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Flying High: A Case Study Of The Integration Of Drones Into A Landscape Architecture Curriculum, Benjamin H. George, Keunhyun Park

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Faculty Publications

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, is becoming increasingly important to the field of landscape architecture, and universities need to adapt their teaching practices to prepare students to use this technology in practice. This article describes the creation of a Department-wide drone program to train students on the operation of UAVs and the other components that compose an unmanned aerial system (UAS). This program led to impacts in faculty decisions regarding projects, as well as broader curricular changes. While the program has been demonstrated to be both successful and sustainable, several hurdles have had to be addressed …

De Alcalá De Henares A Ciudad De México: Ciudades, Universidades Y Preservación Del Patrimono Histórico, Juan Fernandez Cantero

Theses and Dissertations--Hispanic Studies

This dissertation explores the relationship between the city of Alcalá de Henares, Spain and Mexico City, Mexico, in terms of the colonization-decolonization processes of the latter. First, Alcalá de Henares and a few years later, Mexico City, suffered profound urban transformations that led to the construction of the so-called City of God (Civitas Dei). The City of God was a utopia: an urban, philosophical and educational model conceived during the first stages of the early modern period. By following Saint Agustine’s precepts, in his book, The City of God Against the Pagans, cardinal Francisco Ximénez de Cisneros created …

The Ideology Of Critical Regionalism As A Teaching And Design Resource For The Next 100 Years Of Cela, David Hopman

Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications - Archive

This addresses the future viability of Critical Regionalism as an ongoing ideology and aesthetic construct. Regionalist trends in the early 20th century, around the time that CELA was founded, and the theory of Critical Regionalism as originally proposed in early 1980s are explained and proposed as flexible ongoing frameworks for teaching and design. Tracing the evolution and persistence of the ideas of regionalists breeds confidence for projecting the evolution of their principles forward to students of landscape architecture and to clients as adaptable verities worthy of perpetual renewal.

Investigating Multidimensional Characteristics Of Noise Signals With Tones From Building Mechanical Systems And Their Effects On Annoyance, Joonhee Lee, Lily M. Wang

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

This paper investigates multidimensional characteristics of tonal noise from heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems, besides loudness and tonality, to improve prediction of annoyance. Two studies were conducted: multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis to determine what other perceptual signal characteristics are important and perceptual weight analysis (PWA) to understand the impact of multiple tones in a signal. In the MDS study, paired comparison tasks were conducted to gather similarity and annoyance data. Results show that the latent perceptual dimensions are related to the signal’s tonality, loudness, sharpness, and roughness. Including metrics for these perceptions, except roughness, improves the performance of earlier annoyance …

A Novel Structural Health Monitoring Method For Reinforced Concrete Bridge Decks Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves, Ece Erdogmus, Eric Garcia, Ahmad Shoaib Amiri, Michael Schuller

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

This article presents the latest improvements in a recently developed nondestructive testing (NDT) approach for early detection of various flaws (corrosion, delamination, and concrete cracking) in reinforced concrete (RC) bridge decks. The proposed method involves the use of internal steel reinforcement as a wave guide for transmitting ultrasonic waves through the system and the measurement of leaked energy from the surface of the concrete. This paper builds upon the progress made in the previously published phases of the project and aims to further explore the capabilities and practicality of the proposed NDT method. Specifically, the limits of propagation distance, effect …

Socio-Spatial And Quality Of Life Themes In Aged Care Architecture: A Qualitative Methods Protocol, Sarah Mcgann, Caroline Bulsara, Holly Farley

Arts Papers and Journal Articles

Aim: To evaluate the connection between residential aged care architecture, the residents’ ability to find home and Quality of Life themes.

Design: This study uses convergent qualitative mixed methods approach across the three phases of the research project to explore the lived experience of residential aged care residents, their family members, and direct care staff.

Methods: The chosen qualitative methodology is based on a constructionist paradigm and uses a combination of observations, photo production and prompted discussions, and architectural visual data collection methods. Funding was approved in March 2018.

Discussion: This research will provide a novel approach to understanding ways …

Pit Stop, Lainey Barschak

Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

Electric cars are rapidly gaining popularity across the United States because they are environmentally friendly. The problem is that the United States does not have enough infrastructure to support the number of electric cars expected to be purchased in the next decade. This project strove to fix that problem by converting an old gas station to an electric car charging station that doubled as a roadside attraction.

Pit Stop functions as a charging station, a restaurant, and an exercise/play area for families to stretch their legs between drives. All the parking spots come equipped with an electric car charging unit, …

Changing Perceptions Of The Carceral Space Through Photography: The Tehachapi Project By Jr, Alexi Butts

Scripps Senior Theses

“Can art change the world?”

In his global art practice, French artist JR transforms overlooked communities into valued canvases. With an approach rooted in collaboration, JR’s large-scale public photographic installations integrate the built environment into a visual experience of human life.

