A Shapely Resistance: A Study in Construction for a Kindergarten

This thesis deals with the relationship between form and strength in architecture. The proposed building is a Kindergarten which unites issues of shape, physics, and habitat. The roof is vaulted and the walls are curved for lateral resistance and in order to make folds scaled to a child. These physi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drucker, Allison Lynch
Other Authors: Architecture
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34988
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09092008-091234/