I dedicate this doctoral dissertation to my parents, Kathryn and Marlowe Greening, my sister Nicki (LaFave) Ziepke, in memory of my dear nephew Noah A. Ziepke (May 3, 1998 – June 22, 2005). May my nieces Katie and Emma Ziepke know a brighter tomorrow.

“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.”
– Ludwig Mies van der Rohe