Wittenberg, Gordon2014-09-232014-09-232013-122013-07-10December 2Mussett, Jack. "Porous Autonomous." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/77313Porosity 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.application/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.IconInstitutionsRepresentational architectureSpongeThree-dimensional gridNew YorkMadison Square GardenPenn StationMidtownVertical parkHead housePorosityAutonomyThesis2014-09-23