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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

When we build unconsciously and we build as a habit, only then we lose the essence of architecture

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 ...

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 ...

This thesis explores the idea of creating inhabitable spaces within the structure of a building. The inhabitation can range from physical to imaginative.

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 ...