Process and Becoming: Spatiality and Carceral Identities

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 100-130
Author(s):  
Marsha Rampersaud
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Identity Transformation ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Relations Of Power

This paper theorizes that a process of identity transformation occurs when individuals enter prisons, whereby individuals become prisoners. I investigate how this identity transformation occurs through interaction with the prison’s architectural design. Prisons are posited as locations of purposeful spatial organization whose design evokes particular performances from those within and outside, and which actively contributes to the creation of the prisoner identity. This investigation reveals a carceral power at work which renders prisons sites of articulated and detailed control that exist within a broader set of institutional practices and relations of power aimed at the transformation of individuals. This discussion critically engages with the broader purpose of the prison: while prisons are meant to rehabilitate and reform prisoners, the structured architecture of the prison conflicts with this objective.

Dynamic Business Collaborations Through Contract Services

2013 ◽  
pp. 228-251
Author(s):  
Surya Nepal ◽  
Shiping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Web Service ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Electronic Contract ◽  
Collaborative Context ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Business Collaboration ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Research Domain

New applications have recently emerged within the domains of e-Health, e-Science, e-Research and e-Government that require the formation of dynamic collaborations between independent, autonomous business organizations for the duration of a project designed with a specific purpose. To successfully create and manage such collaborations, there is a need of a standard way to specify: (a) what resources are required, (b) who will contribute resources, (c) the type of access required to these resources, (d) agreement and obligations of the partners within the business collaboration, with the terms and conditions specified in the agreement, and (e) how to instantiate, maintain and terminate such business collaborations easily and in a well understood manner. The authors address these issues through the creation, negotiation and execution of an agreed electronic contract. First, this paper provides a framework for an electronic contract (e-Contract) by introducing a Web Service Collaborative Context Definition Language (WS-CCDL), which was developed in the context of dynamic business collaboration. Then, the authors illustrate its use with a universal (anywhere) connectivity service for a tele-Collaboration application in the context of e-Research domain. Both architectural design and implementation considerations are provided to highlight the feasibility and complicity of the technologies.

scholarly journals Spatially organizing future genders: An artistic intervention in the creation of a hir-toilet

2020 ◽  
pp. 001872671989972
Author(s):  
Annika Skoglund ◽  
Robin Holt
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Spatial Production ◽  
The Creation ◽  
A Performance

Toilets, a neglected facility in the study of human relations at work and beyond, have become increasingly important in discussions about future experiences of gender diversity. To further investigate the spatial production of gender and its potential expressions, we transformed a unisex single-occupancy toilet at Uppsala University into an all-gender or ‘hir-toilet’.1 With the aim to disrupt and expose the dominant spatial organization of the two binary genders, we inaugurated the hir-toilet with the help of a performance artist. We describe and analyse internal and external responses thereto, using Lefebvre’s work on dialectics and space. Focusing on how space is variously lived, conceived and perceived, our analysis questions the very rationale of gender categorizations. The results contribute to a renewed critique of binary thinking in the organization of workplaces by extending our understanding of how space and human relations mutually constitute each other.

PARADIGM AND GRAPHICAL TOOLS OF THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
O. Ivanova ◽  
Valentin Gorozhankin
Keyword(s):  
Material Processing ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Functional Approach ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Graphical Language ◽  
Concept Of Function ◽  
Design Production

The article examines industrial methods – harmonization of products and typing of objects of design production. Industrialization of design passed the stages of specialization of institutes and implementation of standard projects. The concept of "architectural type", which became the basis of the regulatory framework, was associated with the principles of engineering design with a functional approach. The concept of" function " is interpreted by the authors as a spatial relationship between the procedures of material processing and the places of its effective transformations or services. In architectural design, the recipient of the service is represented by the material subject to spatial organization in accordance with the technology of the process, or observing the spatial placement of the material and the process of its movement. The functional approach in design is aimed at localization of processes – consolidation of zones and reduction of communications. Accordingly, zoning schemes, functional media locations, and link configurations represent the graphical language of the limited content of the functional approach.

