Sugar, Lumber, Labor: Material Histories

dc.contributor.advisorSchaum, Troy
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFinley, Dawn
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGeiser, Reto
dc.creatorScott, Emma
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T21:13:46Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T21:13:46Z
dc.date.created2021-05
dc.date.issued2021-04-28
dc.date.submittedMay 2021
dc.date.updated2021-05-03T21:13:46Z
dc.description.abstractAt stake in this thesis is how architects engage with multiple histories, and the material expression of this entanglement. This thesis makes its design project out of an existing sugar union in Crockett, California. It draws upon the material histories of sugar, lumber, and labor embedded in this building to produce a generative relationship with the past. Ultimately, a material method is developed that can be applied to historic buildings beyond this project. By embracing multiple entangled histories, we as architects gain new rich possibilities to engage the histories of a place. Through unordinary material methods we can inspire public curiosity and provoke reflections, even re-evaluations of the historical foundations of our discipline. With such techniques, we can draw upon the many aspects of the past—not to preserve it, but to critically engage with how we got here and how we move forward.
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dc.identifier.citationScott, Emma. "Sugar, Lumber, Labor: Material Histories." (2021) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110416">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110416</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110416
dc.language.isoeng
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.
dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.subjectMaterial Histories
dc.subjectMultiple Histories: Sugar
dc.subjectLumber
dc.subjectLabor
dc.titleSugar, Lumber, Labor: Material Histories
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture & Building Science
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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