In October, 2019, JR and his team entered the maximum security prison in Tehachapi, California to embark on a new collaborative project: “Tehachapi.” This paper explores the impact of “Tehachapi” as it extends beyond the physical photograph wheat-pasted on the floor of the prison’s courtyard to touch on issues of humanity, power and accessibility. Created as a collage of …

Projektimi I Villes “Erlenstrasse”, Albert Qelaj

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Revitalizimi I Shtëpisë Së Kulturës - Hajvali, Fatbardha Fejzullahu

Theses and Dissertations

Mbrojtja dhe rikonstruktimi i ndërtesave historike apo të vjetra janë asete për komunitetin. Një popull është i pasur kur prezent në vendin e tyre janë ndërtesat të cilat tregojnë histori dhe ndikimi që arkitektura ka në jetën e njerëzve, në hapësirën në të cilën ata jetojnë dhe veprojnë është shumë i madh. Forma, funksioni dhe konstruksioni janë tri elementet bazë mbi të cilat ndërtohet arkitektura në përgjithësi. Në rastin tonë memoria kolektive, vlera arkitekturore dhe nevoja për hapësirë për komunitetin na bënë që të shfrytëzojmë formën dhe konstruksionin që kemi për ti dhënë funksionin e duhur ndërtesës për shfrytëzim apo …

Analizimi I Gjendjes Ekzistuese Të Ndërtesave Banimore Dhe Potenciali Për Kursimin E Energjisë, Arzana Gashi

Theses and Dissertations

Për një zhvillim të qëndrueshëm, është e rëndësishme të miren masa edhe për çështjet e energjisë. Qëllimi i punimit është analizimi dhe vlerësimi i energjisë, humbjet dhe potenciali për kursimin e energjisë së një ndërtese banimore. Fillimisht do të analizohet gjendja ekzistuese e një objekti shumëbanesor të viteve të 70-ta, materialet e mbështjellësit termik, dritaret dhe dyert e jashtme.. dhe pasi të analizohen të gjitha pjesët e ndërtesës, konkludojmë se ku shkaktohen humbjet e energjisë dhe shqyrtohen komponentet pozitive dhe negative. Pasi të identifikohen pikat kritike, do të ofrohen propozime për ndërhyrjet me qëllim të përmirësohet potenciali i energjisë. Pastaj …

Ville, Arizonë Blakçori

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Hoteli Në Fshatin Nashec, Ardit Dobroshi

Theses and Dissertations

Nasheci, fshati në afërsi të vendlindjes sime në qytetin e Prizrenit, është një nga fshatrat më të bukura të cilët i kam vizituar. Shumë nga qytetarët e Prizrenit e vizitojnë Nashecin në çdo kohë, shumë prej të cilëve kanë edhe pushimoret e tyre. Shumë persona zhvillojnë aktivitete të ndryshme këtu si: peshkim, vrapim, çiklizëm, not etj. Por gjëja që më ka rënë në sy është hoteli i vëtëm i fshatit, i cili është lënë pas dore dhe jashtë funksionit. Në lëndën e banimit në vitin e dytë të studimeve, në njërën nga projektet që kam pasur, kam studiuar vendin dhe …

Modernism In Prishtina, Nora Fetaj

Theses and Dissertations

This research aims to define the importance of the Modernism Period in Prishtina, from the very beginning until the present day. Its main focus is the presentation of the architectural values of this era, and also the social impact it had in our nation especially after the Second World War The events and buildings that are presented in this research are sorted chronologically in order to understand better the genesis of Modernism in Prishtina and the socio-economic factors that impacted this topic. The events date from 1947 when the destruction of the historical layers of the city began to happen …

Projektimi I Objekteve Afaristo-Banesore, Njomza Agushi

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi i përzgjedhur për këtë temë i takon fushës së arkitekturës i bazuar në një zonë banimi të mesem dhe të ulët , zonë kjo e cila ndodhet në pjesën lindore të qytetit të Preshevës.

Unë e konsideroj banimin si një nga fushat më të rëndësishme, por të vështira në arkitekturë prandaj syimi i këtij projekti ka qenë përmirësimi i jetesës kur dihet se problemi më i madh dhe më dërrmues i disciplinës në arkitekturë në ditët e sotme është hendeku midis ndërtesave dhe natyrës.

Si arkitektë, ne kemi një rol të rëndësishëm në krijimin e vendeve më të mira …

Digital Cultural Heritage And Rural Landscapes: Preserving The Histories Of Landscape Conservation In The United States, Sarah Karle, Richard Carman

Landscape Architecture Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

Due to the size and scope of rural landscapes, large-scale documentation methods are critical to advancing landscape conservation and preservation initiatives. Using an in-progress online project to document a 1935 US federally sponsored program, the Prairie States Forestry Project (PSFP), the authors show how diverse visual and textual data can be spatialised to construct a map reading of landscape change over time. To date, the PSFP is one of the largest afforestation projects in the history of the United States; the United States Forest Service and thousands of landowners undertook a series of cooperative planting agreements to plant over 200 …

Lost & Found: New Harvest, Owen Gottlieb, Ian Schreiber

Presentations and other scholarship

Lost & Found is a strategy card-to-mobile game series that teaches medieval religious legal systems with attention to period accuracy and cultural and historical context.

