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A Reconstitution of Place

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

By drawing upon the essential characteristics of a locality, an architect may, through reinterpretation, reconstitute a place. This occurs when mundane characteristics of a locality are reformulated in such a manner that their presence becomes significant.

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
1997

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Coley, James
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Brown, William W.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Pittman, V. Hunter
  • Sarpaneva, Pia
  • Weiner, Frank H.

Subjects

dc:subject × 4

Rights

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

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Dc Identifier Other
etd-74919282975860
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36951

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citation

Coley, James. A Reconstitution of Place. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36951