools you've acquired over the past few years. Avoid the typical; refute the mundane!
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hey.. i need some help regarding my M.Arch thesis topic. i'm totally lost how to select one.. i always find Urban planning and development issues in growing cities interesting bt how to go about things and make it little different as its to much talked about .. please if any one can help me out...
This is what your thesis advisor, or if you haven't selected one, your program director, should be equipped to handle. Also talk to your fellow students; they're going through the same thing and it can be worth learning how they are arriving at topics. Random people on the internet? Far less relevant.
Find something that:
1. you identify as a problem that needs to be solved
2. you care about personally
3. understand the current and historic discourse about
4. are willing to make your next year's life
Key is to keep it narrow enough that you get to some level of resolution, yet wide enough to be able to draw on a variety of sources. Too wide and it gets distracting.
as rationalist mentioned your advisors and program directors should be able (and willing) to talk you through this.
One of the most intriguing projects I witnessed during my masters had to do with re-thinking the signage systems in tourist areas. It was fascinating to think about how people navigate distant places, especially when they are unfamiliar with the language and culture of the locale in question.
You can also think about how Google Maps, etc. allow people to travel without leaving their computer. This again is as much about the "user interface" as it is about the location. The question I'm presenting, I suppose, is how can a system be improved/re-invented (spatially, programmatically, etc), in order to enhance a person's experience while navigating foreign areas.
But as 3tk suggested, find something that interests you and think about ways to make it better/more efficient. Think outside the box. If you're pushed, push back harder if it's something you are passionate about. Most importantly, don't let what others are doing dictate or drive your overall decisions.
Thesis is the time to go crazy with the tools you've acquired over the past few years. Avoid the typical; refute the mundane!
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yup im loving dis spirit of "refute the mundane"... will think high though achievable same time.. thanks all..
Aren't you supposed to already have planned out a thesis topic in order to get accepted into a graduate program? (I am a little naive on this subject)
No, there are even graduate programs out there that don't do thesis - typically, a year-long research studio is substituted for it.
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