Set in Fustat (Old Cairo) in the 12th century, a great crossroads of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The Lost & Found games project seeks to expand the discourse around religious legal systems, to enrich public conversations in a variety of communities, and to promote greater understanding of the religious traditions that build the fabric of the United States. Comparative religious literacy can build bridges between and within communities and prepare learners to be responsible citizens …

Draw Down Books, Draw Down Books, Kathleen Sleboda, Christopher Sleboda, Zak Jensen, Nejc Prah, Daniel Eatock, Maziyar Pahlevan, Benoit Bodhuin, Bráulio Amado, Jost Hochuli, Ian Lynam

UNBOUND 2020 Archive (Virtual)

Draw Down Books exhibitors. Draw Down is an independent publisher located in the northeastern corner of the United States. Created in 2012, Draw Down publishes small books about graphic design, typography, illustration, photography, art, and architecture.

Preliminary Report On The 2017 Season Of The American Excavations At Morgantina: Contrada Agnese Project (Cap), Andrew Tharler, D. Alex Walthall, Elizabeth Wueste, Christy Schirmer, Ben Crowther, Jared Benton, Randall Souza, Katharine P.D. Huemoeller

Art Faculty Publications

In its fifth season, the American Excavations at Morgantina: Contrada Agnese Project (CAP) continued archaeological investigations inside the Southeast Building, a modestly-appointed house of Hellenistic date located near the western edge of the city. The 2016 CAP season had revealed the full extent of the property’s boundary walls and allowed us to propose a cohesive phasing scheme for the building’s construction, occupation, and abandonment. We suggested that the house was occupied for approximately 60-75 years, beginning in the second quarter of the third century BCE. The 2017 CAP excavations resolved a number of remaining questions, particularly those concerning the phasing …

แนวทางการปรับปรุงกายภาพที่ดินเพื่อให้สามารถพัฒนาตามอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดิน (Far) ของผังเมืองรวม: กรณีศึกษาย่านพาณิชยกรรมศูนย์กลางเมืองกรุงเทพมหานคร, วีรภัทร เจนหัตถการกิจ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นงานวิจัยเพื่อวิเคราะห์แปลงที่ดินที่สามารถสร้างอาคารได้อย่างเต็มประสิทธิภาพ คือ มีค่าอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดิน (FAR) 10:1 เนื่องจากในทางปฎิบัติแล้วแปลงที่ดินที่พัฒนาได้ FAR 10:1 มีจำนวนน้อยเพราะติดปัญหาทางด้านกายภาพ รูปร่างที่ดิน และความกว้างของถนน งานวิจัยนี้จะทำการสำรวจแปลงที่ดินที่อยู่ในพื้นที่ศึกษาโดยใช้ข้อมูลจากเว็บไซต์กรมที่ดิน และนำมาออกแบบอาคารโดยใช้โปรแกรมสเก็ตอัพ (SketchUp 2020) ภายใต้กฎหมายควบคุมอาคาร อาทิเช่น ความสูงอาคาร ระยะร่น ผลการศึกษาพบว่าในแปลงที่ดินที่ได้คำนวณและออกแบบจำนวน 259 แปลง มีเพียง 52 แปลงเท่านั้นที่มีค่า FAR 10:1 โดยแปลงที่ดินที่เล็กที่สุดมีเนื้อที่ 1 งาน 55 ตร.ว. และแปลงที่ดินที่มีขนาดใหญ่สุดมีเนื้อที่ 9 ไร่ 3 งาน 77.8 ตร.ว. ในแปลงที่ดิน 52 แปลงที่มีค่า FAR 10:1 มีลักษณะทางกายภาพดังนี้ 1. ความกว้างเขตทางที่น้อยที่สุด คือ 33 เมตร และ 2. ความยาวด้านที่ติดถนนที่สั้นที่สุด คือ 18.3 เมตร จากข้อมูลนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่าการแก้ปัญหาในเรื่องการปรับปรุงกายภาพของที่ดินสามารถใช้วิธีการรวมแปลงที่ดินหรือทำการปรับปรุงสภาพแวดล้อมของพื้นที่ดินโดยการขยายขนาดของถนนหรือตัดถนนเพิ่ม จะช่วยให้แปลงที่ดินมีค่าอัตราส่วนพื้นที่อาคารรวมต่อพื้นที่ดินเพิ่มสูงขึ้นจากเดิม