Clarity and complexity : designing for an educational community

• Main Author: Nugent, Christine Julia
• Other Authors: Thomas Chastain.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
• Subjects: Architecture.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69289

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130). === This thesis is an exploration of the qualities of clarity and complexity in architecture. These two qualities, are complimentary and should exist simultaneously. The study follows two routes: clarity and complexity as they relate to the experience of architecture, and clarity and complexity as they relate to the conceptualization of architecture and the process of designing. How does a building exhibit clarity in its entirety while simultaneously providing complexity and richness of form? These ideas have been explored primarily through the design of a small secondary school in Lake Placid, New York. Issues of clarity ... === by Christine Julia Nugent. === M.Arch.