Chan Kei. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leave 30). / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- The Site --- p.2 / Chapter 3. --- The Programme --- p.4 / Chapter 4. --- The Design --- p.5 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Design Development / Chapter 4.1.1 --- The First Stage - The emerge of two fundamental concepts --- p.5 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- The Second Stage - The zoning --- p.7 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- The Third Stage - The connection --- p.7 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- The Fourth Stage - Designing... --- p.9 / Chapter 4.2 --- The Final Products --- p.12 / Chapter 5. --- The Final Words --- p.28 / Bibliography --- p.30 / Appendices

The extant Manasara is one of the authoritative treatises of vastusastra, traditional Indian architectural theory. The dissertation addresses the question of the nature of vastusastra, traditional architectural theory, as enunciated in the Manasara, and the relationship of theory to traditional practice. Vastusastra claims itself to be a priori with respect to practice. Two aspects of theory, theology and nomology, constitute the ontological and epistemological foundation and structure for this claim. From this sastraic perspective, practice is understood as mere application of rules. However, a closer hermeneutical reading of the text reveals the dialectical nature of theory itself, in both its theological and nomological aspects. This dialectic obtains in the relationship between theory and practice as a certain reciprocity between them, and in the parallelism between making the temple (the paradigmatic architectural object) and writing the treatise. Thus, a more precise understanding of the nature of traditional theory and its relationship to traditional practice is arrived at through this exercise. Such a calibrated understanding of vastusastra is indispensable in addressing the issue of the proper role that it may play in contemporary Indian architectural practice which is constituted in the modern scientific and technological mode.

Thesis (M.S. in architecture)--Washington State University, May 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96).

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Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Philosophy, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references.

Frederick Kiesler's Endless House was a response to the principles of functionalism that dominated architectural theory during his lifetime. The house was developed from his philosophy of correalism and his galaxial art. Correalism explains his understanding of the universe as correlating proposing an integration of technology into architecture, and galaxial art is a method for producing art based upon his idea of art as ritual. Kiesler attempted to apply his new awareness to the Endless House design. In many ways, he was successful in uniting theory and design, but the house was never built. While highlighting the work's deficiencies this fact distracts his critics causing them to overlook his actual accomplishments.

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Japanese have been known to have a special notion toward the aestheticism which deals with human experiences. They are ingenious about finding subtle beauty within every little thing which exists in nature and apply that to their architecture. What are the secrets behind all this? This thesis focuses on the research of Japanese aesthetic principles to find out the way for application in the architecture in the United States. / Department of Architecture

Thesis (M.S. in architectural theory)--Washington State University, December 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 30, 2009). "School of Architecture and Construction Management." Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64).

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2008. / "22 October 2007". Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).