Singh, Shruti2020-06-232020-06-232020-06-22vt_gsexam:21739http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99079Architecture that embodies contradiction has the opportunity to be a separation while creating new avenues. Separations help by distinguishing the two dualities. This thesis is an exploration on Architecture's response within complexity and contradiction. Within my project, the driving parameter is the program: A monastery for the Dominican order within an urban context of Washington DC. The architecture has two primary responsibilities, one is to preserve the sanctity of a restricted way of living and the other to engage with its profane surrounding. The two most important questions are: how does a monastery represent itself to a city; and how does a city represent itself from within a monastery.ETDIn CopyrightmonasteryurbancontradictionthresholdcuratesacredprofaneThesis