Rachac, Keira2021-05-122021-05-122020https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31873Just as death is underrepresented in modern society, women who have been exploited in abuse, domestic violence, stalking, rape, and sex trafficking have also become underrepresented. A voice needs to be given to these women who are forgotten and misunderstood. They need a place to heal and find their voice again. This will happen in a women’s shelter that focuses on the architectural healing of their psyche in the public setting of a shopping mall. The shelter will also give a voice to those who have not yet escaped their oppression through its mood and experiences in the spaces. Through in person interviews and phenomenological research, I will be able to understand the needs of these women and apply them to my design.NDSU policy 190.6.2https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdfAbused women -- Housing.Women's shelters.Shopping malls.Mall of America Company (Bloomington, Minn.)Bloomington (Minn.)Thesis