Slumbered Sleep

ABSTRACT
Approval of the Thesis Book for Final Architectural Project
Department of Architecture,
Sleep is one of our best friends. Healthy sleep undoubtedly has
many physical and mental benefits and enrolls us in imaginary
worlds we could never experience without that relaxed state of
mind. Experiences in dreams are typically surreal and feel like reality
when we’re living through them and our waking environment
undoubtedly influencing our dreams. The mind is a complex but
wonderful guide to why we dream of what we dream of when we
sleep, even getting inspired by our thoughts throughout our waking
hours and influenced by our daily lives. What happens when we’re
awake directly correlates to the events that occur in our dreams
when we sleep.
School of Architecture, Art, and Design, American University in Dubai
Student’s Full Name: Mario Boles
Thesis Book Title: Slumbered Struggle
Sleep enrolls you in an infinite number of imaginary worlds, living
through many different stories and lives throughout the night and
experiencing events that at times, changes our perception of the
real world. Sleep is not a perfect process; many people struggle
with different type of sleep disturbances including myself. I have
experienced sleep paralysis several times over the past couple
years and the experience intrigued my curiosity on the causes and
meaning behind such an experience. Also, my brother has suffered
from sleep apnea throughout his life and is currently using a medical
device to help him sleep at night. This thesis is dedicated to
exploring sleep from beginning to end as well as dreams.
There is a lack of architectural experiences inspired by sleep or
try to involve the idea of sleep into the design, but for an aspect of
our day that takes up a third of our lives, there is little architectural
experiences dedicated to this subject.
Student Signature: ________________________________ Date __________________
Advisor / Professor Name: : Dr. Abdellatif Qamhaieh
Advisor / Professor Signature: _______________________ Date __________________
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