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Body in Motion: activating architecture through movement

Rengering, Jeffrey A.

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2011, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Architecture needs to facilitate and encourage movement, however, most of architectural composition is based on the at-rest body in space that encourages the body to stay at-rest, resulting in a static architecture. With advancements in technology in the office setting, occupants are continually becoming more sedentary causing a decrease in productivity and wellness. A dynamic body in space will engage new levels of movement creating a greater awareness of the architecture and promote the wellness of its users. Bernard Tschumi’s ideas of utilizing the “in-between” to create events can be built upon to engage the body in movement and provide opportunity for choice – a conscious decision of movement through the means of architecture. Through expansion of circulation in a typical office building, the Body in Motion will utilize the in-between space to activate the body, encouraging movement and wellness, and to activate the space itself.
George Bible, MCiv.Eng (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, MARCH (Committee Chair)
81 p.

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  • Rengering, J. A. (2011). Body in Motion: activating architecture through movement [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306518586

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rengering, Jeffrey. Body in Motion: activating architecture through movement. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306518586.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rengering, Jeffrey. "Body in Motion: activating architecture through movement." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306518586

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)