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Amending Historic Architecture

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The delicate fabric of historic architecture is embedded in every design. Identifying a single thread strains the eye and is quickly lost in the attempt to trace its origins. Despite the difficulty in deciphering individual threads, our intuition immediately generates recognition of the familiar or warns of something amiss. A building has many complexities; proposing the alteration of a significant existing structure will enhance those complexities. Various approaches must be carefully considered before clarity will resound, allowing the old fabric to cohesively blend with the new.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Architecture
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Architecture
Department dc:contributor.department
Architecture
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2023

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Simkins, Carver Glen
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Galloway, William U.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Jones, Kevin William
  • Edge, Kay F.

Subjects

dc:subject × 2

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
vt_gsexam:37748
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/115884

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2026-07-22
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citation

Simkins, Carver Glen. Amending Historic Architecture. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/115884