Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Ladkat, Vijaya
URN	etd-04132008-181602
Title	"RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HUMAN AND PLANETS" STUDENT HOUSING BASED ON COURTYARD PLANNING
Degree	Master of Architecture
Department	Architecture
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Susan Piedmont-Palladino Committee Chair Jaan Holt Committee Member Paul Emmons Committee Member
Keywords	Student Housing Courtyard
Date of Defense	2001-05-31
Availability	restricted
Abstract With globalization and competition the importance of education is increasing daily. Hence the student migration is increasing a lot not just nationally but internationally too. There are students who travel from one place to another….one country to another….one culture to another….It is so important to provide a place where they can come together, communicate with each other and share their social and cultural values. At the same time creating spaces that provides a sense of safety and privacy has become important. The site was located in the hustle and bustle of the city, which itself challenging in terms of maintaining a quite and calm atmosphere. In my thesis I tried to achieve all the above parameters by providing "Courtyard Planning" that is based on ancient archaic notion of "Vastu Purush Mandala"- A matrix of nine planets. A large courtyard at the center also reveals a series of "hidden" secondary courtyard spaces, one after another, as one walks through the complex. These horizontal and vertical spaces give rise to more interaction and communication in order to bridge a cultural gap between students.
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