How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Terzian, Deirdre A. (Deirdre Ann)
Other Authors: Imre Halasz and Julie Dorsey.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37188
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spelling mit-1721.1/371882019-04-11T12:31:34Z How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture Terzian, Deirdre A. (Deirdre Ann) Imre Halasz and Julie Dorsey. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture Architecture Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45). This thesis explores the way in which color and light change the way we understand our built environment. The site for this thesis is at the west end of the Esplanade. The Esplanade is a recreational park along the Boston side of the Charles River in Massachusetts. The park has built facilities for sailing, concerts, and eating that detour off to one side or the other of the park's system of paths. The topography of the site is quite flat. Movement through the park is seemingly timeless as one walks parallel to the water, past unremarkable landmarks. The west end of the Esplanade is a long, narrow strip of land between the Charles River and a small lagoon. Through the exploration of color and light, this thesis tries to recover a sense of time at both a large and small scale as one moves through the site. The sense of time is revealed through the constantly changing interaction between light and materials as the sun moves from east to west. It also tries to introduce a new spacial understanding of the site by breaking away from the existing parallel movement both physically and visually. The vehicle for this exploration is a proposal for a recreational building that includes a swimming pool with changing facilities, cafe and community art gallery. by Deirdre A. Terzian. M.Arch. 2007-04-20T15:45:19Z 2007-04-20T15:45:19Z 1997 1997 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37188 36944272 eng 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 45 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title_full How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title_fullStr How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title_full_unstemmed How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title_short How color and light change our perception of space, time and movement in architecture
title_sort how color and light change our perception of space time and movement in architecture
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