Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2004.

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Main Author: Tang, Pearl Pui Wan, 1976-
Other Authors: William Lyman Porter.
Format: Thesis
Language:en_US
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28320
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spelling mit-1721.1/283202019-04-11T11:58:58Z Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center Tang, Pearl Pui Wan, 1976- William Lyman Porter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 71). Dance and architecture are two disciplines of creativity that share a special relationship. Movement and space are the common grounds for the two disciplines. Movement defines space in dance, while at the same time; movement manifests the experience of spatial qualities in architecture. It is through our movement that we read the expressive and dynamic quality of spaces in architecture and in nature. It is also through movement that we orient ourselves within and identify ourselves with an environment. To think about space created for and by the body as the common linkage among dance, architecture and landscape, a dancers' retreat center is used as the program for design investigation. Spatial concepts as perceived in dance are employed to inform the design of architecture and landscape. The goal of this thesis is to find an architectural solution for the dancers' retreat center that informs the users of dance and allows dance to inform the definition of the spaces in architecture and landscape. Mutual influence and exchange of ideas between the two disciplines occur in this reciprocal dialogue. The project is aspired to accommodate different performance scenarios and to create permeable volumes of spaces that allow fluid movements between architecture and landscape. by Pearl Pui Wan Tang. M.Arch. 2005-09-26T19:46:01Z 2005-09-26T19:46:01Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28320 55647729 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 73 leaves 25065494 bytes 25072814 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tang, Pearl Pui Wan, 1976-
Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
title Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
title_full Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
title_fullStr Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
title_full_unstemmed Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
title_short Revealing expressive spaces : transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center
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