Change and development over an extremely fast period of time in Qatar have shifted the atmospheric sense of the country. The distance created by the skyscrapers and their scale to people has a great impact on the behavior and interaction between the people and the city. In my research, I aim to incorporate the old experiences and behaviors with contemporary design in objects used within the house to maintain the feeling of being home through reliving the fading behaviors and traditions as well as bringing closer the modern city into the home through the use of materials. Through experimentation with human behaviors, materials and senses, I create a series of projects that deal with memory, nostalgia, and traces of time.

In this paper, I will cover the process of connecting my honors thesis film, Lavanda, with the five senses. I will mainly focus on how the sense of smell can be represented in film along with visual and aural elements. Also, I will present the challenges that arouse while trying to represent taste and touch. Ultimately, I will evaluate the representation of each sense in Lavanda and how a film has the potential to encourage the use of other senses besides seeing and hearing while watching a film.

In two parts, this thesis examined retronasal perception of single odours, binary odour mixtures and odour-taste mixtures. Part 1, aimed to determine if perceived retronasal temporal order differs to that order perceived via the orthonasal pathway and if retronasal temporal order is a function of an odorant’s water solubility or nasal mucus solubility slowing the odorants progression to the olfactory epithelium via the longer retronasal route. Part 1 established that retronasal temporal perception of binary odour mixtures differs from orthonasal temporal perception and that nasal mucus solubility and the “stickiness”, mediated by volatility, are the factors determining the perceived retronasal order. It was further concluded that nasal mucus and not water was the most appropriate approximation to the composition of nasopharyngeal mucus. Part 2, aimed to determine if correct retronasal odour identification is a function of learned taste-associations and if correct retronasal odour identification is a function of the modality through which the odour is learned. Part 2, established that in simple binary odour-taste mixtures correct retronasal odour identification is not a function of learned taste-associations, nor do tastants suppress odours. However, it was concluded that mouth-learning experience does provide odours with an identification advantage retronasally, over odours that are not learned through the mouth. Overall, the Thesis demonstrated that differences exist between retronasal and orthonasal perception. Specifically, the perceived temporal order of components in binary odours mixtures is determined retronasally by an odour’s nasal mucus solubility and “stickiness”. The exploration of this mechanism in future research may provide a greater understanding of temporal odour perception and the means to increase odour mixture component identification beyond the current limit of three. Furthermore, retronasal odour and taste processing seem to occur independently of each other, as learned-associations between taste and odours do not impact on the accuracy of mixture component identification or intensity. It may be that it is mouth-learning experience or a relationship to food that is important to retronasal odour perception rather than any component congruency. Future research should aim to determine if it is mouth experience or the contribution of other stimuli such as tactile cues that contribute to the increase in retronasal identification accuracy. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

In today's world, digital data is often stored away and wiped out by tech upgrades.The memory of scents, however, is persistent. The sense of smell can retrieve past memories instantaneously. In this projekt, I am enriching family lives using the sense of smell, which is not yet taken advantage of in the design field but has a tremendous potential for innovation. I aim at result that will allow parents to capture and collect scent and visual stories and also brings new perspective on how their children view and smell their life moments.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Hons)) -- University of Western Sydney, 2004. / "This thesis was submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Hons) in the Centre for Advanced Food Research, University of Western Sydney, June 2004" Includes bibliography.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Alnarp : Sveriges lantbruksuniv. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-174).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2004. / Includes bibliography.