A Product as a Poem: A Case Study of a Bird-shaped Teapot Design Based on Traditional Chinese Poetic Aesthetics

<p>The concept of emotional design has become the main focus in the current trend of perceptual consumption. After reviewing the historical development of art, we determined that traditional Chinese art emphasizes subjective expression and favor poetics. Poetics are image based, and personal feelings are used to analyze and understand external objects. These feelings are expressed implicitly through symbols or metaphors. Classical Chinese poetic aesthetic theory is based on nearly 2,000 years of history and, thus, comprises a myriad of valuable ideas. The creator of the bird-shaped teapot has extensive experience researching and creating Chinese art, and drew on these experiences and knowledge to craft the teapot. However, the purpose of the design was to achieve Donald A. Norman's reflective level of emotional design. In addition, the teapot was designed to exhibit traditional Oriental charm while conforming to modern style aesthetics while the design strategies were inspired by traditional Chinese aesthetics. Modern style aesthetics were introduced using a design strategy derived from the theories of Cezanne. The artist analyzed its design features and compared it with the research results of contemporary scholars, in pursuit of new understanding. Finally, a questionnaire was used to understand consumer feelings of poetic design and whether this strategy would be received well in the art and design market. The results of the case study indicate that a poetic design based on traditional Chinese artistic techniques can be implemented.</p>

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From Eco-Urbanism to Eco-Fusion: An Augmented Multi-Scalar Framework in Sustainable Urbanism

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13042373 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 2373

Author(s):

Ali Cheshmehzangi ◽

Andrew Flynn ◽

May Tan-Mullins ◽

Linjun Xie ◽

Wu Deng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practice ◽

Sustainable Urban Development ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Development Models ◽

Exploratory Case Study ◽

Sustainable Urbanism ◽

Integrated Methods ◽

Practical Factors ◽

Key Terms

This paper introduces the new concept of “eco-fusion” through an exploratory case study project. It suggests the importance of multi-scalar practice in the broader field of eco-urbanism. This study introduces eco-fusion as a multiplexed paradigm, which is then discussed in two different development models. This paper first highlights the position of “eco” in urbanism by providing a brief account of key terms and how they relate to one another. It then points out the associations between eco-fusion and sustainable urban development. Through an exploratory case study example in China, the practical factors of eco-development are assessed. The study aims to provide a set of intermediate development stages while maintaining each spatial level’s interface in their own defined and distinguished contexts. The key objective is to consider integrating the natural and built environments, which is considered the best practice of eco-development in urbanism. This study’s findings highlight integrated methods in eco-urbanism and suggest new directions for eco-planning/eco-design strategies.

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Landscape design approaches to enhance human–wildlife interactions in a compact tropical city

Journal of Urban Ecology ◽

10.1093/jue/juab007 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yun Hye Hwang ◽

Anuj Jain

Keyword(s):

Wildlife Conservation ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Urban Landscapes ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Compact City ◽

Public Preference ◽

Conservation Principles ◽

Design Projects ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Abstract Urban landscapes have the potential to conserve wildlife. Despite increasing recognition of this potential, there are few collaborative efforts to integrate ecology and conservation principles into context-dependent, spatial and actionable design strategies. To address this issue and to encourage multi-disciplinary research on urban human–wildlife interactions, we ask the following questions. To what extent should design and planning actions be aligned with urban ecology in the context of a compact city? How can wildlife conservation meet the seemingly conflictual demands of urban development and public preference? To answer these questions, we refer to the relevant literature and a number of design projects. Using the compact tropical city of Singapore as a case study, we propose 12 design strategies. We encourage designers and planners to strengthen the links between wildlife and urban dwellers and promote wildlife conservation within cities.

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Bioclimatic and Regenerative Design Guidelines for a Circular University Campus in India

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158238 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8238

Author(s):

Noemi Bakos ◽

Rosa Schiano-Phan

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Design Guidelines ◽

University Campus ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Regenerative Design ◽

