scholarly journals FROM METRIC IMAGE ARCHIVES TO POINT CLOUD RECONSTRUCTION: CASE STUDY OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF ALEPPO IN SYRIA

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Grussenmeyer ◽  
O. Al Khalil
Keyword(s):  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
3D Image ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
Image Archives ◽  
Geotechnical Studies

The paper presents photogrammetric archives from Aleppo (Syria), collected between 1999 and 2002 by the Committee for maintenance and restoration of the Great Mosque in partnership with the Engineering Unit of the University of Aleppo. During that period, terrestrial photogrammetric data and geodetic surveys of the Great Omayyad mosque were recorded for documentation purposes and geotechnical studies. During the recent war in Syria, the Mosque has unfortunately been seriously damaged and its minaret has been completely destroyed. The paper presents a summary of the documentation available from the past projects as well as solutions of 3D reconstruction based on the processing of the photogrammetric archives with the latest 3D image-based techniques.

scholarly journals On Being Original

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Stoneham
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
The University

This case study evaluates a range of techniques that have been used over the past ten years in a variety of contexts to attempt to address the issue of plagiarism by students in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Greenwich.  The importance of plagiarism prevention in ensuring authentic assessment is emphasised, and the barriers to implementing a comprehensive strategy are highlighted. 

The Paradox of Neoliberal Education Bureaucracy and Hysterical Resistance: The Case of New Zealand Schooling

2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (100) ◽  
pp. 179-197
Author(s):  
Leon Salter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Political Speeches ◽  
The University ◽  
Four Discourses

Neoliberal discourse often positions itself as the antithesis of bureaucracy. However, as the hegemonic political project of the past forty years, neoliberalism has imposed various forms of bureaucracy, most notably, those that audit performance. This contradiction between antagonism towards bureaucracy and bureaucratising tendencies is particularly resonant in the contemporary neoliberalised education sector, where the perceived risk of not producing self-managing, autonomous, economically productive subjects must be minimised through audit mechanisms which, conversely, necessarily decrease those capacities in students. Through a case study of the neoliberalisation of New Zealand's school sector, using the lens of Lacan's four discourses, this article argues that the discourses of the Master and the University have worked together to sometimes obscure, but at other times highlight, this contradiction. Drawing on policy documents, political speeches and reports, I highlight that a key policy which increased the visibility of the contradiction was National Standards, introduced in 2007 to reduce the risk of the unknown through the collection of performance data. I also draw on interviews with educationalists who adopt the discourse of the hysteric as a means to publicly highlight this contradiction, contesting the symbolic mandate of the teacher-as-data-node, while avoiding the kinds of full-frontal resistance that might cost them their jobs and jeopardise the education of children.

scholarly journals Beyond Virtual Replicas: 3D Modeling and Maltese Prehistoric Architecture

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Stanco ◽  
Davide Tanasi
Keyword(s):  
3D Models ◽  
The Public ◽  
Virtual Archaeology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Visual Description ◽  
The University

In the past decade, computer graphics have become strategic for the development of projects aimed at the interpretation of archaeological evidence and the dissemination of scientific results to the public. Among all the solutions available, the use of 3D models is particularly relevant for the reconstruction of poorly preserved sites and monuments destroyed by natural causes or human actions. These digital replicas are, at the same time, a virtual environment that can be used as a tool for the interpretative hypotheses of archaeologists and as an effective medium for a visual description of the cultural heritage. In this paper, the innovative methodology and aims and outcomes of a virtual reconstruction of the Borg in-Nadur megalithic temple, carried out by Archeomatica Project of the University of Catania, are offered as a case study for a virtual archaeology of prehistoric Malta.

Case study 3: storm clouds

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Florian Beigel ◽  
Philip Christou
Keyword(s):  
Research Culture ◽  
Critical Practice ◽  
Head Of School ◽  
The Past ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Lecture Theatre ◽  
The University ◽  
North London

In their leader to arq 6/1, the editors quite justifiably express a fear that ‘the gap between lecture theatre and studio will grow ever wider and the schools ever more divorced from practice’. They also acknowledge that ‘of course, it doesn't have to be like that’. In the University of North London architecture school, for example, a research culture of design as research has emerged over the past decade or so. This has been supported by the past Head of School, Helen Mallinson, and continues to be supported by the new Head, Robert Mull, as well as the Vice Chancellor (Research) of the University, Chris Topley. This culture of critical practice affects the studio in a number of direct ways.

scholarly journals Universities That Learn to Tackle the Challenges of Sustainability: Case Study of the University of Córdoba (Spain)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6614
Author(s):  
Antonio Gomera ◽  
Miguel Antúnez ◽  
Francisco Villamandos
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technical Structure ◽  
Scientific Technical ◽  
The University

On their path to sustainability, universities must consider both individual and organizational components. Universities are organizations that also have the capacity to learn and evolve. By means of an analysis conducted over the past 20 years at the University of Córdoba (Spain), this article identifies the variables present in the University’s environmental sustainability process, characterizing its evolution through different stages and proposing an organizational model that orders these variables into a system within the framework of complexity. This model highlights the importance of a scientific-technical structure as catalyst, facilitator, and attractor of transformative flows within the organization, which could be a key component of its evolution towards sustainability. It also underscores the possibility of using environmental awareness and the perceived norm as indicators of the system. This characterization reveals the potential of these variables as indicators of progress and anchoring points for the permanent monitoring of the system, and it will also help to design potentially more effective and forceful actions and could prove valuable as a comparison indicator between universities.

