Designing the Threshold: A Holistic Center for the Terminally Ill

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dc.contributor.authorMorris, Christie A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFrascari, Marcoen
dc.contributor.committeememberKagawa, Ronald M.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:47:45Zen
dc.date.adate2002-11-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:47:45Zen
dc.date.issued1998-08-28en
dc.date.rdate2003-11-15en
dc.date.sdate2002-11-11en
dc.description.abstractIf Architecture can express the joy of birth and all the infinite aspects of human life, then Architecture can celebrate death as a final rite of passage. Can Architecture celebrate man's transition into the afterlife? How does this celebration translate literally into something tangible? How does this celebration translate figuratively into something tactile?en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11112002-124855en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11112002-124855/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35663en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspart19-Conclusion.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart03-TOC.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart15-QuiltWall.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart08-Philosophy.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart14-Chapel.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart16-Garden.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart01-Title.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart13-Research.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart06-Introduction.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart10-Process.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart02-Abstract.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart05-Inspiration.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart21-Vita.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart11-Movement.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart17-Residence.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart18-Materials.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart09-Housing.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart12-Library.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart07-Site.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart04-Acknowledgements.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart20-Endnotes.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectIn-Betweenen
dc.subjectAssisted Livingen
dc.subjectAIDSen
dc.subjectThresholden
dc.subjectTransitionen
dc.subjectHospiceen
dc.subjectDeathen
dc.subjectTerminal Illnessen
dc.titleDesigning the Threshold: A Holistic Center for the Terminally Illen
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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