Architectural Mutualism: A Marriage of Old and New

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dc.contributor.authorMcBride, Megara Anneen
dc.contributor.committeechairEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFeuerstein, Marcia F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPiedmont-Palladino, Susan C.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:44:12Zen
dc.date.adate2010-09-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:44:12Zen
dc.date.issued2010-07-23en
dc.date.rdate2010-09-20en
dc.date.sdate2010-08-25en
dc.description.abstractThe dialogue between old and new architecture is a conversation brought to the forefront of the conservationist movement and city planning efforts as cities expand to their physical limits and eco-friendly reuse options become mainstream. As designers try and achieve a mutual respect between existing buildings and modern interventions, we are often faced with the dilemma of not only deciding which architectural artifacts should remain but also how to compose the different historic and modern layers in a way that formulates a new and more dynamic whole as a result of the interaction. The following thesis is an adaptive reuse project of a historically and architecturally significant, turn of the century firehouse located in northwest Washington, DC. This architectural endeavor seeks to find a mutually respectful balance between old and new architecture while highlighting the clear differences in building materials, design aesthetic, and construction methods.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08252010-133617en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08252010-133617/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34768en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMcBride_MA_T_2010.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectlibraryen
dc.subjectconversionen
dc.subjectcontrasten
dc.subjectjuxtapositionen
dc.titleArchitectural Mutualism: A Marriage of Old and Newen
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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