With the perpetual advancements in technology
and communication the focus and obsession
of architectural critique has become surfi cially
focused on building “image”. This focus on image
of architecture has taken away from the
true meaning and focus of what architecture is,
space and experience. Although most talks today
are focused on image, there are a handful
of architects that push for a more phenomenological
approach. In the design process, they
think more of how a space will feel and stimulate
the senses, enrich a viewer’s experience and
strengthen the relationship of the space to the
context beyond.
This thesis attempts to develop methods and
concepts that focus on the study of site based
phenomena. This thesis attempts to fi nd design
processes that will see buildings conceptually
conceived from their sites rather than merely
placed upon them. The development of these
methods and processes is the primary concern
of the thesis. It uses Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
as a laboratory for testing.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/14601 |
| Date | 20 March 2012 |
| Creators | Hill, Andrew |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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