Fitness, Flexibility, and Suspension: An Aquatics Facility on Washington, D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront

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dc.contributor.authorBiesiadny-Mrstik, Michelle Marieen
dc.contributor.committeechairPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKane, Brian P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:47Zen
dc.date.adate2004-07-02en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:47Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-07-02en
dc.date.sdate2004-06-28en
dc.description.abstractTo create a legible building, the structure's form must describe and reinforce the mission of the organization that inhabits it. This proposal for a regional competition, training and recreational aquatics facility demonstrates ideas of physical fitness through an exploration of muscles, cables, tension, joints, and bones. The building is part of a larger urban strategy for redeveloping the Washington Channel waterfront in Southwest Washington, D.C. Early images of transformed beach glass, thread, and basswood generated the inspiration for the basic architectural components: the wall, the columns, and the suspended jewels. The following document gives definition to the basic elements.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06282004-223915en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06282004-223915en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9981en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBiesiadnyMrstik.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectsuspensionen
dc.subjectcableen
dc.subjectswimen
dc.subjectfitnessen
dc.titleFitness, Flexibility, and Suspension: An Aquatics Facility on Washington, D.C.'s Southwest Waterfronten
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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