thesis methodology object, space, place 7 spatial elements design/vrml conclusion
cyberPLACE:
sacred place in cyberspace
Architecture
is moving toward tremendous transformation.
Once the most permanent form of art, architecture is being dematerialized
in cyberspace. Marcus Novak, architectural visionary of the information
age says: “Cyberspace is architecture;
cyberspace has an architecture; and cyberspace contains architecture.”
How much, then, of what we know about designing physical places carries
over to the design of places in cyberspace?
What are the mechanisms of stimulating the user’s emotional response through
design in cyberspace? Places in cyberspace can - through their design
-evoke emotion in visitors,
much as the physical design of a building can play on the emotional response
of physical visitors. To investigate these questions, I propose to design
a sacred place
in cyberspace. It will be a place for
harmony, tranquil
existence, and belonging.
Drawing on seven architectural elements
of site, density, depth, openings, proportion, composition, and light,
it will create a sense of place.
Le Corbusier