Architecture & Change: The Conversation Between Old & New in Architecture as Examined in the Montmartre House, Paris, France

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dc.contributor.authorHayes, Jessica Noelen
dc.contributor.committeechairRott, Hans Christianen
dc.contributor.committeememberThompson, Steven R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWeiner, Frank H.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:40:39Zen
dc.date.adate2007-07-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:40:39Zen
dc.date.issued2007-05-09en
dc.date.rdate2007-07-17en
dc.date.sdate2007-06-27en
dc.description.abstractBuildings and the cities they make up are in a state of constant change. Temples become churches, palaces become apartment complexes, and railway stations have been turned into hotels and museums. Paris is an example of a city which reuses existing buildings, and on a smaller scale as the city changes over time, buildings are split in half, windows become doors, and row houses become apartments. In its centuries long evolution, Paris has developed into one of the most beautiful cities in the world full of an architecture of reuse and renovation of existing structures. As this process of reuse occurs, the history of a building is revealed as its original materials, structure, and scars are uncovered and celebrated. In the Montmartre House, the building's original vaulted brick structure is exposed. This traditional structure, along with new partitions and rooms, form a modern house in which new and old contrast, enhancing each other and creating a new architecture. The aim is not to reconstruct the old brick building into what it once was, but to use it in conjunction with modern construction methods and materials and continue the subsequent reuse and transformation making this house a reflection of the architectural spirit of Paris itself.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06272007-002248en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06272007-002248/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33773en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartjnhTHESIS2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectLoosen
dc.subjectcolumnen
dc.subjectvaulten
dc.subjectTzaraen
dc.subjectformalen
dc.subjectLighten
dc.subjectconstructionen
dc.titleArchitecture & Change: The Conversation Between Old & New in Architecture as Examined in the Montmartre House, Paris, Franceen
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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