This thesis explores the key permanent and temporary First World War exhibitions held at the Imperial War Museum in London over a fifty year period. In so doing, it examines the theoretical, political and intellectual considerations that inform exhibition-making. It thus illuminates the possibilities, challenges and difficulties, of displaying the 'War to End All Wars'. Furthermore, by situating these displays within their respective social, economic and cultural contexts, this produces a critical analysis of past and present practices of display. A study of these public presentations of the First World War enables discussion of the Museum’s primary agendas, and its role as a national public institution. In considering this with the broader effect of generational shifts and the ever-changing impact of the War’s cultural memory on this institution, the thesis investigates how the Imperial War Museum has consistently reinvented itself to produce engaging portrayals of the conflict for changing audiences.

This thesis re-evaluates the exhibition space as a site of &ldquo / indeterminacy&rdquo / defined by the dialectical interaction of architectural space and art object. The ways in which different forms of space-object interactions are constructed, and the architectural tools used to accommodate the exhibition event will be the departure points of this investigation. In this respect, the cases of Dia Beacon, Tate Modern and Stazione Leopolda will be analyzed and the means of &ldquo / indeterminacy&rdquo / will be elucidated by using the conceptual tools of &ldquo / isolation&rdquo / , &ldquo / unification&rdquo / and &ldquo / transformation&rdquo / . With the aid of these three cases, the aim of this study is to comprehend the architectural potentials in exhibition practice, which functions in extreme conditions of constantly altering states, environments and relations.

The goal of this thesis is to study the transformation of architectural space with the aid of artistic production. By questioning architectural production as a non-static process open to alteration and intervention, this condition is claimed to enlarge the frontiers of architecture in terms of interdisciplinary contributions and new design methods. Inspired by the course ARCH 524, conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aysen Savas in the METU Department of Architecture, this study aims to understand the possible ways of transforming architectural space by the defined function of exhibition. The condition of exhibiting is claimed to manifest a &ldquo / temporary&rdquo / and reciprocal relation between the architectural space and the artwork / therefore, it redefines architectural space as a temporary entity open to intervention.For this reason, &ldquo / site-specific artwork&rdquo / is believed to play a pragmatic role in the creation of the &ldquo / new space&rdquo / . This study will focus on the selected works of the artist Esther Stocker. Stocker&rsquo / s productions offer systematic and analytic (re)readings that analyze and decipher spatial qualities. Her productionsare claimed to shift the conventional definitions of architectural terminology and introduce physical, visual and cultural/social levels of understanding both for the built, and the yet-to-be-built space. Throughout this study, the transformation process is commonly referred to as (re)construction, and/or (re)definition, which will, at the end of the process, generate a &ldquo / new space&rdquo / open to continuous transformation. The analysis of the same space will provide new intellectual agents for the promotion of theoretical methods in architectural education and practice.

