Aligning Mind, Body, and Spirit Through Breath in Architecture

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dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Katie E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairFeuerstein, Marcia F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:37:41Zen
dc.date.adate2011-06-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:37:41Zen
dc.date.issued2010-12-01en
dc.date.rdate2011-06-20en
dc.date.sdate2011-05-19en
dc.description.abstractAt the root of all living beings is our breath -- without it, we are not alive. Eastern practices such as yoga and meditation are conveyed through the awareness of our breath and the encouragement to be present in what our physical bodies are telling us. This awareness is a huge influence in architectural design. Building well and thinking well are in turn living well, and this architectural thesis served as a journey in discovering how human health can manifest itself in a physical building. The architectural project is an Institute for Being and is located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC. The program of this project consists of spaces to encourage people to seek their own path in spiritual grounding within the otherwise hectic urban context.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05192011-223810en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05192011-223810/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33014en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBarrett_KE_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectbreathen
dc.subjectmeditationen
dc.subjecthealthy buildingen
dc.subjectwatercoloren
dc.subjectyogaen
dc.titleAligning Mind, Body, and Spirit Through Breath in Architectureen
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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