Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo

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dc.contributor.advisorCoetzer, Nicen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSilverman, Melindaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHo, Brett Marcen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T04:14:18Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T04:14:18Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe investigative driver which has motivated this dissertation is encapsulated by the thresholds and interrelationships between man, nature and architectural form. Theories and concepts pertaining to this dissertation relate to the transformation of a site, drawing on its embodied energy as a point of reference for reinterpretation. The relationship between man and nature has been investigated by looking at how man uses architectural elements and devices to best construct divisive barriers between himself and the other. The other in the context of this dissertation refers to the living creatures inhabiting nature, being the animal. By the testing of architectural strategies derived from a theoretical analysis of zoological gardens, I aim to dissect and explore the threshold between man and nature, using the narrative of my chosen site as a platform of exploration and discovery. Throughout the centuries man has constructed stage sets between himself and the other, generating a spectacle around the actor/ spectator relationship. These stage sets have changed in hierarchical composition due to social, educational and scientific influences brought about by further research into the world of the other. The aim of this dissertation is to resuscitate the life of a site by reflecting on the historical narrative at play between man and the other. I aim to achieve this by using architectural form and program as a catalyst for reinvention and transformation, this will produce an outcome that poetically reinterprets the existing site condition, into a project that has the ability to thrive and sustain social interest and activity in the context of today as well as the future.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHo, B. M. (2014). <i>Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12958en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHo, Brett Marc. <i>"Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12958en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHo, B. 2014. Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ho, Brett Marc AB - The investigative driver which has motivated this dissertation is encapsulated by the thresholds and interrelationships between man, nature and architectural form. Theories and concepts pertaining to this dissertation relate to the transformation of a site, drawing on its embodied energy as a point of reference for reinterpretation. The relationship between man and nature has been investigated by looking at how man uses architectural elements and devices to best construct divisive barriers between himself and the other. The other in the context of this dissertation refers to the living creatures inhabiting nature, being the animal. By the testing of architectural strategies derived from a theoretical analysis of zoological gardens, I aim to dissect and explore the threshold between man and nature, using the narrative of my chosen site as a platform of exploration and discovery. Throughout the centuries man has constructed stage sets between himself and the other, generating a spectacle around the actor/ spectator relationship. These stage sets have changed in hierarchical composition due to social, educational and scientific influences brought about by further research into the world of the other. The aim of this dissertation is to resuscitate the life of a site by reflecting on the historical narrative at play between man and the other. I aim to achieve this by using architectural form and program as a catalyst for reinvention and transformation, this will produce an outcome that poetically reinterprets the existing site condition, into a project that has the ability to thrive and sustain social interest and activity in the context of today as well as the future. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo TI - Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12958 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12958
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHo BM. Recontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zoo. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12958en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchitectureen_ZA
dc.titleRecontextualising the Animal: A Plastinarium at Groote Schuur Zooen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMArchen_ZA
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