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2005

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Pautas Generales De Accesibilidad Física Para Disminuir Barreras Arquitectónicas En Edificios De Bibliotecas Universitarias. Estudio De Caso, César Augusto Casas Velandia Nov 2005

Pautas Generales De Accesibilidad Física Para Disminuir Barreras Arquitectónicas En Edificios De Bibliotecas Universitarias. Estudio De Caso, César Augusto Casas Velandia

Sistemas de Información, Bibliotecología y Archivística

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A Perfect Union, Katherine S. Ankerson, Mark Hinchman Nov 2005

A Perfect Union, Katherine S. Ankerson, Mark Hinchman

Interior Design Program: Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity

TYPE: OFFICE.
CLIENT: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, OMAHA.
This rail-freight giant consolidated nine locations at a 1.3 million-square-foot headquarters. Images of locomotives and boxcars add a dose of excitement for train buffs.

HARNESSING THE RAW POWER OF THE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE and translating it into a design concept, the Union Pacific Railroad’s new headquarters in downtown Omaha alludes to the history and present of this freight giant in ways both large and small. Principal Bill Hartman designed the 1.3 million-square-foot building to make architectural reference to rail travel. Note, for instance, how the rows of interior office windows offer glimpses into private …

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Second Interview With Ann Davis Thomas, Meghan L. Mccluskey Nov 2005

Second Interview With Ann Davis Thomas, Meghan L. Mccluskey

Interior Design: Student Creative Activity

A second interview with Ann Davis Thomas, daughter of London architect Arthur Joseph Davis (1878-1951). Discusses her father’s partnership with Charles Mèwes, his work on buildings such as the Ritz Hotel, the Morning Post and the Royal Automobile Club, and the ocean liners Aquitania and Queen Mary in the early 20th century.

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The Charles J. Connick Windows Of The Joan Of Arc Chapel, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi, Annemarie Sawkins Oct 2005

The Charles J. Connick Windows Of The Joan Of Arc Chapel, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wi, Annemarie Sawkins

Catalogues and Gallery Guides

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Toward A User-Centered I2-Enabled Collaborative Learning And Teaching Environment: The Cal Poly Scandinavian Style Participatory Design Project, Helen Y. Chu, Franz Kurfess, David Gillette, Craig Schultz, Mary Somerville, Marita Holst, Peter Lundkvist, Anita Mirijamdotter, Robert Sundlof, Seppo Tanskanen, Markus Tiburzi Sep 2005

Toward A User-Centered I2-Enabled Collaborative Learning And Teaching Environment: The Cal Poly Scandinavian Style Participatory Design Project, Helen Y. Chu, Franz Kurfess, David Gillette, Craig Schultz, Mary Somerville, Marita Holst, Peter Lundkvist, Anita Mirijamdotter, Robert Sundlof, Seppo Tanskanen, Markus Tiburzi

Helen Y. Chu

Information Technology Services and the University Library partnered to build an Internet2-enabled Learning Commons (LC) at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The project team now extends the campus partnership model to include student and faculty users in collaboratively applying Scandinavian style co-design methodologies for physical and virtual learning and teaching environments. The interactive design approach was tested from January to June 2005 with funding from a U.S. Office of Naval Research Internet2 MiniGrant subcontract award. The project evaluated the efficacy of an interactive design/redesign methodology for encouraging user-driven, boundary-crossing information exchange and knowledge creation. Involving graduate and …

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