Abstract.The series of studies that are focused on the Old Bazaar -the historic and protected district in city of Skopje, exercise the complex spatial analysis or the urban environment with use of models of visibility, patterns of spatial configuration and pedestrian behavior as scientific knowledge and research tools for better understanding of the processes that are shaping our cities. An integrated knowledge base has been proposed as the basis for urban models, being the container of a variety of traceable information needed for exhaustive description of the urban context that can provide a scientific platform for more sustainable management and development of urban protected areas.

Light is a universal medium that illuminates our world. It is the key to discovering the mysteries of the universe, of the spiritual and physical dimensions of the human past, present and future. The history of light and its impact on our world is almost infinite, and through it we search for the origin of life and civilization. It is a story that starts with the beginning of the world and goes on all the way to the development of quantum physics. It unifies and intertwines the art, science, architecture, religion, and philosophy in time and space.

The main goal of this research is to perceive the influence of light on the brightness of the architectural space through the different positions of the Sun and its varying intensity at different periods throughout the year. Through a historical review of architectural styles and architectural elements, the influence of daylight on the shaping of the architectural space is presented. When we talk about architecture, we talk about light, first of all daylight. It is not just physical, its enabling perception of the exterior and the interior, it also provides energetic component to architecture, duality of matter and energy thus generating aesthetic sensation among users.

<p>New governmentally financed project “Skopje 2014” with intention to “re-establish” the identity of the nation through development of infrastructure and architecture in Baroque style has substantially changed the urban, social, political and ethical context of the central area of the city.</p><p>The aim of our work is to present an open approach of form finding process as a result of interaction of functional, engineering and social issues that is in contrast with fixed and predetermined typology proposed by government. Our new pedestrian bridge on river Vardar in the centre of the city creates new urban landscapes acting as a social attractor and urban infrastructure. Its geometry and structure is a result of formal and functional concept generated as a complex emergent property of the topologically based system expressing high level of social responsibility of design and ethical and esthetical approach to complex engineering challenges in urban areas.</p>

The primary subject of this research is defining the workspace through the impact of light and the size of openings through which light penetrates. In that sense, workplace is taken as a model that is researched and analyzed from the aspect of geometry and proportion. The workplace, being an elementary space in which human’s act, represents space which is continuously resided in for thelongest period of time throughout the day. For that reason, the natural light penetrating through the light openings, as well as the view from them on the outside world, is a crucial factor for the quality of space.