Browsing Architecture by Subject "Memory"
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Among the Ruins: Memory, Trauma, and a Residential Treatment Facility for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at Fort Casey, Washington
This architectural design thesis is shaped by the intersection of time, memory, narrative and contemporary construction and use in an encounter with military ruins. This thesis argues that ruins need not remain entirely ... -
Making a Memory Trace: Slow Time at the Windstar Retreat, Old Snowmass, Colorado
This thesis explores the question of how architecture can alter the perception of time. The perception of time is critical in defining meaning and relevancy in life. The spaces in which we live, dream, work, explore, and ... -
Memory, Place, and Firefighting — Using a Typology of Floor Plans as a Wayfinding Tool in Smoke
Wayfinding within any environment is contingent on the dynamic interaction between perceptual and cognitive processes. The kind of wayfinding firefighters perform is purpose-driven and time-sensitive. What makes firefighters ... -
Polyphonic City: Crafting a new Lithuanian Identity in Wilno, Vilna, Vilnius
Lithuania is a fledgling nation built on 19th and 20th century conceptions of ethno-linguistic nationalism.Yet its capital, Vilnius, is a hybrid state of Polish, Jewish, Soviet, and Lithuanian heritage that challenges the ...