Placemaking
| dc.contributor.author | Massie, Blake Andrew | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Galloway, William U. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Jones, James R. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Dugas, David | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Architecture | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-06T17:06:04Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-06T17:06:04Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-07-06 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The Architecture of the "home" as we know it has taken many shapes and approaches throughout history. Early people resided in naturally occurring caves to guard against the harsh climate while nomadic tribes built temporary structures to follow game through the plains. During the settlement of America, settlers fused building practices from their home land with local materials and passive design to create distinct vernaculars in all regions of the country. After the Industrial Revolution during the mid 1800's, regions were able to import building materials foreign to their locations. Invention of new tools and building techniques created new building practices in all regions of the country. The formally distinct region-specific vernaculars began to meld into similar expressions as the building of the American home was optimized to build a home at the lowest cost. The optimization of the home has greatly reduced the diversity of homes in American suburbs, leading to entire neighborhoods of identical houses with only slight modifications that alter the status quo house. This Thesis addresses these issues of the typical American home's lack of sensitivity toward the history, climate and culture of its place. The design proposes the use of prefabricated modular building as a means to grant access to high quality, sustainable architecture to the average American. | en |
| dc.description.abstractgeneral | The design and construction human dwellings has changed in many ways throughout history. The earliest humans lived in cave dwellings or build non-permanent structures to track food through the landscape. As America was settled, settlers adapted their building techniques to the climate and local materials of The New World which created distinct styles and methods of construction in each region of the country. After the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1800's, building materials were able to be transported to regions where they did not originate. This along with the invention of new tools created a standardized style and method of building a home across entire The New World. In contemporary times, the home is designed and constructed to save the home-owner as much money as possible. This has led builders to build the same house over and over because it's cheaper and easier to build something you know that works and that is familiar versus innovating. This has led to entire neighborhoods of nearly identical houses. This Thesis addresses these issues of the typical American home's lack of sensitivity toward the history, climate and culture of its place. The design proposes building a home in components in a controlled environment off site. The components are designed on standard dimensions allowing for the owner to modify the house as needed. Building in a controlled environment with standardized components will grant access to high quality, sustainable architecture to the average American. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Architecture | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:31315 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104099 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Architecture | en |
| dc.title | Placemaking | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Architecture | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Architecture | en |
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