Cast of Civic Characters

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dc.contributor.advisorFinley, Dawnen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberColman, Scotten_US
dc.creatorAltshuler, Josephen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-25T19:53:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-06-25T19:53:17Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-14en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2015-06-25T19:53:18Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe Cast of Civic Characters is a civic complex for Houston that couples municipal service counters with other public amenities including an auditorium, dining hall, outreach center, gym, and pool. Each program is housed in a separate small building that takes on the likeness of an animate creature. The collective “herd” occupies a single city block. This thesis posits that creature-buildings intensify architecture’s communicative and storytelling potential; by soliciting a fictional vitality, they mythologize architecture’s agency and enable public institutions to craft narratives about their identities. Formally, each Character is generated from an extruded profile that is broken along a central seam, hinged, and partially rotated according to a shallow angle. This technique conjures an image-able figure that is graphic and immediate, but also temporal and modulating from multiple vantage points. The simple act of slightly rotating the elevation condenses both pictorial and sculptural perception into a single architectural form.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAltshuler, Joseph. "Cast of Civic Characters." (2015) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80776">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80776</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/80776en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectcivic charactersen_US
dc.subjectcharacteren_US
dc.subjectHoustonen_US
dc.subjectnarrativeen_US
dc.subjectstorytellingen_US
dc.subjectanimateen_US
dc.subjectcreaturesen_US
dc.subjectgraphicen_US
dc.subjectHejduken_US
dc.subjectSomolen_US
dc.subjectmunicipalen_US
dc.subjectdelighten_US
dc.titleCast of Civic Charactersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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