Individuation: A Heroic Journey through the Canadian Shield
| dc.contributor.author | Singh, Somya | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-01-24T13:48:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-01-24T13:48:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-01-24T13:48:44Z | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2008 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The thesis explores how elemental architecture in collaboration with the Shield can manifest a threshold condition in which a modern day hero myth can be enacted in the Canadian wilderness. Through the lens of Joseph Campbell, Tom Thomson and the archetypal structures of the Finns and Algonkians, a design proposal is derived for a Waterway Park in the Algonquin region that expands the mandate of the Ontario Parks System. In the realm of psychology, Carl Gustav Jung defines individuation as a universal quest that encourages facing and overcoming ones internal demons in order to live a more integrated existence. Located in Oxtongue River Ragged Falls Provincial Park, this proposed experimental pilgrimage retreat connects a series of primary and secondary paths to cabins, a sweat lodge and a chapel. This model illustrates a method of inhabiting a protected wilderness site that can be applied to existing and future Parks to inspire a condition of corporeal and spiritual rejuvenation in Ontario’s near North. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3521 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.pending | false | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
| dc.subject | Canadian Shield | en |
| dc.subject | Pilgrimage | en |
| dc.subject | Collective Unconscious | en |
| dc.subject | Joseph Campbell | en |
| dc.subject | Tom Thomson | en |
| dc.subject | Psyche | en |
| dc.subject | Carl Gustav Jung | en |
| dc.subject | Provincial Park | en |
| dc.subject.program | Architecture | en |
| dc.title | Individuation: A Heroic Journey through the Canadian Shield | en |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
| uws-etd.degree | Master of Architecture | en |
| uws-etd.degree.department | School of Architecture | en |
| uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
| uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |
| uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |