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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Contextual fittingness of everyday activity encounters/

Abstract

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This is a pilot study for the development of a method of analysing activity patterns of users with respect to the designed physical environment. Empirical data in the form of daily-diaries and preferences of college students is used in identifying the functional properties of a university setting. Based on the interaction requirements of the participants of the activities accommodated, individual built forms are classified into two categories: (1) single-modal, and (2) multi-modal. In congruence with this, the results of the diaries of users indicated dysfunctions in the utilization of physical and human resources. The pragmatic use of the conventional built form concept is identified as the cause of the dysfunctions observed.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Architecture
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Environmental Systems Studies
Department dc:contributor.department
Environmental Systems Studies
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1972

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Akin, Ömer

Rights

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

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74100
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/74100

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Akin, Ömer. Contextual fittingness of everyday activity encounters/. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74100