Title page for ETD etd-08032005-213944

Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Johnson, Jennifer Lisa

URN

etd-08032005-213944

Title

Evolution: A Museum of Entomology for Roosevelt Island

Degree

Master of Architecture

Department

Architecture

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Holt, Jaan	Committee Chair
Emmons, Paul F.	Committee Member
Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.	Committee Member

Keywords

metamorphosis
insects
Roosevelt
evolution
museum
entomology

Date of Defense

2004-09-10

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

Buildings have identities. Like people, they have an essence that people can appreciate whether or not they can consciously evaluate that impression. Buildings can have personality and character. They can be amiable, reserved, even abrasive; we can enjoy or detest being in them. How does design imbue this character?

Sometimes a building's identity is so sympathetic towards a program that the original use is apparent even after a change of use. Is this solely the result of conscious alteration, or can the original architect assist this constancy by so thoroughly infusing character into the design that, short of demolition, a semblance of identity will always be retained?

Buildings have identities which can be enhanced or repressed through renovation. But can a building inform? Can a building be a devise for spreading information?

What essential characteristics are necessary for identification? Would a building, possessing the characteristics of another object, be identifiable as that thing? Can a building be an insect?

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