Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture

Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture

Based on the principle of sequential lessons for teaching orienteering, the program is a center that teaches navigation to people who are blind, located in the remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Through the use of materials, light, and this program of sequentia...

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Main Author: Wojno, Alexandra
Other Authors: Architecture
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2015
Subjects:
SENSES
PERCEPTION
BLIND
NAVIGATION
MATERIALS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52628
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spelling ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-526282020-09-29T05:40:55Z Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture Wojno, Alexandra Architecture Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C. Kelsch, Paul J. Emmons, Paul F. SENSES PERCEPTION BLIND NAVIGATION MATERIALS Based on the principle of sequential lessons for teaching orienteering, the program is a center that teaches navigation to people who are blind, located in the remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Through the use of materials, light, and this program of sequential patterns, the architecture focuses on heightening the working senses of the occupants using the progression throughout the building. This connection of the body and mind to architecture creates an awareness of space, unifying a perception of place, while bridging the old life to the new. Master of Architecture 2015-05-27T08:03:30Z 2015-05-27T08:03:30Z 2013-07-25 Thesis vt_gsexam:1261 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52628 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ETD application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech
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topic SENSES
PERCEPTION
BLIND
NAVIGATION
MATERIALS
spellingShingle SENSES
PERCEPTION
BLIND
NAVIGATION
MATERIALS
Wojno, Alexandra
Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
description Based on the principle of sequential lessons for teaching orienteering, the program is a center that teaches navigation to people who are blind, located in the remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Through the use of materials, light, and this program of sequential patterns, the architecture focuses on heightening the working senses of the occupants using the progression throughout the building. This connection of the body and mind to architecture creates an awareness of space, unifying a perception of place, while bridging the old life to the new. === Master of Architecture
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title Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
title_short Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
title_full Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
title_fullStr Senses of Darkness: An Exploration of Blind Navigation Through Architecture
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title_sort senses of darkness: an exploration of blind navigation through architecture
publisher Virginia Tech
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52628
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