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dc.contributor.advisorThomas Chastain.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHo, Anthony Si-Laien_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-19T19:08:24Z
dc.date.available2012-11-19T19:08:24Z
dc.date.copyright1989en_US
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74799
dc.descriptionThesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1989.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 74-76).en_US
dc.description.abstractHuman beings are part of the ecosystem. They are interrelated with nature. But in the past few generations, the environment has lost its intrinsic fitness for ecosystems, organisms, and land uses; partially due to the fact that contemporary built forms have often denied the place of nature in their designs. Presently, the human population at large is alienated from nature, their wellbeings are degraded, and they are living less meaningfully than before. This thesis is to propose a new set of design principles in which built forms will once again recognize the place of nature. It is hoped that through the built environment, the harmony of man-nature will be augmented. This document is not to merely reinforce what many other contemporaries have already brought out. It will also take a concrete example to demonstrate how the knowledge may be applied to an actual environment -- because what this generation needs is not a better view on ecology, but a better working method. There are five parts to this document: an introduction; a discussion of my personal view on the relationship between man, nature, and the built environment; a set of design principles to augment the harmony of man-nature through the built environment; a design project applying those principles to an actual site; and finally, a conclusion retrospecting to the thesis process as well as envisioning the future.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Anthony Si-Lai Ho.en_US
dc.format.extent76 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleGiving expression to the potential harmony of man-nature : a habitable space designed with nature in the city of Boston, Massachusettsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.Arch.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc20447947en_US


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