Maps and atlases are traditionally convenient documents for representing the surface of the earth. They provide an impression of spatial relationships and facilitate an appreciation of geographical and environmental characteristics. They are essential tools for creating an awareness of the world beyond the limits of our experience. Maps can also inform readers on the flow of cultural or economic influences, because they show localities in relation to their neighbours. Furthermore, they capture the reader's imagination by provoking the desire for adventure and exploration. Occasionally maps are also censored because they are an efficient means of indicating strategic features. This project concerns the historical and contemporary examples of communicating information visually by analysing a selection of conventional literary and visual sources, which informs the research. It includes graphic forms that present abundant data, for example, atlases and texts on the architectural history of Central Asia, Tibet, China and Japan. The studio works will examine illustration, draughtsmanship, rendering, and textual/visual imagery. The outcome will be an illustrated atlas of traditional architecture in the earthquake zones of Central Asia (Xinjiang), Tibet, China, Japan and related areas. The graphic format is used as a narrative for the communication of environmental, cultural and architectural data of the region. The atlas is also intended to present the subject in a holistic form in relation to environmental influences on the structures and materiality of buildings, and the broader field of history.

Thesis (M.P.H.)--Southern Connecticut State University, 2006. / Page(s) missing in number only; text follows. Page(s) were scanned as received. Adviser: Sandra Bulmer. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (PhD) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (viii, 133 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 629.892 WON)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-76). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2000. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 35 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 29).

Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1927. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed September 16, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 33) and index (p. 34-35).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1987. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 230-235).

Thesis (M.C.E.)--University of Delaware, 2008. / Principal faculty advisor: James T. Kirby, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Includes bibliographical references.

This thesis explores how our notion of mapness is related to our knowledge, reading and understanding of the complex visual language of the map, through an investigation of how we relate to the way maps look and the structures that underpin them.The processes of creating map-like artifacts through the author's own practice are reported upon and inform a drawing forth of historical, theoretical and practical perspectives that act In conjunction to influence the artistic and design expression to communicate mapness.

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