Presenting architecture on a digital flatland: a case study on Murcutt, Lewin and Lark’s The Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre.
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2007
Authors
Kwee, Verdy
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Radford, Antony
Bruton, Dean
Bruton, Dean
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Abstract
This thesis primarily deals with the presentation of architectural
information in order to allow a wider audience to gain a better
understanding of an existing architectural work. It proposes to augment
the role of visual media in explaining architectural subjects – beyond the
commonly accepted levels in the current print publications or on the
internet.
The effectiveness of traditional publications of notable buildings in terms
of their level of presentation and degree of information rigour are
commonly presumed but unproven. In this era, their unchallenged role
as facilitators for clear and in-depth learning results in mainly digital
replications of conventional presentation methods. Little has been
explored in the area of expanding digital visualisation capabilities to
leverage information clarity. This thesis enquires into architectural
precedent presentation possibilities specifically within the limitations of
computer screens.
The approach involves a worldwide online survey to investigate public
perception of current media effectiveness within commonly available
publications. The research also explores several digital visualisation
presentation techniques. Together with the collected data about the
building, this exploration and the results of the survey are considered in
the production of a digital presentation prototype of The Arthur and
Yvonne Boyd Education Centre by Australian architects Glenn Murcutt,
Wendy Lewin and Reg Lark. While the thesis findings highlight critical
areas overlooked by current publications, the illustrative prototype
serves as a basis to propose opportunities that could be explored.
There are three obvious outcomes derived from this research project:
• The scope and depth of information about the Arthur and Yvonne
Boyd Education Centre extends beyond what any one secondary
source currently provides. Materials relevant to many aspects of the
building are researched from primary sources.
• There are presently numerous methods to visualise architectural
information. However, in order to use them as more robust learning
instruments, the thesis highlights several factors for their design
enhancement. It describes some digital visualisation possibilities for
adoption in future digital architectural publications.
• The thesis outlines the stages undertaken and some considerations
in their implementations. The design of the digital prototype
presentation of the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre
suggests not only a direction for similar future works, but also
identifies the technological facilitation gaps that we still need to
address.
School/Discipline
School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
Dissertation Note
Thesis( Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, 2007
Provenance
Copyright material removed from digital thesis. See print copy in University of Adelaide Library for full text.