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Fay, Nathan.
Magnificient Play.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2015, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51250 
► This thesis seeks to under the relationship in architecture between the physical and the intellectual. Drawings and models are the primary mediums used in this…
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▼ This thesis seeks to under the relationship in architecture between the physical and the intellectual. Drawings and models are the primary mediums used in this project to bring forms in to a play of light and shadow. The building's program is dedicated to the preservation of black and white film: an expressive medium that exists, primarily, as a cultural artifact in the collective memory.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holt, Jaan (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: archive; light; memory; cinema; drawing
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APA (6th Edition):
Fay, N. (2015). Magnificient Play. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51250
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fay, Nathan. “Magnificient Play.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51250.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fay, Nathan. “Magnificient Play.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
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Fay N. Magnificient Play. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51250.
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Fay N. Magnificient Play. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51250
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Noonan, Daniel Richard.
Security through Design in the Public Environment.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2015, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51592
► The following thesis project is an investigation in the topic of security through design. The study sought a site and program susceptible to attack in…
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▼ The following thesis project is an investigation in the topic of security through design.
The study sought a site and program susceptible to attack in the public environment in
order to design an appropriate response to the inherent tension from those attributes. The
work represents an architectural reaction to the engineered assessments and solutions
that permeate the post 9/11 world. The seemingly indiscriminate deployment of bollards,
planters, and jersey barriers choke the representation of openness and freedom as well as
the perception of safety from contemporary cities and buildings.
My personal design approach attempts to re-present a constraint through the experience
of a user to celebrate the inherent potential of that perceived limitation. The presented
solution has embraced security and other "limiting" considerations in the dialogue of
design beyond base utilitarian functions. Acknowledging "security through design"
solutions in this context requires consideration of various building archetypes and
particular sites as independent design variables. The vehicle for this research was found
as an institute to counter terrorism located in the Washington D.C. region.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Becker, Melinda Humphry (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Security; Safety; Anti-terrorism; Force Protection
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Noonan, D. R. (2015). Security through Design in the Public Environment. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51592
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Noonan, Daniel Richard. “Security through Design in the Public Environment.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51592.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Noonan, Daniel Richard. “Security through Design in the Public Environment.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Noonan DR. Security through Design in the Public Environment. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51592.
Council of Science Editors:
Noonan DR. Security through Design in the Public Environment. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51592
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Wallerich, Nazanin Leila.
Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51162
► In America alone, 19 million people live with depression. Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide in the United States and the third leading…
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▼ In America alone, 19 million people live with depression. Untreated depression is the leading cause of suicide in the United States and the third leading cause of death between 18-25 year olds. The aim of the project was guided based on the idea that we could take sadness as a manifestation in order to allow the possibility of controlling and manipulating it. The idea was based on a well documented understanding that melancholia creates a permeable boundary between consciousness and unconsciousness. In melancholia there is an internalization of behaviors that insulate and isolate the individual. With this level of introspection also comes an underlying gift of deep passion, curiosity and cognition. This gift brings a deep understanding to the workings of the world. It is in this dual reality that lies a realm of complexity and possibility. This understanding of depression led me to believe in how powerful and how necessary the simple yet essential feeling of hope was. The concept of hope seems like an illusion but sometimes it\'s the only thing you have. The hope is what keeps you going and allows a tangible identity to sanity. How can architecture reflect hope and how can a space help the weary hearted? These questions pleaded for answers and this thesis is a result of the search. The search for a better place in our minds. The desire for a hope that we are not prisoners to our sadness
The quest for answers laid its journey on a cliff edge on the Olmsted Island of Great Falls, MD ; a site amplified with majestic soaring views and soundscapes of water and nature that accentuate the program of an alternative mental therapy retreat.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Bennett, Kashuo Marley (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: shadows; mystery; secrets that lie in darkness; tragedy; poetry; dreams; mysticism; tortured soul; anguish; literature; passion
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Wallerich, N. L. (2013). Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51162
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wallerich, Nazanin Leila. “Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51162.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wallerich, Nazanin Leila. “Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wallerich NL. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51162.
Council of Science Editors:
Wallerich NL. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness: A Mental Therapy Retreat. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51162
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Kent, Deborah Josephine.
Grind, Mash, Distill.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2015, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53509
► There never comes a point at which we can declare any building "finished", and never touch it again; if we were to do this it…
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▼ There never comes a point at which we can declare any building "finished", and never touch it again; if we were to do this it would signal a sad sort of death and the end of the building's use, because it is by a continual process of revision that they fulfill our ever-changing needs and tastes.
However, acknowledging this dynamic aspect of the nature of buildings brings the role of the architect into question; how can we design a building, make drawings and reach practical completion on a building site whilst being aware of the looming future, with its eternal punch list of alterations? Or, how can an awareness of passing time as a gradual tweaker, weatherer, and alterer of buildings be seen not as a problem or annoyance for the architect, but as a generous and reliable source of inspiration, a giver of richness, even a generator of good design?
The project aims to answer this question by suggesting a way of building slowly, over decades, always looking forward and back.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Architecture; time; change; embassy
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Kent, D. J. (2015). Grind, Mash, Distill. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53509
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kent, Deborah Josephine. “Grind, Mash, Distill.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53509.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kent, Deborah Josephine. “Grind, Mash, Distill.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kent DJ. Grind, Mash, Distill. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53509.
Council of Science Editors:
Kent DJ. Grind, Mash, Distill. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53509
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Guevara Sanz, Maria L.
At Home in the City.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2014, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25353
► “It is evident that home is not an object, a building, but a diffuse and complex condition that integrates memories and images, desires and fears,…
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▼ “It is evident that home is not an object, a building, but a diffuse and complex condition that integrates memories and images, desires and fears, the past and the present. A home is also a set of rituals, personal rhythms and routines of everyday life. Home cannot be produced all at once; it has its time dimension and continuum and is a gradual product of the family’s and individual’s adaptation to the world. A home cannot, thus, become a marketable product.”
