Thesis (M. Arch.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. / Vita. Abstract. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2008. / "28 April 2008". Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157).

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-193).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: H. Perry Chapman, Dept. of Art History. Includes bibliographical references.

This dissertation is an exploratory case study of the archives of Canadian artist Vera Frenkel and their acquisition by Queen’s University Archives in Kingston, Ontario. The research seeks to understand, through empirical investigation, the many factors that shape the artist’s recordkeeping and archives in the personal sphere and contribute to the nature of the eventual archival fonds in the institution. The foundation for the research includes the literatures of archival studies, life narrative, and art. Vera Frenkel’s interdisciplinary art work reflects a deep engagement with questions of truth and fiction. As an aspect of this theme, records and archives play a role in several of her works, often being revealed as problematic sources of evidence. Fundamental to the artist’s approach to interdisciplinarity is a complex layering of elements that builds uncertainty in the viewer. Given these aspects of Frenkel’s work, research that elicits the artist’s testimony about her archives must be able to accommodate a degree of ambiguity in the construction of that testimony. In a series of in situ interviews with the artist in her studio, the author investigated Frenkel’s recordkeeping habits and their relationship to her creative practice. As a data source, these interviews were supplemented by the artist’s photographs and hand-drawn maps of the studio. The author also investigated the processes entailed by archival transfer, examining the extant Vera Frenkel fonds at Queen’s University Archives and interviewing Heather Home, the archivist responsible for the acquisition. Both the personal and institutional spheres were taken into consideration as essential contributors to the nature of Frenkel’s archives as a complex cultural artifact. The research argues for the central role of archives in the acquisition and preservation of contemporary art. It contributes a foundation for understanding the nature of visual artists’ archives.

This dissertation is an exploratory case study of the archives of Canadian artist Vera Frenkel and their acquisition by Queen’s University Archives in Kingston, Ontario. The research seeks to understand, through empirical investigation, the many factors that shape the artist’s recordkeeping and archives in the personal sphere and contribute to the nature of the eventual archival fonds in the institution. The foundation for the research includes the literatures of archival studies, life narrative, and art. Vera Frenkel’s interdisciplinary art work reflects a deep engagement with questions of truth and fiction. As an aspect of this theme, records and archives play a role in several of her works, often being revealed as problematic sources of evidence. Fundamental to the artist’s approach to interdisciplinarity is a complex layering of elements that builds uncertainty in the viewer. Given these aspects of Frenkel’s work, research that elicits the artist’s testimony about her archives must be able to accommodate a degree of ambiguity in the construction of that testimony. In a series of in situ interviews with the artist in her studio, the author investigated Frenkel’s recordkeeping habits and their relationship to her creative practice. As a data source, these interviews were supplemented by the artist’s photographs and hand-drawn maps of the studio. The author also investigated the processes entailed by archival transfer, examining the extant Vera Frenkel fonds at Queen’s University Archives and interviewing Heather Home, the archivist responsible for the acquisition. Both the personal and institutional spheres were taken into consideration as essential contributors to the nature of Frenkel’s archives as a complex cultural artifact. The research argues for the central role of archives in the acquisition and preservation of contemporary art. It contributes a foundation for understanding the nature of visual artists’ archives.

Chan Kwan Sin, Kelly. / Subtitle on added t.p.: An alternate shopping centre for creativity. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2009-2010, design report." / "May 2010." / Includes bibliographical references (p. 83). / Chiefly in English, some text in Chinese. / preface --- p.1 / reaseach / introduction --- p.3 / what is wrong in the city? --- p.4 / spiritual satisfaction --- p.7 / consumerism --- p.11 / cultural capital --- p.18 / alternative avocations --- p.20 / summery --- p.30 / design / concept --- p.32 / case study --- p.33 / spatial interpretation --- p.40 / scheme 1 --- p.43 / scheme 2 --- p.54 / design development --- p.60 / appendix --- p.82