Dynamic Business Collaborations Through Contract Services

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-82
Author(s):  
Surya Nepal ◽  
Shiping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Web Service ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Electronic Contract ◽  
Collaborative Context ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Business Collaboration ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Research Domain

New applications have recently emerged within the domains of e-Health, e-Science, e-Research and e-Government that require the formation of dynamic collaborations between independent, autonomous business organizations for the duration of a project designed with a specific purpose. To successfully create and manage such collaborations, there is a need of a standard way to specify: (a) what resources are required, (b) who will contribute resources, (c) the type of access required to these resources, (d) agreement and obligations of the partners within the business collaboration, with the terms and conditions specified in the agreement, and (e) how to instantiate, maintain and terminate such business collaborations easily and in a well understood manner. The authors address these issues through the creation, negotiation and execution of an agreed electronic contract. First, this paper provides a framework for an electronic contract (e-Contract) by introducing a Web Service Collaborative Context Definition Language (WS-CCDL), which was developed in the context of dynamic business collaboration. Then, the authors illustrate its use with a universal (anywhere) connectivity service for a tele-Collaboration application in the context of e-Research domain. Both architectural design and implementation considerations are provided to highlight the feasibility and complicity of the technologies.

scholarly journals The Impact of Environmental and Archıtectural Design on Users’ Affective Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
Navid Khaleghimoghaddam ◽  
Havva Alkan Bala
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Affective Experience ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Educational Spaces ◽  
Design Style ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study examines the impact of environmental design on user experiences in the educational spaces of Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. In the research area, the affective assessment of four different spaces, which have been changed their function, was made. The research hypothesis is that users’ affective experience is influenced by environmental and architectural design. The method applied is the interpretation of the data obtained by the scores of the pleasure-arousal diagram of the affective and perceptional experience of 100 students in 16 educational spaces belonging to Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. As a result of the research, it has been verified that space design style has an active role in the affective experience of students, and there is a meaningful relationship between user’s spatial experience and the design style. In this context, it has been revealed that the spatial experiences of students in traditional spaces are positive and satisfactory in terms of interest, pleasuret and security, and that for the other three groups, many changes are required in the architectural design and spatial organization to provide positive motivation and emotional suitability.

scholarly journals TOWARDS EXPERIENTIAL REPRESENTATION IN ARCHITECTURE

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Alfonso de la Fuente Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
The Other ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Representation Of Architecture ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The One ◽  
Visual Realism ◽  
Interpretive Process

Planning and predicting the experiences that buildings will produce is an essential part of architectural design. The importance of representation lies in its ability to communicate experiences before a building is materialized. This article will treat the topic of representation of architecture works without putting aside our direct experience with edifices. By understanding the perceptual, associative and interactive phenomena that arise from the human encounter with buildings, it becomes possible to comprehend the representation of these phenomena through pictorial means. The first objective of this theoretical article is to define the inherent and unavoidable factors that are present in the creation and interpretation of all architectural representations, regardless of the technical means used. Any representation conveys two processes: the representation of experience (a creative process), and the experience of representation (an interpretive process). Furthermore, there exist two layers in any representation: the what (the architectural object) and the how (the representational medium). The second objective is to suggest alternatives to visual realism, in order to create representations that embody the particular phenomena that an architectural work will be able to produce. On the one hand, representations that pretend to copy reality produce in the observers detailed visual experiences; on the other hand, certain representations reflect the experiences themselves after they have been produced; they represent buildings as they are transformed by experience. This article focuses on those representations that are not only the reflection of an object, but also the reflection of our way of experiencing it.

scholarly journals Redefining: Cultural Impression in Princely States During Colonial Period

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Ashwini Sasi
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Hereditary System ◽  
Core Study ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Architectural Planning ◽  
Art And Architecture

