Theatrical design methodology: Stimulating design with today's technology
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1996
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Peterson, Christopher Lind
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Findlay, Bob
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The goal of this thesis is to develop a way of approaching this issue of redesign in a different and more appropriate way than we, as designers, would typically approach new construction. This will be done through the use of technology. This project is about historic preservation and yet intends to go beyond physical preservation in the strictest sense. Preservation guidelines are written in a way that often forces a redesigner to replace the physical qualities of the building's past or original design without any emphasis placed on the social aspects of the building. The physical nature of the preservation movement and the way that the tax incentives are laid out are (and have been since their inception) the largest obstacles to creative redesigns of historic buildings. When designers aren't restricted to the preservationist's regulations, they are more free to express the meaning of the building beyond its physical form. This project then becomes an exploration into a method of redesign that isn't restricted (as much) by the physical and allows more of the personal to be involved. This
thesis will focus on putting method into practice on the Hanisch Opera House of Lake City, Minnesota as an example.
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