scholarly journals Minimalism in contemporary architecture as one of the most usable aesthetically-functional patterns

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-345
Author(s):  
Milan Nikolic ◽  
Dragana Vasilski
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Defining Relation ◽  
Previous Hypothesis ◽  
Contemporary Life ◽  
Functional Patterns ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

Minimalism in architecture which tends to reduce forms is becoming a more common case in practice. The aim of the research is uncovering its influence in contemporary life and defining relation of this phenomenon to the reality. According to this task two hypothesis are formed at the start: ?minimalism in architecture is the same as a simplified architecture? and ?minimalism is a style of architecture?. After analyzing influences and characteristics of minimalism in contemporary space including certain examples from practice, and some case studies of the architectural achievements based on minimalist ideas, research results are concluded and defined according to previous hypothesis. The conclusion includes understanding of minimalism as a way of thinking and a life style.

Provincia di Belluno. Tracce di contemporaneità / Province of Belluno. Traces of contemporaneity

ARCHALP ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 174-179
Author(s):  
Francesca Bogo
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Cultural Resistance ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Regulatory Constraints ◽  
Landscape Quality ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
And Diffusion

The Province of Belluno is home of great human and landscape quality and of the beautiful Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage. How experiences of contemporary architecture fit and how are promoted in this context? It can be said that contemporary architecture does not attract a big audience. This is despite the constant efforts by various bodies and associations to promote its diffusion and development through competitions, conferences, workshops and case studies. In the Belluno region, apart from the extraordinary extant historical heritage, there are widespread examples of new architecture known as “false alpine models” or architecture that has erroneously become typical of the Province’s image. This is the reason why this new architecture with its range of peculiarities is widely reiterated, from north to south of the area. Even though buildings of this type lack any real ties with history or tradition, they find widespread approval by institutions and commissions. They are the result of repetitive practices deriving from constraints imposed by local regulations and a limited aptitude in the use of contemporary language of architecture. Even if the barometer of the vitality of contemporary architecture in the region of Belluno is rather lukewarm, dampened by cultural resistance and by regulatory constraints affecting its growth and diffusion, there is no lack of experiences, initiatives and achievements. The latter is evidence of the fact that where research and the use of contemporary languages are accompanied by the opinions of enlightened patrons, good architecture is born, which find space in the arena of national and international architectural debate. Examples of good architecture, even though limited in number, are distributed across the Province and constitute heritage and the focus for promoting and consolidating the growth and dissemination of contemporary architecture throughout the area.

scholarly journals The Secret of the Celts Revisited

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 130-155
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Borsje
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Irish Literature ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Old Irish ◽  
Celtic Revival ◽  
Celtic Languages ◽  
Celtic Culture ◽  
Way Of Thinking

What makes the Celts so popular today? Anton van Hamel and Joep Leerssen published on the popularity of imagery connected with pre-Christian Celts, Van Hamel seeing the holistic worldview and Leerssen mysteriousness as appealing characteristics. They explain waves of ‘Celtic revival’ that washed over Europe as reaction and romanticising movements that search for alternatives from contemporaneous dominant culture. Each period has produced its modernized versions of the Celtic past. Besides periodical heightened interest in things Celtic, Van Hamel saw a permanent basis of attraction in Celtic texts, which accommodate ‘primitive’ and romantic mentalities. This article also analyses Celtic Christianity (through The Celtic Way by Ian Bradley and The Celtic Way of Prayer by Esther de Waal) on the use of Celtic texts and imagery of Celtic culture. Two case studies are done (on the use of the Old-Irish Deer’s Cry and the description of a nineteenth-century Scottish ritual). Both the current search for ‘spirituality’ and the last wave of ‘Celtic revival’ seem to have sprung from a reaction movement that criticizes dominant religion/culture and seek inspiration and precursors in an idealized past. The roots of this romantic search for a lost paradise are, however, also present in medieval Irish literature itself. Elements such as aesthetics, imaginative worlds and the posited lost beauty of pre-industrial nature and traditional society are keys in explaining the bridges among the gap between ‘us’ and the Celts. The realization that Celtic languages are endangered or dead heightens the feeling of loss because they are the primary gates towards this lost way of (thinking about) life.

scholarly journals Generate dazzling structural structures in contemporary architecture

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-2018
Author(s):  
Shahad Raad Hamed ◽  
Safaa Al-deen Hussein Ali
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
Contemporary Life ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

