Title

Topologies of Historic Typologies: Radical Transformations to Historic Preservation

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Ian Masters, Syracuse UniversityFollow

Document Type

Thesis, Senior

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 2019

Keywords

historic building, architectural typologies, Carnegie libraries, DOMA gallery, Hunsett Museum, Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Art

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

In direct opposition to whitewashing and absolute preservation, this project expos­es the darkening: an array of possible in­terventions upon a historic building that progressively enrich existing typological experiences to provide groundwork for ex­ploring, reconfiguring, and relearning from architectural typologies overlooked and under-investigated as a result of zeitgeist.

By way of selectively oversaturing spaces with the most fundamental building components of a historical build­ing, Topologies of Historic Typologies addresses how more thoughtful approaches to intervention can concurrently yield [figuratively] modern spaces and visual­ly-taught historic architecture.

Topologies of Historic Typologies considers old, antiquated constructs the foundation for purposeful intervention, capable of disrupting the barrier between the historic and the contemporary by transcending historic values into the present. Whereas postmodernism learns from historic buildings to create anew, this project actively it­erates upon historic buildings to expose what is worth learning. Topologies of Historic Typologies values the direct editing of old buildings with new forms to better analyze, understand, and potentially manipulate building typolo­gies and styles of the past.

The purpose of this project is to understand and uncover a building's most fundamental typological qualities, cri­tique historical buildings in a more investigative manner, and ultimately calculate a more valuable, progressive intervention to the historical that is able to enhance and enrich building systems.

Additional Information

Thesis Advisors:

Jean Francois Bedard

Junho Chun

Roger Hubeli

Recommended Citation

Masters, Ian, "Topologies of Historic Typologies: Radical Transformations to Historic Preservation" (2019). Architecture Senior Theses. 434.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_theses/434

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