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Tectonic Interventions: Amalgamating Past and Present
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Smith, Matthew T.
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Year and Degree
2010, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
Abstract
The renovation of Marcel Breuer’s Cleveland Trust Tower serves as the case study for this thesis, which focuses on the expression of contemporary renovations to historic structures. Examining attitudes towards history and change as driving forces behind decisions made about the built environment, as well as the physical strategies for integrating old and new fabric, this study seeks to unite new construction with existing artifacts in meaningful ways. Using tectonic theory as a model, strategies for material expression, joinery, and the articulation of multiple components are analyzed to develop a methodology for integrating the architectural expressions of different eras. Numerous precedents are examined to illustrate that honoring the past and progressing towards the future are not mutually exclusive desires, and that contemporary interventions can provide a modern voice that augment history without mimicry. The conclusions from this research are used to develop a proposal for a series of interventions on the Trust Tower, seeking to revitalize the structure with a contemporary language that enforces Breuer’s original vision.
Committee
Elizabeth Riorden, MARCH (Committee Chair)
Patricia Kucker, MARCH (Committee Chair)
Pages
153 p.
Subject Headings
Architecture
Keywords
Tectonics
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Breuer
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Renovation
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Smith, M. T. (2010).
Tectonic Interventions: Amalgamating Past and Present
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275664600
APA Style (7th edition)
Smith, Matthew.
Tectonic Interventions: Amalgamating Past and Present.
2010. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275664600.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Smith, Matthew. "Tectonic Interventions: Amalgamating Past and Present." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275664600
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Tectonic Interventions: Amalgamating Past and Present by Matthew T. Smith is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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