Localized Architecture: Constructing an Architecture of Place

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Localized Architecture: Constructing an Architecture of Place

Submitted to in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2017

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title: Localized Architecture: Constructing an Architecture of Place

creator: Patrick Christen

subject: Regionalism in architecture; Architecture, Domestic, Massachusetts, Rockport, Designs and plans; Building sites; Vernacular architecture

description: The resistance of homogenization in design forms a reconnection with place through a mindful architectural response. The experience and understanding of the site is defined through the structure itself. A site’s significance is created through the built form that interacts with it. This interaction is resolved through the detail. It is through the details that the built form reveals the essence of the site. The dialogue between the structure and the site brings together the physical practicalities and cultural influence of the place. In creating a site identity, the essence of place is made known and a respect for the culture and place is maintained.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

date: 2017

type: Thesis

format: .pdf

language: eng

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