Experiment and Tradition: A Builder's Thoughts

The following thesis has attempted to investigate the possibilities of an architecture based in tradition and in innovation. An architecture that neither imitates nor mimics, but one that results from construction and the nature of materials used rather than from the application of decorative elements to disguise the structure of the building. The success of a project results from the architect's conceptual understanding of the traditions of the region in which the project exists, informed by local traditions yet not illustrating a revivalist form of vernacular construction.

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

1999

Author dc:creator

• Corday, Peter David

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Cortes, Mario C.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Schubert, Robert P.
• Jones, James R.

• tradition
• builder
• lifeboat station
• experiment

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-073099-202341

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/34267