Theses and Dissertations from UMD

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New submissions to the thesis/dissertation collections are added automatically as they are received from the Graduate School. Currently, the Graduate School deposits all theses and dissertations from a given semester after the official graduation date. This means that there may be up to a 4 month delay in the appearance of a give thesis/dissertation in DRUM

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    Vertical Promenade | Transforming Block Island's Coastline
    (2017) Latham, Emily Katherine; Abrams, Michael; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The Mohegan Bluffs on Block Island’s southern coast have been a main destination for tourist and residents. However, its inaccessibility prevents many from seeing and experiencing the views and nature that it has to offer. This thesis will attempt to solve the problem of accessibility and vertical experience on Block Island’s coastline. It will address the question: can two different realms of the coastline, the top of a bluff and a beach 125 feet below, be connected in a meaningful way that creates a memorable experience along the descent? This design proposition will work fluidly with nature and integrate itself seemingly into the profile of the bluff, while incorporating sustainable design features to reduce the impact it has on its environment. This design will explore the idea of time and how architecture can begin to reveal the ecological history of the site. This design will incorporate art and exploration as an integral part of the vertical experience. It is no longer about the destination, but the sequence of events and spaces along the way that lead there.
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    Archfilm: Cinema and the Architectural Promenade
    (2011) Aello, Dominic Michael; Noonan, Peter; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    Archfilm: Cinema and the Architectural Promenade, engages and addresses the complex and interwoven relationship between the virtual world of cinema and the built environment. The thesis questions whether the architectural promenade, enhanced by the cinematic use of sequence and montage, can create an enhanced and holistic experience for the users of a building and its accompanying site. This enhanced experience will aid in re-sensitizing the visitor to their surroundings within the realities of both the natural and man-made worlds. In creating a cinematically inspired architecture the program of the visual arts and film are shown to enrich, heighten, and embed meaning within the audience's experience as they interact with the project. These ideas will be examined through the program of a movie theater and film school for the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) located in Baltimore, MD.