This thesis seeks to understand how architecture and concepts of movement can inform each other. In this context, the relationships of permeable frame and impenetrable mass become the main constituents of a space in which movement is celebrated. A frame system serves as the principal container for movement, providing a sense of order and orientation defined by architectural rhythm and regularity. Conceptually, the solid mass operates as the grounding element in which the more delicate frames hosting the dancers are secured and presented. The thesis proposes that contrasting notions of frame and mass are together able to foster an architecture, a spatial realm in which the culture of dance can teach and present the quintessential choreographed artistic human movements that we deeply admire. / Master of Architecture / This thesis seeks to understand how architecture and concepts of movement can inform each other. Architecture can use elements of frame and mass to assist in the presentation of movement. The frame provides a sense of order and orientation and acts as the container of movement. Mass provides solidity and acts as a grounding element in which it is able to receive the frame and present it forward. These interactions reveal the duality of the mass and the frame, the static and the dynamic, to enhance the spectacle of movement.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/99034 |
| Date | 17 June 2020 |
| Creators | Ramos, Audrey Marie |
| Contributors | Architecture, Schnoedt, Heinrich, Dugas, David, Jones, Kevin William |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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