Virginia Tech
Frames of Time: Ephemeral Time, Anamorphic Time, Preserved Time--Through the Composition of Light, Material, and Form
Abstract
dc:description.abstract'Frames of Time' explores how architecture, like photography, can frame and capture our perception of time. Through the manipulation of light, material, and composition, architecture becomes not just a container of moments, but an active participant in how they unfold and are remembered. Inspired by Ansel Adams' ability to preserve fleeting conditions within a lasting medium, this thesis seeks to extend his vision into a three-dimensional lived experience of time. Drawing from early explorations of visual perception--camera obscuras, anamorphism, reflective geometries, and apertures--this project investigates how architecture can frame moments of time. Three types of time considered in the design of the Gallery for Ansel Adams are ephemeral, anamorphic, and preserved time.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Architecture
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Architecture
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Architecture
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2025
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Fulmer, Riley Elizabeth
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Jones, James R.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Regan, Deidre
- Ambrosone, John F.
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- vt_gsexam:43988
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/135733