Parsons, Spencer W.2009-06-042009-06-041991Hoffmann, Peter Briggs. "Building between sea and land." (1991) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13553">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13553</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13553Addressing the perceived lack of figuration and organic expression in Modernist architecture and the separation of expression from tectonics in Post Modernist architectural work, this thesis examines the boat as an architectural artifact that may provide clues to a more complex relationship between man, nature, and technology. Specifically it provides ideas for the transformation of design and construction methods used to produce a boatbuilding museum and restoration facility on the island of Galveston, Texas. The intent is to achieve a sense of constructional transparency in a skin and bones structure through literal as well as phenomenal revealing strategies. The design and construction process of the boat demonstrates ways of structuring the relationship between the measurable rational grid and the dynamic nongeometric forms and processes that are related to the changing natural environment.57 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.ArchitectureThesisRICE2840reformatted digitalThesis Arch. 1991 Hoffmann