Contemporary life has been accompanied by a series of technological developments and inventions, which enthuses the designer in new challenges and on a number of its levels, whether architectural or structural, and how to combine the two in a product whose structure reflects the creators' high creative expression. Which may lead to dazzling by employing a number of styles to produce a dazzling structure. And from it emerged the research problem is (The lack of detailed studies of the strategies and mechanisms for the generation of dazzling structures in contemporary architecture) The aim of the research was to construct a theoretical framework that describes the forms of generation of dazzling structures in contemporary architecture, The research approach were concentrated in three stages of the analytical descriptive, The first is to clarify the dimensions of the research and to extract the research problem, the second is to construct a theoretical framework on the concept of dazzling and ways to achieve it; the third is to conduct the case study on the samples. It was concluded that the strategy of creation is the mother strategy to generate the dazzling structure and the other strategies revolve around its mechanisms.

scholarly journals Playing with Fire: Analysing the Role of Fire in Architecture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Joanita Goei
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
Architectural Element ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
Living Being

<p>This research addresses the four inherent themes within fire. Fire has an association with myth due to its complexity in nature and existence long before modern science. Even today these myths live on as a way to describe the characteristics of fire as an architectural element. Bachelard’s book The Psychoanalysis of Fire looks at how fire connects with our primitive self through reverie. Fire’s contemplative character allows us to escape the surrounding world, and transport us to a kind of subconscious level. An extension of the reverie of fire is fire’s relation to the primitive. Although we have evolved into advance species, at a basic level we are all still animals. There are certain primal needs inherent within us such as sense of safety and community. Fire fulfils these needs architecturally by providing the setting for ‘primitive experiences.’ The last theme I will look at has to do with fire’s association with living beings. Even though fire is not scientifically a living organism, it is often compared to a living being due to its complexity in character. Moreover, it often symbolises life in many levels of society such as the civic hearth during the Greco-Roman era. Several case studies are looked at to see the application of the ideas represented within the themes of fire. A range of contemporary architecture is chosen to show how the ideals associated with fire are still applicable in architecture even today. In the case studies fire has either been excluded physically but present symbolically, or its presence has been reduced to the bare minimum. The case studies aim to show how fire can be addressed architecturally using other architectural elements that are traditionally associated with fire, such as chimneys and hearth. Due to current issues such as sustainability, having fire physically within a space is becoming more difficult. Many places around the world have banned open fires. An option to continue celebrating fire within architecture is through the symbolic representation of the element. This can be done by using other architectural elements that we traditionally associate with fire ...</p>

scholarly journals Studentification in the postsocialist context: The case of Cracow and the Tri-City (Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot)

Geografie ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Murzyn-Kupisz ◽  
Magdalena Szmytkowska
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Geographic Scope ◽  
Western European

For over a decade, the term studentification has been used to denote the process of urban changes linked with the presence of student populations in urban centres. This text broadens the geographic scope of research into studentification using two Polish metropolitan areas as case studies, analysing and comparing research results to existing findings referring to Western European and Anglo-Saxon settings. Using the example of Cracow and the Tri-City (Trójmiasto), two significant centres of higher education in Poland, the paper presents empirical evidence indicating that while some aspects of students’ impact on Polish cities are similar to trends observed in Western Europe and non-European Anglo-Saxon countries, the colonisation of Polish cities by students nonetheless displays some unique features strongly influenced by the post-socialist context in which such cities and their student populations function.

scholarly journals A Subconscious Ascent: Exploring the Architecture of the Metaphoric Staircase

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Samantha Erickstad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Budget Constraints ◽  
Fundamental Component ◽  
Functional Object ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
Integral Feature ◽  
Successful Integration

<p>This research explores the significance of the stair as a spatial and symbolic architectural experience. The stepped form integrated with architecture. The stair is an integral feature of architecture which has the potential to be specifically designed to enhance space and create particular experiences. A stair is not only a functional object, but a medium for design. Metaphorical staircases are absent in contemporary architecture as a loss of meaning has resulted in monotonous designs devoid of figurative or poetic significance. The staircase has been a fundamental component of architecture since Neolithic times, however has recently been neglected. The stepped form has represented many themes including hierarchy, transcendence, or authority. In contrast, the contemporary staircase has embraced pragmatics. Safety restrictions, efficiency, and budget constraints, result in disregard for aesthetics and meaning. Film provides a behavioural setting in which to analyse how people move, behave, interact, and experience staircases. A range of films will be analysed to identify techniques for meaningful stair design. The influence of surreal qualities will also be determined to enhance an experience. Surreal imagery offers the opportunity to create dreamlike space, activating the subconscious. The metaphoric connotations of staircases will be explored through six research categories; the stair as Symbolic, Illusive, Transitional, Kinetic, Psychological, and Iconic. Design case studies will then investigate the intersection of the staircase as architecture, filmic representation, and surreal experience. The stepped building Casa Malaparte in Italy acts as a reference model for the successful integration of these concepts. With influence of these themes, the staircase can once again become widely acknowledged as architecture.</p>

scholarly journals The Emergence of Nature in Contemporary Iranian Architecture

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (Special-Issue1) ◽  
pp. 144-156
Author(s):  
Mahmood Feizabadi ◽  
Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad ◽  
Seyyed Mirhosseini
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Manner ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

