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Knowledge Through Making

Abstract

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Perhaps the quintessential project for an architect is the design of a house. This thesis takes the approach of designing a house by way of a unique construction method. Influenced by the strickbau, or woven wood, method of stacking timber most commonly seen in the Swiss chalet, the project explores materials and details to address the limitations of the strickbau method of construction. The centerpiece of the project is a robust model, which acts as an analogue to the actual construction method.

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
2015

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Einstein, Eric Michael
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Pittman, V. Hunter
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Thompson, Steven R.
  • Gartner, Howard Scott

Subjects

dc:subject × 6

Rights

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

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
vt_gsexam:4509
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/51547

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2026-07-22
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Einstein, Eric Michael. Knowledge Through Making. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/51547