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Sensory Playgrounds: The Architecture of Nightclubs.

Swafford, Jeremy
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5229-0199
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583998948198439

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2020, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Architecture is rooted in creating spaces that evoke different sensorial feelings. This is explored to its fullest in the architecture of nightlife and nightclubs. These spaces are playgrounds for experimentation for architects and designers and provide escapes from time and typological pressures. Architecture of nightclubs is driven by the feeling the space can evoke. It is the only architecture in which the occupant is immersed into a hedonistic world where the norms and practices of everyday life are skewed and stretched to new highs and lows. It is an architecture that is amorphic, being able to fill any void or space it is giving and yet still be described as a nightclub. The club is a center for cultural expression and creation, a place of exploration and discovery for both the architecture and the occupant. The focus of this thesis is to dive in and dissect the many facets that compose the nightclub and the narrative of the “night out.” Through this research, the goal is to define the common sensorial and cultural aspects of the nightclub and club lifestyle. This work will be applied to crafting a nightclub architecture that will fill the existing void that is the incomplete Cincinnati subway network.
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
59 p.
Architecture
nightclub; subway; hedonism; nightclubbing; sensory; dancing

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  • Swafford, J. (2020). Sensory Playgrounds: The Architecture of Nightclubs. [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583998948198439

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Swafford, Jeremy. Sensory Playgrounds: The Architecture of Nightclubs. 2020. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583998948198439.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Swafford, Jeremy. "Sensory Playgrounds: The Architecture of Nightclubs." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583998948198439

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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