scholarly journals Studio In-Situ

Cubic Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Michael Louw
Keyword(s):  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Design Documentation ◽  
Photo Essay ◽  
Water And Sanitation Infrastructure ◽  
Sanitation Infrastructure

This photo essay explores the possibility of radically shifting the understanding of the design studio as a spatial construct. By considering the seven-year evolution of a (socalled) design-build project known as the Imizamo Yethu Water Platforms, it recognises the possibility of dislocating the design studio from its traditionally centralised space in the academy and moving it to the site of its investigation or intervention for the duration of a project. The Imizamo Yethu Water Platforms aimed to improve water and sanitation infrastructure in a severely under-resourced informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa, through the insertion of small permanent public spaces. Due to a number of reasons, including the physical characteristics of the sites selected for these spaces, the design studio gradually shifted its physical location to such an extent that virtually the entire design, documentation and construction process took place in-situ.

scholarly journals Practical Functioning of a Sustainable Urban Complex with a Park—The Case Study of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5071
Author(s):  
Beata Makowska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Cultural Center ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Spaces ◽  
Urban Complex

Intensive urban development has created a shortage of urban green areas. The need to economically plan and use urban green spaces has fueled the redefinition of public spaces and parks so as to provide the residents with both recreation and relaxation facilities, as well as a forum for contact with culture. This paper discusses the case of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in the Kallithea district on the outskirts of Athens, near the Mediterranean Sea. It fills a gap in the research on the aspects of the practical functioning of such facilities. The methodology used in the research included an analysis of the literature, the SNFCC’s reports, and an in situ survey. The cultural center hosts a number of events aimed at promoting Greece’s natural and cultural heritage. The paper includes a detailed analysis of the events organized by the SNFCC in the period 2017–2020 and their immense impact on residents. The aim of the study is to show that the creation of the SNFCC with the park areas has functioned as a factor contributing to the improvement of the quality of urban space and the quality of life of the city’s inhabitants. The paper’s conclusions indicate that the sustainable SNFCC project, which fulfils the urban ecology criteria, has been very well received by the visitors—citizens and tourists alike. A program-centered innovation introduced by the SN Park has added great value to their lives. The project contributes to economic and cultural growth, as well as the protection and promotion of heritage.

A cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in northeastern Uganda: epidemiology and interventions

2011 ◽  
Vol 140 (8) ◽  
pp. 1376-1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. CUMMINGS ◽  
J. F. WAMALA ◽  
M. EYURA ◽  
M. MALIMBO ◽  
M. E. OMEKE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Female Gender ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Cholera Outbreak ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Nomadic Pastoralists ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Water And Sanitation Infrastructure ◽  
Sanitation Infrastructure ◽  
Village Health Teams

SUMMARYIn sub-Saharan Africa, many nomadic pastoralists have begun to settle in permanent communities as a result of long-term water, food, and civil insecurity. Little is known about the epidemiology of cholera in these emerging semi-nomadic populations. We report the results of a case-control study conducted during a cholera outbreak among semi-nomadic pastoralists in the Karamoja sub-region of northeastern Uganda in 2010. Data from 99 cases and 99 controls were analysed. In multivariate analyses, risk factors identified were: residing in the same household as another cholera case [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 6·67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2·83–15·70], eating roadside food (aOR 2·91, 95% CI 1·24–6·81), not disposing of children's faeces in a latrine (aOR 15·76, 95% CI 1·54–161·25), not treating drinking water with chlorine (aOR 3·86, 95% CI 1·63–9·14), female gender (aOR 2·43, 95% CI 1·09–5·43), and childhood age (10–17 years) (aOR 7·14, 95% CI 1·97–25·83). This is the first epidemiological study of cholera reported from a setting of semi-nomadic pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Public health interventions among semi-nomadic pastoralists should include a two-faceted approach to cholera prevention: intensive health education programmes to address behaviours inherited from insecure nomadic lifestyles, as well as improvements in water and sanitation infrastructure. The utilization of community-based village health teams provides an important method of implementing such activities.

