| dc.contributor.author | Conway, Joseph | |
| dc.description.abstract | This Thesis, Waiting for Ruin, is an examination of how adaptive reuse projects can become an intermediary for overlapping contemporary and historic architecture. Adaptive reuse can
be used to revitalize historic but decrepit structures by giving them new purpose through new construction that draws on the
existing character. The existing historic structures becomes informed and inspired by the new architecture. This thesis does not
approach adaptive reuse from the stand point of sustainability or historic preservation. While sustainability is a worthwhile and
commendable endeavor, and will be utilized in the design process, this project will not focus on the environmental and economic
implications of its application. This thesis seeks to create a new harmony between contemporary and historic architecture, while
bringing forth a new history for the forgotten architecture. A surrealist art gallery and
public exhibition hall will be the typology for exploring this thesis. The site for the project
will be the abandoned Island Station Power Plant in St. Paul Minnesota. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Waiting for Ruin | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description | These documents have been reviewed by Safe Assignment. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-10T02:06:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-10T02:06:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10365/22844 | |
| dc.subject | Power-plants -- Remodeling for other use. | |
| dc.subject | Art centers. | |
| dc.subject | Exhibition buildings. | |
| dc.subject | Saint Paul (Minn.) | |
| dc.subject | Minnesota. | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Architecture (MArch) | |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| ndsu.department | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | |
| ndsu.advisor | Ramsay, Ronald | |
