Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Depth of permanence : conviction towards permanence value design philosophy(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2011) Remark, Robert James; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Christopher LivingstonThis thesis provides an account of the degrading values present in the current (twenty-first century) design of the built environment, and proposes an ideology and objective end goal methodology for the re-evaluation and re-administration of critical values for the future design of architecture. Focused around the core value of permanence --a value which proves to structure other architectural values, this thesis's proposes: permanence value design philosophy. In short permanence value design philosophy refers to a means to grasp and provide conviction towards permanence and the qualities present in the design of architecture that is recognized for attaining a "timeless" nature which continues to endure permanently either in its built physical presence or in the reminiscent minds and archived resources of history. The establishment of this philosophy and the objective methodology is put forward to provoke and exemplify the necessity for convicted, innovative, intelligent design approaches for the rehabilitation and future development of the built environment. As a test for the ideology, this thesis provides precedent studies representing past and present examples of highly innovated projects; analyzed as either already of a permanent quality or as executing design intelligence and construction practices in line with achieving permanent quality. As a final test of the ideology, and re-evaluation for the objective methodology, this thesis proposes a program and project design for a new library/learning center extension from the already existing Renne Library located on the campus of Montana State University. The design of a new quasi library/learning center has been chosen as the design problem for testing this methodology because of the current change and redefinition that both of these institutions (traditional libraries and universities) are presently experiencing. As a result of the project design and program development adaptations to the permanence value design methodology have been included, and a focus on four separate objectives have been realized as being critical values for permanent minded design.Item Y ECO: Yellowstone Ecological Center for Observation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2008) Kahler, Bradley Scott; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Bill Rea; Ralph Johnson (co-chair)The Yellowstone Ecological Center for Observation (Y Eco) is designed to function as an educational facility that employs sustainable and ecological methods. Y Eco incorporates a living machine (an all-natural water purification system utilizing micro-organisms, various plants, etc.), various alternative energy resources (i.e. photovoltaic arrays, vertical wind turbines, hydro-electric in-stream turbines), as well as other passive and active sustainable and ecological design methods. An elevated pedestrian bridge forms Y Eco's "spine" and provides direct access to over 700 acres of public land on the opposing shore of the Yellowstone River. Y Eco is to be the means to better educate a public predominantly rooted in oil refinement and coal fed power production industries. The need is dire to begin a transformation of habit, an awareness and respect for one's own contributions to a society enveloped in its currently fragile nature.Item Infusion : urban and domestic transformation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2009) McQuinn, Dylan Thomas; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Mike Everts; John Brittingham (co-chair)The turn of the Century in this country brought with it the introduction and ensuing growth of water-born trade markets, facilitating the establishment of a series of metropolitan hubs scattered along the coastline. The subsequent hundred years has seen a major increase in population within these areas accompanied by an economic shift away from maritime trade. Older ports have been abandoned, leaving behind antiquated urban infrastructure. The subsequent dismantling of these vast waterfront industrial areas has provided an opportunity for the reconfiguration of these spaces and the implementation of new urban and landscape strategies. Through a recycling of the existing fabric and introduction of new uses, many cities have revitalized their industrial wastelands and integrated these areas within the existing urban fabric. Other coastal cities have merely overlooked these neglected districts and focused development in their periphery, transforming these former economic focal point into physical and typological barriers.Item Building about the body : architecture as dress(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2011) Carlson, Jessica Jean; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: David FortinThe body is the most significant factor in architecture. We foremost build to house people. We mediate external climatic factors with the outermost architectural layer to provide a comfortable interior for human habitation. However, over the centuries, architecture has become less about responding to human need and more about abstract ordering principles and surface articulation. Building skin is archispeak for the outermost architectural layer where this surface articulation predominantly occurs. It also is the most contemporary - and skewed - example of the anthropomorphic building as body analogy that, although is the oldest theme in architectural theory, is deeply flawed. By having buildings be bodies, the true connection with the body of the dweller is lost. Redirecting building as body to building as about the body allows architecture to refocus its emphasis on the true body / building relationship: the original formulating concept and process of the first architecture - the primitive hut. We first wore clothing to protect our bodies. The origins of architecture is the transition between shelter as clothing to shelter as including space. Gottfried Semper's bekleidung - dress principle - acknowledges this. The outermost architectural envelope is a layer of dress - not skin, a comfort extender one degree removed from our clothing and two from the body. Thinking about architecture as dress enforces the base principle of buildings being about the body. Architecture is synergetic shelter; of the body, by the body, for the body.Item Sensing the sacred : designing an interfaith center for Bozeman, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2010) Hohmann, Justina; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Thomas WoodDesigning sacred space is not a simple undertaking. Throughout the process one must attempt to understand religious beliefs and needs, often beyond one's own belief system, and translate intangible ideas into practical architectural realities. Designing interfaith sacred space becomes an infinitely more complex problem, complete with conflicting beliefs, values, and architectural practices. Rectifying countless sets of opposing ideas within an architectural space becomes a challenge that few architects have attempted thus far. Yet the value of interfaith sacred space in today's society is enormous because we live in an interfaith world - one striving to achieve peace amidst crisis, conflict, and the "busyness" of everyday life. Interfaith sacred space is more than a room where people of different faiths gather and share. It can provide the opportunity for individuals to step out of the intensity of the profane into the quietude of the sacred and connect with their inner peace and strength. How does one design a space that can be recognized as sacred to people of multiple religious traditions when those traditions struggle to agree on the basic nature of a higher power, let alone icons, ideologies, and doctrines? Perhaps a common ground exists beyond the realm of religious doctrine. All of humanity, regardless of religious orientation, shares in experiencing life through the five senses. Often spiritual experiences are paired with events that emphasize one or a few of those senses. In fact, religious traditions make use of this connection between the senses and the sacred in order to heighten the spiritual encounters of their followers. Furthermore, individuals that do not even claim to be religious will often equate a spiritual event in their life with a certain awareness of one or more of their senses. Often these experiences, either individual or shared amongst a community, will bring about a sense of peace and tranquility. By engaging the five senses through architectural features that peacefully trigger and place emphasis upon these senses, people of any religious tradition are invited to participate and share as individuals and communities in spiritual experiences in these troubled times.