The following thesis project is a proposed redesign of a public clubhouse for the
University of British Columbia Golf Course, located in the University Endowment Lands.
The intention of the thesis was to pursue a relationship between architecture and the
designed or constructed landscape of the golf course. Such a connection was made
through a series of landscape readings to formulate a conceptual beginning and
framework for design. The investigation dissected the recreational landscape as an
artificial fact, exposing the nature of the landscape into two categories: surface and
object. Furthermore, movement through the recreational landscape was defined by an
irregular linear trajectory. These landscape features where then explored for their
inherent potential for an architecture that makes a connection to the landscape while
simultaneously meeting the demands of a highly scripted program. The resulting
architecture is composed of both objects and surfaces all of which have a specific
programmatic function and connection to the landscape. In essence, the building can be
divided into five architectural elements or strategies: path/armature, planar roof surface,
pavilion object, spatial ordering device and finally earth work.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/8055 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Gilmour, Murrary Keith |
| 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 | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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