- Juhani Pallasmaa, 2005
The topic of this thesis is about how a diverse community and the feeling of home come together at different scales, the scale of the city , of the neighborhood, of the street and of home. It is also about how architecture weaves these scales to adjust the boundaries of “self ” and “other”. It focuses on how to transition from the big scale of the city to the intimate scale of home. It examines the walls of home and how they interact with society. Also, it extends the elements of home beyond the intimacy and safety of our bedroom. It embrace mixtures of uses and it seeks to generate diversity.
The topic seemed important to me because it is a reflection of the constant movement and change of times. Also, it explores the elementes that make a home. It has always intrigued me what is it that makes you feel at home. It sometimes seems that units are treated like garages that can easily park in and out individuals. In these layouts dwellers fail to feel rooted. It is almost as if they are never able to “unpack”.
Finally, it serves personal interests. I am one of many young, early professionals and parents from diverse cultures that move frecuently and seek fertile ground for re-invention and to build a home. In my own search, my inspiration and point of reference in this exploration led me to the Southwest region of Washington DC.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Pacheco, Luis Diego Quiros (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Home; City; Housing; Transition; Roots; Diversity; Critical Regionalism
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Guevara Sanz, M. L. (2014). At Home in the City. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25353
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Guevara Sanz, Maria L. “At Home in the City.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25353.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Guevara Sanz, Maria L. “At Home in the City.” 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Guevara Sanz ML. At Home in the City. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25353.
Council of Science Editors:
Guevara Sanz ML. At Home in the City. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25353
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Amare, Fekade Selassie.
Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2017, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74877
► This thesis is an academic exercise set out to understand the secrets of Architecture. It is a compilation of a series of gestures made on…
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▼ This thesis is an academic exercise set out to understand the secrets of Architecture. It is a compilation of a series of gestures made on behalf of Architecture. These gestures confront the materiality of Architecture to reveal the imprints beyond what makes the material exist according to the law of its nature, the imprints that reveal the material as an imprint for the human desire, the human will, and the human wish, for the material as a tool of representation and interpretation, thus the human thoughts, the human purpose and the human work.
Explained in terms of space or environment, in terms of form or function, Architecture is never quite fully and satisfactorily understood. These terms reveal their anxiety about the mundane and the prosaic in the material constituents of Architecture. They tend to inadvertently distance themselves from the material seeking to appeal to the conceptual.
As much significance as the conceptual and the intangible contribute to the principles of Architecture, this thesis revels in the tactile, the vivid, in what is all together sense perceptible, the real, the present. As much as it regards the secrets that reside in the divine and in the spiritual, it is eager to find them embodied in its material reality. Truth, poetry, beauty, all things conceptual, that reside in abstract immaterial form beyond reach in the upper ethers, are afforded by Architecture to exist within a corpus.
Without the material imagination, one is prone to participating in the exercise of Architecture, with undue weight given to its form, its shape, its geometry, to how readily it will serve a functional need, a need that seems to reduce life around it to that specific act, overlooking what will eventually reside alongside us in matter.
Without the material imagination, one is prone to readily accepting what modern technology or modern alchemy can afford this exercise of Architecture thereby readily adapting techniques and systems without careful thought. Without the material imagination, one is prone to overlooking the prima materia1 and the primordial architectural gestures, and thereby unduly and unwisely willing the material to conform to the conceptual. Without the material imagination, one is prone to overlooking what is in the nature of a material and thereby missing what its inherent beauty informs us.
Along with trying to understand the iconic elements of Architecture, this thesis is also an investigation in its materiality. It is an exercise in trying to understand what confronting the materiality of an artifice reveals. It is an attempt to define architecture by man's endeavour to understand the creature, to understand the material presence, to unravel the mysteries of the material constitution and organization.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holt, Jaan (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Materiality; Iconic Materiality; Monastery; Benedictine order; C
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Amare, F. S. (2017). Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74877
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Amare, Fekade Selassie. “Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74877.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Amare, Fekade Selassie. “Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Amare FS. Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74877.
Council of Science Editors:
Amare FS. Matron, Ruin and New Mineral: A Thesis of Iconic Materiality. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74877
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Elliott, Magdalena Anna.
Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52632
► My Polish background and upbringing have had a profound influence on the way I look at architecture. Growing up I was always fascinated by the…
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▼ My Polish background and upbringing have had a profound influence on the way I look at architecture. Growing up I was always fascinated by the interplay of new things that were around me, dancing with the old objects and way of life that were still present. How can these two worlds co-exist? Does the rise of one signify the death of the other? My thesis project explores this dichotomy of old and new and how they interact with each other.
The site is near Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington DC. I thought it beautifully poetic the idea of a homeless shelter rising above the ruins of a burned out church. A place for spiritual salvation would now morph into a haven for corporeal redemption. The transformation the space demanded was basically cosmetic; it would remain a place for human beings to rediscover themselves. The lingering eminence of the space made me fall in love with it, and the possibility of what it could become, of what it could turn into, drove my desire.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Ritter, James W. (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Homeless Shelter; Homeless People; Burned out Church; Transformation; Purification; Resurrection; Cleansing; Ruins
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Elliott, M. A. (2013). Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52632
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Elliott, Magdalena Anna. “Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52632.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Elliott, Magdalena Anna. “Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Elliott MA. Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52632.
Council of Science Editors:
Elliott MA. Resurrecting Stones Transforming Lives. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52632
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Mack, Corey Stephen.
Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23287
► Home is something which is not easily defined. It cannot simply be described as a place, or a building, but as an idea of a…
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▼ Home is something which is not easily defined. It cannot simply be described as a place, or a building, but as an idea of a place. The place is different for everyone. For some it is where they grew up, for others it is where they currently live. The idea of that place is similar for everyone. When thinking of that place, everyone is reminded of the people they met, the things they learned, and the memories which made it their home. This thesis aims to define home, and how the idea of home can be created into Architecture. The Architecture is not meant to be reminiscent of a home, in the sense of a dwelling, but have the aspects which create the idea of home. These aspects include the concepts of community, education, and memory. Using these concepts, the Shaw Community and Recreation center was developed, which embodies the idea of home.
Advisors/Committee Members: Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Community; Education; Home; Hearth; Recreation
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Mack, C. S. (2013). Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23287
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mack, Corey Stephen. “Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23287.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mack, Corey Stephen. “Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mack CS. Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23287.
Council of Science Editors:
Mack CS. Creating the Idea of Home: The Shaw Community and Recreation Center. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23287
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Spitnale, Brian Douglas.
Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health.
Degree: M. Arch., Not found, 2020, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99409
► Passive design strategies are those that are inherent to the design of the building. Window shades, building orientation, materialliity, are just some of the examples…
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▼ Passive design strategies are those that are inherent to the design of the building. Window shades, building orientation, materialliity, are just some of the examples of factors that go into passive design. Passive design is where architects can have the greatest control, simply due to the fact the design of the building is performative in itself. These strategies use the sun to aid with natural heating, cooling, and lighting, which is a much more sustainable practice than traditional mechanical systems. Passive design has been used dating back to ancient times. Greek towns were typically planned with large courtyards oreinted to the south to capture sunlight. Ancient adobes were carved into the side of south facing cliffs to capture the warmth of the sun. This thesis expands upon these traditional strategies with the use of modern knowledge and technologies.
This thesis takes concepts of passive solar design a step further by introducing concepts that can promote human health and productivity. Humans have evolved to live in cooperation with the sun. We have natural rhythms that allow our bodies and minds to be in tune with the rising and setting sun. In addition to natural cycles over the course of the day, we are uniquely in tune with qualities of light. We interpret light as intensity and temperature, both which combine to produce a "quality" to the light. These different qualities are better suited for different activity, whether that be relaxing, focused work, or gathering. With a passive design project that is focused so heavily on the sun, it was important to consider how this would affect the inhabitants of the building.
By combining sustainable passive design strategies with concepts surround human health and productivity, this project outlines a method for design that can inspire public works to pay attention to detail when planning spaces. Through careful consideration of site specific climate data and its connection to not only building performance but human well-being, this thesis project provides a new form of thinking for solar design.
Advisors/Committee Members: Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committeechair), La Coe, Jodi Lynn (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Passive design; solar design; human health; productivity; commmunity.
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Spitnale, B. D. (2020). Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99409
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Spitnale, Brian Douglas. “Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99409.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Spitnale, Brian Douglas. “Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Spitnale BD. Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99409.
Council of Science Editors:
Spitnale BD. Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99409
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Jo, Hyung.
Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick.
Degree: M. Arch., Not found, 2020, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99693
► Aging and Elderly As medical technology develops and demography changes, the demand for more resources. In addition, as the elderly population grows, total support costs…
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▼ Aging and Elderly
As medical technology develops and demography changes, the demand for more resources. In addition, as the elderly population grows, total support costs (infant and elderly population / productive population) continue to increase. In the past 30 years, the United States has grown at an age-old population five times faster than France and the United Kingdom, twice as many as Germany. Older people's participation in economic activities and their support are emerging as important topics. Older retirees can be good mentors for young adults based on their skills and business operations experience. Economic activity of older people can also reduce conflict among generations. In fact, startups / entrepreneurs accounted for more than 50s over 20-30s. As consumers, people in their 50s have a great presence. Not only do they account for more than 50% of the total US consumption, but consumer dispositions also vary. Likewise, the elderly can be a great help in revitalizing the economy if they are consumers with high demand and
maximize their potential as producers. Abandoned land of Alexandria waterfront
Robinson terminal North
Robinson Terminal North was built in the early 1730's west's point. It was an important marine settlement in the 18th century for marine ships. This site, which is now threadbare, has a lot of historical importance and has a great potential. Robinson Terminal North, which is owned by the Washington Post, is halved by Union Street and currently made
up warehouses, a nearly 40,000 square foot pier, and the terminates of a rail line. Redevelopment of the site has been planned for scores of years. In keeping up with the goals of this Plan to encourage public access and delight of the waterfront, land uses in the renewal Robinson Terminal North should be active and productive place.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Dreher, Matthew David (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Senior Apartment; Brick; Light; Shadow; Mixed-Use; Community Space
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Jo, H. (2020). Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99693
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jo, Hyung. “Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99693.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jo, Hyung. “Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jo H. Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99693.
Council of Science Editors:
Jo H. Stepping Back to Move Forward : A Poem Written in Light and Brick. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99693
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11.
Urey Fernandez, Juan Pablo.
Home is Here: Community and Health Center.
Degree: M. Arch., Not found, 2020, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99092
► Everyday more than 11 million undocumented children and adults face the fear of being separated from their families and the risk of being placed in…
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▼ Everyday more than 11 million undocumented children and adults face the fear of being separated from their families and the risk of being placed in caged-like cells called immigrant detention centers. Rather than having more spaces that criminalize and treat immigrants inhumanely, this thesis seeks to design a space that welcomes and supports undocumented immigrants. A proposed community and health center is designed to reach, support, and empower immigrants, while acting as a new home where immigrants could access a variety of health, education, and social programs. The project reuses and repurposes a section of an abandoned building, originally built to provide housing and health services to immigrants, and introduces a new addition with the goal to preserve and continue its history as a place for immigrants. In order to create a more welcoming and safe experience, the design of the proposed building integrates three different strategies. First, the integration of sustainable natural materials and warm colors in the structure of the new addition and the interiors of the existing building. Second, the integration of large operable openings that frame views of the exterior landscape and allow natural light and fresh air to fill the interiors. Lastly, the integration of gathering spaces in the landscape and interiors that allow people to come together and create a sense of community. The proposed community and health center would become a new beacon of hope and tranquility for undocumented immigrants that live with fear and face different obstacles due to their legal status.
