Bolger, Cassidy John2014-03-142014-03-142000-05-10etd-06022000-14380003http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33380The thesis is an investigation into the discipline of architecture. A building project serves as a tool in this investigation. The building project uses frame and skin elements to study the means of articulating a wall. Hierarchy, urban debris and scale relationships control this articulation. The design intentions are rooted in an understanding of architecture as the stage for the life of the city.68 pagesapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightskinframehierarchyscaleLD5655.V855 2000.B654Thesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06022000-14380003/