Re-presenting the Waterfront: revealing the intersection of human and natural processes

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dc.contributor.authorGeronilla, Kristinaen
dc.contributor.committeechairJohnson, Benjamin C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBork, Dean R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKaten, Brian F.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:48:40Zen
dc.date.adate2004-12-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:48:40Zen
dc.date.issued2004-09-02en
dc.date.rdate2004-12-15en
dc.date.sdate2004-12-01en
dc.description.abstractWater and waterfronts are appealing to almost any person, as a visitor or designer. This study challenges the author's design processes and understanding of the landscape as the sculpted meeting ground, intersecting human and natural physical processes. It progresses from assumptions through collaborated ideas of others in a literature review through case studies of various waterfront situations and finally to the design project of the Jones Point waterfront in Alexandria, Virginia. Here the intermingled aspects from cultural activities over time and local, physical movement of land by water are assessed to be revealed and enhanced for the visitor's benefit, use, and connection with place. For it is the author's belief that the landscape and space can be sculpted, experienced, and imagined for the purpose of connecting us to a larger framework of living systems on this planet and beyond. The design extends the city to the waterfront and vice versa with an understanding of both physical processes and cultural choices to the point of being unable to distinguish action from reaction.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12012004-184036en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12012004-184036/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35894en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKGsETD2004.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectwaterfront parken
dc.subjectfluvial and estuarine processesen
dc.subjectrevelatory landscapeen
dc.titleRe-presenting the Waterfront: revealing the intersection of human and natural processesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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