Architecture for the Moving Body

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dc.contributor.authorCheung, Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFeuerstein, Marcia F.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:43:44Zen
dc.date.adate2009-10-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:43:44Zen
dc.date.issued2008-11-07en
dc.date.rdate2009-10-13en
dc.date.sdate2009-08-18en
dc.description.abstractThe human body is designed for movement. It has to move, it desires to move. Our bodies will find a way to express that desire. The way we as humans inhabit the built environment reflects our ability and desire for our bodies to move. Architecture has always been designed with that in mind, whether intentionally or unintentionally. This thesis is an investigation to reveal the various ways the human body moves in the built environment and how architecture and design can accommodate or dictate human movement. The thesis project of a physical therapy facility on an existing park in Washington, D.C. alludes to the opportunities for varying movements of the body. It also provides an extensive program that largely posits a myriad of relationships between the varying functions of architectural space and human movements.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08182009-225241en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08182009-225241/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34622en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartETD-TCheung-092309.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectMovementen
dc.subjectBodyen
dc.subjectStructureen
dc.subjectPhysical Therapyen
dc.subjectTracken
dc.titleArchitecture for the Moving Bodyen
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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