A chapel in Back Bay : heaviness and lightness

This thesis chronicles a design process of a chapel in Back Bay, Boston. The first three sections record a juxtaposition of short studies and concept designs while the last focuses on the design development of the chapel alone. Heaviness and lightness are the inspiration for this thesis. I have come to understand the words less in terms of their conventional meanings and more of a dialogue between ranges of architectural forms which complement one another. An experience of a place can be enhanced by thoughtful interplay of these two qualities. Through the specific site and story can these qualities be deployed in a meaningful manner.

Department dc:contributor.department

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1992

Author dc:creator

• Gerjarusak, Varisara

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Renee Chow.

• Architecture.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66341

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