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Extension of the Axis Mundi
(Virginia Tech, 2000-09-12)
A work develops through methodical inquiry based on the reciprocity inherent in the construction of an object and its evaluation. A physical object informs an initial concept and acts as the fundamental catalyst for ...
My Mother's Cabin: A Design in Memory
(Virginia Tech, 2011-05-11)
Located in rural Mount Laurel, Virgina,
on the tobacco farm my mother was raised,
this house grew from the use of
memories as a design tool:
my childhood memories
not to mimic, rebuild, or remake,
but to create new ...
Overlapping Geometries: 1+1=3
(Virginia Tech, 2004-09-16)
The idea of two elements overlapping to create a third element is a very simple idea,
yet one imbued with possibility. It can be as simple as two colors combining to create
a new color: yellow + blue = green. This new, ...
Performance Architecture: A Center for The Performing Arts at The Ohio State University
(Virginia Tech, 2011-05-02)
Performance architecture is not just an empty tagline, but the description of a full-bodied design solution through the relationship shared by form and function. Form is the source that provides an impression - of the ...
Blacksburg Central - A New Middle School
(Virginia Tech, 2009-05-04)
Building upon the form of a middle school, this thesis is an examination of several architectural questions. This new middle school is imagined to exist at the old Blacksburg Middle school site on Main street between Clay ...
Towards an old charm
(Virginia Tech, 2011-05-11)
When we build unconsciously and we build as a habit, only then we lose the essence of architecture
Lines of Discovery
(Virginia Tech, 2004-07-07)
An entry for the World Trade Center Memorial Competition was expanded upon as a study into the nature of design. The project influenced its own evolution and revealed exciting outcomes. The memorial is a reinforced ...
Joints and connections
(Virginia Tech, 2004-07-19)
Istanbul is a city on the water and historically has been a link between East and West. Unlike most cities, ferry boats are one of the most commonly used means of travel, along with rail and bus lines. There is a contrast ...
Inhabiting Structure: An Elementary School Campus
(Virginia Tech, 2012-05-08)
This thesis explores the idea of creating inhabitable spaces within the structure of a building. The inhabitation can range from physical to imaginative.
complexity form order structure
(Virginia Tech, 2008-04-30)
This thesis project is complex because of its crystalline form. It is ordered through structural hierarchy and modularity. The presence of both complexity and order gives articulation to all scales of the project, allows ...