Advisors/Committee Members: Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committeechair), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Architecture; Community Center; Health Center; Undocumented Immigrants
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Urey Fernandez, J. P. (2020). Home is Here: Community and Health Center. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99092
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Urey Fernandez, Juan Pablo. “Home is Here: Community and Health Center.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99092.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Urey Fernandez, Juan Pablo. “Home is Here: Community and Health Center.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Urey Fernandez JP. Home is Here: Community and Health Center. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99092.
Council of Science Editors:
Urey Fernandez JP. Home is Here: Community and Health Center. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99092
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12.
Puttock, Robin Leigh Ziegenbalg.
Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2017, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865
► All people experience stress in their environments. The specific causes of stress vary from person to person as does one's ability to cope with each…
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▼ All people experience stress in their environments. The specific causes of stress vary from person to person as does one's ability to cope with each stressor. This thesis introduces the concept of Empathetic Design, a design strategy possible only when empathy for the inhabitant is achieved by the designer. An Empathetic Designer is able to identify
environmental stressors and can employ appropriate design strategies that reduce stress. Though this strategy is meant to be applicable for all people in all environments, the scope of this thesis focuses on the design of elementary school environments. Specifically, the scope is limited to how Empathetic Design can reduce stress and foster the inclusion of high functioning autistic children in a mainstream educational environment. This thesis combines current learning theory and autism research with a visual exploration of building types from six periods of American school design. The hope is to create Empathetic Designers who will inform design of future elementary school facilities.
Advisors/Committee Members: Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Mainstream Educational Environment; Elementary School Design; Reduce Stress; High Functioning Autism; Empathetic Design
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Puttock, R. L. Z. (2017). Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Puttock, Robin Leigh Ziegenbalg. “Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Puttock, Robin Leigh Ziegenbalg. “Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Puttock RLZ. Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865.
Council of Science Editors:
Puttock RLZ. Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865
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13.
Zhang, Xu.
Art Center on the Lake.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2020, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96806
► A folding method was used in form processing to reflect the mountains' shapes surrounding the town. Through this whole process, my thesis explores how the…
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▼ A folding method was used in form processing to reflect the mountains' shapes surrounding the town. Through this whole process, my thesis explores how the architecture is used as an instrument to bring art into people's daily life and, at the same time, extend people's life into nature. As a result, the Art Center will become a new plaza of Riva San Vitale.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Dreher, Matthew David (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Art; Nature; Daily life; Architecture; View; Multi-function Hall; Lake; Gallery
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Zhang, X. (2020). Art Center on the Lake. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96806
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhang, Xu. “Art Center on the Lake.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96806.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhang, Xu. “Art Center on the Lake.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhang X. Art Center on the Lake. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96806.
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Zhang X. Art Center on the Lake. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96806
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14.
Kennedy, Ashley B.
Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19231
► This thesis is an examination of the significance of time and temporal phenomena in the conception and construction of the built environment. It began as…
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▼ This thesis is an examination of the significance of time and temporal phenomena in the conception and construction of the built environment. It began as a question regarding the aging and life-span of contemporary buildings, in contrast with those that have at present survived long enough to earn designation as \'historicb́uildings. The term \'temporal phenomenaís defined here as sensory experiences which make the passage of time accessible and meaningful to those interacting with the built environment. Le Corbusier wrote that an original intent of painting was to record, to create permanent evidence of events and things that passed away with time and were forgotten, or couldn\'t be seen later. He suggests that the camera is a much better tool for this, and so painting has lost part of its purpose. Buildings and cities have always had the effect of retaining memory and creating cultural meanings. Cultural reliance on continuous improvements in environmental and building technologies have obviated the building\'s ancient place as a datum through which human beings understand the passage of time. And perhaps it is the loss of that sacred duty that leads to short-lived, disposable buildings, and the proliferation of placeless-ness in contemporary environments. A design for a brewery on the banks of the Potomac River in Alexandria,
Virginia became the vehicle to explore strategies for making time meaningful and present through the physical reality of the building, the brewing process, and the interrelated lives of the brewer and the city.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Becker, Melinda Humphry (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Time; Beer; Brewery; Event; Waterfront
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Kennedy, A. B. (2013). Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19231
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kennedy, Ashley B. “Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19231.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kennedy, Ashley B. “Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kennedy AB. Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19231.
Council of Science Editors:
Kennedy AB. Time-Space: Constructing Meaning Through Temporal Phenomena. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19231
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15.
Crawford, Jennifer Marie.
Edinburgh Art School.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2017, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74870
An Art School in Old Town Edinburgh that has historically preserved facades along the Royal Mile, bridging old and new in a new city center.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).Subjects/Keywords: Architecture; Design; Art School; Edinburgh; Scotland; Affordable Housing; Historic Preservation; Channel Glass
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Crawford, J. M. (2017). Edinburgh Art School. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74870
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Crawford, Jennifer Marie. “Edinburgh Art School.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74870.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Crawford, Jennifer Marie. “Edinburgh Art School.” 2017. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Crawford JM. Edinburgh Art School. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74870.
Council of Science Editors:
Crawford JM. Edinburgh Art School. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74870
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16.
Tarr, David L.
Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51998
► The following is the architectural narrative of a slow meal. Slowness is rich with meaning and expectations. I sought to explore slow not in terms…
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▼ The following is the architectural narrative of a slow meal. Slowness is rich with meaning and expectations. I sought to explore slow not in terms of speed or a measured passage of time, but in terms of the passage of opportunity.
