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Ottoman - Bizantin City Case, Tirana - Birth Of A City, Ogri Mane, Armand Vokshi Nov 2014

Ottoman - Bizantin City Case, Tirana - Birth Of A City, Ogri Mane, Armand Vokshi

UBT International Conference

The expansion of Islam did multiply the number of cities to the edge of the desert, transforming the nomadic tribes in urban populations. For a good Muslim cannot be a better practice of the religion if not in the city, in the "Friday Mosque" for common prayers. Life in the city is considered a condition of moral perfection and been fixed in one place, giving up the nomadic life. The urban culture in Islam is formed and developed through a series of contributions, derived from the traditions of construction and urban structures of the pre-Islamic city. Arabia and the countries …


Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent Aug 2014

Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent

Doctoral Dissertations

What do community interpreting for the Deaf in western societies, conference interpreting for the European Parliament, and language brokering in international management have in common? Academic research and professional training have historically emphasized the linguistic and cognitive challenges of interpreting, neglecting or ignoring the social aspects that structure communication. All forms of interpreting are inherently social; they involve relationships among at least three people and two languages. The contexts explored here, American Sign Language/English interpreting and spoken language interpreting within the European Parliament, show that simultaneous interpreting involves attitudes, norms and values about intercultural communication that overemphasize information and discount …


The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 1, Emily Roupp Apr 2014

The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 1, Emily Roupp

Architecture Senior Theses

THESIS STATEMENT: In a visually dominated culture, spaces of sound have the potential to produce an immersive audio-physical experience that facil~ates spatial awareness and challenges traditional listening experiences. The aural and spatial awareness is unquestionable. Although it is a primitive human refiex to direct visual focus to the original sound source, technological and architectural devices no longer require the sound source to be in the same space as the distributed sound Recording and distribution devices have deconstructed the relationship between sound and space. Technological innovations, especially speakers and digital screens, no longer require the listener to be in a single …


The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 3, Emily Roupp Apr 2014

The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 3, Emily Roupp

Architecture Senior Theses

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The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 4, Emily Roupp Apr 2014

The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 4, Emily Roupp

Architecture Senior Theses

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The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 2, Emily Roupp Apr 2014

The Immersive Spectacle: Performance And The Audience In Pop Music - Part 2, Emily Roupp

Architecture Senior Theses

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Making By Taking: An Investigation Of Architectural Appropriation, Victoria Lee Apr 2014

Making By Taking: An Investigation Of Architectural Appropriation, Victoria Lee

Architecture Senior Theses

The project contends that explicit appropriation can be a legitimate method of architectural production. The scope encompasses four canonical works of architecture: Villa Rotonda, Villa Savoye, Fallingwater, and the Farnsworth House. These works are appropriated as the basis of a retrospective analysis and as the foundation for a speculative, generative design strategy. Following the height of postmodernism, the notion of explicit formal appropriation was characterized in a negative light, seen as inauthentic imitation. However, an increasing number of contemporary artists and architects are utilizing explicit appropriation and historical reference as a primary method of production. This mode of thinking can …