WARP and WEFT is a textile making guild, intricately woven into KNOOP, the proposed Clothing and Consumer Science building for the University of Pretoria. This building is situated in Hatfield next to the railway line, in close proximity to the Gautrain station and Rissik Station. KNOOP was designed in 2008 by Korine Stegmann in fulfilment of her MArch(Prof) at the University of Pretoria. Therefore, the building in which the intervention is proposed is, to date, only an architectural proposal and has not yet been built. The project was initiated due to a fascination with textiles and the relevance of textiles in interior architecture. This fascination with textiles is ascribed to the following: The first intriguing aspect of textiles is the structure and the underlying construction principles of textiles. The second aspect is the unique character of textiles compared to other building materials. Another interesting notion is the current international textile trend and current re-focus on textiles as a construction material after a long period of being neglected. The current hype about textiles is ascribed to the tactile qualities of textiles, which opposes an increasing movement towards virtualism. The raw and organic production process of handmade textiles is desirable and opposes automated production. Similarly to the Arts and Crafts movement, designers are once more interested in handmade products. Fourthly, textiles used in architecture has the intriguing ability to create an architecture which better relates to fashion in terms of fashion’s ability to easily change and adapt; fashion’s fleeting nature. Lastly, handmade textiles of a specific region have the ability to convey the identity of that specific region. This is a crucial ability to resist globalization and monotony in cultural identity. Appropriately, the fascination of this dissertation is with traditional African handmade textiles and its relevance in interior architecture. The contemporary unbuilt building was selected to demonstrate the value of a collaborative approach between an architect and interior architect prior to construction. The analysis of the architectural proposal shows that the interior architect can effectively recognize the strengths and weaknesses of a building from an interior perspective and enhance and improve these aspects. The aim is also to show that two programmes can function collaborative in one building and that intervention is possible within a building with a fixed programme. The site was selected due to the location and framework it falls within. The location of the site allows for exposure due to the pedestrian demand on the site. Also, the site is advantageously located within close proximity to main transportation nodes. The site falls within the extended Arcadia Arts and Cultural Corridor. The vision for this corridor is a lively and multicultural precinct which hosts a variety of arts and cultural facilities. The vision for these facilities is to portray the zest of local culture, especially to those disembarking the Gautrain. The textile making guild, WARP + WEFT is an important project within this precinct, due to the core concept of the guild to celebrate African textiles. The aim of the guild is to produce contemporary woven textiles which portray the identity of traditional African woven textiles. The vision for WARP + WEFT within the precinct is to exhibit textiles, expose the textile making processes and to create a unique African textile experience for both the public and the users of the guild. The interior intervention will celebrate African textiles by demonstrating how textiles are used to solve and embrace aspects identified through the analysis of the architectural proposal. These aspects include acoustic absorption, solar screening, adding softness, texture and colour to an environment predominantly defined by cold, hard, smooth and monotone surfaces, as well as providing versatile branding elements. The use of textiles in the interior intervention introduces the unique design question of how to design with textiles for a textile related programme, opposed to textiles being used for another programme, such as a theatre or a hotel. It is a matter of “textiles for textiles” instead of “textiles for music” or “textiles for sleeping”. The solution to this unique design problem is to differentiate between spaces which celebrate textiles by acting as a background or blank canvas for the exhibition and production of textiles and spaces which celebrate textiles by becoming textile-like. To create these spatial variations, the exclusive use of textiles is not sufficient. Textiles need to be translated into interior architecture which will be achieved through the following five methods: Translation through metaphor, translation through structure, interpretation of actual textiles, engagement through text and the translation of the unique qualities of textiles. Thus, the aim of the investigation is to celebrate textiles through the application of textiles and through the translation of textiles in interior architecture. / Dissertation MInt(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2012 / Architecture / MInt(Prof) / Unrestricted

The thesis examines the impact of perceived brightness and contrast balance in relation to the spatial volume; physical volume transforming into a perceived volume in light. Two static viewpoints of 20th century’s museum architecture have been tested to observe qualitative features in daylight entering through architecturally devised openings. Anders Liljefors’s “7 parameters of light” based on visual-physical theory and James Gibson’s perception factors relating to our visual field help evaluate the perceived qualities. The thesis directs towards understanding relationship of brightness and contrast perception with the perceived color of space and spaciousness of the architectural volumes. Individual experiment with physical mock-up replicating the spatial volumes in contextual sun altitudes as well as visual representation of analyzing perceptual parameters have been documented and discussed. Also, methodology includes a collective evaluation surveying observers’ perception of “lighting features” and “spatial features” seeing the fish-eye images of the viewpoints as if looking into the physical mock-up. The comparative analysis in this research is an attempt to contemplate qualitative observation tool as an objective reference in relation to the subjective experience for architectural lighting design process. The investigation follows case studies of two exhibition spaces designed by architects - Carlo Scarpa and Louis Kahn addressing both diffuse skylight and direct sunlight entering through architecturally devised openings.

This thesis project is a case study of how to work with the built environment. It is a case study investigating the themes of renovation, transformation and adaptive reuse. By gathering historical research through archives, fieldwork on site and interviews I have developed one method of working with this existing building. This transformation project is a design proposal of an existing train station building that is threatened to be overturned and no longer serve its primary function as a train station. In this design proposal the existing train station will be transformed into an exhibition space for KTH.

