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LIGHT AND HUMAN RESPONSE
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LAWSON, NICOLAS DELLETT
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Year and Degree
2003, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning : Architecture.
Abstract
Through light, an understanding of the built environment is developed. Light’s interaction with space engages the sense of vision, conveying information about color, texture, and shape. The mind interprets this information to generate a primary comprehension of the physical environment, identifying materiality, understanding spatial dimension and depth, and making daily human function possible. Complimenting the analytical understanding, the experiential quality of a space has the ability to amplify perception. The manipulation of light causes primal associations, rooted within our evolution, to stir in the subconscious; activating the mind to question and understand intangible influences on the space. Stimulating thought and emotion using light, a complexity in spatial comprehension develops. The heightened perception fosters an increase in aptitude as the mind functions on a multitude of levels. Applied to centers for learning, the increase in mental capacity as promoted by light can modify and enhance the educational environment.
Committee
Dr. Barry Stedman (Advisor)
Pages
66 p.
Subject Headings
Architecture
Keywords
light
;
perception
;
human response
;
school learning
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LAWSON, N. D. (2003).
LIGHT AND HUMAN RESPONSE
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053441038
APA Style (7th edition)
LAWSON, NICOLAS.
LIGHT AND HUMAN RESPONSE.
2003. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053441038.
MLA Style (8th edition)
LAWSON, NICOLAS. "LIGHT AND HUMAN RESPONSE." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053441038
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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