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The Publicity Of Monticello: A Private Home As Emblem And Means, Benjamin Block
The Publicity Of Monticello: A Private Home As Emblem And Means, Benjamin Block
Summer Research
This paper examines how the private home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, was, in fact, designed and constructed in many ways as a public building. By examining how Jefferson created the spaces that would have been visited by guests to Monticello, one can see that visitors were intended to have meaningful, affecting experiences at the home. I have broken down the study of these experiences into two parts: the first examines Monticello as a personal emblem of Jefferson’s aesthetic and political philosophy; the second explores Monticello as a means to crafting Jefferson's personal vision of America. I argue that Jefferson intended …
Ordered Chaos: The Negotiation Of Space In Deconstructivist Museum Buildings, Sam Mandry
Ordered Chaos: The Negotiation Of Space In Deconstructivist Museum Buildings, Sam Mandry
Summer Research
Within this paper I focus on the use of Deconstructivism in Architecture, specifically in a museum setting. I ask if the use of Deconstruction in a museum's design has any effect on how the museum sets up its objects and displays, and if these displays have any effect on the perception of the objects within the museum. I also have found that the use of Deconstructivism is reflective of the shifting purpose in the museum, and the attitudes towards the museum as a cultural institution.