Title page for ETD etd-12152010-195215

Type of Document

Master's Thesis

Author

Wu, Kejia

Author's Email Address

jiajiawu@vt.edu

URN

etd-12152010-195215

Title

An Urban Edge for Innovation & Reservation: create a figurative stage for students to perform their lives

Degree

Master of Architecture

Department

Architecture

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Galloway, William U.	Committee Chair
Gartner, Howard Scott	Committee Member
Schnoedt, Heinrich	Committee Member
Thompson, Steven Ross	Committee Member

Keywords

center
campus
history
hierarchy
enclosure
axis
porosity
distance
symmetry
plane frame wall

Date of Defense

2010-09-10

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

The architect, as a coordinator of complex conditions and different disciplines, has a role in the development of the master plan for the entire site, balancing technical innovation with appreciation for cultural inheritance. This thesis attempts to explore approaches to design decision making, as a response to a project's site, its history, and the larger cultural context.

The above issues are investigated through the design of a multipurpose building at the east end of the Drillfield on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The building will form a "stage" to accommodate the daily life of the campus. In addition, the proposal was conceived to:

a. emphasize both axial and radial geometric features of the site;
b. redefine the edge of the oval Drillfield;
c. create magnetic force between the proposed building and the existing War Memorial Chapel;
d. translate the idea into tectonics.

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