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 / This thesis examines if people leave behind emotions in the places they visit and inhabit. People have emotional attachments to places, and their emotion can transform a building in an unseenway.
This thesis asks questions such as: With which spaces do people bond? How does the architect play a role in someone liking a building? How do buildings change over time? Can buildings have a personality?
The thesis aims to investigate the following thesis statement: “What happens to the emotions in a building after people leave?”
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/74953 |
| Date | 06 February 2017 |
| Creators | Lambert, Yaminah Nzinga Lashanta |
| Contributors | Architecture, Emmons, Paul F., Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C., Holt, Jaan |
| 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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