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CONSERVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF TEXTILE BLOCKS
AN INVESTIGATION OF TREATMENT AND REPLACEMENT OPTIONS AT
THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FREEMAN HOUSE
by
Benjamin McAlister
__________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Benjamin McAlister
Object Description
| Title | Conservation and reconstruction of textile blocks: an investigation of treatment and replacement options at the Frank Lloyd Wright Freeman House |
| Author | McAlister, Benjamin P. |
| Author email | mcaliste@usc.edu; benjamin.mcalister@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-04-27 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-06-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Noble, Douglas |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Breisch, Kenneth Borden, Gail P. |
| Abstract | The primary goal of this thesis was to develop an improved concrete block mix and associated fabrication process for replacement textile blocks at the Frank Lloyd Wright Freeman House. Desired characteristics for the replacement mix were water resistance and consistency with the home’s historic fabric and historic preservation standards. Issues explored include the use of modern-day mixture materials, block formation methods, compressive strength, material slump, water permeability, and color comparison.; The house is one of four Wright-designed concrete block homes, using pre-cast sixteen-inch square blocks for both enclosure and structure. The house has experienced significant damage to its exterior from airborne pollutants and earthquakes. The porous blocks allow water penetration, rusting the steel rods woven between the blocks. This has led to block cracking and, consequently, weakened the system’s structural stability.; Appendices include photos and videos of the block manufacturing process and the concrete material testing. |
| Keyword | Freeman House; building science; historic preservation; textile block; concrete construction; material testing; Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Geographic subject | buildings: Freeman House |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2286 |
| Rights | McAlister, Benjamin P. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-McAlister-2913 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-McAlister-2913.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CONSERVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF TEXTILE BLOCKS AN INVESTIGATION OF TREATMENT AND REPLACEMENT OPTIONS AT THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FREEMAN HOUSE by Benjamin McAlister __________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE August 2009 Copyright 2009 Benjamin McAlister |
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