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Meek, Christopher Ely, Sri Gaura 2019-05-02T23:16:09Z 2019-05-02T23:16:09Z 2019-05-02 2019 Ely_washington_0250O_19621.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1773/43598 Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2019 Can architecture utilize light to evoke a feeling of the sublime? This thesis is an exploration of daylight-driven architecture, architecture that is designed to utilize direct sunlight and ambient skylight for specifically prescribed effects. The foundation of this project draws on the thinking of architectural masters, the perspective of lighting experts, and the lessons of precedent studies to direct a process of designing architecture that allows occupants to approach a sense of divinity. I believe that architecture is at its best when shelter, space, symbolism, and function are balanced with a desire to delight. Architecture’s ability to elicit emotion from individuals, to incite wonder and awe, largely through occupation, is special. In order to exceed programmatic requirements and provoke an emotional response, the endeavor is to create architecture that is akin to art. The proposal explored is an architecture which utilizes natural light to evoke the sublime through its cosmic connection with the sun, sky, and horizon. application/pdf en_US CC BY Architecture Cosmos Design Horizon Lighting Sublime Architecture Sustainability Design Architecture Internalizing the Sun: An Exploration in Light-Driven Architecture Thesis Open Access open.access