scholarly journals Reconstruction of an architectural object. Case study: Citadel fort No. 33 “Krakus” in Krakow

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 00010
Author(s):  
Izabela Piech ◽  
Boguslawa Kwoczynska ◽  
Artur Ciszewski
Keyword(s):  
Point Cloud ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Laser Measurements ◽  
The University

The aim of the study was to recreate, in the form of a 3D model, the Citadel fort No. 33 “Krakus” in Krakow. The data on the basis of which the three-dimensional model was made were obtained using a Leica ScanStation P40 terrestrial laser scanner, which is owned by the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy of the University of Agriculture Hugona Kollataj in Krakow. The scope of field work included performing laser measurements, and then processing the point cloud in the Leica Cyclone 3D program and creating a full architectural model in SketchUp 2016.

Bridging the Gaps

2011 ◽  
pp. 319-328
Author(s):  
Caroline Collins ◽  
Olga. A. Vásquez ◽  
James Bliesner
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
University Of California ◽  
The Past ◽  
Employment Gaps ◽  
Teaching Research ◽  
The University

The following case study chronicles the activities of a community-university partnership that supports the University of California, San Diego’s threefold mission of teaching, research, and service while directing educational resources to underrepresented communities. This partnership, instantiated in a research project widely known as La Clase Mágica, involves a broad spectrum of institutional units seeking to bridge the digital, cognitive, and employment gaps that exist between middle-class mainstream communities and those at the margins. The case study examines the project’s history and philosophy, theoretical framework, commitment to collaboration, assessment, and impact over the past two decades.

scholarly journals THE COMPLEX POINT CLOUD FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. SOME EXPERIENCES

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-5/W1 ◽  
pp. 235-244
Author(s):  
C. Aveta ◽  
M. Salvatori ◽  
G. P. Vitelli
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Complex Point ◽  
3D Scanners ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
The University

The present paper aims to present a series of experiences and experimentations that a group of PhD from the University of Naples Federico II conducted over the past decade. This work has concerned the survey and the graphic restitution of monuments and works of art, finalized to their conservation. The targeted query of complex point cloud acquired by 3D scanners, integrated with photo sensors and thermal imaging, has allowed to explore new possibilities of investigation. <br><br> In particular, we will present the scientific results of the experiments carried out on some important historical artifacts with distinct morphological and typological characteristics. <br><br> According to aims and needs that emerged during the connotative process, with the support of archival and iconographic historical research, the laser scanner technology has been used in many different ways. New forms of representation, obtained directly from the point cloud, have been tested for the elaboration of thematic studies for documenting the pathologies and the decay of materials, for correlating visible aspects with invisible aspects of the artifact.

scholarly journals Digging Up the Past: Archival Issues with Found Time Capsules at Illinois State University

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 548-565
Author(s):  
April Karlene Anderson-Zorn
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
State University ◽  
Safe Handling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Illinois State University ◽  
Time Capsule ◽  
The University ◽  
Public Demand

During the demolition of an Illinois State University dormitory in the spring of 2016, workers discovered two time capsules. Tasked with their care, the university archivist looked for archival guidance on the safe handling of time capsules, best practices for working with their contents while balancing public demand for access. This case study examines the time capsule as an object of collective memory, how it fits into an institutional collection, the archivist's work to document and recover materials in two recently discovered time capsules, and how to work with multiple institutional departments to make them accessible. It suggests best practices for time capsule discoveries and outreach.

Appointing a Professor: Reflections on Filling the Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney in 1948

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Ian D. Rae
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Staff Member ◽  
Chemical Research ◽  
Head Of School ◽  
The Past ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
The University ◽  
Explicit Criteria ◽  
Australian Universities

Chemistry Departments, like other sections of Australian universities, long looked to Britain as the source of their senior appointees. None more so than the University of Sydney, where an attempt to fill the chair of organic chemistry in 1948 went badly awry. The selected candidate, an English chemist with a modest research record but qualities of leadership that were valued by the Head of School at Sydney, Professor Raymond Le Fèvre, at first accepted but then declined the appointment. The main cause for his change of heart was the support in the university, which came to the attention of the popular press, for the appointment of an internal candidate. This was Dr Francis Lions, a graduate of the university and a staff member for two decades who had a strong record of chemical research. Le Fèvre expressed a preference for someone more co-operative than Lions, with whom he had already clashed. The chair remained vacant for several years but was eventually filled by the appointment of an Australian, Arthur Birch. Australian universities at that time were slowly moving to appoint more local candidates to chairs whereas in the past they had almost automatically looked to Britain for their recruits. As well as noting this shift, this account of the 1948 incident also raises questions about the implicit and explicit criteria on which appointments are made and compares the case study with other contentious appointments in a range of disciplines in Australian universities.

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