Borders and Bandaids

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dc.contributor.authorPolk, David Glenen
dc.contributor.committeechairPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBreitschmid, Markusen
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-18T20:01:19Zen
dc.date.available2015-09-18T20:01:19Zen
dc.date.issued2015-09-16en
dc.description.abstractthresh-old noun `thresh-`hold, `thre-`shold _the sill of a doorway _the entrance to a house or building _any place or point of entering or beginning A threshold can be understood as the visible or invisible division and demarcation of space. It is an age-old concept tracing back even to the first notions of urban space. The largest scaled gestures of thresholds are those lines and walls that divide nations and territories. All complexities of past and current geopolitical tensions simply derive from the interpretations and implementation of the walls and geopolitical lines—or lineaments. It is therefore crucial to comprehend the concept of lineaments on every scale, as it is the base idea that permeates all design. It is design in its purest form. The following architectural argument will explore Leon Battista Albert's theory of lineaments, particularly the wall as an architectural element, as he spells out in his architectural treatise On the Art of Building in Ten Books. A closer look at Alberti's treatise and the idea of lineaments will help to better refine the definition and implementation of international borders and treatises. Reconsideration of a lineament in the slightest form has the potential to drastically change the execution and enforcement of a lineament in tangible materials and their assembly during construction. The chosen design proposes a new U.S.-Mexico Joint Land Port of Entry along the border of Columbus, New Mexico, United State of America, and Puerto Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexicoen
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:6087en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/56570en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectlineamentsen
dc.subjectlineen
dc.subjectwallen
dc.subjectdooren
dc.subjectgateen
dc.subjectthresholden
dc.subjectborderen
dc.subjectboundaryen
dc.subjectBorder Stationen
dc.subjectLand Port of Entryen
dc.subjectplazaen
dc.subjectzocaloen
dc.subjectmarketen
dc.subjectimmigrationen
dc.subjecttradeen
dc.subjectMexicoen
dc.subjectU.S.en
dc.subjectNew Mexicoen
dc.titleBorders and Bandaidsen
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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