Slow is the seizing of an opportunity - a pause for pleasure in the mundane. Architecture is fast, constantly engaging all our senses. It is through a deliberate pause that I find pleasure in thinking, drawing, and experiencing. Good taste is the wisdom that pleasure must be seized; the Latin sapor "taste" and sapiens "a wise man."
I intend to explore slow in architecture through taste. Taste and architecture are uniquely linked to place. They both immediately establish place by engaging all senses simultaneously. Knowledge of the qualities of an ingredient or material, both seen and the unseen, inform drawing and building just as they do cooking and the meal. A recipe does not mean that a result is prescribed. An imprecise precision exists in drawing and cooking that varies every time it is done, allowing new discoveries to be made.
I seek to discover how the act of making is evident in a drawing, a building, and a meal. The pleasure in making and the memory of the hand is a continuous narrative. I explore this narrative through a culinary school, restaurant, chefs residence, and a meal set on the Potomac River waterfront in Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia at the terminus of Prince Street, south of Waterfront Park.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Venning, Frank Filer (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: taste; kairos; time; speed; slow; culinary
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Tarr, D. L. (2013). Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51998
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tarr, David L. “Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51998.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tarr, David L. “Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Tarr DL. Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51998.
Council of Science Editors:
Tarr DL. Kairos: Architecture and the Pause for Good Taste. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51998
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17.
Folliet, Thibaut Michel.
Public Oasis for Nomads.
Degree: M. Arch., Not found, 2020, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99203
► Since a Thesis is one of the rare moments where one can design his own project from choosing the site and program as both client…
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▼ Since a Thesis is one of the rare moments where one can design his own project from choosing the site and program as both client and designer, I wanted to have a project that would be something new and unique. I decided to think about what I could design that would be different, and thus looked inward at what made me different from others. As such I decided to imagine a building that would reflect some aspects of myself, but that would also be relatable for others too.
I am French from my parents but also Venezuelan since I was born there in Venezuela. I spent kindergarten in France, was mostly raised in Asia (Bangladesh and Malaysia), and after a year in Cameroon I now live in the United States of America. So when someone asks me where I'm from, I often find myself making an awkward smile accompanied by a silence as I try to understand what the person is asking and what answer I should give.
I decided to design a building that would represent the mixture of today's community, a community of nomads where most people have more than just one origin, where we are influenced by the cultures of others. As such my building will be a place for all, with rooms of different conditions allowing the visitor to go to a room that fits his/her preference of size, temperature, lighting and humidity.
Similar to how I don't have a Venezuelan leg, a French arm and a Malaysian shoulder, the building was not designed by just copying vernacular architecture from across the globe, but by seeing the common points and combining styles in an all new style that unites and merges the origins together.
This is a building that shows how our community is changing and how we can all get along together to make a cohesive whole no matter the differences of the different parts.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Architecture; Design; Senses
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Folliet, T. M. (2020). Public Oasis for Nomads. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99203
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Folliet, Thibaut Michel. “Public Oasis for Nomads.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99203.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Folliet, Thibaut Michel. “Public Oasis for Nomads.” 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Folliet TM. Public Oasis for Nomads. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99203.
Council of Science Editors:
Folliet TM. Public Oasis for Nomads. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99203
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White, Jesse Tyler.
The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23288
► The metaphor of buildings as "living beings" offers insight into our attitudes towards buildings and how we might conceive of buildings differently as architects. By…
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▼ The metaphor of buildings as "living beings" offers insight into our attitudes towards buildings and how we might conceive of buildings differently as architects. By personifying buildings as being alive, we understand the full life of a building, not only its past history but also its future needs, transformations or uses. The ceremonial opening of a building often assumes a finished construction existing within a fixed moment in time. In reality, however, buildings perpetually evolve throughout their entire lifetime. The story of a building\'s life, a chronicle of both the process of making and its evolution, can be narrated by the architect through the language of details. This thesis proposes a Gallery + Library Archive for Black Mountain College at the site of a fire-ravaged cotton mill within the River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina. The project seeks to establish a continuum between the historic past of the site and the current transformations of the district. The architectural design of the new building serves as a vehicle to study buildings in time and details that reveal the process of a building\'s making.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: time; making; weathering
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White, J. T. (2013). The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23288
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
White, Jesse Tyler. “The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23288.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
White, Jesse Tyler. “The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
White JT. The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23288.
Council of Science Editors:
White JT. The Life of Buildings: A Narrative Through Time. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23288
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19.
Roth, Hillary Grace.
Sensing the Threshold.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24427
► The sacred and the profane: a dichotomy that can only exist through the thresholds within. In a world that's drowning in the profane, we yearn…
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▼ The sacred and the profane: a dichotomy that can only exist through the thresholds within. In a world that's drowning in the profane, we yearn for the ephemeral, in which our mind, body, and soul emerge out of the mundanity of day-to-day life, and into something beyond. We search for the art, seek pilgrimage, and long for the symbols. The physical, emotional, and sensational thresholds we pass between the two states are what resonate in our bodies. Those experiences are the stories we pass on. Yet, some of the most sacred spaces in the world have become mere subjects behind the lens of a camera. Technology has empowered our ability to reach marvels, yet it has provided layers now inherently filtered onto our experiences. How real are these thresholds we long to pass if they are experienced only through electronic devices? The sacred experiences I treasure the most were given life through movement: movement of time, light, and the elements, none of which I would trade for a photograph. The following pages trace my imagination of a place where we take a step back through the door we barely noticed. Instead of looking for the sacred, we journey through the profane. We celebrate the threshold.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holt, Jaan (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Sacred; Profane; Threshold; Wayfinding
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Roth, H. G. (2013). Sensing the Threshold. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24427
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Roth, Hillary Grace. “Sensing the Threshold.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24427.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Roth, Hillary Grace. “Sensing the Threshold.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Roth HG. Sensing the Threshold. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24427.
