inForm: Didactic Eco-Conscious Architecture

dc.contributor.advisorWilliams, Isaacen_US
dc.contributor.authorClaudio, Angeloen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-03-24T05:46:13Z
dc.date.available2009-03-24T05:46:13Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.description.abstractArchitecture has the potential to reflect the cultural values of a society. Conversely, an expressive and didactic architecture can affect cultural value systems. At the most fundamental level, sustainability is about being aware of our place in a larger whole and respecting the interconnectivity all life shares on this planet. Without a cultural value system that supports this worldview, sustainable architecture will eventually reduce into a style or application. This thesis explores the didactic potential of architecture in regards to sustainability. It focuses on the recognition of unique characteristics in the built and natural environment of a place; the building's response to these environmental factors; and how an expressive architecture may teach the inhabitants of the building and local residents of the surrounding neighborhood about their environment. A secondary school in downtown San Francisco is an opportune typology for this exploration. Form may follow function, but can form inform?en_US
dc.format.extent4511135 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9007
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Secondaryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledarchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledclaudioen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddidacticen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrollededucationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledenvironmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsustainableen_US
dc.titleinForm: Didactic Eco-Conscious Architectureen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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