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The perception of space between body and form : a school for photography in downtown Vancouver

University of British Columbia

This thesis addresses issues of perception between body and form and questions how architecture as built form conveys meaning through the phenomena of perception. Particularity looking at how architecture as built form affects one's perception of being in space and time through one's experience of being both within a building, and within the city on a larger scale. Through the phenomena of perception one is able to realize the intentions which built form conveys as part of an experiential realm which exists between body and form. Such a discussion involves one's ability to merge one's inner perceptions with a reading of the role or purpose an object facilitates through it's presence and it's occupation of space. Built form conveys meaning through the use of architectural elements to define spatial relationships which act as a framework for one's being in time. Architectural elements such as the ground plane, walls, floor slabs, roof, and structural systems occupy space in a manner that conveys intentions and defines spatial relationships between the body and the design project in it's entirety. Such intentions have meaning to one's existence of being in space through the perceived value of the object, it's 'reason for being' in relation to one's own existence of being in space and time. Through the use of architectural elements one perceives the body's position in space in relation to distances, scale, and the marking of site which defines spatial relationships between the body and the building within it's given context. The design project, a school for photography located in downtown Vancouver, explores how one's perception of being in space and time is paralleled by a means of construction, both physical and mental constructions of space, which frame one's experiences of being within a building, and one's experience of being within the city. The project constructs space through the use of built form and it's occupation of site to convey meaning through one's ability to perceive the school as a place within the city for viewing, and for drawing attention to photography as a medium through which representations of space are produced within the public eye.

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2009-05-04

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7810

Architecture

University of British Columbia

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