Limen - the threshold of a physiological and psychological response as applied to prospect and refuge in architecture

Author

C. Anderson Kenny

Date of Award

5-1999

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Architecture

Major

Architecture

Major Professor

Tracy Moir-McClean

Committee Members

Jon P. Coddington, Dean Almy

Abstract

This paper asserts there is a special threshold called the limen, which is both psychological and physiological. It is a mediating attribute of architecture which provides for the simultaneous coexistence of prospect and refuge.

Recommended Citation

Kenny, C. Anderson, "Limen - the threshold of a physiological and psychological response as applied to prospect and refuge in architecture. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1999.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/9879