This paper positions three projects as intertwined extensions of the greater lifecycle of wood in construction. We consider each piece of wood we engage part of an ecosystem, and our use and application of those piece...
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This paper positions three projects as intertwined extensions of the greater lifecycle of wood in construction. We consider each piece of wood we engage part of an ecosystem, and our use and application of those pieces a fleeting sequestration of a material. Whether repurposed lumber on a selected site, material deposited in a particular area, or a sacrificial matrix for future growth, the wood we use is borrowed for architectural construction, fabrication, and production temporarily, with an understanding that it emerged from our biological ecosystem, and it will ultimately return to it, serving as a nutrient that feeds future resources.
The Reduced Beam Section (RBS) is used as an effective method to improve deformation capacity on steel moment frames. However, study on flexural rigidity on composite beams with RBS has not been performed. This study ...
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Generative research in design investigates compact representations that facilitate the rapid exploration of large design spaces. It includes among other things: rule-based systems, feature structures, and genetic algo...
Generative research in design investigates compact representations that facilitate the rapid exploration of large design spaces. It includes among other things: rule-based systems, feature structures, and genetic algorithms. Generative systems are being applied to a variety of design problems from various disciplines including engineering, product design, and architecture. The objective is to further our understanding of the design operations and manipulations to create systems that better support the designers' activity.
INTRODUCTION“How can historic preservation be green?”“Can efforts toward a sustainable future embrace and respect historic preservation?”While adherents to the preservation movement and the environmental movement ...
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INTRODUCTION“How can historic preservation be green?”“Can efforts toward a sustainable future embrace and respect historic preservation?”While adherents to the preservation movement and the environmental movement argue these questions demonstratively from their particular perspectives,a growing number of successful historic preservation projects have begun to provide clear evidence that preservation is indeed green,especially when the broader view that encompasses social,environmental,and economic sustainability is ***,the historic preservation movement and the environmental movement both derive from the same intent to provide stewardship of the *** preservation movement largely has focused on the built environment with some more recent efforts recognizing the broader environment of cultural ***,the environmental movement has largely been seen as a tool for stewardship of the natural *** the surface,both movements may appear to be opposite sides of the same coin with overlapping and at times seemingly confl icting *** those familiar with the long-term tenets of the preservation movement,this is a false perception since within the historic preservation movement it has long been known and accepted that reusing existing buildings is one of the most sustainable forms of stewardship of the environment.
_room within this article is approached through projective architectural interpretations of the room type studiolo. The notion of the projective here refers to a projecting activity - of latent possibilities, of possi...
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_room within this article is approached through projective architectural interpretations of the room type studiolo. The notion of the projective here refers to a projecting activity - of latent possibilities, of possible futures-through projects, regardless their scope and scale. The article builds on two architectural artifacts of our office STUDIOLO architectuur(1) that substantiated in an interweavement with a doctoral research-through-practice(2). Almost every project worked on in the office, operating in the city on the scale of the dwelling through acupuncture-like interventions, contains such a studiolo. In turn, and in line with this room type's historical signification as a place of study - a retreat from and yet a probing lens which, fascinated, draws in the world - each of these studiolos contains or emanates what could be characterized as its specific object(s) of study. A mutual inscription of interior and polis is explored in this article as one of the main objects of study stored on each of these studiolos' shelves. The two specific studiolos figuring in this article will be approached by foregrounding how thinking and designing from within them about the contraction of interior and polis substantiated architectural artifacts with a certain political and ethical agency. The two projects subsequently serve to briefly propose and discuss the idea of an agonistic staging as a potential for (interior-)architecture, if it wants to pick up its capacities of acting politically and ethically in the world.
Visitors' time, energy, and perception limitations, as well as their physical characteristics, create complex circulation patterns arising from these visitors' interaction with exhibition layouts. Understandin...
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Visitors' time, energy, and perception limitations, as well as their physical characteristics, create complex circulation patterns arising from these visitors' interaction with exhibition layouts. Understanding the dynamics of these interactions is important for improving visitor circulation. In this research, a condensed exhibition layout design checklist is created based on data compiled from previous research on visitor circulation and behavior in various exhibition environments. The checklist is comprised of 20 items grouped under seven categories. In order to evaluate the proposed checklist, an experiment was devised involving 76 fourth-year students from various fine arts departments who were required to design the layout for an exhibition in a pre-determined space. Key findings of the experiment suggest that the checklist is helpful in understanding the exhibition environment, providing improved circulation continuity, judging more accurately the temporal aspects of visiting, and in better handling the exit gradient and backtracking effects of visitors. However, the checklist fails to be helpful in determining design requirements for the visitor profile and toward compensating a lack of spatial planning skills.
This study proposes a framework integrating Routine Activities Theory into a hybrid physical-virtual space. Utilizing a space-time path metaphor, it explores phishing susceptibility in relation to daily activities in ...
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This study proposes a framework integrating Routine Activities Theory into a hybrid physical-virtual space. Utilizing a space-time path metaphor, it explores phishing susceptibility in relation to daily activities in the hybrid physical-virtual environments. The mixed-method approach includes surveys and experiments, such as simulated phishing emails, to assess response patterns in both settings and investigate travel behavior's impact on cyber victimization. This hybrid model seeks to understand how physical and virtual interactions affect cybercrime vulnerability, aiding in developing prevention strategies. Additionally, the research underscores the role of visual analytics in cybersecurity, turning complex data into visual forms for effective threat analysis.
Visual Management (VM) refers to a sensory system designed to provide information that guides people's actions. VM comprises practices supported by devices that work together through shared conventions tailored to...
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Visual Management (VM) refers to a sensory system designed to provide information that guides people's actions. VM comprises practices supported by devices that work together through shared conventions tailored to the context. VM is used to serve different purposes, e.g. prevent mistakes, promote team collaboration, or detect deviations in production systems. Although VM has evolved organically in practice, currently no comprehensive conceptual framework exist that links its purposes, contexts, and requirements. Such a framework would help to develop efficient and effective VM practices. Accordingly, the aim of the research presented in this paper was to devise a taxonomy of VM requirements by considering different purposes and contexts. To develop the taxonomy, secondary data of three case studies were used in an iterative process to refine the definitions of different requirements and organise them into categories. The contribution to theory is the synthesis of different conceptualisations of VM to overcome fragmentation in existing knowledge. The contribution to practice is a taxonomy that can guide assessments of VM practices and devices aiding in the design of new VM systems.
Occupant-controlled heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. allow inhabitants of open-plan spaces some degree of control over their immediate microclimate. Typically, cooled air is supplied at floor ...
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Occupant-controlled heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. allow inhabitants of open-plan spaces some degree of control over their immediate microclimate. Typically, cooled air is supplied at floor or desktop levels. The amount and direction of air flow is under occupant control. Productivity increases have been attributed to this form of control. This paper proposes a simplified model of the thermal environment created by an occupant-controlled HVAC system and the behavior of the occupants within it. The thermal environment is characterized by individual nodes representing sub-areas of the conditioned space and a single well-mixed ceiling space above the occupied zone. Random processes are used to simulate the comings and goings of individual occupants and their HVAC control behavior. The model is used to identify the parameters which have the largest influence on the energy efficiency. Energy use of task HVAC with occupant sensors is found to be less than that of a conventional HVAC system by 13%. Individual HVAC control requires about 10% more energy than uniform temperature conditions.
Increasing threats to global water resources from climate change emphasize the importance of comprehending its impacts on hydrology for effective water management. This article quantifies climate input uncertainty in ...
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