Rural Datascapes: A Data Farm Network for Rural North Dakota

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dc.contributor.advisorWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHight, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWhiting, Sarahen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberColman, Scotten_US
dc.creatorHieb, Saraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T23:49:24Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T23:49:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-05T23:49:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-05T23:49:48Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2012-09-05en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-05T23:49:48Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis attempts to render architectural agency and aesthetics within the typological discussion of the data center in the rural American landscape. The disciplinary question of the role of architecture and aesthetics in data center design is related to earlier examples of factories and warehouses during modernity. The data center alters the traditional representative role of architecture; they are massive, horizontal buildings that are only conceivable from an aerial perspective, driven by logistics and efficiency. This thesis engages these issues by focusing on the point at which the architectural and programmatic problems of the data center converge, the building form and envelope. This thesis engages the building envelope as an expanded surface that considers not only logistical and environmental issues, but also engages the social and political architectural questions related to the identity of the data center in the rural landscape.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationHieb, Sara. "Rural Datascapes: A Data Farm Network for Rural North Dakota." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64605">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64605</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-43en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64605en_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.subjectData centeren_US
dc.subjectNorth Dakotaen_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectAestheticsen_US
dc.subjectBlind boxen_US
dc.subjectLandscapeen_US
dc.subjectRuralen_US
dc.titleRural Datascapes: A Data Farm Network for Rural North Dakotaen_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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