Masters Theses
Date of Award
8-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture
Major
Architecture
Major Professor
John M. McRae
Committee Members
Katherine A. Ambroziak, Liz Teston
Abstract
Architecture is an inherently political endeavor. As such, designers should carefully consider the spatial dialogue that the built environment creates between those who control spaces and those who use them. In times of crisis, this dialogue often ceases to be an equal exchange, pushing users’ needs aside and exerting authority in the most expedient way possible.
This thesis proposes that amidst settings of conflict, hyper-responsive architectural systems can counteract landscapes of authority by returning spatial agency to users. As the means of providing such a system, oil rigs should be repurposed as a network of deployable crisis response hubs.
Recommended Citation
McGraw, Brittany Lauren, "RIGS OF REFUGE: SPATIAL AGENCY AND ITS ROLE IN CONFLICT. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2017.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4891
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