Date of Award
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32935
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Rights
NDSU policy 190.6.2
URI
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Abstract
Language acts as the primary way humans understand themselves and the world, and through the learning of languages, we are able to mediate and enrich this exchange. As humans reach for understanding of the world they inhabit, how can language be used to influence the design and experience of architecture, and can it be used to bring together communities with cultural and linguistic differences? How do these parallel yet contrasting stories impact worldviews, imaginations, and behaviors? Minnesota has over 300 languages woven into its history. The people who speak these languages use them to give life to their own art, music, and stories, but most language education focuses on a select few European languages, severely restricting the audience and interpretation of these works and cultures. This library and learning center acts as a convergence point for cultures, languages, and worldviews to overlap and intermingle at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. Its design translates stories from spoken and written language to the language of architecture while encouraging the expansion of stories through further translations and the building of relationships through discourse, learning, and a connection to the physical world.
Recommended Citation
Groth, Kiara, "Found in Translation: Language and the Built Reality" (2022). Architecture Theses. 524.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/architecture-theses/524