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Emotional Resonance and Transference in Architecture

This thesis examines the notion of unseen factors that a user leaves behind once departing from a space. When properly engaged, an inhabitant forms an emotional attachment to a space. This attachment can be felt by later occupants as an experiential, phenomenological quality that cannot be removed from the space.

This thesis asks questions such as: Which spaces lend themselves to what emotions? How does the architect compel a user to feel positive emotional attachment to a space? How does a building react to user changes over time? Can a building give off a "vibe" as an inanimate object?

This thesis aims to investigate the following thesis statement: "What happens to the emotions in a building after its users leave?" / Master of Architecture

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/74953
Date06 February 2017
CreatorsLambert, Yaminah Nzinga Lashanta
ContributorsArchitecture, Emmons, Paul F., Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C., Holt, Jaan
PublisherVirginia Tech
Source SetsVirginia Tech Theses and Dissertation
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatETD, application/pdf
RightsIn Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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