Place for Entourage

People are often read as entourage in architectural representations, while in real cases, as Mies van der Rohe once claims, architecture is the infrastructure where life may take place. This thesis investigates the relationship between what is considered as “entourage” and architectural elements in drawings, representations, and their manifestations in the reality. In the most extreme scenario, when a mass demonstration takes place, the public space is reorganized by the over-occupation of people. The subject-object relationship of the entourage and architecture defines the core value of the demonstration. This thesis sets on the premise of further objectifying the built environment through manipulating reflectivity, normative materiality, and bodily relationship, to seek the possibility of a democratic public space.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Wei, Alfred

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Colopy, Andrew
• Finley, Dawn

• Entourage
• Architectural Representation
• Public Space
• Public Demonstration
• Media

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110442

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/110442