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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"Natural light"”.
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Natural light in architectural space
Light in nature is a unique element affecting man completely. The nature of daylight as well as its meanings are examined, to show that both stages decisively determine the application of light within architecture and, moreover, that man still remains capable of controlling that which affects him …
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Natural Light Transition Through A Healthcare Setting
… The purpose of this thesis is to narrate how natural light - a key aspect of biophilic design - can give great health outcomes and enhance the placemaking of a healthcare setting. Hence, this dissertation attempts to deal with placemaking and formation as an inside-outside dialogue that …
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Natural light in architectural design : element and determinant.
Thesis. 1976. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Built-light : analysis and generation of associative natural light environments.
Thesis. 1975. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
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Integrating Natural Light for Wellbeing, Performance, and Quality Care Delivery in Healthcare Environments
… This research aims to bridge this gap by highlighting the influence of the lighting conditions on personnel well-being, and their subjective performance within healthcare environments. Conducted over a six-month period within a healthcare facility in Abuja, Nigeria, this study employs a mixed …
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The perception of illumination : the phenomenological dimensions of natural light in the making of an urban sanctuary
… of architecture as it relates to the dynamics of light and the universal presence of the phenomenal. The effort is to (re)imagine the environment: to behold the pageantry and reverence for the potent qualities of natural light and the orderly passage of time as dictated by the movement of the …
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Permanence and Temporality: Better Urban Living Through Provision of Natural Light, Natural Ventilation, Green Space, and a Place for Community
… focuses on providing better urban living through natural light, natural ventilation, and the provisions for community and interaction with nature. A modification of Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation was explored by narrowing the building to bring natural light further into the unit while widening …
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Influence of light conditions on the dynamics of Tetranychus urticae and its control by the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus
… questions regarding its impact on pest and natural enemy dynamics. This study investigates the impact of LED light exposure on the dynamics of the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and its control by the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus. Three light treatments were applied: …
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A pattern of light : a new library for Newton and an analysis of the building type
Natural light can add clarity to the organization of buildings by distinguishing areas of occupation with varying quantities and qualities of illumination. Libraries are good to study in this regard because of their varying requirements for light: reading areas must be brightly lit, while …
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Outpatient Oncology Center: A Journey Realized, Dallas, Texas
… It is important to have easy access and natural light into every rooms to allow patients to understand where they are. Psychological issues; such as, comfort through gardens and water, family-oriented atmosphere, and natural light will be addressed in my plan. The Outpatient Oncology …
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Opening and Space: A contemplative tower in the woods
… a critical role in giving a palpable presence to natural light in a space, but also facilitate a specific way of seeing the world – together generating a spiritual resonance through a sequence of well-designed spaces. The journey happens in a four-story tower, which is influenced by four parts of …
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Menopausal Transition: Psychosocial Aspects and the Role of Melatonin in Psychogenic Symptoms
… Participants included women undergoing natural transition and those using hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A sub-set of participants (N=22) with the highest and lowest psychogenic symptom frequency scores took part in Study 2. Their evening on-set salivary melatonin secretion levels …
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Development of a light detection system for bidirectional measurements over the solar spectrum and sun course simulations with scale models
The use of natural light in building structures can increase energy efficiency and lead to more sustainable architecture. To encourage such use of natural light, a dual experimental device is being developed at MIT to help evaluate the effectiveness of various daylighting approaches, to be used as …
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A daylit elementary school
… for students and staff through the use of natural light and geometry.
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A drug rehabilitation center for women with children
… this type of facility: threshold, community and natural light. Threshold became a symbol for change. The development of a small community within was the unifying concept for this project. Natural light was developed as an important element which is a healing medicine for the psychological and …
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A DNS capability for obtaining underwater light field and retrieving upper ocean conditions via in-water light measurements
… (DNS) capability of solving complicated natural light field patterns in the ocean-atmosphere system. The DNS is applied by means of Monte Carlo method to solve radiative transfer for both unpolarized and polarized natural light radiation, especially strongly affected with dynamic air-sea …
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Ligth shelt: estudo da sua eficiência lumínica através de simulação computacional
… very unfavorable related to its utilization as light sources for inner spaces. One of these caracteristics, is the enormous diference between ilumination levels near the apertures and deeper in the room illuminated by that aperture, i.e., the poor natural light distribution in a longitudinal …
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Inhabiting the Skin
Appreciation of the natural light, air, and scenery outside the built interior environment spurs the architect's desire to "bring the outside in". (Lately, floor-to-ceiling glazing is the most popular way of doing this.) Appreciation of what can be found "in the wall" also inspires the architect. …
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Architectural Amalgam
… of old buildings and new parts to unfold and highlight what exists in a distinctive way, to make the memories more clear. This thesis uses the notion of amalgam as an example, where new material, natural light, and special spaces form a contrast, to evoke our memories.
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Observation & Light
… This thesis records personal observation of light and looks to historical precedents in which natural light is revered as an element that both defines space and emphasizes importance of place. The culmination of this course of study is a project for light in which a monumental sundial becomes …
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