Council of Science Editors:
Roth HG. Sensing the Threshold. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/24427
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Haecker, Krystyn.
E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23291
► A city requires the architecture that comprises it to stitch together its urban fabric, creating connections between various, potentially disconnected, parts. Architecture mediates its surrounding…
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▼ A city requires the architecture that comprises it to stitch together its urban fabric, creating connections between various, potentially disconnected, parts. Architecture mediates its surrounding public and open spaces, including plazas, streets, and parks. To fully understand a site of a future development, it is first important to understand the current and future conditions of the area within which the site is located, and in some cases its historical context as well. Only then can designers produce architecture that responds to and provides for its urban context for current and future generations. By studying the current, historic, and future contexts of Banneker Overlook, this thesis was developed by a thorough understanding of its site as a means of influencing the program and future architectural design. Banneker Overlook in its current state is a disconnected urban park in Southwest Washington, DC, originally intended as a connection point between two parts of the city. The purpose of this thesis is to reconnect the higher L\'enfant Promenade with the lower Maine Avenue and Southwest Waterfront by means of the architecture and exterior public spaces. The program chosen for the site is a large public museum called the National Museum of the American People. It will "tell the story of ALL of the American People from prehistoric times to the present" (National Museum of the American People). A large cultural building was used because of its capability to pull Washington residents and visitors to a single location coming from various, possibly disconnected, parts of the city. As a product of the site conditions, this thesis along with its site and building program became a study of creating connections of places, spaces, ideas, and people over time and space in an attempt to understand how architecture could represent this idea at both an urban and building scale. All of these ideas can be represented in our original national motto: E Pluribus Unum, "Out of Many, One."
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Connecting; Urban Fabric; Southwest DC; Museum
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Haecker, K. (2013). E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23291
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Haecker, Krystyn. “E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23291.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Haecker, Krystyn. “E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Haecker K. E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23291.
Council of Science Editors:
Haecker K. E Pluribus Unum: A Study of Reconnecting a Broken Urban Fabric. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23291
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21.
Batista, Anny Ninoska.
The [In] Visible Line in Architecture.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2013, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23087
► "Vision is regarded as the most noble of the senses, and the loss of eyesight as the ultimate physical loss" – Juhani Pallasmaa To see…
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▼ "Vision is regarded as the most noble of the senses, and the loss of eyesight as the ultimate physical loss" – Juhani Pallasmaa To see or not to see? As a child growing up in the Dominican Republic, my vision was blurred by a perception strongly held by my elders. A perception that have been nurtured and carried out for many centuries. This perception have kept me away from the \'reality\', limiting my vision to what existed in the other side of the borderline. As my eyes were blindfolded, my ears opened to received words that would slowly construct my own imaginary world. A particular world, in which hearing was dominant over my other senses. As one would imagine that a world could painful while living in \'darkness\', what was actually painful was living with the existence of the unknown, of the invisible. In April 2011, I decided to visit the imaginary line that runs along Dominican Republic and Haiti. My experience was truly remarkable. At that present moment, I had a very exciting encounter with a new sense of reality. As I approached to an unfinished construction, I climbed to a metal stair reaching an altitude of nearly twenty feet. My eyes witnessed what was hidden for nearly thirty years of my existence. Through the wavy transparent mirage caused by the refraction of the blistering sun, I was able to see the neighboring country of Haiti for the first time. Along the Massacre River, there was an element that immediately captivated by curiosity. It was a thin, blue metal gate located right in the middle of a concrete bridge that expanded east and west uniting the border towns of Dajabon and Ounaminthe. To my eyes, this gate was a visible and an invisible boundary – A line, a remarkably powerful, and fundamental element in Architecture – which was strongly visible, by dividing and marking its presence demarcating territories. Yet, was also transparent uniting two cultures during the market days. My thesis unfolds in the quest of what can exist by the emergence of the visible and the invisible – what I envisioned while standing at the site, a Binational Market along the imaginary line.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: line; borderline; visible; sense of place; boundary; limits; union; division; hearing; integration; smell; sound; imaginary; perc
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Batista, A. N. (2013). The [In] Visible Line in Architecture. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23087
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Batista, Anny Ninoska. “The [In] Visible Line in Architecture.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23087.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Batista, Anny Ninoska. “The [In] Visible Line in Architecture.” 2013. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Batista AN. The [In] Visible Line in Architecture. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23087.
Council of Science Editors:
Batista AN. The [In] Visible Line in Architecture. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23087
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22.
Wang, Manting.
Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2018, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82152
► I consider that either walking along the riverbank or floating down the river by boat and enjoying the journey by interacting with nature is a…
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▼ I consider that either walking along the riverbank or floating down the river by boat and enjoying the journey by interacting with nature is a fundamental human right. Wandering in the concrete jungle, humming while beatboxing, dancing, and skateboarding can also be great pleasures. However, as cities increasingly cover over nature with urban constructions, highways, for instance, they deprive people's right to access the river by erecting a barrier between city and nature. Citizens are the reason that cities exist. So many vivid social activities happen in the concrete jungle every day. Yet, out urban lifestyles belittle nature as it is obscured by the city. It would be much more beautiful, inspiring, and healthy if we can find ways to develop cities in harmony with nature, allowing citizens to bring our urban textures to the ever-flowing river. In my thesis, I explore the possibilities of bringing the city and the river, architecturally.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: hotel; apartment; high-rise; vertical community; air garden
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Wang, M. (2018). Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82152
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wang, Manting. “Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82152.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wang, Manting. “Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally.” 2018. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wang M. Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82152.
