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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"genius loci"”.
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Genius Loci---Vertical Temple Design
… in the modern urban context, which made the "Loci Genius" lose. So how could architects reconstruct and conserve the "Genius Loci." I try to build the temple for people in the high dense city, which help people to find and think for themselves, to keep peaceful. I believe people and space …
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An Urban Monastery and Its Genius Loci
Genius loci has been described as "the spirit of place". The main interest in considering an urban monastery program is to create a place that embodies the spirit and culture of Tibetan Buddhism in the context of urban Washington, D.C. Given Tibet's unique culture that has developed over centuries …
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Stereo-tectonic choreography: A sculptural [re]surfacing of an enigmatic genius loci
This inquiry draws on architectural pieces - collages and models - that explore the tactile and spatial world conceptually. I have a broad interest in the mechanical world and the processes of assembling and disassembling. The making of the pieces and my fascination with the medium is manifested …
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Il genius loci e l'architettura sostenibile: l'ambiente naturale e costruito della Val di Gresta
La tesi di dottorato “Il genius loci e l’architettura sostenibile. L’ambiente naturale e costruito della Val di Gresta” attiene alla definizione di una metodologia di studio efficace a descrivere i caratteri ricorrenti in un ambito territoriale omogeneo, analizzando il territorio nelle diverse …
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Something rich and strange: a psycho-geographic unconcealing of the genius loci of Shoreditch, London, exploring affinities between generative artificial intelligence and Shakespearean text
… computational, aims to reveal something of the genius loci – the persistent Character of Place – that impacts the emotions and behaviours of individuals who pass through it over time (Ackroyd, 2001, Debord 1955). I will introduce a novel artistic form I term ‘desrêves’ (of dreams) – a …
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A space to gather: Charlotte, North Carolina
… a distinct character. Since ancient times the genius loci, or ‘spirit of place' , has been recognized as the concrete reality man has to face and come to terms with in his daily life. Architecture means to visualize the the genius loci, and the task of the architect is to create meaningful …
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An indoor sports and training facility for Fairfax, Virginia
… a distinct character. Since ancient times the genius loci, or “spirit of place”, has been recognized as the concrete reality man has to face and come to terms with in his daily life. Architecture means to visualize the genius loci, and the task of the architect is to create meaningful places, …
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An allegorical park
node monument edge genius loci
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Collective space in support of education
… 1) A cohesive community needs to have a genius loci or "spirit of place" to operate. A necessary condition for a genius loci is a collective space. If a school is meant to be a microcosm of this larger society then it needs to operate as its own community. Therefore it needs a genius loci …
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Entrance=Eingang
… within one corner of the world a new 'place'-- a genius loci-- by his ordering and creative sense. -Emil Steffan This thesis proposes to transform traditional architectural elements into a meaningful work of contemporary architecture without negatively effecting the genius loci. It is essential …
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Compression and release, enclosure and transparency
… informs the design method: concern to invoke genius loci, to make a specific place, to give appropriate expression to architectural form. There is an attempt to remain in touch with what, in another age, would be described as romantic: the emotional appeal of nature, collective archetypal …
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Contemplation and Immersion: Exploring the Five Elements and Australian Landscape
… of the Five Elements in relation to the genius loci, I develop codes corresponding to aspects of landscape using organic form, rhythms of energy and underlying geometry to symbolize each element. Exploring the intersection of figuration and abstraction, I employ the Five Elements to …
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Contemplation and Immersion: Exploring the Five Elements and Australian Landscape
… of the Five Elements in relation to the genius loci, I develop codes corresponding to aspects of landscape using organic form, rhythms of energy and underlying geometry to symbolize each element. Exploring the intersection of figuration and abstraction, I employ the Five Elements to …
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Ludgate Circus: St. Paul's AS prospect
… Perhaps it cannot be put into words. It is the ”genius loci” of The City that has drawn me to invest my time on a thesis there. The nearby great works of old become ”prospects” for this design. The historical precedents emit rhythms of order, clues to design.
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Urban housing
As described in Christian Norberg-Schulz’s Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, urban architecture requires a clear division between public and private. In this case, a desire for privacy when living so closely together inspires the idea to articulate the places of the private …
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Digital Regionalism: Identity, Place and the Ottawa Train Station
… go unseen. In doing so it reinterprets the genius loci of place for a contemporary digital regionalism. This thesis proposes an amalgamated transit terminal at the Ottawa Train Station.
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Erfiðir staðir – Andi Flateyrar. Hönnun á minningasvæði
… greinir hann frá öðrum. Hugtakið staðarandi eða Genius loci er notað yfir þau sérkenni sem einkenna hvern stað, aðgreinir hann frá öðrum og vísar til þeirra tilfinninga eða áhrifa sem fólk upplifir á staðnum. Með verkefninu verður varpað ljósi á hvað ber að hafa í huga við hönnun opinna svæða í …
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Ozarkitecture: Shaping the Sense of a Region
… This thesis thus returns to the concept of the genius loci—the spirit of place—not as a nostalgic embellishment, but as an ethical and practical imperative. It traces the philosophical and historical foundations of place, examines how contemporary practice has diluted its meaning, and explains …
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The Retrofit and Regeneration of local vernacular
… such as Graaff-Reinet, have a long history. The genius loci of the architecture within the town fosters a critical reflection of the past. The preservation and conservation of architecturally significant towns within South Africa plays an increasingly assertive role in the unbalanced urban growth …
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Architectural rubble : the manufactured landscape of Granger Bay
… from the ground; discovering Granger Bay’s true genius loci, which is grounded in rubble and the stories of the buildings that make up its rubble ground. It was with these ideas that I allowed the landscape to inform and generate a unique architectural language where boundaries are blurred …
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