Tuesday, January 12, 2016 3:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
EST (GMT -05:00)
Of
the
thesis
entitled: Hants
County,
45º6’10”N 63º44’2”W
Abstract:
How can
regionalism
and
modern
building
practices
synthesize
to
develop
a
localized building
culture?
While
regionally
conscientious
modern
architecture
demands efficiency,
sustainable
resource
equilibrium may
be
the
ultimate
goal
of vernacular
architecture.
Local
building
culture
blends
the
vernacular
and modernism,
engaging
local
resources
and
building
culture
in
architecture.
Local labor
economies
and
building resources
are
influenced
directly
by
the architect,
where
architecture
aggregates
in
a
sustainable
and
robust
building culture.
The
objective
of
this
thesis
is
to
investigate
the
middle
ground
where the
aspects
of vernacular
and
modern
architecture
collide.
A site in Hants County, Nova Scotia is the location for an off-grid farm. Instead of an architecture that circumvents locality, with local building culture, design is a process of regional discovery. Using photography to document the regional architecture, the design develops a context for an architectural project. Through the experiences gathered on site and throughout the area, architectural ideals that are regionally conscientious manifest themselves. By engaging a local building culture, the dialogue between landscape and structure becomes continuous, never meant to stagnate or become static.
The examining committee is as follows:
A site in Hants County, Nova Scotia is the location for an off-grid farm. Instead of an architecture that circumvents locality, with local building culture, design is a process of regional discovery. Using photography to document the regional architecture, the design develops a context for an architectural project. Through the experiences gathered on site and throughout the area, architectural ideals that are regionally conscientious manifest themselves. By engaging a local building culture, the dialogue between landscape and structure becomes continuous, never meant to stagnate or become static.
The examining committee is as follows:
Supervisor:
Donald McKay,
University
of
Waterloo
Committee Members:
Rick
Andrighetti,
University of
Waterloo
John Straube, University of Waterloo
John Straube, University of Waterloo
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.