assembly of: architectrure: of assembly

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dc.contributor.authorDonaldson, James Ellsworthen
dc.contributor.committeechairGalloway, William U.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, James R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMason, Lawrenceen
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:42:45Zen
dc.date.adate1999-08-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:42:45Zen
dc.date.issued1999-08-02en
dc.date.rdate2000-08-07en
dc.date.sdate1999-08-04en
dc.description.abstractThe thesis project was the vehicle for an investigation of prefabrication, assembly, and the design of a lived space. Elements are separated from the building and from each other. This separation is both physically and functionally significant. This separation of elements is presented as the architecture of a joint. The wall is divided into two parts: exterior and interior; creating a wall that is analogous to a double wall system. The exterior wall is the weather barrier, while the interior wall houses the functional necessities for a building, and the extremities of lived spaces. The gap, or joint, is exploited for its ability to be a transportation system. The joint is both vertical and horizontal, separating inside from outside and one unit from the other. The clarity of elements and the method of construction articulates the joint. A well designed element is fabricated and brought to the site. Its independence in construction is a metaphor for the element's ability to stand alone with its architecture, and when assembled underlines the strengths of the unit. The unit presented is one investigation of the varying possibilities of assembly.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extent1 case (89 pages)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-080499-231331en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-080499-231331/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34351en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartJDthesis.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 43538697en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectuniten
dc.subjectassemblyen
dc.subjectprefabricationen
dc.subjectBaltimoreen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1999.D663en
dc.titleassembly of: architectrure: of assemblyen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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