This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Thesis: M.S.V.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 1980 / Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44). / Poetry is one of the oldest forms of communication. The poet is interested in finding new ways of expressing universal truths. Science and technology also are looking for new ways to communicate universal truths. Through the use of the computer and other technologies language can be transformed, so that it can be perceived as well as read. / by Joan K. Shafran. / M.S.V.S. / M.S.V.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture