Site as a Measurement of Place

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Creighton WIllis

Document Type

Thesis Prep

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Fall 2001

Keywords

landscape, urban landscape, city fabric, Fredericksburg, Rappahannock River, adaptive reuse

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

"PLacement and relationship of a city within its physical environment is a dynamic process that is revealed through its architecture and constructed (designed) interventions. The lift of this dynamic process deposits cicatrices, inscriptions, footprints, and artifacts within the city and place. These events inscribed in the landscape of a city reveal this changing relationship of city-environment. The contention is that a new construction within the city can actively manifest the current city landscape while also revealing the history of the place."

Additional Information

Advisors: B. Coleman / R. Corser / K. Schaffer

Recommended Citation

WIllis, Creighton, "Site as a Measurement of Place" (2001). Architecture Thesis Prep. 144.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/144

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