COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Innovation Through Humility
Creator:
Peters, Janee M.
Subject:
Thesis (M.Arch.) -- Architecture
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architecture
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Growing up in a stable middle class family, I am the quintessential byproduct of the American Dream. With that privilege came an understanding of the world including the plight of those less fortunate. This realization encouraged me to build upon my generational standard and incite change by choosing a path devoted to understanding, documenting, and improving the lives of those living in cultures few will ever experience. Prompted by parents who regaled me with tales of far off places, I was enthralled with the world at a young age. Always inquisitive, I sought adventure both through travel and design. This curiosity and intrigue has, over the years, evolved into something much more. During my junior year of college, I participated in a two month Design-Build Studio in Ghana where I fell in love with the people and culture. My extensive documentation of the experiences, methods and techniques utilized, provided the framework and basis for my thesis intent. By reflecting on this understanding, I recognized ways in which the project may have been improved, not in design, but in process. This life changing experience helped to define this thesis by providing the basis upon which my research was structured. By analyzing current humanitarian practices, both within the architectural profession and others, I have begun to identify gaps in current methods and techniques.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-05
Format:
PDF : 175 p. : ill