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Design of a residence and its furnishings

The objectives of this thesis are as follow:

First, to present a historical survey of the development and influence of art and architecture in man’s spiritual and cultural growth.
Second, to trace the origin of the house and its evolution as expressed by difference in peoples and surroundings.
Third, to study the furniture of the different eras and determine its characteristics as reflections of the taste, habits, and living standards of its time.
Fourth, to apply the principles and requirements of our time in the design of a house, that will be a historical expression of its own age and thus fulfill its purpose of a home of today.
Fifth, to present a detailed design of the residence. / M.S.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/109856
Date January 1952
CreatorsSeckinger, Margarita Dohcheva
ContributorsArchitecture
PublisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute
Source SetsVirginia Tech Theses and Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis, Text
Format64 leaves, application/pdf, application/pdf
RightsIn Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
RelationOCLC# 25286384

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