2026-09-20T03:24:40Zhttps://dspace.mit.edu/server/oai/requestoai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/770482022-01-13T07:54:12Zcom_1721.1_7582com_1721.1_7581col_1721.1_131023
Anne Wagner.
Ransom, Shirley Anne
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
2013-02-14T19:12:57Z
2013-02-14T19:12:57Z
1986
1986
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77048
15522801
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.
MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-129).
Colored glass is a building material usually associated with churches or days of bygone glory. Yet the material would apparently have much to offer in window openings, curtain walls, even as structural block in the creating of contemporary spatial environments. The thesis examines two periods in architectural history -- the American Renaissance when the widespread popularity of stained glass was at its peak and the subsequent Modernist period when the use of stained glass was strongly questioned even in the bastions of ecclesiastical architecture. The context of architectural philosophy is studied to elucidate the qualities of the material as a design medium. Two case studies from the 1880s, Trinity Church and the Yerxa-Field residence, are analyzed. A short sketch problem attempts to illustrate the findings by transforming a modern structure with the addition of stained glass.
by Shirley Anne Ransom.
M.S.
129 p.
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.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.
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
Architecture.
Stained glass : an investigation into the design potentials of an architectural material
Design potentials of an architectural material
Thesis
application/pdf
false
Publication
unknown
unknown
<Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="5eec7dd3-48a8-4149-b606-01ac8ea3cf9a">
<Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type>
<Language>eng</Language>
<Title>Stained glass : an investigation into the design potentials of an architectural material</Title>
<Subtitle>Design potentials of an architectural material</Subtitle>
<PublishedIn>
<Publication>
</Publication>
</PublishedIn>
<PublicationDate>1986</PublicationDate>
<Authors>
<Author>
<DisplayName>Ransom, Shirley Anne</DisplayName>
<Affiliation>
<OrgUnit>
</OrgUnit>
</Affiliation>
</Author>
</Authors>
<Editors>
</Editors>
<Publishers>
<Publisher>
<DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName>
<OrgUnit />
</Publisher>
</Publishers>
<License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License>
<Keyword>Architecture.</Keyword>
<Abstract>Colored glass is a building material usually associated with churches or days of bygone glory. Yet the material would apparently have much to offer in window openings, curtain walls, even as structural block in the creating of contemporary spatial environments. The thesis examines two periods in architectural history -- the American Renaissance when the widespread popularity of stained glass was at its peak and the subsequent Modernist period when the use of stained glass was strongly questioned even in the bastions of ecclesiastical architecture. The context of architectural philosophy is studied to elucidate the qualities of the material as a design medium. Two case studies from the 1880s, Trinity Church and the Yerxa-Field residence, are analyzed. A short sketch problem attempts to illustrate the findings by transforming a modern structure with the addition of stained glass.</Abstract>
<Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right"
>
</Access>
</Publication>