dc.contributor.author | Cook, Michael Alexander | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-25T11:21:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-25T11:21:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08-25 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14102 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores architectural and design principles for
fire-prone regions. A number of these principles are identified
and developed in the design of a recreational infrastructure
for Kelowna, British Columbia, at both the scale of the city
and the building.
At the city scale, the project proposes the integration of a
fuel break into the southern border of Kelowna, providing
a corridor of defensible space between the city and an
approaching fire. This fuel break, a landscape “scar”, is
developed as a linear park that links points of interest along
its 16 kilometre length.
One point of interest is selected as a building site for a
community centre and lookout. The design principles for
forest fire safety provide the necessary framework for the
design decisions of siting and materials. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | Fire | en_US |
dc.subject | Kelowna | en_US |
dc.title | SCARRING THE LANDSCAPE: DESIGNING FOR A FIRE PRONE REGION, KELOWNA, B.C. | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2011-07-06 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Peter Sassenroth | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Richard Kroeker | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Christine Macy | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |