Swannanoa academy of fine arts

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Thesis Statement Architecture can be used as a medtuhi to encourage ehergy conservation atid eilvirdnhiiental prbtfection* This caii be accomplished by indorpptatihg sound ecological design strategies itito a facility whi(^h reduce negative impacts on the environment, while at the same time encouraging visits from the public. Iti effect the proposed building will become a livihg demonstratioh where environmental systems Will be showcased as a teaching medium. Context Statement The proposed site is an area that has beeh damaged by strip mining, The abandoried stHji rhiniilg facility isl located in tiie southern portioti of tne Appalachian mountains, three miles north of Swannanoa, North Carolina. The natural context is the black mountain region itself and the forested area that surrouilds the abandoned mihe. The built tontbxtfoi' this site is non-existent; the closest buildlngk ^re located at a summer camp two mites gouth of the abandoned mine. Facility Statement The proposed facility iS an Academy of Fine Arts. This facility type wds choien beCaiisfe thdrd iia history of ihterfest in drt in the bladk mountain te^^ni This facility type woiild ehcourdgi the public to Visit the gallery and "walk through" the terraced building complex, allowing the public to view art being created along with the enVit-ohmehtM systfems. the ^c&deriiy will Serve 3lOO StUdints artd will be Administered by a de^ and his staff. The proJe(ited flOol- ar^a of*the facility is 70,500 scjuare fbet. The desigri Of thisfecility will utilke earth sheltered building technics for terraced sites.

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Art schools -- Designs and plans, Reclamation of land -- North Carolina

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