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The "Impetus of Locomotion" takes the implication of a force in which movement happens. This thesis takes this connotatively resonant idea in which movement is construed and creates a static definition of it in a building, in this case a high speed rail station - a literal translation of movement. Through design interventions of modes of transportation, wayfinding, and architectural form, the impetus of locomotion is defined. / Master of Architecture / Architectural movement is an abstract concept in which the way certain forms and spaces are shaped and/or arranged in such a way that creates or invokes a feeling of motion in the architecture itself while remaining static. The goal of this thesis is to achieve this principle in a fundamental way using those arrangements and forms. On the technical side of my project scope, I have researched and implemented the literal modes of movement which would culminate in one location. These concepts of both architectural and literal modes of movement come together in the form of an intramodal station in Houston, Texas.

This thesis seeks to understand how architecture and concepts of movement can inform each other. In this context, the relationships of permeable frame and impenetrable mass become the main constituents of a space in which movement is celebrated. A frame system serves as the principal container for movement, providing a sense of order and orientation defined by architectural rhythm and regularity. Conceptually, the solid mass operates as the grounding element in which the more delicate frames hosting the dancers are secured and presented. The thesis proposes that contrasting notions of frame and mass are together able to foster an architecture, a spatial realm in which the culture of dance can teach and present the quintessential choreographed artistic human movements that we deeply admire. / Master of Architecture / This thesis seeks to understand how architecture and concepts of movement can inform each other. Architecture can use elements of frame and mass to assist in the presentation of movement. The frame provides a sense of order and orientation and acts as the container of movement. Mass provides solidity and acts as a grounding element in which it is able to receive the frame and present it forward. These interactions reveal the duality of the mass and the frame, the static and the dynamic, to enhance the spectacle of movement.