Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2019
Capstone Advisor
Theodore Brown
Honors Reader
Patricia Burak
Capstone Major
Architecture
Capstone College
Architecture
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
yes
Honors Categories
Creative
Subject Categories
Architectural History and Criticism | Architecture | Other Architecture
Abstract
The urban core of Warsaw today is a string of autonomous and unambiguous artifacts. Parts of the city were rebuilt after World War II, others built over during communist rule, and some created during times of rapid westernization after the fall of communism. The thesis concerns itself with representing these changes in the urban fabric over time. It aims to question this representation of Warsaw and through the use of layered maps and manipulated historical painting seeks to reveal a simultaneous reading of the city’s past and present states. I argue that this layered, hyperbolized reading is a tool to reframe the city and to reveal a more speculative view of Warsaw.
Recommended Citation
Ezlakowski, Benedykt, "Vestigial Vedute: Manipulating Warsaw’s Palimpsest to Reveal Ambiguity" (2019). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 1322.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1322
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