Council of Science Editors:
Wang M. Rosslyn Waterfront Complex: Bridge the City and the River Architecturally. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82152
Virginia Tech
23.
Talarico, Gui.
Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2011, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42855
► Throughout the last century, the popularization of the automobile and development of roads and highways has changed the way we live, and how cities develop.…
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▼ Throughout the last century, the popularization of the automobile and development of roads and highways has changed the way we live, and how cities develop. Bridges, aqueducts, and power plants had comparable impact in the past. I consider each of these examples to be â iconsâ of infrastructures that we humans build to improve our living environments and to fulfill our urge to become better.Fast forward to now. The last decades showed us the development of new sophisticated networks that connect people and continents. Communication grids, satellite communication, high speed fiber optics and many other technologies have made possible the existence of the ultimate human network - the internet. A network created by us to satisfy our needs to connect, to share, to socialize and communicate over distances never before imagined. The data center is the icon of this network.Through modern digitalization methods, text, sounds, images, and knowledge can be converted into zeroâ s and oneâ s and distributed almost instantly to all corners of the world. The data center is the center piece in the storage, processing, and distribution of this data.The Urban Data Center hopes to bring this icon closer to its creators and users. Let us celebrate its existence and shed some light into the inner workings of the worldâ s largest network. Let the users that inhabit this critical network come inside of it and understand where it lives. This thesis explores the expressive potential of networks and data through the design of a data center in Washington, DC.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Data Center; Containers; Data; Architecture
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Talarico, G. (2011). Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42855
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Talarico, Gui. “Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42855.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Talarico, Gui. “Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Talarico G. Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42855.
Council of Science Editors:
Talarico G. Urban Data Center: A Architectural Celebration of Data. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42855
Virginia Tech
24.
Bennett, Samantha J.
Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2011, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34895
► The connection between our body and mind is integral in the way we perceive and relate to the world that exists around us. Our perceptions…
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▼ The connection between our body and mind is integral in the way we perceive and relate to the world that exists around us. Our perceptions and emotional responses to those spaces can influence and become a powerful tool for design. In turn, architecture can encourage active and mindfullness in a person's everyday life.
The architectural project is a mixed-use development consisting of a multi-family residence, hotel, coffee shop, and spa located off of 14th Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington DC. The program provides spaces for dwelling, both temporary and permanent, to encourage both physical and psychological wellness.
Advisors/Committee Members: Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committeechair), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: shadow; mindful; active; light; dwelling; materiality
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Bennett, S. J. (2011). Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34895
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bennett, Samantha J. “Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34895.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bennett, Samantha J. “Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces.” 2011. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Bennett SJ. Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34895.
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Bennett SJ. Experiencing Architecture through Active and Mindful Spaces. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34895
Virginia Tech
25.
Liang, Weihao.
Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2016, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71652
► Public libraries have changed tremendously. Libraries used to be places with an organized collection of documents that people would visit and read quietly. However, with…
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▼ Public libraries have changed tremendously. Libraries used to be places with an organized collection of documents that people would visit
and read quietly. However, with the development of digital technology, people are now able to conveniently access the same information
from home or elsewhere. Instead of a storehouse of knowledge, a library is now a community center. Preschoolers attend story time with
their parents and adults come with friends for entertainment and events. Nowadays, libraries have become a gathering place for social,
leisure, self-education and learning activities.
In this thesis, I am exploring how to design spaces which can encourage communication between people. According to Jan Gehl's book,
Cities for People, watching, listening and experiencing others is the beginning of social communication. After studying precedents, I
summarized basic space prototypes which promote communication and then applied them to the design of a large urban public library on a
site in Arlington,
Virginia. By translating the different prototypes into the design, the resulting building provides spaces with different scales,
levels of privacy and qualities to fulfill a wide range of individual needs.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Holt, Jaan (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Library; Communication; Public; Private
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Liang, W. (2016). Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71652
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liang, Weihao. “Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71652.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liang, Weihao. “Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Liang W. Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71652.
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Liang W. Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71652
Virginia Tech
26.
Ditzel, Allie.
Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2016, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73783
► The ultimate threshold state of a human life is the time preceding death. Hospice care provides a gateway environment for many people for their transition…
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▼ The ultimate threshold state of a human life is the time preceding death. Hospice care provides a gateway environment for many people for their transition to the other side.
Societies throughout history have had rituals and traditions to support the dying and their loved ones, but for modern society, few of these rituals remain. Death has become a topic to avoid "no one wants to look at it or speak about it. This taboo treatment of death often results in the isolation of people at the end of their lives. It also has a major impact on those who are
losing their loved ones, as well as the caregivers that deal with death on a daily basis.
Through the lens of hospice, this thesis will explore spaces of transition in architecture - the idea of thresholds, both physical and emotional. It seeks to develop a design that considers all of its users and their experience of death and dying.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: hospice; threshold; separation; connection; door
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Ditzel, A. (2016). Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73783
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ditzel, Allie. “Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73783.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ditzel, Allie. “Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ditzel A. Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73783.
Council of Science Editors:
Ditzel A. Thresholds: End of Life and Architecture. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73783
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27.
Andreas, Claire Larsen.
The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2015, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52348
► The original constructive act of human nature was to make shelter. The original architectural act of human nature was to create place. Nature is made…
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▼ The original constructive act of human nature was to make shelter. The original architectural act of human nature was to create place. Nature is made of emotive elemental matter- the horizontal of earth, the vertical of sky, the transcendence of water and the energy of fire. Human beings, alone among the living, have the opportunity to purposefully act. We have squandered this privilege until now, only considering nature where we have not yet built. We must endear ourselves to the source of our existence and through each experience gain nourishment and inspiration. Architecture manifests the spiritual revelation of human intervention into nature. The intimate act of dwelling requires fulfillment and sacrifice. The home should inspire the mind, envelop the soul, nurture the body, and free the spirit. The inhabitant must feel grounded within the foundation, thoughtfully carved into the earth, permeated with the warmth of being embedded, and enriched by the centering focus of a flame within the darkness. The inhabitant must feel elevated without weight upon lightness of frame, touched by a cool breeze, surrounded by canopy and inspired by the heavens. For this journey, the architect must purposefully and poetically place humanity within nature.
