Residential frameworks for the transient: A critical analysis of object event relationships in transient residential sites

dc.contributor.advisorWittenberg, Gordonen_US
dc.creatorPowell, James Patricken_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:44:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:44:10Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an effort to respond to our unstable, de-centered quality of living. The single family house is not reflective of our dependency on mobility. As the ultimate transient, the homeless are the inspiration behind this thesis. Six homeless sites provided rules for my design proposals. The relationship between objects and their use, what I call the object event, differs greatly between conventional dwellers and the homeless. The homeless adapt utilitarian objects, found objects, while conventional dwellers store possessions. Possessions for the conventional dweller are specific and inflexible in terms of their use. Rooms in a conventional house are also specific, and they prescribe the possessions that go in them. My proposal dispenses with inflexible object events. The residential framework, or infrastructure, proposed for the transient is flexible and transportable. Catalogs are the source for this residential infrastructure, and they speak of our culture's obsession with objects.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent122 ppen_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 1995 POWELLen_US
dc.identifier.citationPowell, James Patrick. "Residential frameworks for the transient: A critical analysis of object event relationships in transient residential sites." (1995) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13984">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13984</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2687en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13984en_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.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.titleResidential frameworks for the transient: A critical analysis of object event relationships in transient residential sitesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_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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