Lam Kwok Wing Terence. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1998-99, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51). / Chapter 1.00 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.10 --- Synopsis / Chapter 1.20 --- Definitions / Chapter 1.30 --- Vision / Chapter 1.40 --- Existing Situation / Chapter 1.50 --- Hypothesis / Chapter 2.00 --- BACKGROUND / Chapter 2.10 --- Process of Design / Chapter 2.20 --- Schedule of Work / Chapter 2.30 --- Client Profile / Chapter 2.40 --- Site / Chapter 2.50 --- Site Selection / Chapter 2.60 --- The Proposal / Chapter 3.00 --- PROJECT BRIEF / Chapter 3.10 --- Problems and Opportunities / Chapter 3.20 --- Constraints / Chapter 3.30 --- Space Diagram / Chapter 3.40 --- Design Guidelines / Chapter 4.00 --- DESIGN / Chapter 4.10 --- Development of Design / Chapter 4.20 --- Final Drawing / Chapter 4.30 --- Details / Chapter 4.40 --- Code Compliance / Chapter 5.00 --- BIBLIOGRAPHY / Chapter 6.00 --- APPENDICES / Chapter 6.10 --- Case Study / Chapter 6.20 --- Interviews / Chapter 6.30 --- Schedule of Accommodations / Chapter 6.40 --- Cost Estimation

Choi Suet Han. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2005-2006, design report." / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter I . --- Synopsis / Chapter II . --- Art and Architecture: From Art Space to Space of Art / Chapter III . --- From Spirituality to Physicality / Chapter IV . --- From Human to Nature / Chapter V . --- From Private to Public / Chapter VI . --- Dialogue with Artists / Chapter a) --- Water...and lines / Chapter i... --- Spiritual and Physical Engagement / Chapter ii... --- Between Consciousness and Unconsciousness / Chapter iii... --- Wandering in Geometric Abstraction / Chapter iv... --- Essence of Chinese Landscape / Chapter b) --- Shadow...and layers / Chapter i... --- Nature of painting / Chapter ii... --- Emptiness / Chapter iii... --- Shadow / Chapter c) --- Human and Memory / Chapter d) --- Light and Contrast / Chapter e) --- Wind and Wood / Chapter i... --- Solid and Void / Chapter VII. --- Space and Architectural syntax / Chapter VIII. --- Site anlysis and Site plan

Lai Hing Fun Sandy. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1996-97, design report." / INTRODUCTION / PROLOGUE START / INITIAL APPROACH SITE INFORMATION / Chapter a. --- MACRO-SCALE / location / zoning / existing access / Chapter b. --- MICRO-SCALE / topography / problems on slope / vegetation / STRUGGLING DESIGN PROCESS / Chapter a. --- DESIGN ISSUES / Chapter 1. --- "Criteria and options checklist 1,2 &3" / Chapter 2. --- concerns for circulation / Chapter b. --- PINPOINT BUILDING LOCATION / Chapter 1. --- path / Chapter 2. --- altitude / Chapter 3. --- latitude / Chapter c. --- SLOPE-CUTTING / Chapter 1. --- ways of cutting slope / Chapter 2. --- volume of space gained vs. Volume of earth dig out. / Chapter d. --- POTENTIAL ACCESS / Chapter 1. --- vehicle / Chapter e. --- SETTING OUT / Chapter f. --- GRID / Chapter g. --- TRUSS / Chapter 1. --- design concept / Chapter 2. --- dimensions-1 & 2 / Chapter 3. --- elevated height from slope / Chapter 4. --- Vertical fins of the truss match with the col. / Chapter 5. --- slab related with the truss / Chapter 6. --- bracing of the truss / Chapter h. --- SUPPORTING COLUMN / FINAL CONCEPT DESIGN ANALYSIS / Chapter a. --- SITE ACCESSIBILITY / Chapter 1. --- vehicle / Chapter 2. --- people / Chapter b. --- STRUCTURE / Chapter 1. --- supporting structure / Chapter 2. --- skin and material / Chapter 3. --- environmental consideration / Chapter c. --- ZONING / Chapter 1. --- space 1 & 2 / Chapter 2. --- circulation / building as a whole 9th segment / Chapter 1. --- building as a whole / Chapter 2. --- segment / Chapter d. --- SERVICE / Chapter 1. --- building as a whole / Chapter 2. --- 9th segment / Chapter e. --- SPACE QUALITY / Chapter 1. --- along the cultural path / Chapter 2. --- inside building complex / Chapter 3. --- space details / EVALUATION