An Architecture of Light: A Catholic Church for Blacksburg, Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorMendoza, Hectoren
dc.contributor.committeechairRott, Hans Christianen
dc.contributor.committeememberCortes, Mario C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, James R.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:32:44Zen
dc.date.adate2008-03-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:32:44Zen
dc.date.issued2008-01-31en
dc.date.rdate2008-03-24en
dc.date.sdate2008-03-19en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an investigation on how in architecture structure and material modulate the perception of light. This idea was implemented in the design of a catholic church for the parish of Blacksburg,Virginia. The vision of the church as a community in constant interaction resulted in the design of a complex, in which the chapel is accompanied by a pre-school and a third building containing facilities for the administration of the parish and the residence for the priest. The plaza on which all the buildings have been arranged allows the opportunity for outdoor activities, as well as the contemplation of the beautiful ever-changing views of the mountains that surround the church. The difference in the nature of the activities that take place in each one of the buildings has been expressed through the way structure and materials interact with the natural light producing a distinctive interior quality.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03192008-125518en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03192008-125518/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31501en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAnArchitectureofLight.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectStructureen
dc.subjectLighten
dc.subjectCatholic Churchen
dc.subjectCast-in-place concreteen
dc.titleAn Architecture of Light: A Catholic Church for Blacksburg, Virginiaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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