The single family house and the institution: Challenging the boundaries imposed by architectural and social constructs

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dc.contributor.advisorSherman, Williamen_US
dc.creatorKramer, Nancy Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:39Zen_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.description.abstractBeginning with the critique of the typological single family "dream house," this thesis incorporates issues of gender concepts, image sustenance and consumerism to expose how the image of the body in the perception of self is manifested and sustained within the contemporary suburban landscape. An analogy is made between maintaining the image of self through the manipulation of the physical body--appearance--and the representation of the single family house--presence. Feminist Theory is employed to investigate how suppressive spatial relationships can control and reinforce predominant architectural and social constructs. The project demonstration challenges traditional design and decision-making processes for the design of an elementary school.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1993 Krameren_US
dc.identifier.citationKramer, Nancy Ann. "The single family house and the institution: Challenging the boundaries imposed by architectural and social constructs." (1993) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13747">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13747</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2858en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13747en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectWomen's studiesen_US
dc.subjectSocial psychologyen_US
dc.subjectHome Economicsen_US
dc.titleThe single family house and the institution: Challenging the boundaries imposed by architectural and social constructsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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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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