Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Corday, Peter David
URN	etd-073099-202341
Title	Experiment and Tradition: A Builder's Thoughts
Degree	Master of Architecture
Department	Architecture
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Cortes, Mario C. Committee Chair Jones, James R. Committee Member Schubert, Robert P. Committee Member
Keywords	tradition builder lifeboat station experiment
Date of Defense	1999-07-02
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract ABSTRACT: THE FOLLOWING THESIS HAS ATTEMPTED TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITIES OF AN ARCHITECTURE BASED IN TRADITION AND IN INNOVATION. AN ARCHITECTURE THAT NEITHER IMITATES NOR MIMICS, BUT ONE THAT RESULTS FROM CONSTRUCTION AND THE NATURE OF MATERIALS USED RATHER THAN FROM THE APPLICATION OF DECORATIVE ELEMENTS TO DISGUISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. THE SUCCESS OF A PROJECT RESULTS FROM THE ARCHITECT'S CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRADITIONS OF THE REGION IN WHICH THE PROJECT EXISTS, INFORMED BY LOCAL TRADITIONS YET NOT ILLUSTRATING A REVIVALIST FORM OF VERNACULAR CONSTRUCTION.
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