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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Putting the pieces together: the parts and the whole of student housing, Lexington, Virginia

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

One of the most daunting challenges an architect faces in the design process is making harmony of the myriad parts that make up a building. A small student apartment and stable building for an equestrian center was the subject of an investigation into the extent of the architect's mastery of a project. The parts and assemblies of the structure were studied in detail. This investigation showed that a building's beauty must run more than just "skin deep," and that an architect, in order to have a successful project, must consider even the most minute parts of the building, exercising as much design control as possible.

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 Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1992

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Mott, Jennifer Baines
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • O'Brien, Michael J.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Braaten, Ellen B.
  • Evans, Benjamin H.

Rights

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

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53331
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/53331

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Mott, Jennifer Baines. Putting the pieces together: the parts and the whole of student housing, Lexington, Virginia. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53331