This thesis attempts to analyze the emergence of private art galleries in Turkey by focusing on specifically the three art galleries, namely Gallery Milar, Helikon Society&rsquo / s Gallery, and Society of Artlovers&rsquo / Gallery that were opened in Ankara during 1950s. To this aim, both the artistic movements and governmental policies regarding the artistic field are mentioned from a historical point of view. Interviews, analysis of relevant literature, examining periodical magazines, and daily newspapers constitute the main sources of data collecting. In conclusion, in the light of our findings it is decided that the formation of art market and emergence of art galleries in Turkey have quite different characteristics from the western example as a result of its own social, cultural and economic dynamics in the historical frame.

The subject of the diploma thesis is an architectural study, proposing a high-rise building in the city of Brno, located at the intersection of Veveří and Šumavská street. The building is designed as a Creative center, bringing together all the creative professions. To present the art to the general public is proposed a Gallery as an important part of the project. The building height is 143,2 meter with a cubic shape and minimalist facade. A part of the proposal is a an exterior exhibition space.

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar as exposições como um fenômeno de linguagem de arquitetura, pensando a ação de arquitetos curadores como um exercício de ressignificação do espaço onde ela será construída. Neste espaço inicial, denominado espaço base, que tem características físicas, institucionais e simbólicas será processada uma ressignificação, que parte de ideias e programas dentro de uma lógica discursiva. Esta lógica será transposta através do desenho de projeto num dispositivo de comunicação, construído através de uma narrativa espacial. Esta narrativa espacial se dá pelo encadeamento de seus setores parciais, denominados de espaços frases, com o objetivo de facilitar a comunicação do programa previsto. Estes conceitos serão aplicados a dois estudos de caso das exposições mais relevantes de duas arquitetas e curadoras realizadas no Brasil: Lina Bo Bardi e Gisela Magalhães. Como conclusão do trabalho, procurou-se estabelecer similaridades e diferenças na linguagem de arquitetura expositiva de ambas as autoras. / This work has the object to analyze the exhibitions as a phenomenon of architectural language, thinking the work of curators architects as an exercise in ressignification the space where it will be built. In this initial space, called base space, which has physical, institutional and symbolic characteristics will be processed with a ressignification, which has the starting point in the ideas and programs within a discursive logic. This logic will be implemented through the architectural project design of a communication device, constructed by a spatial narrative. This space gives the narrative thread of their partial sectors, called phrases spaces, in order to facilitate communication of the planned program. These concepts will be applied to two case studies of the most important exhibitions of two Brazilian curators architects: Lina Bo Bardi and Gisela Magalhaes. The conclusion of this work was to establish similarities and differences in the exhibition architecture language of both authors.

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar as exposições como um fenômeno de linguagem de arquitetura, pensando a ação de arquitetos curadores como um exercício de ressignificação do espaço onde ela será construída. Neste espaço inicial, denominado espaço base, que tem características físicas, institucionais e simbólicas será processada uma ressignificação, que parte de ideias e programas dentro de uma lógica discursiva. Esta lógica será transposta através do desenho de projeto num dispositivo de comunicação, construído através de uma narrativa espacial. Esta narrativa espacial se dá pelo encadeamento de seus setores parciais, denominados de espaços frases, com o objetivo de facilitar a comunicação do programa previsto. Estes conceitos serão aplicados a dois estudos de caso das exposições mais relevantes de duas arquitetas e curadoras realizadas no Brasil: Lina Bo Bardi e Gisela Magalhães. Como conclusão do trabalho, procurou-se estabelecer similaridades e diferenças na linguagem de arquitetura expositiva de ambas as autoras. / This work has the object to analyze the exhibitions as a phenomenon of architectural language, thinking the work of curators architects as an exercise in ressignification the space where it will be built. In this initial space, called base space, which has physical, institutional and symbolic characteristics will be processed with a ressignification, which has the starting point in the ideas and programs within a discursive logic. This logic will be implemented through the architectural project design of a communication device, constructed by a spatial narrative. This space gives the narrative thread of their partial sectors, called phrases spaces, in order to facilitate communication of the planned program. These concepts will be applied to two case studies of the most important exhibitions of two Brazilian curators architects: Lina Bo Bardi and Gisela Magalhaes. The conclusion of this work was to establish similarities and differences in the exhibition architecture language of both authors.