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Embodied Act

Ebert, Daniel C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242921113

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2009, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
Recent decades have seen increasing rates in the decimation of biological and cultural diversity: these phenomena are well documented and their consequences have been debated in many circles. However, the loss of experiential diversity is largely ignored. It is true that in many ways experience is tied inextricably to both environment and society, but experience transcends each in that it demarcates the level of human interaction with both. One major social ramification of the post-modern world is the change from a society of production and agriculture to one of consumption. The result is that the average citizen of the western world has little effect on molding his or her environment beyond consumer purchase. The common man has become detached from the labor of constructing his habitat and simple environmental functions and interactions. This thesis argues that the craftsman is essential to creating an environment that provokes human interaction and multi-sensory experience. The awareness of architecture as a human-made element allows the viewer to connect to its creator. Through this connection the human vicariously engages in the act of construction, entering into a maker’s relationship with his or her environment.
Rebecca Williamson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf (Committee Member)
36 p.
Architecture; Design
Craft; Architecture Materials; Concrete Design; Architecture Sterile

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  • Ebert, D. C. (2009). Embodied Act [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242921113

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ebert, Daniel. Embodied Act. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242921113.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ebert, Daniel. "Embodied Act." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242921113

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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