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Nature Conquers Construction

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

This project began as a critique of the current notions of "green" architecture. It grew into the creation of a system for integrating nature with structure, the organic with the constructed. A grand entry for the Highline Park on the lower Westside of Manhattan is used as a means for generating a domain which plants, specifically hanging ivy, could thrive. Simple elements such as columns, cables, stairs and ramps, can become a means for creating immersive living volumes, fostering instances where nature can conquer construction.

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
2010

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Rosenberg, Ryan Michael
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Galloway, William U.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Thompson, Steven R.
  • Gartner, Howard Scott

Subjects

dc:subject × 5

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-07022010-152437
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/33872

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citation

Rosenberg, Ryan Michael. Nature Conquers Construction. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33872