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Observation & Light

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Our life experience can be enriched by observation; acknowledging this as a way of "seeing" can positively influence architectural design. This thesis records personal observation of light and looks to historical precedents in which natural light is revered as an element that both defines space and emphasizes importance of place. The culmination of this course of study is a project for light in which a monumental sundial becomes an amphitheater for the town of Newport, Virginia.

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
1999

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Porzio, Catherine
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Pittman, V. Hunter
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Galloway, William U.
  • Brown, William W.

Subjects

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Rights

dc:rights
Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-121699-174202
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/46265

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citation

Porzio, Catherine. Observation & Light. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46265