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The history of the architectural guidebook and the development of an architectural information system

dc.contributor.advisor Craig, Robert M.
dc.contributor.author Herndon, Christopher Michael en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Dowling, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.committeeMember Flowers, Benjamin
dc.contributor.department Architecture en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-08-16T17:49:16Z
dc.date.available 2007-08-16T17:49:16Z
dc.date.issued 2007-07-10 en_US
dc.description.abstract This is a study of the history of the architectural guidebook, and a proposal for an architectural information system which utilizes a relational database system to aid in the creation of future architectural guides. Chapter 1 explores the reasons why individuals may choose to visit buildings. Chapters 2 and 3 trace the history of the architectural guidebook through the development of travel writing from the Greeks to the present day. Chapter 4 provides an analysis of various characteristics of architectural guides since 1900, and explores the use of descriptions, images, and maps, as well as how guides subdivide the areas which they deal with. Chapter 5 introduces the reader to relational databases and examines how the present relational database system was constructed; chapter 5 also includes several proposals for a future architectural guide based on the analysis of previous guides contained in chapters 2 through 4. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16205
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject History en_US
dc.subject Databases en_US
dc.subject Guidebooks en_US
dc.subject Tourism en_US
dc.subject Travel en_US
dc.subject Architecture en_US
dc.title The history of the architectural guidebook and the development of an architectural information system en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.advisor Craig, Robert M.
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Architecture
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