Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.
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| author | Abbo, Mayer S |
| author2 | Fernando Domeyko. |
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| description | Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/629082019-04-11T08:16:32Z Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica New National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica Abbo, Mayer S Fernando Domeyko. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture Architecture Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-297). The primary focus of this investigation is the insertion of a new piece in an environment where the natural elements of site and the man-made elements of city can begin to inform the ordering systems used in the design process. The existing footprint of the ruins of La Antigua Penitenciaria, in the center of the Costa Rican capital, San Jose, is transformed in meaning and character to become a cultural center for the city. The problem presented is a contextual one of making a place in the world through a reading, cataloguing and reinterpretation of /lature, city, and culture. The .goal of the process is a building that reveals the meaning of its present time and place, set in a landscape that tells stories of its past. by Mayer S. Abbo. M.Arch. 2011-05-23T17:44:39Z 2011-05-23T17:44:39Z 1992 1992 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62908 26714305 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 297 p. application/pdf nccr--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture Abbo, Mayer S Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title | Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title_full | Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title_short | Transforming and revealing a footprint of place : new National Gallery of Art Project, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| title_sort | transforming and revealing a footprint of place new national gallery of art project san jose costa rica |
| topic | Architecture |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62908 |
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