Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/25638
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
URI
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Abstract
A fascination with the Cosmos can be traced to time immemorial. It has captured the imagination and inspired both art and science. Ancient man weaved self and cosmos in correspondence between the microcosm and macrocosm as an intimate link to the body. Remnants of this culture still exist in the world today. The native Ute people of South Fork, Colorado spend most of their time in the mountains and believe it is the closest connection to the Cosmos, where the Earth and sky meet. It is the in-between that gathers the microcosm and macrocosm in countless works of art and architecture, which has inspired wonder over the ages. An observatory in the mountains of South Fork, Colorado my design allows modern man to rediscover this connection with the Cosmos. People come to weave the perception between past and present, mountain and stars through an experience that connects the base of the mountain to its peak. While the view is the destination, the latest scientific advancements, sculptural art exhibition and open sky observatories join the individual to a larger view of the whole.
Recommended Citation
Schuman, Taylor, "Joining Man and Cosmos: A Pinnacle Observatory in South Fork, Colorado" (2016). Architecture Theses. 264.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/architecture-theses/264