scholarly journals Hadwig Kraeutler: Otto Neurath. Museum and Exhibition Work: Spaces (Designed) for Communication

1970 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Frans Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
Visual Education ◽  
Work Spaces ◽  
Historical Circumstance ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Graphic Language ◽  
Social Project

”Museums of the future [...] ought not to be as I would like to have them, but as the visitors and users would want them if they knew what makes a museum.” Otto Neurath’s vision in 1933 of the future development of the museum as a public space, and as a pedagogical and social project, gives a good idea of why he is often mentioned in handbooks on the history of museums. But considering the rapidly growing number of studies since the 1970s of Neurath as a philosopher, economist and sociologist – the literature on his many exhibition projects is still very small. These projects and his writings on museums have usually been treated as a slightly anecdotal part of his career; a separate, straightforward and practical undertaking, only indirectly linked to his supposedly more serious and theoretical pursuits. The exception is the fairly large literature on ISOTYPE, the standardised graphic language for visual education, developed in the latter half of the 1920s at the “social and economic museum” in Vienna. However, rather than analysing ISOTYPE as an integrated part of Neurath’s many-faceted museum project, these studies have mostly treated the exhibitions as a given, as the historical circumstance for the birth of a new kind of graphic design. 

BUILDING COMMITMENT OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT „POTENTIALS – NEW FORMS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL BUILDING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRZASNYSZ”. PERSPECTIVES AND LIMITATIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 22T (1 (tematyczny)) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Kinga Pawłowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Community Project ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Capital Building ◽  
Social Project ◽  
Building Methods

This paper explores the issue of building beneficiaries’ commitment to the social project. Building beneficiaries’ commitment is difficult and complicated, but necessary to achieve the project’s goals. The paper presents experiences of individuals who organise activities in the Potentials… project, namely activities of those who have been responsible for building involvement of the projects’ benfciaries. The author presents conclusions of her qualitative research into the local community/project concerning commitment building methods, the difficulties connected with it and some suggestions concerning the project implementation in the future.

scholarly journals BRICKS, BRANDING, AND THE EVERYDAY: DEFINING GREATNESS AT THE UNITED NATIONS PLAZA IN SAN FRANCISCO

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Georgia Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Public Space ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
History Of ◽  
The United Nations

After over a decade of reports, designs, and public outreach, the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco was dedicated in 1976. Using historical documents such as government reports, design guidelines, letters, meeting minutes, and newspaper articles from archives, I argue that while the construction of the UN Plaza has failed to completely transform the social and economic life of the area, it succeeds in creating a genuinely public space. The history of the UN Plaza can serve both as a cautionary tale for those interested in changing property values purely through changing design, and as a standard of success in making a space used by a true cross-section of urban society.

The social context of iron forging on the Kenya coast

Africa ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chapurukha M. Kusimba
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Social Power ◽  
High Status ◽  
Detailed Understanding ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ambiguous Position

Ironsmiths occupy an important yet ambiguous position in many African societies. They are both revered and feared, because they wield social power which arises from their access to occult knowledge, not only of metallurgy but of healing, divination, circumcision and peacemaking. In some societies smiths enjoy high status and are the wealthiest people. In others they are feared, covertly maligned, and blamed for societal misfortunes. In still others the smiths' position is often marginal except when they are needed to intercede on their society's behalf to solve natural or cultural predicaments. The forge or smithy plays a central role in the community as tool-making centre, a place of refuge from violence, of purification, and for healing. This article examines the social context of iron forging among the ironsmiths of the Kenya coast, focusing on the role of iron forging in the coastal economy, the forge, the smiths' life cycle, the institution of apprenticeship, the ritual and technical power of smiths, the role of women in the smiths' community, and the future of iron forging on the coast. It is argued that, while coastal smiths are marginal and despised, they hold important ritual and spiritual powers in coastal society. The article concludes that a detailed understanding of the traditional crafts historically practised on the coast can do much to illuminate the complex history of coastal society.

3D Typography Design in the Digital Environment

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 147-155
Author(s):  
Fatih Kurtcu
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Graphic Design ◽  
Cultural Exchange ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Experimental Works ◽  
Communication Expectations ◽  
Motion Video

Writing is a visual expression of language-based communication and the most basic indicator and result of human social development and his evolution is in tune with language, thought, art and cultural exchange and/or development. Today, in the concept of writing – typography is far beyond just describing a technique. The effects of developments on technology are reflected in typographic studies and new and effective expression forms are created with new software enviroments, new media and new experimental works. Typographic studies designed in the digital environment by use of possibilities offered by technology presents new expression possibilities to the audience. Examining how digital typography, which is becoming widespread, has been designed and produced is a necessity to meet the communication expectations of the day and in the future with visual designs. In this article, the history of 3D writing, typography studies, usage areas and 3D digital typography designing stages are examined. Keywords: 3D, typography, design, digital environment, graphic design, motion, video.

scholarly journals Mapping the History of a Territory: Bon Pastor (Barcelona) – Social Remembrance and Heritage Project

2019 ◽  
pp. 37-54
Author(s):  
Salvador Angosto
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
City Council ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
The City