In this study, we discuss ways of affecting nature on contemporary architecture and utilise them to survey the naturalism of case studies of Iranian architecture. The basic question in this study is: 'how ways of utilising nature have influenced on contemporary public works of Iran?' Descriptive-analytic method is used to achieve the results. The literature review was done by using archival methods, then the ways of affecting nature on contemporary architecture were listed as an evaluation criteria. Next, characteristics of sample projects were analyzed by using surveying methods, and their effects were submitted in qualitative and quantitative manner. The results of the study showed that some ways of affecting nature include scenery, material and conceptual have had the most usage in contemporary public buildings of Iran, and some others include spatial, functional and formal have been overlooked.

scholarly journals Supporting designers: moving from method menagerie to method ecosystem

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilian Gericke ◽  
Claudia Eckert ◽  
Felician Campean ◽  
P. John Clarkson ◽  
Elias Flening ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Alternative Pathways ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Supporting designers is one of the main motivations for design research. However, there is an ongoing debate about the ability of design research to transfer its results, which are often provided in form of design methods, into practice. This article takes the position that the transfer of design methods alone is not an appropriate indicator for assessing the impact of design research by discussing alternative pathways for impacting design practice. Impact is created by different means – first of all through the students that are trained based on the research results including design methods and tools and by the systematic way of thinking they acquired that comes along with being involved with research in this area. Despite having a considerable impact on practice, this article takes the position that the transfer of methods can be improved by moving from cultivating method menageries to facilitating the evolution of method ecosystems. It explains what is understood by a method ecosystem and discusses implications for developing future design methods and for improving existing methods. This paper takes the position that efforts on improving and maturing existing design methods should be raised to satisfy the needs of designers and to truly support them.

Research and extension in livestock development

1993 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
J. B. Schiere
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Generalized Solutions ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Livestock Sector ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Use Of Models ◽  
Livestock Development

AbstractThis paper discusses results, justifications and definitions of research and extension in tropical animal production. The emphasis is on the applicability of new technologies and the interaction between research and extension. A description is given of the participants, the farming systems and of the research-extension interaction with attention to the fact that much extension is technology driven rather than problem orientated. Special issues in the livestock sector are highlighted. The diversity of farming systems implies that generalized solutions are hard to find because of technical and institutional problems. A globally decreasing resource-base implies that solutions are to be found in making the system more efficient rather than in relying on ever-increasing use of inputs though inputs per se are still important. Some research results are listed and case studies illustrate how the resource-base affects the applicability of extension messages that originate from research. The use of models is advocated to determine priorities for research or extension. Failures to find quick field applications should lead to mobilization of existing information as well as to a reorientation, improved quality and better interaction of research and extension.

A Preservation Research for the Historical Shop-House Renewal through Volume Control — Two Case Studies in Qishan Dist., Kaohsiung City

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Hung Chi Song ◽  
Long Sheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Volume Control ◽  
Historical Landscape ◽  
Contemporary Life ◽  
Landscape Preservation ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
Kaohsiung City

The Baroque Style shop-houses has become a local architectural characteristics in Qi Shan district, Kaohsiung city, Taiwan today. However, the residents had carry out the building alterations styles themselves in unification to improve the living environment which mostly depend on their own needs to renew or reconstruction and resulting the derogation of historical features. Therefore, by way of “partially preserved and partially alterations” to conducted the landscaping preservation of shop-houses, while “historical landscape preservation line” and “mass control” as the two ways of research methods in simulated preservation and alterations of building. Look forward to the equilibrium of preservation historical landscaping for shop-houses and building alterations to consistent both needs of preservation and alterations. From two case studies on the traditional shop-house, in Qishan Dist, Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, we surveyed to understand what spaces the dwellers need, when they live in their traditional shop-houses for contemporary life. And we simulated renewal to work out the minimal preservation space by “volume control”. Results of this study showed that the house's length would affect the minimal preservation space, the shorter house is “the historical arcade”, and the longer house is “the historical arcade and the first atrium”.

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