Architecture for the Imagination: A Study of an Elementary Educational Environment

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dc.contributor.authorHenderson, James M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairBrown, William W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGalloway, William U.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, James R.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:38:49Zen
dc.date.adate1999-06-04en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:38:49Zen
dc.date.issued1999-04-30en
dc.date.rdate2000-06-04en
dc.date.sdate1999-05-27en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis seeks to create an environment that encourages the learning process by addressing issues of emotional and physical well-being. The concept implies that success in learning can be linked to the environment of an elementary school. The building does not have to teach by itself, but merely facilitate the learning process through the making of a comfortable environment. Designing an elementary school demands that the architect look at the world through the eyes of a child. If the architect considers the scale of the building, both in terms of size and perception, the school becomes an oasis of security for the child that inspires intellectual growth. By integrating environmental design issues that are traditionally ignored in contemporary schools, like natural ventilation or daylighting, the school becomes less of an institution and more like a home.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extentiii, 70 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-052799-211018en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-052799-211018/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33298en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesis.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 42629438en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectArchitectureen
dc.subjectscaleen
dc.subjectelementaryen
dc.subjectschoolen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1999.H463en
dc.titleArchitecture for the Imagination: A Study of an Elementary Educational Environmenten
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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