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Light, dark, and architecture

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dc.contributor.authorMali, Poorvaen
dc.contributor.committeechairBryon, Hilaryen
dc.contributor.committeememberGibbons, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, James R.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-04T09:00:37Zen
dc.date.available2023-02-04T09:00:37Zen
dc.date.issued2023-02-03en
dc.description.abstractThe thesis explores the relationship of light, architecture, and humans focusing on both the mathematics of solar movement that informs the architecture and the experiential and spiritual response of human perception to it. The exploration uses the celestial realm as the inspiration and canvas that the design process was built on. The light tunnels, the design concept explored in detail, investigate the consequences of architectural form and space in combination with volumetric, reflected, dispersed, or absorbed light. The design process transforms an instrument derived from the sun dial to a living piece of architecture that responds to human perception to variably objectify and reveal spiritual conditions of the celestial sky.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThe thesis explores the relationship of light, architecture and humans focusing on both the movement of the sun and the perceptive response to it. The Pilgrimage of the 'temples of inexplicable' is a complex with several pavilions that engage with light and dark to create a space that allows the coexistence of spirituality and science in harmony. The thesis looks into one pavilion in detail – The light tunnels that investigate the movement of the light source, its nature as an object or revelation, and the human perception. The design process transforms an instrument to a living piece of architecture.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:36328en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/113665en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectlighten
dc.subjectdarken
dc.subjectexperienceen
dc.subjectcontexten
dc.subjectcontrasten
dc.subjectarchitectureen
dc.subjectskyen
dc.titleLight, dark, and architectureen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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