A Search for Truth: Investigating the Connection Between Man, Architecture and the Universe

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dc.contributor.authorSullivan, John Austinen
dc.contributor.committeechairPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWheeler, Joseph H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFrascari, Marcoen
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:48:58Zen
dc.date.adate2004-12-21en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:48:58Zen
dc.date.issued1999-11-16en
dc.date.rdate2004-12-21en
dc.date.sdate2004-12-05en
dc.description.abstractThe study of architecture is a search for the truth, conceived from a desire to understand the nature of life. Through the process of investigation, discoveries bring us closer to this understanding. Universal truths discovered within the discipline of architecture teach of the universal truths of life itself. Architecture is eternally bound to the universe. It exists as a physical reality, ultimately defined by a specific moment and position within the infinite continuum of time and space. Yet, what creates this inseparable connection between architecture and the universe? Man. Architecture exists as an offering to man. It serves as a stage on which the life of man unfolds; it is the backdrop of the human drama. It is the interaction between man and the physical environment that defines this connection between architecture and the universe. The instant that the hand of man touches the surface of a brick wall, a moment is created, eternally linking the wall to the universe. Thus, a constant dialogue exists between man and architecture. The nature of this dialogue must be explored, as it offers man the opportunity to understand his relationship with architecture on all scales (individual, community, universe). In order for this dialogue to be understood, the relationships which exist within architecture itself must be examined. These relationships exist on many scales, ranging from the connection between the column and the beam, to the relationship between a building and its city. These relationships dictate architecture's meaning. By being sensitive and perceptive of the nature of these relationships, we become closer to understanding the nature of life. Explorations of architecture allow us to question the nature of life. The search for the connection between architecture and the human condition allows us to understand the eternal connection between architecture and the universe. The search allows us to find the truth.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12052004-172409en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12052004-172409/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35967en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdialogueen
dc.subjectLighten
dc.subjectprogressionen
dc.subjecttransitionen
dc.subjectelementsen
dc.subjectplaceen
dc.subjectboundaryen
dc.subjectcityen
dc.subjectArchitectureen
dc.subjectabstractionen
dc.subjecttruthen
dc.subjectenclosureen
dc.subjectbodyen
dc.subjectconnectionen
dc.subjectpatinaen
dc.subjectMemoryen
dc.subjectorientationen
dc.subjectplanen
dc.titleA Search for Truth: Investigating the Connection Between Man, Architecture and the Universeen
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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