A New Home for the Philadelphia Orchestra

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Avril Farnsworth

Document Type

Thesis Prep

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

5-1995

Keywords

monument, cultural center, concert hall, orchestra, event, promenade, monumentality, Philadelphia, Avenue of the Arts

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

"Due to Philadelphia's position as a cultural center, there is a need to build upon the idea of the Avenue of the Arts as a cultural event within the urban fabric by celebrating the role of the Philadelphia Orchestra as a monumental symbol to the city...

The intent of this thesis will be to interpret the cultural event of the orchestra into contemporary terms; to explore the idea of architectural promenade and how it relates to the spatial experience; to elucidate the idea of cultural monument as an event within the existing city fabric."

Additional Information

Advisors: Joel Bostick / Randall Korman / Osvaldo Valdes

Recommended Citation

Farnsworth, Avril, "A New Home for the Philadelphia Orchestra" (1995). Architecture Thesis Prep. 122.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/122

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