An Embassy for Somalia; Traversing the Boundary Between the Sacred and the Profane

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dc.contributor.authorRigot, Sarah E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairFeuerstein, Marcia F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T08:00:50Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T08:00:50Zen
dc.date.issued2014-06-19en
dc.description.abstractDiametrically opposed forces, while independent, require the presence of the other to exist. Shadow is found through an absence of light. Earth exists as a result of the heavens, whether cosmologically or theologically. The following project explores dichotomies and the architectural elements that can span two disparate entities. The proposal for an embassy for Somalia strives to discover the threshold between the dualities of the Islamic faith and the profane environment. In the faith one must follow a path, whether physical or spiritual in order to find true enlightenment. By allowing the path of the thesis be the guide, the various elements of approach, entry, courtyard, garden and sacred spaces are illuminated as the thresholds between these diametrically opposed forces of public | private, heaven | earth, sacred | profane.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:195en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49025en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectThresholden
dc.subjectCourtyarden
dc.subjectEmbassyen
dc.subjectSomaliaen
dc.subjectIslamen
dc.titleAn Embassy for Somalia; Traversing the Boundary Between the Sacred and the Profaneen
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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