3-D FLAC Numerical Analysis of Rheological Character and Stability of Underground Caverns Surrounding Rock Mass of Xiao Langdi Key Water Control Project

2006 ◽  
Vol 306-308 ◽  
pp. 1473-1478
Author(s):  
Wei Shen Zhu ◽  
Jian Hua Liu ◽  
Shu Cai Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Back Analysis ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Water Control ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Underground Caverns ◽  
Rheological Character ◽  
Measured Displacement

A brief description is given to the visco-plastic constitutive model of 3-D FLAC software and some treating methods for the numerical analysis. The excavation steps and the exerting time of excavation loads are determined in the light of the real construction process. The rockmass mechanical parameters are determined according to back analysis of in-situ measured displacement data. The analysis results of displacement and stability of the opening complex surrounding rocks in the construction process and in a long period of time after excavation completion are given.

Improving access to water supply and sanitation in urban India: microfinance for water and sanitation infrastructure development

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 887-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Davis ◽  
Gary White ◽  
Said Damodaron ◽  
Rich Thorsten
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Water And Sanitation Infrastructure ◽  
Sanitation Infrastructure ◽  
The City ◽  
Water Supply And Sanitation

This article summarises initial findings of a study to explore the potential of providing micro-financing for low-income households wishing to invest in improved water supply and sanitation services. Through in-depth interviews with more than 800 households in the city of Hyderabad in India, we conclude that, even if provided with market (not concessional) rates of financing, a substantial proportion of poor households would invest in water and sewer network connections.

The Development of MURJ-3D: A Modular, Universal, Re-Configurable Joint for 3-D Space Frame Applications

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.S. Bardell ◽  
D. Brown ◽  
P.D. Shearn ◽  
D.P. Turner ◽  
J.R. Longbourne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Frame ◽  
Exact Number ◽  
Space Frames ◽  
Lattice Space ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Test Schedule

Currently available joints used for constructing 3-D lattice space-frames effectively prescribe the geometry of the resulting framework and favour regular, repetitive structural geometric forms; to embrace more general geometric forms requires costly, individually-tailored, joints to be made. This paper describes a new, modular, universal, reconfigurable, joint (MURJ-3D) which has been designed specifically to overcome such problems, and hence to permit the construction of both regular and irregular framework geometries with equal facility. Each MURJ-3D acts as a structural node in any general 3-D space-frame by joining together a large number of lattice members whose longitudinal axes all coincide at a point in space. The exact number of lattice members that can be attached to a single MURJ-3D is not specified, but the capacity of the joint is such that the number of available connections is likely to exceed the maximum number of members required in any given application. The location of the connections is, for all practical purposes, infinitely variable over the surface of a sphere. The MURJ-3D is designed to permit subsequent full reconfiguration of the framework member geometry, including the addition and/or removal of individual members; its application to temporary structures, or those requiring in-situ erection, is particularly germane. The concept presented here is validated using a design, build and test schedule, which clearly demonstrates the general efficacy of the joint.

Design and construction coordination problems and planning for design–build project new users

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1525-1534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. Chang ◽  
Fang-Ying Shen ◽  
William Ibbs
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Contractor Selection ◽  
Coordination Problems ◽  
Design Build ◽  
High Influence ◽  
Design And Construction

Design–build (DB) is adopted as a project delivery method in hopes to improve performance. Previous studies focus on upstream issues such as conditions for adoption and contractor selection, but few address the design and construction coordination issues that are very likely to be encountered in execution by new users. This paper investigates coordination problems arising from design and construction concurrence and solutions by studying five ongoing DB projects and interviewing nine major contract parties. Inconsistent application of the design and construction process and infrequent feedback are two major problems found to have high influence on DB execution. A work unit planning process with five steps is presented in this paper to help better manage the design and construction coordination of a DB project.

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