Morris, Christie A.2014-03-142014-03-141998-08-28etd-11112002-124855http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35663If Architecture can express the joy of birth and all the infinite aspects of human life, then Architecture can celebrate death as a final rite of passage. Can Architecture celebrate man's transition into the afterlife? How does this celebration translate literally into something tangible? How does this celebration translate figuratively into something tactile?In CopyrightIn-BetweenAssisted LivingAIDSThresholdTransitionHospiceDeathTerminal IllnessDesigning the Threshold: A Holistic Center for the Terminally IllThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11112002-124855/