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Close Mapping Of St. Olav’S Pilgrimage Path Through Gudbrandsdal Norway: Probabilities Of A Designed, Land Surveyed Concept Of A Large-Scale Christianised Landscape, Dennis Doxtater
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
This exercise in Norway ‘close-maps’ accurate, existing geometries between thirty-two latitude / longitude points of mostly medieval churches and other sites on the major pilgrimage path through Gudbrandsdal to Trondheimsfjord where the martyr St.Olav was venerated. Site data and basic path routes are taken from the Pilegrimsleden website, popular today with religious or recreational tourists. The inclusion of the largest prehistoric monumental mound in Scandinavia as an important early stop on the pilgrimage provides the first clue to the eventual mapping of a large-scale ‘system’ of land surveyed patterns. This symbolic anchor in the south, is connected to likely ancient …
Lighting For Sleep And Wellness With Changing Work Patterns: An Advisory Think-Piece, Kevin Kelly
Lighting For Sleep And Wellness With Changing Work Patterns: An Advisory Think-Piece, Kevin Kelly
Level 3
This advisory think-piece draws attention to the importance of using appropriate lighting in the context of home-working during Covid 19 workplace restrictions. In particular it emphasises the science underpinning the necessity for appropriate levels and types of lighting for good quality sleep, for well-being and the maintenance of circadian rhythms.
The Ambient Lighting Manifesto, Kevin Kelly, Peter Boyce, Kit Cuttle, Peter Raynham
The Ambient Lighting Manifesto, Kevin Kelly, Peter Boyce, Kit Cuttle, Peter Raynham
Level 3
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Designing Work: Collaboration Versus Concentration In Open Plan Workspaces?, John Walsh
Designing Work: Collaboration Versus Concentration In Open Plan Workspaces?, John Walsh
Level 3
This paper looks at the design of open-plan offices, particularly in relation to the impact of spatial design on different work-modes. It briefly examines the history of the open plan office, looking at how today’s typical open-plan workplace has evolved. It considers how workplaces can be successfully designed to facilitate the seemingly conflicting requirements of supporting both collaboration and concentration.