Thesis (M.A.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-121).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Iowa, 2007. / Supervisors: Corey Creekmur, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-267).

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The Little Things is a draft of a novel.

Architecture provides a vessel for people to once again appreciate their past, while simultaneously experiencing the present. We all linger on our pasts while we live in the moment and think about the future. Future is going to be our present, and later on will be caged in our past. Architectural ideas and believes, when they become real, can help people to gather and pull out their good moments in past while they celebrate their present together; which will be an ideal foundation for their future. Celebrations which will be create from marriage between old and new. An architecture which reminds people their past and causes them to appreciate their moment. It becomes most interesting when the time scales overlap. Those architectural ideals are successful which do not belong to a certain time, but on the other hand have a future perspective. This project will celebrate the merging of past, present and future. / Master of Architecture

What is a library? It is easy to envision the ordinary and ubiquitous library that we are all familiar with, but is there more to libraries that is yet to be explored? What is a concept of a library? What do we as architects envision as the design for a library? The Thesis is built upon the idea that Libraries should be designed out of stories, because stories are written in books and books are found in libraries. According to the writer Borges, the concept of a library, is that it is composed of an indefinite and infinite number of galleries, which are connected by vestibules. Anyone in this library can see upper and lower from any galleries and "all are repeated in the same disorder which constitutes an order!" ... The Thesis explores this concept of finding the order through repeated disorders, in another words, a labyrinth. The writer Umberto Eco has said in one of his novels: "How beautiful the world would be if there were a procedure for moving through labyrinths." In search of this "beauty" in the world, through this thesis I have explored and found the procedure for designing a library. / Master of Architecture / In Architecture, there is a fine balance between imagination and practicality. Practicality is often rooted in the physical world and can be determined by more materialistic and technical aspects. Imagination on the other hand can be subjective to the architect without having any constraints. With a program idea of a library in my mind, the thesis began with reading stories about a library. Because stories are written in books and books are found in libraries, the manifestation of the design is driven by the "stories" and it defines the pure existence of the building. This work studies the balance between the functional and the non fictional world, through these stories. The main program of the thesis consists of two libraries. These two libraries are located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The south side of the library belongs to the public and the north side belongs to the private. Throughout the design process, the libraries constantly explore the balance of the imaginative and the practical world. The thesis questions the importance of this approach and how we as architects and designers define programs for buildings. The thesis further questions how references of the surrounding context implement into the design both through forms and materiality.

Title: Analysis of employment agencies Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to explore employment agencies on Czech labour market and find out its functionality and credibility from the side of job seeker. One of the constitutive aim was also using the marketing method Mystery client. The term functionality of employmenet agencies was evaluated as attitude and ability of employment agency to mediate good job for job seekers. Methods: To obtain data, that allows to final evaluation, was used special technique of market research called Mystery client. This method represents hidden observation during job interview. The research was completed with question survey of selected staff consultants. Results: The results of the research indicated that employment agencies are mainly focused on outsourcing and are usually mediating short-term job for young and less educated people. The research also indicated that employment agencies are not able to mediate appropriate job in reached level of education. In spite of these problems, there were recommended three employment agencies that are properly able to communicate and react for job supply and demand. Key words: Employment agency, analysis, mystery shopping, mystery client, questionnaire

The thesis is mainly a substantial part of a crime novel, the title of which is 6, Vermillion Crescent. In that novel, a girl of 14 is murdered by her foster brother. On his release from prison, the former foster child goes in search of his victim’s mother with the intention of murdering her for betraying and abandoning him. The idea for the novel was sparked by events that occurred over 18 years ago, and coincided with the publication of my first novel. There have been a number of changes within the publishing industry since then, and in the critical piece accompanying the novel extract, I explain the most significant of these changes. The critical piece includes a detailed synopsis of 6, Vermillion Crescent.

published_or_final_version / abstract / English Studies / Master / Master of Arts

This thesis unfolds some theories and reflections on specific works I developed during my MFA. It is a map of the past and present of my art practice, and speculates about its future.