The purpose of this thesis is to propose a methodology for documenting historic vernacular houses in Indiana through the Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. The inventory, or survey, is an essential and primary component of historic preservation. With roughly one half of Indiana's counties remaining to be surveyed, there is great opportunity to improve the quality and usefulness of the surveys as scholarship regarding the built environment advances.The thesis examines the definitions of vernacular architecture and sets forth a working definition which is fairly broad in scope. Vernacular house types found in Indiana are enumerated, described, and illustrated.The thesis then examines Indiana's methodology for documenting historic vernacular houses, and it makes recommendations, based on methodologies from other states, for positive charges.This thesis proposes an interdisciplinary approach to conductingsurveys of historic vernacular houses. It draws heavily from related fields such as folklore and material culture studies as well as from several years of experience working CX1 survey projects.The thesis also examines settlement patterns in Indiana and other cultural, building-shaping factors. The thesis is intended to serve as a guide to the vernacular house types in Indiana for use by field surveyors. / Department of Architecture

This thesis examines the Indianapolis Home Show and its significance to the city of Indianapolis in the twentieth century. Since 1922, the annual show has influenced the development of residential architecture in Indiana by introducing the newest, most innovative products related to the home in its many exhibitor booths. Many of the exhibited products have since become parts of our every day lives. Each year, the show has also presented the people of Indianapolis with a fully landscaped "centerpiece" home-a home that embodies good design, excellent craftsmanship, quality materials, the latest styles, and innovative features. The legacy of the eighty-two (+) centerpiece homes reaches beyond Indianapolis to communities across the state including Terre Haute, Muncie, Hope and Logansport-places where the centerpieces have been rebuilt or copied. The centerpiece homes stand as testaments to the longevity and endurance of the Indianapolis Home Show from its beginning in 1922 through the lean years of the depression, its reemergence after World War II, and its duration to the turn of a new century. The Indianapolis Home Show has had an exceptional reputation, receiving national praise from many admirers. It has been recognized by numerous publications such as American Builder, Architectural Forum, Architectural Record, Arts and Architecture, and Better Homes and Gardens. In 2002, The Indianapolis Home Show celebrated its eightieth anniversary. Hoosiers continue to look forward to what they will see at the home show, and travel from all parts of the state to experience its innovative exhibits and centerpiece home. / Department of Architecture

Architecture builds the frames for human lives and thereby frames humans and their well being. Thus, the role of the user and their needs are brought into the picture. The American psychologist Abraham Maslow defined human basic needs as physical needs that must be fulfilled. In my thesis I intend to argue that certain psychic needs should also be added to the basic needs of humans; in particular, the need for aesthetics. I intend to define a specific type of aesthetics, namely the everyday aesthetic that has existed as long as the aesthetic debate. The everyday aesthetic can be defined as a symbolic communication expressed by the user in connection with residential architecture.Scholarship on the need for aesthetics in relation to architecture is lacking. This thesis addresses the subject through a case study documentation and by analyzing traces and patterns of the everyday aesthetic in fifteen residential neighborhoods in different cities across the United States (July 2006). The conclusion that can be drawn from this empirical research indicates the desire for everyday aesthetics functions like a basic need and can be understood as a psychic need appropriate for addition to Maslow's pyramid of human's needs. / Department of Architecture

The benefits of maintenance have been known for centuries, and throughout history these benefits have been the basis for much discussion. Recently such benefits have been formally proposed in terms of scheduled or cyclical maintenance programs. These programs have been developed for important historic buildings; yet the same benefits can be applied to any house. This concept is the basis of this thesis.The thesis begins with a discussion of the obvious need for some maintenance program and describes the recent interest of local governments in some form of maintenance planning, discussing the benefits of an organized approach to maintenance. Next it briefly reviews the beginnings and history of maintenance theories and is followed by a discussion of maintenance as a level of conservation of building. Basic statistics about homeowners and the development of the survey are addressed, which leads to the presentation of compiled results of the survey and a interpretation of the data. The conclusion indicates a direction for the development of an organized maintenance plan.

Thesis (M.L. Arch.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-146). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Rev). / S. Cortellaro, Italian architect. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Also available in print.

Thesis (B. Arch)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, 1984. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-180).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, 2004. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 295-314).

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Carleton University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-93). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.