Abstract:
ACHITECTURE MUST INCORPORATE A BALANCE BETWEEN ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS AND THE BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS. WITHOUT THIS BALANCE, PROJECTS TEND TO EITHER GO WAY OVER BUDGET OR LACK THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO CREATE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING ATMOSPHERE.TO EXPLORE THIS THEORY, A CHURCH BUILDING TYPE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS EXPERIENCED IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SPACE WITHOUT SPENDING AN EXTRAVAGENT AMOUNT OF.MONEY. THERE WERE MANY FACTORS INFLUENCING BOTH THE ARTISTIC AND COST RESTRICTION AREAS OF THE DESIGN. PATTERN, TEXTURE, LIGHT, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND MATERIALS CHOICE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT STRONGLY INFLUENCED THIS PROJECT. THE IDENTIFICATION AND EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS WAS VERY EDUCATIONALMUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO PROJECT RESEARCH, STRONG CONCEPT, AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. THE EXPLORATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MY OWN DESIGN PROCESS BECAME AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PROJECT. ALL OF THESE ISSUES WERE EXPLORED IN GREATER DETAIL THROUGHOUT THE TEXT.
