dc.contributor.advisor | Parson, Donn W | |
dc.contributor.author | Frewen Wuellner, Cynthia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-23T03:26:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-03-23T03:26:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-01-01 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10126 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/4428 | |
dc.description.abstract | In order to articulate meaning in cities and architecture, I propose a framework of enacted architecture that considers the built environment in everyday spatial practices. Building on Henri Lefebvre's work, we know architecture in terms of conceptual space, perceived space, and lived-in space, which supplies multiple levels of meaning. As we use a city, we enact spatial narratives, myths, and metaphors that weave our lives and experiences into a place. Through spatial practices, we gain a sense of identity, a sense of power, and a sense of publicness, which are analyzed in three extended examples: the new town of Seaside, Florida, the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site at Ground Zero, and the National Mall in Washington D.C., respectively. While a city reflects society as a deeply cultivated symbol system, we are constituted by and reciprocally shape the city and architecture. | |
dc.format.extent | 240 pages | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Language | |
dc.subject | Rhetoric and composition | |
dc.subject | Architecture | |
dc.subject | Urban and regional planning | |
dc.subject | American dream myth | |
dc.subject | Ground zero | |
dc.subject | National mall | |
dc.subject | New urbanism | |
dc.subject | Seaside | |
dc.subject | Spatial rhetoric | |
dc.title | Towards A Rhetoric of Architecture: A Framework for Understanding Cities | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Gaunt, John | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Innocenti, Beth | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Rowland, Robert C. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Russo, Tracy | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Communication Studies | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |