The Art of Designing a Meaningful Landscape through Storytelling

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dc.contributor.authorGarman, Keli L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairClements, Terry L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberYglesias, Caren L.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:00Zen
dc.date.adate2006-06-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:00Zen
dc.date.issued2006-03-22en
dc.date.rdate2006-06-15en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-04en
dc.description.abstractMeaning in the landscape is a concept that is receiving attention from many landscape architects asking the questions: how is meaning found in the landscape, or what makes a landscape meaningful? While there are many design processes that incorporate meaning into the design, it is the art of storytelling that the thesis investigates. The research for the thesis and a comparison analysis is performed on three texts, which explore meaning in the landscape. The three texts are Marc Treib's "Must Landscapes Mean?"; Matthew Potteiger and Jamie Purinton's Landscape Narratives, and Mark Francis and Randolph T. Hester, Jr.'s The Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action. Applying these approaches to case studies has resulted in the finding of common ideas between the three texts. The commonalities led to my position that storytelling can be used as an approach to design, and that landscapes designed as a story narrative can be meaningful. The design project investigated the strength of the position on a site in the West Potomac Park in Washington DC. The story for the project is a Japanese folktale that communicates the culture of Japan. The project is a case study that explores if the set of design principles within the storytelling approach can invest meaning into a landscape.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05042006-161510en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042006-161510/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32181en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectnarrativeen
dc.subjectdesign (concepts)en
dc.subjectJapanese gardensen
dc.subjectdesign elementsen
dc.titleThe Art of Designing a Meaningful Landscape through Storytellingen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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