Museum addition to the Spencer Theater

By abstracting the kinematic properties of entities, through a process similar to deconstruction, a codex of form can be deciphered and used to reconstruct a new entity that abstracts the old. This thesis explores theory ideas behind Kinetic and Algorithmic Architectural Theory, provides a basic facility program and layout for a museum based on precedent museums and architectural ideas of space, and provides contextual information for a theoretical site location in Alto, New Mexico adjacent to an existing architectural landmark. These ideas and information are then used to design a museum addition to the existing site and to develop the landscape within the site.