Time in the Landscape: Designing for Perpetuity

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Louise H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKane, Brian P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Patrick A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKagawa, Ronald M.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:45Zen
dc.date.adate2004-06-30en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:45Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-21en
dc.date.rdate2004-06-30en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-22en
dc.description.abstractLandscape is dynamic. All the elements in the landscape are in a continual process of change. There is growth, expansion, weathering, disintegration, decay and renewal. Change is the very substance of things and it is through these changes that we register the passage of time. This thesis explores the concept of material duration and its application to landscape design. Duration is a complex measure of time. This thesis adapts a definition of duration developed in the field of finance to explore time in the design of an urban cemetery. The design embodies the concept of a cemetery with a "constant duration". This lasting quality of constant duration is a persistence that retains at its core the essence of the landscape while embracing the unavoidable and indispensable material changes. To design with constant duration is to analyze and chart a design as a journey through time.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05222004-165322en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05222004-165322en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9974en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspart07_apD.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart08_apE-vita.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart06_apC.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart05_apA-B.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart01_covmat.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart02_ch1-5.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart03_ch6.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart04_ch7-8.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConstant Durationen
dc.subjectDynamic Landscapeen
dc.subjectSempiternityen
dc.subjectPerpetuityen
dc.subjectMaterial Durationen
dc.subjectUrban Cemeteryen
dc.subjectLandscape Planningen
dc.subjectLandscape Rebalancingen
dc.titleTime in the Landscape: Designing for Perpetuityen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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