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Order and Flexibility: their coexistence as architectural principle

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The design process is a means to an end. It is the vehicle one uses to reach a destination. It is driven by past experiences, the advice from others or intuition. The thesis is a journey. For some, the destination is known before the journey even begins. For others, the destination is found somewhere along the way. For me, the destination is in sight, yet it constantly moves just out of reach. Each new discovery demands further exploration. In the journey, the project represents all the discoveries made along the way. Each step forward is an attempt to reinforce that which the traveller has already discovered or to inform the traveller to change directions. Thus, what is important about a journey is not only how one gets there, but also what is discovered along the way.

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
1998

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Malofiy, Michael
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Brown, William W.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Weiner, Frank H.
  • O'Brien, Michael J.

Subjects

dc:subject × 3

Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-63098-114956
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36873

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citation

Malofiy, Michael. Order and Flexibility: their coexistence as architectural principle. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36873