This thesis examines Le Corbusier’s middle years from 1929-1945, a period that is not often a subject of architectural historians’ interest. This work is largely overshadowed by the two phases that represent the peak moments of Le Corbusier’s career which are: the early years from the Maison Dom-ino (1913) to the Villa Savoye ...

University of Washington Abstract A SHAM DELIGHT HAS NO EXCHANGE VALUE Henri Lefebvre and the evolution of Bernard Tschumi’s early architectural theory Britt Bandel Jeske Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor and Department Chair Brian L. McLaren, Ph.D. Architecture This thesis argues that many of Tschumi’s ...

As one of the oldest European cities, Berlin has many historically significant buildings. Due to heavy bombardment during World War II, many of those historical architectural remains are present in ruined condition today. In many cases, instead of being demolished for new construction, they are excavated, preserved and turned ...

This thesis examines the reclamation of abandoned Cold War military infrastructure, where history has literally been buried by efforts to restore these sites to their original states. The contamination present at many of these obsolete military installations prevents true restoration from being possible, leading to a simulacrum ...

The South Park neighborhood in the city of Seattle is home to a rich and vibrant Latino and immigrant community. Yet the neighborhood lacks a multicultural center—a place where these residents can feel protected and safe—to support these groups. This thesis argues that architecture can play a role in creating a sense of ...

The modern supermarket emerged in the mid-20th century, responding to the evolving needs of the rapidly changing social and urban landscape in post-war America. Now ingrained in our culture and community, the phenomenon is emerging as potential addition to our historic fabric. This thesis looks at the evolution of the supermarket ...

The chili pepper came to occupy global cuisine in variegated ways through performative negotiations of cultural differences. From the Inca royal garden, Moyas, a locus of power where doves feed on chilies to the swidden farms of the Carribean in which the chili grows wild; from the formalized pleasure gardens where it sits ...

The Cherokee Nation was forcibly relocated from their ancestral homeland in the American southeast to Indian Territory (in what is now the State of Oklahoma) in 1839. This thesis discusses the architectural history of the administrative and institutional buildings constructed by the tribal government in the Cherokee Nation ...

This thesis analyses the spatial history of Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, focusing primarily on the years 1950 to 1980. As Taksim Square is a politically active urban space, the central argument of the thesis concerns how certain public spaces come to serve as a nation’s performance stage for the expression of state ...

Textiles play an important, but often unacknowledged role in architecture. They have been closely associated with flexibility, texture, weaving, impermanence, moldability, mobility, lightness, and wrapping. However, textiles are merely perceived as finishing materials or applied ornamentation in buildings. Their narrative ...