Wittenberg, Gordon2009-06-042009-06-041992Wasley, James Hedgcock. "A library for the Texas Environmental Center on the campus of Rice University." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13596">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13596</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13596Architecture plays an important role in giving form to the philosophical paradigms, social institutions and physical circumstances that define a culture in a given place and time. This thesis proposes to give form to a new cultural institution in the Texas Environmental Center Library within the physical and institutional context of Rice University. This thesis also gives form to new philosophical paradigms concerning humanity and nature, both through the design of the library and through lecture material created to bring the emerging discipline of environmental ethics to bear on the problems of architectural theory and design.79 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.ArchitecturePhilosophyEnvironmental scienceThesisRICE2930reformatted digitalThesis Arch. 1992 Wasley