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Light in Architecture: Smithsonian Museum of Photography

Abstract

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This project will address light use in a museum. The focus and the program will require give and take in order to provide sources of natural light without compromising conservation standards. The building will house exhibits of film and photography, including theatres, dark rooms, prints, and projections as well as all the necessary program to support the building including a cafeteria, restrooms, a gift shop, as well as indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. The building site is in DC. When choosing a site I consulted with the National Capital Planning Commission's urban plan of Washington. They have published on their website a study that has listed the city's potential monument and museum sites. When evaluating these sites I decided to use views to and from the sites, as well as acreage to dwindle down the options.

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
2016

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • White, Douglas Burton
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Feuerstein, Marcia F.
  • Emmons, Paul F.

Subjects

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Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
vt_gsexam:6880
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/64853

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citation

White, Douglas Burton. Light in Architecture: Smithsonian Museum of Photography. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64853