Studies suggest that mystery can increase curiosity and interest for certain spaces. This topic becomes highly relevant in current times when contemporary architecture turns its concerns towards sharp vision. The result is a legacy of highly instagramable buildings, that lack the quality of generating emotional engagement and pleasing other senses than vision (Pallasma, 1996). In fact, it is this impossibility to completely understand something in the visual field that characterizes mysterious spaces. Yet, the lack of clear information may cause dichotomous, sometimes overlapped, feelings. From anxiety to expectation of a pleasant reward or of finding a magical secret spot. In both cases, the consequence of mystery is feeling of anticipation and, consequently, willingness to explore the space to overcome that feeling. There seems to be a consensus among the masters of architecture about the power of light and shadow to create mysterious, curious and magic atmospheres. However, the subjectivity involved in the perception of mystery and its associations make it a hard quality to be assessed. This thesis intends to shine a light in the topic and contribute to equip architects and designers with a tool that might help to create more sensitive, engaging multisensorial architecture.

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Yes / The government increased the funding for regional development agencies to £2.3 billion in 2007/8, yet hard evidence on the effectiveness of the spending is difficult to find. Techniques for valuing benefits in difficult areas have existed for many years. They range from the hedonic methods and contingent valuation studies of environmental economists to the estimates of shadow wage rates used by development economists to take account of the economic value of additional employment. The latter have been used for years in some of the poorest developing countries in the world, as well as some countries in the European Union. Meanwhile some attempts to capture the indirect benefits of regeneration spending have surfaced through the United States with the ‘Social Return on Investment’ and Local Multiplier 3, yet the proponents of these approaches do not seem to have come across the abundant literature on the use of shadow pricing in the context of developing countries. This article attempts to explore the extent to which practices used and lessons learned in the economic analysis of environmental impacts and of investments in developing countries can inform the evaluation and appraisal of regeneration projects in the United Kingdom.

This dissertation examines the performance of China's pulp and paper industry under environmental regulations, and reflects on the implementation of the regulations, and especially on market-based instruments. The dissertation includes two empirical chapters: one uses a frontier production function model to examine the impact of China's environmental policy on paper mills' environmental as well as efficiency performance; the other derives shadow prices for pollutants for the same group of mills, based on a distance function model, to examine the efficiency performance of current pollution control policy and the degree of regional variation in the policy enforcement. The basic conclusion from the first empirical chapter is that the economic instrument-pollution levy system-can be an effective tool in inducing polluting mills to abate their pollution, and there is no strong evidence that the instrument adversely affected the mills' efficiency performance. The reason that the pollution problem is not lessening over time can be largely attributed to allocative inefficiency and regional disparity in policy enforcement, as is demonstrated by the second empirical chapter. These results should point future policy in the direction of better enforcement and/or the trial of a tradable permit system. / Ph. D.

Programatically, this thesis takes the form of a bath house, carved into the side of the Palisades that run along the New River, near Eggleston, VA. Natural springs were formed within the cliffs, that run off into the New River below. The bath house becomes place for patrons to bathe in the mineral baths in a meditative setting. This thesis investigates qualities of light and shadow, and how these elements activate the interior surfaces of form. The architecture is formed by the introduction of light and shadow in ways that are meant to create moments of pause. The building consists of a series of separate pools that allow natural light to enter through various light wells. Architecture is decided in space by light and shadow. This decisiveness requires the existence of rooms. It is upon the interior surfaces that light and shadow become present. The light wells above allow certain sensible interactions to occur between the architecture of the form and the shallow pools of water. / Master of Architecture

Louis Kahn, the master of modern architecture, said, "Even a brick wants to be something " the phrase explained how important it is to respect the properties and materials, each material has a structure or form that can be the most beautiful to express its essence. The reason that he taught the essence of materials by using "brick" as an example among numerous materials the characteristics of bricks are very simple and clear. The essence of the brick lies in 'stacking'. The stone and metal panels which can be found as common as bricks, the surface forms are smooth, but it held by various types of material. The surface materials require separate devices to overcome gravity instead of forming a large surface at a time. Architecture is the site where human technology overcomes the providence of nature. However, brick is not 'attached' material, its 'stacked' material. A piece of brick is placed and laid on, depending on gravity. The nature of bricks goes hand in hand with the history of mankind and is loved a lot. "Architecture is a poem written in light and brick," and brick can be a material that makes use of the essence of architecture: practicality and art. In fact, that the most common building around us is a brick building is evidence that the brick is imprinted with familiar and reliable materials for everyone. Moreover, the bricks are an inexpensive and fast-producing material. In this thesis, I 'd like to propose the housing for elderly residents on the Robinson North Terminal at the Potomac waterfront in Alexandria Virginia. Also I tried to understand and study the material properties of bricks, and to realize mix-used architecture that can conform to Alexandra's unique order and maximize the potential of only sites / Master of Architecture / Aging and Elderly As medical technology develops and demography changes, the demand for more resources. In addition, as the elderly population grows, total support costs (infant and elderly population / productive population) continue to increase. In the past 30 years, the United States has grown at an age-old population five times faster than France and the United Kingdom, twice as many as Germany. Older people's participation in economic activities and their support are emerging as important topics. Older retirees can be good mentors for young adults based on their skills and business operations experience. Economic activity of older people can also reduce conflict among generations. In fact, startups / entrepreneurs accounted for more than 50s over 20-30s. As consumers, people in their 50s have a great presence. Not only do they account for more than 50% of the total US consumption, but consumer dispositions also vary. Likewise, the elderly can be a great help in revitalizing the economy if they are consumers with high demand and maximize their potential as producers. Abandoned land of Alexandria waterfront Robinson terminal North Robinson Terminal North was built in the early 1730's west's point. It was an important marine settlement in the 18th century for marine ships. This site, which is now threadbare, has a lot of historical importance and has a great potential. Robinson Terminal North, which is owned by the Washington Post, is halved by Union Street and currently made up warehouses, a nearly 40,000 square foot pier, and the terminates of a rail line. Redevelopment of the site has been planned for scores of years. In keeping up with the goals of this Plan to encourage public access and delight of the waterfront, land uses in the renewal Robinson Terminal North should be active and productive place.

