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

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dc.contributor.advisorSherman, William
dc.creatorKramer, Nancy Ann
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:39Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:39Z
dc.date.issued1993
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.
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.
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dc.format.extent80 pp
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1993 Kramer
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>.
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2858
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13747
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.subjectWomen's studies
dc.subjectSocial psychology
dc.subjectHome Economics
dc.titleThe single family house and the institution: Challenging the boundaries imposed by architectural and social constructs
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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