Pattern and fabric : the role of craftsmanship in contemporary architecture

During the Twentieth Century industrial production has largely replaced the hand of the craftsman. As a result most modern buildings lack the qualities of craftsmanship. This thesis seeks to identify and define these qualities, speculates on their importance to the human psyche, and suggests ways that they can be adapted to modern design and construction techniques.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1983

Author dc:creator

• Reisen, Hank

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Richard Tremaglio.

• Architecture.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77296

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/77296