Tuesday, January 12, 2016 3:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)
Of
the
thesis
entitled:Hants
County,
45º6’10”N63º44’2”W
Abstract:
Howcan
regionalism
and
modern
building
practices
synthesize
to
develop
a
localizedbuilding
culture?
While
regionally
conscientious
modern
architecture
demandsefficiency,
sustainable
resource
equilibriummay
be
the
ultimate
goal
ofvernacular
architecture.
Local
building
culture
blends
the
vernacular
andmodernism,
engaging
local
resources
and
building
culture
in
architecture.
Locallabor
economies
and
buildingresources
are
influenced
directly
by
thearchitect,
where
architecture
aggregates
in
a
sustainable
and
robust
buildingculture.
The
objective
of
this
thesis
is
to
investigate
the
middle
ground
wherethe
aspects
ofvernacular
and
modern
architecture
collide.
A site in Hants County, Nova Scotia is thelocation for an off-grid farm. Instead of an architecture that circumventslocality, with local building culture, design is a process of regionaldiscovery. Usingphotography to document the regional architecture, the designdevelops a context for an architectural project. Through the experiences gatheredon site and throughout the area, architectural ideals that areregionallyconscientious manifest themselves. By engaging a local building culture, thedialogue between landscape and structure becomes continuous, never meant tostagnate or become static.
The examining committee is as follows:
A site in Hants County, Nova Scotia is thelocation for an off-grid farm. Instead of an architecture that circumventslocality, with local building culture, design is a process of regionaldiscovery. Usingphotography to document the regional architecture, the designdevelops a context for an architectural project. Through the experiences gatheredon site and throughout the area, architectural ideals that areregionallyconscientious manifest themselves. By engaging a local building culture, thedialogue between landscape and structure becomes continuous, never meant tostagnate or become static.
The examining committee is as follows:
Supervisor:
DonaldMcKay,
University
of
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CommitteeMembers:
Rick
Andrighetti,
Universityof
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John Straube, University of ݮƵ
John Straube, University of ݮƵ
External Reader:
Tim Scott, Forrec
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Tuesday
January
12,
2016
3:00PM
ARC
2026
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.