Polyrhythms and Architecture

This paper is an investigation of polyrhythms and their practical application in architecture. It includes a musical definition of the term "polyrhythms" and application of these theories into a design for a multi-story, urban, residential structure to serve Georgetown Law School in Washington, DC with accessory retail and parking components.

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

2003

Author dc:creator

• VanderPoel, Peter F.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Emmons, Paul F.
• Frascari, Marco

• rhythm
• polyrhythms
• Architecture
• music
• work

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-05042006-090818

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/32180