Deering Thesis: Table of Contents

Master of Architecture Thesis
(M. Arch - University of Washington - 1986)

Mountain Architecture: An Alternative Design Proposal
for the
Wy'East Day Lodge, Mount Hood Oregon
by Thomas P. Deering, Jr.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This web version is a work-in-progress

As of December 9, 2003, all of the 214 photos,
maps, drawings, and plates have
been scanned and are on-line.

Updated July 2, 2004

Recent Changes:
6/10/04	Chapter IV Part 3	Correction to Orion Dawson's Name (Annotated)
6/14/04	Table of Contents	Added "Additional Resources" page with links to other Timberline, Mt Hood, and mountain building photos and history
7/2/04	Additional Resources: Dawson	Added "Orion B. Dawson" page with additional information about the Timberline "Supervisor of Ironwork"

1987 Thesis Medal
(A departmental citation for
exceptional achievement)

Title Page
Release
Thesis Medal

List of Figures:

Introduction and Chapter I
Chapter II - A Survey Of Mountain Buildings
Chapter III - Program For The Design Proposal
Chapter IV - Site History - Building On Mount Hood
Chapters V through Epilogue

List of Maps, Plates, & Tables
List of Drawings

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I
MOUNTAIN ARCHITECTURE

Figure 1.0: Morano Calabria, 1930. Woodcut by M. C. Escher, 240mm x 322mm. (Locher, ed. The World of M. C. Escher, p. 44)

CHAPTER I - BUILDING IN THE MOUNTAINS

The Mountain Environment
Man's Place in the Mountains
The Physical Effects of the Mountain Environment On Buildings

The Characteristics of Snow
Snow Loading
Ice Damming
Roof Design
Environmental Controls

CHAPTER II - A SURVEY OF MOUNTAIN BUILDINGS

Indigenous Vernacular

European Alpine

Recreational and Tourist Facilities

The Adirondack Great Camps
Resort and Railroad Hotels
Canadian Railroad Hotels

Banff Springs Hotel
Chateau Lake Louise

Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful Inn
The Canyon Hotel

Glacier National Park

Glacier Park Lodge
Lake McDonald Lodge
Many Glacier Hotel
Prince of Wales Hotel

Western Lodges and Park Hotels

Crater Lake Lodge
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Baker Lodge

Yosemite National Park - The Ahwahnee

Contemporary Structures

PART II
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN PROPOSAL
FOR
THE WY'EAST DAY LODGE

Figure 3.0: The proposed Wy'East Day Lodge. (Author)

CHAPTER III - PROGRAM FOR THE DESIGN PROPOSAL

Site Description
Program Goals and Objectives
Site Analysis
Users
Facilities Program for the Wy'East Day Lodge

CHAPTER IV - SITE HISTORY - BUILDING ON MOUNT HOOD

Early Hotel Schemes

Cloud Cap: The North Side Pre-eminent Site

Building Activity on Mount Hood's South Slopes:

Precursors to Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge: A Major Hotel Comes to Mount Hood

The Battle over the Design
Construction of the Lodge
Post Construction History

Other Structures on Mount Hood

Government Camp
The Summit Lookout
The Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area

CHAPTER V - APPROPRIATE MOUNTAIN ARCHITECTURE

Form
Scale
Symmetry
Structure and Function
Image
Color
Texture
Life
Optimism & Potential

CHAPTER VI - DESIGN PROPOSAL

Site Selection
The Village Metaphor
Two Paths
The Climber's Hut
The Wy'East Day Lodge
The Wy'East Day Lodge as Mountain Architecture
The Drawings
Notes on the Presentation

EPILOGUE - THE WY'EAST DAY LODGE AS BUILT

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX A:		Excerpts from the Uniform Building Code
APPENDIX B:		Excerpts from the National building code of canada
APPENDIX C:		Excerpts from the Forest Service program for Wy'East
APPENDIX D:		Polyline names for "VISIT" program data

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
General		Links to other Timberline, Mt Hood, and mountain building photos and history
Orion B. Dawson		Additional information about the Timberline "Supervisor of Ironwork"