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Sunset.Zip: A New Proposal In Architectural Reconstruction, Ethan Russell-Benoit, Wilson Slagle
Sunset.Zip: A New Proposal In Architectural Reconstruction, Ethan Russell-Benoit, Wilson Slagle
Architecture Senior Theses
More often than not, architecture is in the background, rather than in the foreground. Architecture is a stage set for life, and much of it we only get to look at from the outside. Non-architects do not remember buildings by their plans, sections, and details - instead, people remember buildings by their plans, sections, and details - instead people remember fragments, pieces, and generalized characters. Architecture is compressed in our memory in ways that often differ substantially from reality. The automobile further exacerbates this phenomenon. The automotive tourist experiences the landscape in fleeting glimpses, and buildings are reduced to their …
Reconceptualizing The Urban Artifact, Ricardo Rodriguez Huerta
Reconceptualizing The Urban Artifact, Ricardo Rodriguez Huerta
Architecture Senior Theses
This is a study of the architectural and historical construct of the Urban Artifact. For the purposes of this exploration, an Urban Artifact is to be understood as the physical manifestation of the city and its collective memory. It is the product of the history and character of its place and the embodiment of an idea of its type and the memory of its lineage. In contrast to the fixed intention and permanence of a monument, an Urban Artifact has its own autonomy and value gained over time until it ultimately becomes also identified as a monument. These concepts, defined …