[EN] Abstract Alejandro de la Sota suffers a major transformation in his career in 1955. With the feeling of a deep personal crisis to the architectural situation in which he operates, the appearance of a book titled "Marcel Breuer: Sun and Shadow. The Philosophy of an Architect ", acts as a trigger for a period in which he'll develope some of his most important works. This thesis studies on the one hand, the reasons and contents of this publication and the influences that could have on Alejandro de la Sota. In addition, two unique projects of each architects are analyzed and neighborhoods that exist between them are exposed. Their relations in the field of architecture, based on a constructive sense, the value of prefabrication, the sense of utility, as well as the work done in the field of teaching or furniture design are presented in this document. It has assembled a full bibliography consists of drawings, documents and photographs, supplemented by a graphic reconstructions of the projects analyzed, using the drawing as a tool of analysis. / [ES] Resumen Alejandro de la Sota sufre una importante transformación en su carrera profesional en el año 1955. Con el sentimiento de una profunda crisis personal ante la situación arquitectónica en la que se desenvuelve, la aparición de un libro titulado "Marcel Breuer: Sun and Shadow. The Philosophy of an Architect", actúa como detonante de un período en el que desarrollará alguna de sus obras más importantes. Esta tesis estudia, por un lado, las razones y contenidos de esta publicación y las influencias que pudo tener sobre el Alejandro de la Sota. Además, se analizan dos obras singulares de cada arquitecto y se exponen las vecindades que entre ambos existen. Sus relaciones en el campo de la arquitectura, atendiendo a su sentido constructivo, el valor de la prefabricación, el sentido de utilidad, así como la labor desempeñada en el campo de la docencia o el diseño del mobiliario son presentados en este trabajo. Se ha reunido un material bibliográfico completo formado por planos, documentos y fotografías, completado por unas reconstrucciones gráficas de los proyectos analizados, empleando el dibujo como una herramienta de análisis. / [CA] Resum Alejandro de la Sota patix una important transformació en la seua carrera professional l'any 1955. Amb el sentiment d'una profunda crisi personal davant de la situació arquitectònica en què es desembolica, l'aparició d'un llibre titulat "Marcel Breuer: Sun and Shadow. The Philosophy of an Architect", actua com a detonant d'un període en què desenrotllarà algunes de les seues obres més importants. Esta tesi estudia, d'una banda, les raons i continguts d'esta publicació i les influències que va poder tindre sobre l'Alejandro de la Sota. A més, s'analitzen dos obres singulars de cada arquitecte i s'exposen els veïnats que entre ambdós existixen. Les seues relacions en el camp de l'arquitectura, atenent al seu sentit constructiu, el valor de la prefabricació, el sentit d'utilitat, així com la labor exercida en el camp de la docència o el disseny del mobiliari són presentats en este treball. S'ha reunit un material bibliogràfic complet format per plans, documents i fotografies, completat per unes reconstruccions gràfiques dels projectes analitzats, emprant el dibuix com una ferramenta d'anàlisi. / Sanchis Gisbert, SJ. (2015). Alejandro de la Sota: Sun and shadow the philosophy of an architect [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/59439

Two primary ideas contribute to the design of this Community Art Center in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, particularly, in the neighborhoods of Avenue west and Midtown. The quality of light expressed through the movement of shadows in time is casted in the interior by openings in the roof and on the exterior walls by columns surrounding the building. These exterior and interior walls of the building are the result of rigorous experimentation to maximize space for interaction. The walls and quality of light is expressed both in the interior and exterior of the building. The second main idea is center around creating a place for interaction to generate communication and collaboration within the community. The primary design is of the delicate undulating walls as it continues to define interaction space in the Community Art Center. It is the form of the walls and quality of light that express movement. As a secondary concern, these neighborhoods are on the edge of Milwaukeeâ s near west side that includes the Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA). The community expresses art in the form of dance, music and creative writing. The building express art in the form of a decision. Each decision that is made expresses a quality about design. Each space is transformed into a place by the nature of its design. The building achieves a sense of community through the primary ideas expressed through the notion of emotions. / Master of Architecture