Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Blissett, Brandon
Author's Email Address	hixez@vt.edu
URN	etd-05302008-022506
Title	The Aesthetic of Love
Degree	Master of Architecture
Department	Architecture
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Rott, Hans Christian Committee Chair Jones, James R. Committee Member Schubert, Robert P. Committee Member
Keywords	ice building hunting response to environment sustainability indigenous fishing
Date of Defense	2008-04-29
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Indigenous architecture is a loving response to the natural conditions surrounding one’s inhabitation of architecture. It is designed and built by those who will inhabit it and is necessarily designed in coordination with both environmental considerations and practical (or use-oriented) considerations. The product of such a building shows the love present in it both as an independent architectural entity and as an inhabited structure. The late 20th century has seen a revival with regard to appreciating this aesthetic. The ‘green’ movement had hoped to open people’s eyes to a certain aesthetic of conservation but unfortunately has lost sight of the ideological foundations of its existence. My proposal is to look back to these roots of architecture. Not to revert architecture to mere building, but to find the aesthetic through the love put into the creation of a purposeful structure intended for a specific set of criteria and inhabitants for an intentional duration in a specific spot. We must look intently at the indigenous builders for how to find the balance of sustainability, response to environment and the physical aesthetic.
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