Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves l32-l38). Also available online.

This diploma theses is concerned with the meaning of sport sailing and sailing in general. This draft develops a small craft conception with regart to the characteristics of the machines in the future, where control systems will actively participate with checking operations and facilitate not only running complex unstable systems but above all, smooth processes operated by man. The designed sports craft is intended for three actively living passengers with positive relations to high adrenalin activities who long for a very near contact with the nature.

A beautiful floor, a forgotten element, draws the eye down, a rare direction to view architecture. The presence of a floor, realized through travel, led to a curiosity about the patterns adorning the surface and an architecture generated by the floor. A pattern becomes a floor when lines turn into joints. The subtle interruptions of a pattern's repetition, revealed through geometric construction, establishes the boundary of a floor and the order of a room. In a series of rooms determined by the floor, the transition from one pattern to another, with respect to tectonics, creates the thresholds and fenestrations within the procession. The acts of making and ichnographic drawing, under the watchful hand of craft, directed this study of a floor as the principal architectural consideration. / Master of Architecture / The presence of an ornate floor changes the experience of architecture, as it alters the familiar architectural views. The patterns found on floors in Europe inspired the idea of the floor generating the spatial qualities of a room. The geometry of a pattern determines the bounding conditions, the form, and structure of a room as well as the transition between rooms determined by other patterns. Drawing in plan and crafting wooden models transformed a pattern into a floor through an understanding of the material and underlying joinery.

This thesis is an attempt to embody sustainability by discovering value that transcends cost or function. Many objects are considered waste when they still function, but no longer delight the user. Using digital modeling tools and computer numerical controlled machines, designers can digitally craft products unique to the individual. Utilizing these aspects to create pleasure, designers can motivate consumers to be more thoughtful in their consumption, extend the desirable life of a product, and change the current societal norm of disposability. / Master of Science

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What can be learned about design through the process of building? The intent of this thesis is to learn about building; to gain a true understanding of the way design decisions are realized through built components. If by knowing what is to come in a project's future, does the designer change their way of working? A disconnect exists between imagined and realized design. As an idea moves closer to reality, much of its' initial spirit can be lost in translation. This thesis was conceived as a design-build project, in an attempt to answer these questions. The intent was to consider a small-scale, built addition to an existing structure with a program simply focused on providing a place to vew from. By limiting the scope of building to a simple structure, it inherently forces a complete understanding of the nature of its connection. Through this consideration, one also must consider the limitations of assembling the work; that is, what are one or two people capable of making? The limits of solidarity result in a design that requires modularity; something that is able to be broken down into small, manageable pieceswhich are assembled to produce a whole. Therein lies both the challenge and the value of this thesis, as well as the lessons learned in building architecture. / Master of Architecture / What can be learned about design through the process of building? The aim of this Thesis was to take fundamental theoretical knowledge about building, acquired through my architectural education, and apply it through building a small structure. A freestanding concrete staircase, located at a research facility on Virginia Tech's campus, was chosen for the structure's site. The intent was to add an additional set of stairs to it, allowing visitors to reach a higher viewing point to look out over the hills of Blacksburg. The project was conceived as something small enough to be built quickly and with few people. By using primarily wood and simple hardware store materials, the project would be easy to work on and relatively inexpensive.

This paper is in support of my thesis exhibition “Indirect Measure” May 5th – June 3rd 2017, at the Reece Museum, located on the campus of East Tennessee State University. This document is an account of my examination into what constitutes art and the change in my perception of the utilitarian ceramic vessel during my research into the perceived difference between craft and art. Using broad definitions, I define what I believe art to be and how it is different from, and the same as craft.

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The starting point in the field of research in this essay, is skill in contemporary craft. The term is loaded with values and preconceptions. The essay pays attention to how the topic is discussed currently in the craft field. Society is changing and naturally the variety and amount in skills is changing accordingly. The role of education, teaching and learning in the acquisition of skills is discussed. Skill in craft is viewed in two of its extreme ends, sloppy craft and “hypermaking”. Sloppy craft is a trend where the craftsmanship is not demonstrated by a consious choice. “Hypermaking” refers to artists whose technical skills are tremendous. .   The main part of the investigation of skill is made through artistic research in the field of contemporary jewellery. The maker’s practice is dominated by one material, stone. Throughout the investigation, a diary has been kept in order to record the thinking and making in the working process. This has revealed notions of different aspects of skill: silent knowledge in manual skill, how the skill can trick the maker, and how skill grows by time. Artistic research has also clarified the maker’s relationship to stone.  The essay focuses on how the traditional stoneworking skill is challenged by the maker by using readymade instead of a raw stone material. The reason for challenging is the need of confrontation in artistic development. / <p>The full thesis contains copyrighted material</p><p>which has been removed in the published version (pictures).</p>