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Brown, David P. Hartmann, Gunnar 2009-06-04T08:19:40Z 2009-06-04T08:19:40Z 2001 Hartmann, Gunnar. "A perceptual device: Locus Moment." (2001) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17427">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17427</a>. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17427 RICE2719 THESIS ARCH. 2001 HARTMANN As one travels about the Houston landscape, one is often bewildered by the rampant growth of spaces and their casual uses. Houston's growth over 100 years has produced a suburban metropolis that searches for its identity between temporary crowded spaces and empty lots. The traditional city remains in our minds as we experience a shriveled form of interior urbanism, primarily private and mostly exclusive. Rather than perceiving place as a physical environment, one encounters momentary conditions of place, the gathering of people. Stimulated by vacancies and remnants, Locus Moment acts as a perceptual device. Vital for a moment, this event attempts to shape our understanding of these vacancies. As Locus Moment remains in the mind as an afterimage, one is encouraged to search for the latent potential that exists within the Houston landscape. 86 pp application/pdf reformatted digital eng Copyright 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. Geography Art history Architecture Cinema A perceptual device: Locus Moment Thesis Text Thesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible. Architecture Architecture Rice University Masters Master of Architecture taggedPDF open.access