Date of Award
Spring 5-30-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Christopher Bardt
Second Advisor
Brett Schneider
Third Advisor
Jonathan Knowles
Abstract
My thesis investigates the dialogue between the act of writing and the process of making: the spatiality of the literary dimension versus the architectural dimension, through creating an invisible city. It is a self-reflexive process in which the storyline and the structure of writing affects how the casts are designed, while in reverse the process of making directs the trajectory of the story. It is a narrative project that lives in both media, and deals with the difficulties that come out of the different directions.
Consciously working with intuition, and exploring roots in every decision made, as if diagnosing my own dream, comes challenging, but it leads to an organic understanding of how I work, as an observer, a writer, and a designer.
Recommended Citation
Chou, Po-Ming, "Writing a city : a self-reflexive exploration between the lines" (2017). Masters Theses. 192.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/192
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