Governmental Institutions ◽

Social Environmental

To transform the negative impacts of buildings on the environment into a positive footprint, a radical shift from the current, linear ‘make-use-dispose’ practice to a closed-loop ‘make-use-return’ system, associated with a circular economy, is necessary. This research aims to demonstrate the possible shift to a circular construction industry by developing the first practical framework with tangible benchmarks for a ‘Circular University Campus’ based on an exemplary case study project, which is a real project development in India. As a first step, a thorough literature review was undertaken to demonstrate the social, environmental and economic benefits of a circular construction industry. As next step, the guideline for a ‘Circular University Campus’ was developed, and its applicability tested on the case study. As final step, the evolved principles were used to establish ‘Project Specific Circular Building Indicators’ for a student residential block and enhance the proposed design through bioclimatic and regenerative design strategies. The building’s performance was evaluated through computational simulations, whole-life carbon analysis and a circular building assessment tool. The results demonstrated the benefits and feasibility of bioclimatic, regenerative building and neighbourhood design and provided practical prototypical case study and guidelines which can be adapted by architects, planners and governmental institutions to other projects, thereby enabling the shift to a restorative, circular construction industry.

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Do different types of organizational trust matter to employees’ commitment? A case study from Oman

Human Systems Management ◽

10.3233/hsm-201065 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Moaz Gharib ◽

Kamaal Allil ◽

Omar Durrah ◽

Mohammed Alsatouf

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Employee Commitment ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Food Sector ◽

Final Sample ◽

Organisational Trust ◽

Positive Effect ◽

Practical Implications

PURPOSE: Trust is vital to all positive relationships. This empirical study explores the effect of three facets of organisational trust (trust in supervisors, in co-workers and in the organisation) on employee commitment in Salalah Mills Co. in the food industry in the Sultanate of Oman. METHODOLOGY: Data were collected via an online survey sent to all employees working in Salalah Mills Co., Oman. The final sample consisting of 102 responses with a response rate of 54 percent were analysed using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The findings revealed that two facets of organisational trust (trust in co-workers and trust in supervisors) were found to have a significant positive effect on employee commitment, while trust in the organisation was found to have no significant effect. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Trust in supervisors and trust in co-workers directly affect employee commitment. Therefore, managers should consider promoting both of these forms of trust to enhance employee commitment. VALUE: Although previous studies have examined the link between organisational trust and employee commitment, a focus on Oman and the food sector has been particularly rare, so this study offers new insights. The findings will help decision-makers on design strategies and policies to improve employee commitment through trust.

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Architectural Spatial Design Strategies for Summer Microclimate Control in Buildings: A Comparative Case Study of Chinese Vernacular and Modern Houses

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering ◽

10.3130/jaabe.15.327 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 327-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xiaoyu Du ◽

Regina Bokel ◽

Andy van den Dobbelsteen

Keyword(s):

Comparative Case Study ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Spatial Design

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Tracing the body aesthetics in contemporary Chinese art: Hong Kong sculptor Ho Siu Kee as a case study

Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art ◽

10.1386/jcca.1.2-2.157_1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 157-176

Author(s):

Silvia Fok

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

The Body ◽

Chinese Art ◽

Contemporary Chinese Art ◽

Contemporary Chinese

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Investigation of design strategies and quantification of energy flexibility in buildings: a case-study in southern Italy

Journal of Building Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102392 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 102392

Author(s):

Ilaria Marotta ◽

Francesco Guarino ◽

Maurizio Cellura ◽

Sonia Longo

Keyword(s):

Southern Italy ◽

Design Strategies

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A Market-Based Design Strategy for a Universal Product Family

Journal of Mechanical Design ◽

10.1115/1.4007395 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 134 (11) ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Seung Ki Moon ◽

Daniel A. McAdams

Keyword(s):

Mass Customization ◽

Universal Design ◽

Product Family ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Differentiated Products ◽

Product Family Design ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Market Segments ◽

Light Duty

Companies that generate a variety of products and services are creating, and increasing research on, mass-customized products in order to satisfy customers’ specific needs. Currently, the majority of effort is focused on consumers who are without disabilities. The research presented here is motivated by the need to provide a basis of product design methods for users with some disability—often called universal design (UD). Product family design is a way to achieve cost-effective mass customization by allowing highly differentiated products serving distinct market segments to be developed from a common platform. By extending concepts from product family design and mass customization to universal design, we propose a method for developing and evaluating a universal product family within uncertain market environments. We will model design strategies for a universal product family as a market economy where product family platform configurations are generated through market segments based on a product platform and customers’ preferences. A coalitional game is employed to evaluate which design strategies provide more benefit when included in the platform based on the marginal profit contribution of each strategy. To demonstrate an implementation of the proposed method, we use a case study involving a family of light-duty trucks.

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