An Experiential Approach to Architecture: Design of an Architecture School and Student Housing

dc.contributor.authorBalasubramanian Ms, Kiruthikaen
dc.contributor.committeechairHolt, Jaanen
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-29T08:00:58Zen
dc.date.available2016-06-29T08:00:58Zen
dc.date.issued2016-06-28en
dc.description.abstract"The architectural experience silences all external noise, it focusses attention on one's very existence." - An architecture of the Seven Senses: Juhani Pallasma As I sat down thinking about this quote images of the courtyard of the Salk institute, the central reading area of the Library of Congress, Tadao Ando's Church on Water and light, the step wells of Adalaj in India, Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals came to my mind. I feel that the scale and being part of something larger than what man could create such as the sky, the ocean and an experience that appeals to the senses, one that is a perfect orchestration of the color of light, the pattern of shadows, the materiality of the wall, the feeling of warmth, the sound of waves, the reflection of the waters creates a sense of calm within. Drawing from my personal experiences, the thesis shall explore the above idea in a school of architecture with a public interface located along the waterfront. "Buildings should be monumental and spiritually inspiring." - Louis Kahnen
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:8322en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/71654en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectexperienceen
dc.subjectspaceen
dc.subjectarchitecture schoolen
dc.subjectstudent housingen
dc.titleAn Experiential Approach to Architecture: Design of an Architecture School and Student Housingen
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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