India is well diverse with a variety of cultural and traditional practices. Impact of age-old practices redefined the idea of culture and tradition, not only as a hereditary system, but also as part of art and architecture. Factors such as the cultural changes between North and South India, impact of the British, changes in spatial organization and patriarchy and matrilineal system drew an impact on cultural impression of India through time. Palaces (04th —18th century) and the lifestyle of the heirs, being a soul example to exhibit the Indian uniqueness, gradually inclined towards British culture and morals. This influence brought a change in the architectural design of palaces, which is the core study area in the thesis. Comparing the architectural planning of palaces from the 13th to the 18th century showed a clear change on how British influenced Indian palace design. This became one of the finest reasons to identify cities with palaces based on their culture and tradition, and on art and architecture. In addition to finding how it has brought the influential change and what is the present scenario of the same palaces. The architectures that were adopted in India was a form of true traditional architecture which is been followed through a very long time and hence it was collaborated with Italian, French, Indo Sarcenic or European style.

scholarly journals THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING IN SPIRITUALITY DEFINITION OF IRANIAN MOSQUES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-208
Author(s):  
Sanaz Ahmadzadeh Siyahrood ◽  
Arghavan Ebrahimi ◽  
Javad Ghiasvand ◽  
Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Islamic Architecture ◽  
Dominant Ideology ◽  
Symbolic Integration ◽  
Architectural Features ◽  
Holy Places ◽  
Design Paradigm ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Definition Of

Islamic mosques in Iran, similar to other Islamic nations, are reflections of visual beauties and typical examples of symbolic integration and relationship with strong beliefs and geometry. Scrutiny of these relationships provides a broader and profound perception of the design paradigm of these sacred masterpieces, which not only have been responding to the functional aspect of holy places but also represent an aesthetic model of architectural geometric perfection. This paper aims to survey this paradigm with a focus on its basic concepts and geometric origins; in this regard, it seeks to address the ensuing questions: what are the fundamental ideas in the design of mosques? How and which methods were used have been reflected in the architecture of mosques? How has the geometry assisted the architecture of mosques? What is the geometry role in the accomplishment of those basic concepts? To this end, after stating the fundamental concepts and dominant ideology in the design of mosques and the progress factors of Islamic architecture, their architectural features, spatial organization, and relations with geometry had been examined. The research hypothesis is that monotheism and divine unity are the original concepts of the architecture of mosques and this type of architectural design tries with the help of a range of abstract arts, symbolic materials, various methods, and science of geometry symbolize these ideas to create a sacred atmosphere and place which could be an intermediate spot for the human to achieve that divinity and unity.

scholarly journals BASIC TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES FOR PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Tatiana Ya. VAVILOVA ◽  
Polina S. KOMAROVA
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Specially Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Protected Natural Areas ◽  
Research And Education

The results of the research are presented, its tasks were the analysis and systematization of approaches to the design of buildings and structures for scientifi c research and educational purposes for specially protected natural areas (SPNA). It was revealed that Russian architectural science and design regulations do not cover this architectural-typological direction. Therefore, to search for relevant methods of architectural design, principles and techniques of volumetric-spatial organization, engineering solutions, foreign experience was involved. The study of best practices has shown that the infrastructural development of protected areas is associated with restrictions due to natural-climatic and regulatory factors, and the development of requirements for the consumer properties of objects for these territories is infl uenced by the principles of sustainable development - environmental, social and economic. Examples are given.

scholarly journals 4of7: Elastic diary of the research by design

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-243
Author(s):  
Đorđe Stojanović ◽  
Milutin Cerović
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
Spatial Environment ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Architectural Research ◽  
The University

This paper will present a specific Research by Design setting at the University of Belgrade conducted by 4of7, the initiative which simultaneously encompasses the aspects of architectural practice, research and education. In the opening paragraphs 4of7 agenda will be discussed against three overlapping areas of the study: understanding and applying computational logic within the design process, the use of the prototypical models, and the investigation of the material processes. In the further body of the text, a sequence of experiments will be documented to demonstrate an ongoing architectural research, probing into the design workflow which employs elastic material performance to achieve highly versatile spatial organization and develop a non-geometric understanding of spatial environment. The study will explore the connection between two theoretical models, initially identified as the Field and the Network and material based studies in architectural design. An abbreviated version of this text was presented at eCAADe conference "Computation and Performance" at TU Delft, September 2013.

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