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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Architecture and Nature"”.
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Architecture and Nature: A Retreat at Claytor Lake
… to define a harmonious relationship between architecture and nature. The critical intersection of the realm of land and the realm of building is what has most influenced my design process. This place where building meets nature needs to be both meaningful and balanced. The investigation …
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At the edge: An exploration of the boundary condition between architecture and nature
An interest in abandoned and derelict landscapes as environmentally appropriate spaces for architectural interventions led my dissertation research to the theoretical concept of terrain vague. The terrain vague sites found within the City of Cape Town revealed that it is the edge condition which …
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An interstice
In this exploration of nature and symbolism, catalyzed and expressed in architectural form, an environment emerges which provides both an intellectual and sensual world. These ideas are expressed on a general, architectural, and case study level. Nondiscursive and discursive thoughts have been …
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Mediation between Architecture and Landscape
This thesis investigates how architecture engages with the natural landscape through iterative designs of exhibition space. Proposals of architecture adjacent to Smith Mountain Lake as well as along the Cascade Falls Trail in Virginia were considered. The design proposals led to a resolution that …
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Transparency and Movement in Architecture
This project investigates transparency and movement as the main measured elements that define space. These elements seek to articulate distinct and memorable places throughout the building, acknowledging its unique setting along the Potomac River in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Architecture and …
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The inter-relationship of nature and built form in an urban context
How does one mediate between nature and the city as development continues to arise out of necessity? What is the significance of the connection between nature and city and how can they be articulated? What is the relationship between architecture and nature in the context of densely settled area? …
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SPANNING Between Structure and Nature
… of the student union. There is an order among Nature, Architecture, and People in this project. Simple geometric forms and the elegant structure interact with nature to achieve the order. People animate the serenity and become the core of the poetic environment. The building is also a spanning …
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Luminous Land of Phon
This thesis, Luminous Land of Phon, explores how architectural spaces, even interior spaces, interact with nature along different dimensions. Light and sound are the two very powerful elements of nature and are the focus of this study. Louis Kahn once said: "The sun does not realize how wonderful …
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Erf 217, Cape Town
… ruins of the classical orders, pointing towards nature as a way forward. Similarly, in 1841 Joseph Paxton designed a glass conservatory at Chatsworth for the tropical Victoria regia water lily, which literally referenced the lily pad veins as structural system. This preoccupation with nature as a …
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The Light in the Forest
… designed to express the clearing in which it stands. The site was analyzed in terms of the elements that lend themselves to architecture. The character of light, space and order contribute to the overall design of the house. Thus the house can be said to be an expression of the natural beauty of …
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Lessons in sustainable design : case study of a school in Chicago
… of the South Loop School in Chicago. Sustainable architecture seeks to reinforce ecological relationships to the greatest extent possible, be they among humans or between humans and other species. Increasingly, pressure mounts in our society to design with such ecological sensitivity. This is …
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Path and place: a study of architecture, man, and nature
...But architecture has limits- and when we touch the invisible walls of the limits, then we know more about what is contained in them. -Louis I. Kahn Ideally, a thesis study in architecture should be made at a personal level of investigation so that a student may develop his or her own ideas and …
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Biophilic Design: Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans
Biophilia: the close relationship between architecture and nature. In my thesis, I look to embrace that relationship by designing housing for homeless veterans. For veterans, this connection helps the space become a place of healing and reconnection to nature, which is proven to have a positive …
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Horizontal Forest: A Retreat on the AT
… project about reconciling the rational world of architecture with the empirical world of nature. A small retreat on the Appalachian Trail near Dragon's Tooth, this project employs two elements belonging to each of those entities. The retreat is composed of a double envelope. The exterior envelope …