Casbarian, John J.2009-06-042009-06-041996Powell, James. "Towards a complex minimal architecture through twentieth-century music." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14028">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14028</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14028This thesis formulates a general theory of a complex minimal architecture, then achieves an initial manifestation by applying concepts and modulatory operations of twentieth-century music to the design of a concrete architectural object. Complex minimalism involves the precise selection of a minimal number of concepts or forms, to which are applied a limited number of transformational processes in the service of generating a rich and meaningful architecture. Starting with the fundamental notions of coalescence, the cloud, and comma, several sound-matter techniques of composition are analyzed, abstracted, and distilled. These notions, which include structure and ratio, are used in the selection of the materials and processes of the design project, resulting in a soft, translucent architecture of simplicity and spirit.108 ppapplication/pdfengCopyright 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.ArchitectureMusicThesisRICE2893reformatted digitalTHESIS ARCH. 1996 POWELL