Re-embedding the global soul
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001.
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| author | Wang, Joy (Joy Yuk-Hwa), 1975- |
| author2 | Ellen Duham-Jones. |
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| description | Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/707342019-04-11T12:06:03Z Re-embedding the global soul Wang, Joy (Joy Yuk-Hwa), 1975- Ellen Duham-Jones. 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, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-41). This thesis proposes to "re-embed" the "global nomad" into the context of an increasingly globalized world at the room scale. I define re-embedding as the "plugging in" of social relationships to local contexts and their recombination across time/space distances in order to establish a sense of continuity and order in events including those not directly within the perceptual environment of the individual. The term global nomads refer to a population of people who travel frequently and globally due to the nature of their jobs. Their transitory lifestyle restricts them to live principally in hotels or other temporary accommodations. The options available to global nomads are limited and do not adequately provide for the sense of place. The research focuses on the lifestyle of global nomads from fashion, technology, to living environment i.e. furniture. It interprets fashion and technology as layers and wires that both filter and protect the global nomads like a cocoon. It interprets the blase attitude towards thehomogeneouss living environment in the urban, metropolitan context as the culprit for the need to liberate. The thesis aims to expand the dimension of the 'cocoon' through the design of a wall of technology (transient) and the room as an open landscape (permanent) where the making-of place can begin to happen. The room then becomes an object that can be strategically 'plugged in' to existing buildings at nodes of an intense, urban context locally. Joy Wang. M.Arch. 2012-05-15T21:07:36Z 2012-05-15T21:07:36Z 2001 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70734 48086030 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 42 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Wang, Joy (Joy Yuk-Hwa), 1975- Re-embedding the global soul |
| title | Re-embedding the global soul |
| title_full | Re-embedding the global soul |
| title_fullStr | Re-embedding the global soul |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-embedding the global soul |
| title_short | Re-embedding the global soul |
| title_sort | re embedding the global soul |
| topic | Architecture. |
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