Architectural Studies masters theses (MU)
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/48015
2024-03-29T06:53:39ZAn authentic sustainable future : a case study of the Bullitt Center
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/47186
An authentic sustainable future : a case study of the Bullitt Center
Jackson, Ebony
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The qualitative research was a case study of the Bullitt Center. The focus of this research was to understand how the Bullitt Center sought to achieve the goals of the Living Building Challenge and ultimately become the first largest commercial building to achieve this green rating system. The findings from this study ultimately point to a system thinking approach and regenerative methods. This understanding leads to a true definition of a sustainable future. This study seeks to challenge the field of green design and architecture through the application and achievements of the Bullitt Center.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZAuthentic thresholds : interior design client involvement in the creation of sense of home
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/33130
Authentic thresholds : interior design client involvement in the creation of sense of home
Carter, Heather Carlile
For middle-class householders interested in elevating an image of their status, residential interior designers may be viewed as destroyers of authentic sense of home. By contrast, designers may seek to contribute to the house owner's sense of home, the positive feeling of belonging, comfort, and security associated with one's personal living space, rather than focus on anonymous status and image. To understand the motivation and outcomes of residential interior design work, a deeper understanding of owners' perceptions of sense of home and their involvement to create that sense of home is required. Current literature, however, says very little about owners' perceptions and preferences of physical attributes that contribute to their sense of home as they are working with an interior designer. This study seeks to utilize qualitative research methods to gather and analyze data in order to answer the question, "For those owners who have used residential interior designers for their dwellings, what perceptions and preferences of physical attributes do they believe contribute to their sense of home and what was their level of involvement in its creation?"
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 6, 2013).; The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.; Thesis advisor: Dr. Ruth Tofle; Includes bibliographical references.; M.S. University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012.; "December 2012"
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZDesigning the dream in postwar American suburbia
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/44427
Designing the dream in postwar American suburbia
Oltmanns, Ashton
The American suburban landscape is intrinsically intertwined with our national identity. As a symbol of expansion, safety, success and the "American Dream", our suburban landscape has provided us with a housing system that is affordable in its anonymity from "sea to shining sea". While often the topic of debate on its socio-- cultural successes and pitfalls, the images of suburbia are forever marked on our young nation's history. Understanding this history, however, is a multi-dimensional task that forces us to examine our suburban landscape as a piece of our unique visual and material culture. As quoted above, Nancy Stahl's poignant reflection asks of us what does our modern artifacts reveal about ourselves, and perhaps, our values and lifestyles. The intention of this research is not to critique, but rather, historically document the contents of our suburban material culture, and understand how we translated our intangible societal norms into palpable architectural design. Clyde Kluckhohn, an anthropologist, describes culture as "a set of looking glasses that strongly influence what we see taking place before us" (1949). By examining suburban home design and its importance in media as a piece of visual culture, the goal of the study is to assess cultural desires and commodification of the post war residential landscape.
"July 2014."; Thesis supervisor: Dr. Benyamin Schwarz.
2014-01-01T00:00:00ZThe effect of level of detail and navigability on spatial size perception
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/14370
The effect of level of detail and navigability on spatial size perception
Sadeghi, Reza
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Previous research has demonstrated that the amount of visual cues available to an observer affects the observer's perception of the size of space. Additionally, ongoing research in the field of human perception has revealed that the effect of an observer's movement also influences the observer's perception of space. However, little research has been conducted to study the effect of mentioned variables together on how we perceive the properties of space, mainly its size. In this study, the impact of level of detail and navigability on spatial size perception was empirically examined in a factorial experiment. Data were collected to compare two levels of detail (low/high) and two levels of navigability (non-navigable/navigable) to assess their impact on observer's perception of size. The results support the assumptions that the presence of more visual cues and exploration of an architectural space in 3-D will have a positive impact on the perception of space.
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on May 24, 2012).; Thesis advisor: Dr. So-Yeon Yoon; Includes bibliographical references.; "July 2011"
2011-01-01T00:00:00Z