DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/9V8G-G432

Defense Date

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Interior Design

First Advisor

Christiana Lafazani

Second Advisor

Camden Whitehead

Abstract

This thesis explores the design integration of an animal shelter into an existing school in an at-risk neighborhood. The connection between at-risk students and homeless animals is valuable to the design. A large central courtyard located within Martin Luther King Middle School serves as a connection between both students and animals. Because the animal shelter is located in a central location within the school, students and animals have a greater ability to form a connection necessary for the program to work. This thesis is about the interaction between both animals and students through the process of design.

Rights

© The Author

Is Part Of

VCU University Archives

Is Part Of

VCU Theses and Dissertations

Date of Submission

May 2010

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