This is the intimate domain of dwelling between earth and sky.
Advisors/Committee Members: Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committeechair), Holt, Jaan (committee member), Emmons, Paul F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: dwelling; architecture; vessel; belonging; home
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Andreas, C. L. (2015). The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52348
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Andreas, Claire Larsen. “The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52348.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Andreas, Claire Larsen. “The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Andreas CL. The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52348.
Council of Science Editors:
Andreas CL. The Intimate Domain of Dwelling Between Earth and Sky. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52348
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Sanchez Azcona, Maria Milagros.
Ficciones.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2015, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52559
► In September of 2013, I challenged myself to find the conjunction between spaces and tales through Architecture, to create buildings, spaces...to design out of tales.…
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▼ In September of 2013, I challenged myself to find the conjunction between spaces and tales through Architecture, to create buildings, spaces...to design out of tales. A year after, in September 2014, I realized that I became a writer myself. I wrote my own fiction, my own tale.
Through the pages of this book, I am sharing with you my story, and the story of how I wrote it. The story of me AT the WAAC, of me AND the WAAC. The story of how, while writing it, I fall in love with Architecture and I learnt how to be an architectural magician.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Holt, Jaan (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Architecture - Storytelling - Fantastic
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Sanchez Azcona, M. M. (2015). Ficciones. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52559
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sanchez Azcona, Maria Milagros. “Ficciones.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52559.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sanchez Azcona, Maria Milagros. “Ficciones.” 2015. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sanchez Azcona MM. Ficciones. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52559.
Council of Science Editors:
Sanchez Azcona MM. Ficciones. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52559
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Davies, Kelley Adair.
The Anamorphic Library.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2016, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681
► This thesis examines the idea of perspective, specifically anamorphic perspective, and how anamorphosis can be applied to architecture. Anamorphosis is a distorted image that appears…
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▼ This thesis examines the idea of perspective, specifically anamorphic perspective, and how anamorphosis can be applied to architecture. Anamorphosis is a distorted image that appears regular only from a certain point. With a focus on anamorphosis, perspectival drawings became the key component in the design of the library. Perspectives have been embodied in architecture; however, they remained limited to the realm of illusion, distinct from constructed reality. The library contains this duality of illusionism and realism. Similar to reading a book, one might get lost in the story, imagine themself as one of the characters, and question if they are in reality, or in the illusion of the book.
To further enforce this falsehood, the library holds fictional books, ranging from fairy tales to mythological books.
The library is constructed with three main corridors, which wrap around the inner core, an open-air courtyard. The corridors contain the illusion while the "reality" resides adjacent to these corridors. This gives the spectator a chance to witness the stage of the illusion and the behind-the-scenes of the illusion, the reality.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member), Holt, Jaan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Architecture; Anamorphosis; Perspective; Alexandria; Library
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Davies, K. A. (2016). The Anamorphic Library. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Davies, Kelley Adair. “The Anamorphic Library.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Davies, Kelley Adair. “The Anamorphic Library.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Davies KA. The Anamorphic Library. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681.
Council of Science Editors:
Davies KA. The Anamorphic Library. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71681
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Sharifi, Nahal Alsadat.
Children's Hospice Care.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2016, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71772
► With advancements in medical technology, the mechanics of dying and death has changed significantly. Centuries ago, people mostly died of infectious diseases. From the time…
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▼ With advancements in medical technology, the mechanics of dying and death has changed significantly. Centuries ago, people mostly died of infectious diseases. From the time they were diagnosed, to the time of their death did not take long. Today, public health has improved remarkably. We have a better control over infectious diseases, but we have to deal with cancer and other chronic illnesses. The long period of treatment for such illnesses makes us spend a lot of our time in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, hospices, and care homes.
Unfortunately, in many cases, these facilities do not pay much attention to emotional and spiritual needs of their patients and are mostly designed around their own institutional and technological needs. In that regard, these buildings become pretty awful places with no natural light and long corridors.
Today, due to the nature of chronic diseases that we mostly deal with, hospice care facilities are becoming more popular. The idea of a hospice is to focus on quality of the place for families and patients who have already spent a lot of their time in a hospital setting. The goal is provide humane care for patients who do not have much time left, to make sure that they live the remainder of their lives as comfortably and as fully as possible.
It is important to remember that when such facilities are designed for children, we need to pay extra attention to their unique needs. It is important to provide opportunities for children with terminal illnesses to continue to learn and grow.
This thesis is exploration of an architectural setting in which children with a terminal prognosis would spend the last few weeks of their lives. Located in Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia, this project takes advantage of the existing nature of the site to create an oasis for families who have gone through an exhausting battle with an untreatable disease. The goal is to shift the focus from curing to healing and to create a nurturing place that helps to bring normalcy back to the lives of patients and their families.
Advisors/Committee Members: Emmons, Paul F. (committeechair), Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. (committee member), Feuerstein, Marcia F. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Hospice; Children; Healthcare; Healing Architecture
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Sharifi, N. A. (2016). Children's Hospice Care. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71772
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sharifi, Nahal Alsadat. “Children's Hospice Care.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 02, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71772.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sharifi, Nahal Alsadat. “Children's Hospice Care.” 2016. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sharifi NA. Children's Hospice Care. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 02].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71772.
Council of Science Editors:
Sharifi NA. Children's Hospice Care. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71772
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