The topic of the article are the complex stages of the formation of the Bon Pastor neighbourhood in Barcelona, and contemporary efforts to create the remembrance space system that would preserve the social memory and historical identity of the place. The author presents how the urban development plans for the district were transformed as a result of major changes in national politics, economy, and social policy, since the 1930s, through 60s and 70s, till today. The article describes the Bon Pastor Civic Memory project as an interesting example of a participatory action aimed at the preservation of local heritage. The implementation of the Civic Memory project was possible due to the neighbours’ initiative and their cooperation with cultural and academic institutions. The aim of this project is to mark certain points of the territory which possess historically and socially significant value, and to enhance them through public art, urban design and other implementations envisaged. The Association of residents of Bon Pastor (Barcelona) has been characterized, since 1974, for its combative and vindictive nature, at the same time as for its great capacity to launch solidarity initiatives and manage complicated processes to improve the living conditions of residents of the neighbourhood. After the struggles to obtain a health centre, the improvement of communications by metro and bus, and the constant improvement of public space, in recent years, the Association is co-managing with the Barcelona City Council, the radical transformation of the neighbourhood. The different phases for the remodelling of the neighbourhood, by replacing the so-called “cheap houses” with new buildings, with more spacious apartments and with better material conditions, is coming to an end and now, the possibility opens up, driven by the neighbours and the Museum of the History of the City (MUHBA) to have a metropolitan museographic space devoted to the presentation and study of the evolution of workers’ and popular housing in Barcelona.

scholarly journals Political exile in the post-2019 Brazilian context: history of exile and work-existence/resistance of a Brazilian intellectual

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-324
Author(s):  
FERNANDA TARABAL LOPES ◽  
ALESSANDRA DE SÁ MELLO DA COSTA
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Psychological Function ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Exile ◽  
University Professor ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject

Abstract Recent years have witnessed the rise of far right-wing leaders in various parts of the world. Stanley (2019) recognizes the particularities of the different nations where this phenomenon is observed but advocates for generalizing it. The author uses the label “fascism” to refer to a variety of ultranationalism. When analyzing the current Brazilian situation, Souza (2019) also refers to fascism, exploring its irrational origins and particularities in Brazil, noticing the emergence of a neo-fascism. Against this backdrop, there are cases of people leaving their countries due to the increasing violence experienced. This study explores this particular situation, presenting the history of Tiburi’s exile, a philosopher, writer, university professor, and Brazilian politician. Concerning the theoretical discussion of the case, the study recalls, among other contributions, the debate about the centrality of work and its psychological function and how it presents itself as a form of existence and resistance for political exile. The article also discusses solidarity and the ‘public space of word’, a possibility that ceases in the country of origin and is sought in expatriation, primarily through work as a mode of existence and resistance. This study uses life history research, which is a rich possibility of apprehending the social experience and the subject in their practices. It is a method particularly fruitful in the study of phenomena such as migration. It is also essential through this research to register and reflect on work in the context of the recent Brazilian political exile.

scholarly journals Memory dynamics in times of crisis: An interview with Sarah Gensburger

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1388-1400
Author(s):  
Stef Craps ◽  
Catherine Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Local Space ◽  
The Creation

Working at the intersection of political science, ethnographic sociology, and contemporary historiography, Sarah Gensburger specializes in the social dynamics of memory. In this interview, she talks about her book Memory on My Doorstep: Chronicles of the Bataclan Neighborhood, Paris 2015–2016, which traces the evolving memorialization processes following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, their impact on the local landscape, and the social appropriations of the past by visitors at memorials and commemorative sites. She also discusses her new project Vitrines en confinement—Vetrine in quarantena (“Windows in Lockdown”), which documents public responses to the coronavirus pandemic from different sites across Europe through the creation of a photographic archive of public space. The interview highlights issues around the immediacy of contemporary memorialization practices, the ways in which people engage with their local space during times of crisis, and how we are all actively involved in preserving memory for the future.

Social and Environmental History in the Anthropocene

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Warde
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Social History ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Longue Duree ◽  
Longue Durée

This chapter takes seriously the notion of the ‘Anthropocene’—the concept of the period of history from which human activities have had global effects on the environment—and looks at it historically, across the longue durée, noting that the environment is itself a concept with a history of its own. The chapter argues that environmental history is very largely entwined with social history and that this poses a challenge for historians. Should we think of ‘the social’ and ‘the environmental’ as two different (albeit connected) spheres, or should we reconceptualize what ‘society’ and ‘environment’ might mean, both historically and for the future?

Socialist Neighborhoods after Socialism

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Elman Zarecor
Keyword(s):  
Construction Technology ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Physical Degradation

The Czech Republic’s socialist-era neighborhoods are largely intact twenty years after the end of Communist Party rule. These buildings will be rehabilitated, but not replaced, because of financial and logistical constraints. In the context of the country’s accession to the European Union in 2004 and the recent global economic crisis, this essay questions what can and should be done in an effort to make these neighborhoods better places to live in the present and the future. It starts with a brief history of postwar housing construction and socialist-era design methodologies, exploring postwar architectural practice and innovations in construction technology that were connected to the industrialization of housing production. The role of the Baťa Company in the development of panelák technology is described. In the context of post-socialist rehabilitation efforts, the discussion addresses current housing policy including regulated rents and the shift in emphasis from renting to ownership. Government subsidies and grant programs are considered, as well as problems such as physical degradation and social segregation. The essay proposes that for the future the social and spatial ideas that were part of the original designs may be more important than the architectural style of individual buildings.

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