Agency : A Diplomatic Gap in Havana

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dc.contributor.advisorColman, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHight, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.creatorBatista, Mariaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T14:30:23Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T14:30:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T14:30:23Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-09-16T14:30:31Zen_US
dc.date.created2013-05en_US
dc.date.issued2013-09-16en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en_US
dc.date.updated2013-09-16T14:30:32Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the territorial, spatial, and political Gaps inherent in the Embassy as program and type. Located in Havana, the project transforms such Gaps into an architectural strategy for the Embassy of the 21st century. An Embassy serves a practical and symbolic purpose. It administrates Visa applications, at the same time representing a country’s culture and projecting its political power. In an Embassy one country’s sovereign territory is embedded in the physical territory of another, making the Embassy the spatial embodiment of a political boundary. The exterior is charged with the politics of the boundary while the space inside is a neutral limbo – a territorial and political Gap. The Embassy is sited in Havana. A politically isolated country, Cuba provides a fertile ground to explore the changing Cuban-American relations. There is now the political possibility for diplomatic interaction, but without an American Embassy in Cuba, there is no physical space for this exchange. An Embassy is needed to facilitate Cuban immigration while at the same time engaging a new diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The time is ripe for a new Embassy.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBatista, Maria. "Agency : A Diplomatic Gap in Havana." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71921">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71921</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2013-05-479en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71921en_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.subjectEmbassy architectureen_US
dc.subjectSpatial typeen_US
dc.subjectGap spaceen_US
dc.subjectAmerican embassyen_US
dc.subjectDiplomatic gapen_US
dc.subjectDiplomatic architectureen_US
dc.titleAgency : A Diplomatic Gap in Havanaen_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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