Vita. / Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries

Thesis (doctoral)--Rijks-Universiteit te Utrecht, 1910. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-153).

Traditional formalism of planting design within landscape architecture has two central faults; the objectification of plants and a focus on visual perception. This thesis proposes the correct appreciation of planting design is an aesthetic of engagement founded on interaction with the sublime in nature. Plants are the materiality of nature and design seeks to engender a phenomenological experience of landscape perceived through a series of events or encounters with the sublime. The aesthetic of engagement in planting design is articulated in four ways; direct engagement, indirect engagement, ethical engagement, and therapeutic engagement. Examples from contemporary projects verify an aesthetic of engagement for planting design. This thesis fills a gap in knowledge by providing a philosophical conceptualization of the aesthetics of planting design and a language through which to carry on dialogue over its presence. / The formalist tradition -- Sublime foundations of contemporary planting design -- The aesthetics of engagement -- A concluding example. / Department of Landscape Architecture

The creative project was a series of three, mixed media drawings created on multiple layers of transparent plexiglass. The artist designed a frame in which three sheets of plexiglass were contained. This unit portrayed a three-dimensional drawing. The artist then experimented with a variety of mediums to determine which material was best suited for successful rendering on plexiglass. The artist then did a number of sketches to determine what images would best convey the idea of humankind's close connection to the land, air, and sea.The primary accomplishments achieved in this project were the knowledge gained in the experimentation of materials and the ability to create a composition on multiple layers of plexiglass. Through these successes, the artist was able to effectively create a series of three three-dimensional mixed media drawings. / Department of Art

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1994. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 24).

Thesis (M. S.)--Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Spuybroek, Lars; Committee Member: Al-Haddad, Tristan; Committee Member: Romm, Stuart.

Thesis (M. S.)--Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. / Committee Chair: Spuybroek, Lars; Committee Member: Economou, Athanassios; Committee Member: Gentry, T. Russell.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1990. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 15).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia. / Vita.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia. / Vita.