Abstract:
During the spring-summer of 1979, I had the opportunity to work as an architectural intern in downtown Indianapolis at the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitian Development. It was my first experience in working in an intense urban environment. I found the experience very rewarding. Upon returning to school, I chose to do my thesis project in the environment which I had grown to know and become a part of.The thesis year is the fifth year of Ball State Universitie's architecture program. The year is divided into 3 quarters, in which the first quarter deals with site analysis, building type analysis, concepts, and schematic design. The second quarter is involved with design development, and the third quarter deals with the final design, presentation drawings, and the culmination is the production of the the thesis book. It is through this book, I represent my thesis year at Ball State University 1980-1981.
