| dc.contributor.author | Galbraith, Christa | |
| dc.description.abstract | In 1948, Ralph Ellison wrote an article about the experience of living in Harlem and
explained a common feeling of placelessness and uncertainty of self. This placelessness
persists today as the neighborhood undergoes an architectural loss of culturally relevant
stories. This thesis proposes to reinvigorate a celebration of cultural identity through filmic
techniques of repetition, fragmented montage, and a disruption of linearity in order to
inspire a reflective consciousness and dynamic sense of reality.
An adaptive reuse of the abandoned and deteriorating RKO Hamilton Theater in West
Harlem recomposes layers of time and in-habitation, allowing a persisting story of
Harlem’s identity to shine through - a story of uncertainty, joy, struggle, and community
interdependence. Within the design of a film gallery and theater, participants are able to
view the stories relevant to their community within the forgotten iconic theater that served
as one of the most significant platforms for storytelling in the area. The architectural design
seeks to create a multi-perspective experience, turning the process of looking at and
through into the same action, as inhabitants view themselves and one another through the
stories depicted. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | The Depth of Rivers and the Restorative Power of the Fragment: Architecture as Fluid Filmic Narrative | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type | Plan or Blueprint | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-03T03:36:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-03T03:36:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28211 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Theaters -- Remodeling for other use. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Motion picture theaters. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hamilton Theater (New York, N.Y.) | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Motion pictures and architecture. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | New York (State) | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Architecture (MArch) | |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| ndsu.department | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | |
| ndsu.advisor | Wischer, Stephen | |
