Visible structures
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991.
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| author | Conway, Helene Marie |
| author2 | Eric Dluhosch. |
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| description | Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/652052019-04-10T17:07:09Z Visible structures Conway, Helene Marie Eric Dluhosch. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). All architecture is the interplay between structure, surface and ornament. Traditionally, ornament adorned structure thereby giving it its meaning. A society with its intellectual foundations resting in faith or the abstract emphasized the ornament over the structure. The growth of Rationalism and the substitution of the empirical for the abstract necessarily caused a reordering of ornament and structure. Enabled by technology, structure subsumed ornament. The new architecture was not designed as per canons, rather, new methods for design developed parallel to the technology which enabled its construction. The new architecture, supported by a load bearing skeletal structure represents a turning point in the history of building. The wall was dissolved and replaced by a skeletal structure. The structural members were not covered, rather, their exposure was a conscious act. They served to articulate the resulting architecture which was markedly spatial and expressive. Architecture was no longer confined by stylistic rules. New architecture reconciling realities of how it IS conceived and constructed finds meaning in and of itself. As a result, the conceiving and building of architecture factors into the architectural process. The reordering of the architectural elements of structure and ornament is indicative of the evolution of the intellectual process. Structure, made visible in architecture graphically represents the · thoughts, values and intents of its builders. Architecture in which structure subsumes ornament, is more reflective of the thoughts values and intents of its builders. by Helene Marie Conway. M.S. 2011-08-18T19:03:41Z 2011-08-18T19:03:41Z 1991 1991 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65205 24881982 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 94 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | Visible structures |
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| topic | Architecture. |
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