Porous Autonomous

dc.contributor.advisorWittenberg, Gordon
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWamble, Mark
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWhiting, Sarah
dc.contributor.committeeMemberColman, Scott
dc.creatorMussett, Jack
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-23T21:11:13Z
dc.date.available2014-09-23T21:11:13Z
dc.date.created2013-12
dc.date.issued2013-07-10
dc.date.submittedDecember 2013
dc.date.updated2014-09-23T21:11:13Z
dc.description.abstractPorosity is program, circulation, light, views, scale, occupation. Autonomy is sculpture, logic, container, shelter, indifference. The contemporary public institution must be porous and autonomous. While this goal has never been fully realized in representational architecture, it is a potent impetus for inquiry into the relationship between the public and its institutions. Porous Autonomous is one continuous scaffold--one continuous party wall--in the aims of a robust, fully functioning institution perforated by a thriving onlooking public. The institution is allowed to function autonomously and taps into the power of the cohabiting public at decisive moments. The architecture is robustly expressive, announcing the arrival of a new public institution.
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dc.identifier.citationMussett, Jack. "Porous Autonomous." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectIcon
dc.subjectInstitutions
dc.subjectRepresentational architecture
dc.subjectSponge
dc.subjectThree-dimensional grid
dc.subjectNew York
dc.subjectMadison Square Garden
dc.subjectPenn Station
dc.subjectMidtown
dc.subjectVertical park
dc.subjectHead house
dc.subjectPorosity
dc.subjectAutonomy
dc.titlePorous Autonomous
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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