Conservatory of Music and Dance

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dc.contributor.authorMurali, Meeraen
dc.contributor.committeechairGartner, Howard Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberZellner Bassett, Paola A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGalloway, William U.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-26T09:06:45Zen
dc.date.available2015-12-26T09:06:45Zen
dc.date.issued2015-12-09en
dc.description.abstractLike Art, Architecture has the potential to impact people. Art is often considered the process of consciously arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. Architecture can also be described similarly. However, the key difference between Art and Architecture is that while Art is pure personal expression, Architecture carries with it a certain accountability towards its immediate context and inhabitants. While a painting begins and ends on a canvas, Architecture cannot stop at a whim; it must transform from imagination to tangible reality. This process brings with it, a set of constraints imposed by structural, climatic, socio-economic aspects, construction methodologies and material properties, amongst others. These constraints call for fine-tuning of the design. The sophistication and elegance used to handle these constraints differentiate a "building" that poses as a mere visual sculpture in isolation, from "architecture" that evolves as a response to its context and people. Matthew Frederick (2007) says, "being genuinely creative requires something different from conventional, authoritarian control; a loose velvet tether". The "velvet tether" possibly represents the constraints that need to be navigated through, during the realization of the project. The central focus of this thesis is to explore how to address some of those constraints, through the design of a school campus for students of music and dance. The program includes practice, rehearsal and classroom spaces for music and dance, administrative spaces and a library. Themes explored as part of the design development process include architectural form, materiality and detailing.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extentiv, 41 pagesen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:6551en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/64379en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 94267748en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectArchitectureen
dc.subjectarts schoolen
dc.subjectmusic dance conservatoryen
dc.subjectcampus designen
dc.subjecttectonicsen
dc.subjectformen
dc.subjectmaterialityen
dc.subjectarchitectural detailen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 2015.M875en
dc.titleConservatory of Music and Danceen
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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