Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Baker, Lauren Patricia
URN	etd-05062007-124413
Title	An Exploration of Movement and the Human Form
Degree	Master of Architecture
Department	Architecture
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Susan Piedmont- Palladino Committee Chair Marcia Feuerstein Committee Member Paul Emmons Committee Member
Keywords	dance skin bone movement
Date of Defense	2005-06-20
Availability	restricted
Abstract The Human form can be translated and diagrammed in multiple components, such as movement, structure, emotion, and tendency. As the art of dance redefines the limits of the body, these characteristics can be directly applied to the development of and progression through an architectural space. By abstracting movement of the human body, an architectural form can be derived. Observing movement of the human body through an architectural space provides potential design insight and direction. Taking the existing components of the skin and bone in the human body, a structural form and potentially limitless skin for a building can be obtained. How does movement occur within a space and how can an architectural space be designed to 'move'?
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