Seconds Last

What does it mean to be dead? If you were living in a perfect, but false, moment in time, would you choose to leave it? In this work of philosophical short fiction, Linus and Axel are sitting in Central Park on a perfect October day. They have lived in this same day, seemingly, forever. They know they are both dead. Linus died about ten years later than Axel. It occurs to Linus that if they are both seeing his vision of Central Park, it must be his reality. Linus theorizes that, at the moment of death, our brain activity speeds up dramatically, making it seem like our final moment in time lasts forever. However, it’s not real. Linus decides to end this moment in time and move on.

The first open public space in Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk parks are studied in the general system of green areas of the city. The Central Park of Krasnoyarsk is analyzed in detail, its evolution is traced through its periods. The planning, landscape and architectural-spatial transformations of the garden-park territory have been studied and illustrated. The prospects for the development of the park are outlined on the basis of a review of project proposals and the results of an Open International Competition for the development concept of Gorky Central Park in Krasnoyarsk in 2020. The principles of a good park have been formulated.

Gardening Mt Vic

<p>Since Olmstead envisioned Central Park, New York, the study of gardening has slowly become the Staple of landscape historians. Gardening practices can engage the body with aesthetic experience through plants and materiality; landscape architects inform this process through expressive design intention and representations informed by conventions. When a creative drawing convention lacks sensitivity to how one reads the landscape, the intentions behind the expressions created by landscape architects become obscure or unclear. John Ward, a New Zealand Company secretary, stated that Wellington’s town belt was for “the beautiful appearance of the city to be secured.” (Cook, 1992) Over time, urban infrastructural developments have altered the boundaries of town belt parks; This was the case for Mount Victoria Park due to the 1930s development of Alexandra Road. Landscape architects recognise the significance of walking along the ridge of Mount Victoria because of its meaningful history; however, the large scale of the Mount Victoria Park means common planning practices cannot meaningfully engage with important opportunities for how its spatial compositions can dynamically affect the human experience. This is because landscape-planning tendencies typically utilise large-scale mapping to create utilitarian maintenance regimes that regiment spaces, rather than utilising landscape architectural principles in the forming of them. This design research investigation asks: how can landscape architecture establish a meaningful, human-scale experience of the garden at the scale of the large park? This study operates through design-led landscape architectural research. Site study of the Wellington Town Belt revealed that despite the scale of this site its variety of trails and open spaces for experiencing the site as a composed garden. This thesis argues that visual factors that enable composition focussed drawings to be meaningful can also be applied to the design of large-scale garden parks. Reflection on fieldwork was developed in design through crafted explorations of technique and convention resulting in a composition focussed drawing system. These designs were developed through a sensitivity to scale and drawing convention. The creative use of representation and site interpretation challenged utilitarian conceptions about the design of large-scale town belts to also include human-scale iterative visual interpretation. The results of these design experiments unified spaces and formed intense moments of beauty and meaning, during both movement and points of pause, resulting in a garden-like experience that expressed the particular beauty and unique attributes of Matairangi, Mt Victoria.</p>

Gardening Mt Vic

<p>Since Olmstead envisioned Central Park, New York, the study of gardening has slowly become the Staple of landscape historians. Gardening practices can engage the body with aesthetic experience through plants and materiality; landscape architects inform this process through expressive design intention and representations informed by conventions. When a creative drawing convention lacks sensitivity to how one reads the landscape, the intentions behind the expressions created by landscape architects become obscure or unclear. John Ward, a New Zealand Company secretary, stated that Wellington’s town belt was for “the beautiful appearance of the city to be secured.” (Cook, 1992) Over time, urban infrastructural developments have altered the boundaries of town belt parks; This was the case for Mount Victoria Park due to the 1930s development of Alexandra Road. Landscape architects recognise the significance of walking along the ridge of Mount Victoria because of its meaningful history; however, the large scale of the Mount Victoria Park means common planning practices cannot meaningfully engage with important opportunities for how its spatial compositions can dynamically affect the human experience. This is because landscape-planning tendencies typically utilise large-scale mapping to create utilitarian maintenance regimes that regiment spaces, rather than utilising landscape architectural principles in the forming of them. This design research investigation asks: how can landscape architecture establish a meaningful, human-scale experience of the garden at the scale of the large park? This study operates through design-led landscape architectural research. Site study of the Wellington Town Belt revealed that despite the scale of this site its variety of trails and open spaces for experiencing the site as a composed garden. This thesis argues that visual factors that enable composition focussed drawings to be meaningful can also be applied to the design of large-scale garden parks. Reflection on fieldwork was developed in design through crafted explorations of technique and convention resulting in a composition focussed drawing system. These designs were developed through a sensitivity to scale and drawing convention. The creative use of representation and site interpretation challenged utilitarian conceptions about the design of large-scale town belts to also include human-scale iterative visual interpretation. The results of these design experiments unified spaces and formed intense moments of beauty and meaning, during both movement and points of pause, resulting in a garden-like experience that expressed the particular beauty and unique attributes of Matairangi, Mt Victoria.</p>

Studies on the Frequency of Attack Produced by Obolodiplosis robiniae Haldeman in Black Locust Trees from Landscaped Spaces of Cluj-Napoca

Obolodiplosis robiniae Haldeman (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is a monophagous species, the host plants being species of the genus Robinia. The species is native to the U.S.A., and in Europe, it was first reported in Italy, in 2003, from where it spread to all European countries. In Romania, it was reported in 2007. The attack of this species is produced by the larval stage and manifests leaves. After hatching, the endophytic and gregarious larvae cause changes in the parenchyma structure that lead to the appearance of characteristic galls located at the edge of the leaflet and rolled towards its lower part. In 2021, we monitored the frequency of attacked acacia leaves, the number of galls reported on a leaflet and the number of larvae in a gala in two locations in Cluj-Napoca: on the acacias in the Central Park of the city and on the acacias in some street alignments. In the case of acacias in Central Park, the frequency of attacked fruits was 15%, and in the case of acacias in the alignment, 7%. On the 50 attacked leaves taken from Central Park, there were 932 leaflets, of which 40% are with galls, and the leaves on the alignment had 1010 leaflets, of which 19.2% are with galls. The number of galas/leaflets was between 1 and 5 galas in Central Park, and on alignments between 1 and 4 galas. In both locations, most of the leaflets were with a single gala. The maximum larvae/gala was five specimens in Central Park and three larvae on the leaflets on the alignment.

EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST GEORADAR RESEARCH ON THE TERRITORY OF THE DNU PALACE OF STUDENTS OF THE CENTRAL PARK OF CULTURE NAMED AFTER T.G. SHEVCHENKO IN DNIPRO

Problem statement. Geophysical research at the location of the Palace of Students of DNU (formerPotiomkin Palace) in the Central Park of Culture. T.G. Shevchenko city of Dnipro were held in connection with theissue of the existence of hidden underground structures and confirmation of the historical legend, long existing aroundthis monument of architecture of the XVIII century. In the course of the research, a georadar survey was carried out,which involved a careful analysis of historical sources, which should refute the legend or, conversely, confirm it. Thestudies were performed using MALA georadar with operating frequencies of 250 MHz and, 800 MHz (very limitedly).Purpose of the article. The purpose of the work was to clarify the state of existing utilities, as well as the search forhidden ancient structures in the Central Park of Culture. T.G. Shevchenko in the areas adjacent to the building of the thePalace of Students of DNU. The research was also carried out on Shevchenko Square (formerly called Palace Square)near the central entrance to the park. Conclusion. As a result of the conducted researches of the received georadarprofiles features of display of superficial and deepened building designs, aquifers and other communications on sites ofdry and moistened loess soils of the given territory were revealed. In the areas of possible leaks in moist loam soils, anyobjects, at working depths at a frequency of 250 MHz by the device, were not reflected due to the high degree of signalattenuation. When deciphering the radar patterns on Shevchenko Square, the excavation work carried out for thereconstruction of the area proved to be a significant help. No anomalies indicating the presence of sufficientlyvoluminous linear underground structures were found on the georadar profiles of this area, which is confirmed by theresults of photofixation during excavation. The conducted researches can be considered only primary and providecarrying out of further more detailed researches on the chosen sites, including in the building. As information onpreviously performed georadar surveys on the territory of the Palace of Students of DNU and adjacent to the park −Shevchenko Square could not be found, the conducted Laboratory of research of nuclear and thermal power plants PSACEAsurveys can be considered the first of its kind.

PUBLIC SPACE ZONING PATTERNS IN MIXED USE BUILDING POLA ZONING RUANG RUANG PUBLIK PADA BANGUNAN MIXED USE

Inovasi dan kreativitas yang dibutuhkan untuk mengintegrasikan semua jenis, dan fungsi properti ke dalam satu kawasan pengembangan yakni mixed use development. Di Indonesia, konsep ini sejatinya sudah lama diterapkan, sekitar awal tahun 2000-an saat bisnis properti mengalami booming. Pada dasarnya, mixed use development adalah sebuah kawasan terintegrasi yang terdiri dari tempat tinggal, kantor, pusat perbelanjaan, dan fungsi urban lainnya. Beberapa kawasan mixed-use yang terkenal di Indonesia adalah kawasan ciputra world jakarta barat, kawasan central park jakarta selatan, kawasan plaza indonesia di jakarta pusat, kawasan gandaria city jakarta selatan dan distric 8 di jakarta selatan. Seperti kawasankawasan tempat tinggal lainnya, kawasan mixed-use juga mempunyai beberapa karakteristik yang membedakannya dengan kawasan tempat tinggal lainnya. Diminati Karena Integrasi Kawasan Penggabungan tiga atau bahkan lebih dari fungsi urban dalam kawasan mixed-use, membuatnya diminati oleh berbagai kalangan. Mulai dari calon pembeli yang ingin tinggal di sana, sampai pengunjung-pengunjung tidak tetap yang tertarik dengan pusat perbelanjaan, hotel, atau fungsi-fungsi lain dari kawasan mixed-use yang ditawarkan. Kehadiran kawasan mixed-use juga bisa meningkatkan gengsi dan minat orang-orang untuk bisa tinggal di dalam maupun kawasan sekitarnya. Kondisi ini otomatis mengerek harga jual properti di kawasan mixed-use dan di daerah-daerah sekitarnya yang masih dalam jangkauan. Minat yang tinggi ini karena gaya hidup praktis yang ditawarkan. Dengan bisa tinggal di sana, bekerja, melakukan rekreasi, atau bahkan mengenyam pendidikan dalam satu kawasan yang sama, ruang publik juga sebagai aspek penting dalam kawasan yang dapat menunjang berbagai kegitan umum dan bersama.

Mental Health Issues in Covid 19 Recovered Patients of Lahore, Pakistan

Background: Corona virus belongs to the coronaviridea family. Its variant, the severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) is a beta coronavirus causing the current Covid-19 outbreak in humans. This virus not only has pathological effects, but it also affects psychologically. Our study aims to find out the mental changes affecting the COVID recovered patients. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried at Central Park Medical College from July 2021- August 2021 to assess the psychological stress and anxiety among COVID-19 recovered patients. Data was collected from 96 COVID-19 recovered patients through a self-designed questionnaire using convenient sampling design. Results: The mean age of the participants was 28.07 + 12.45 SD in years. About 44.8% of the participants were female. Approximately 79% participants were graduated or above. About 52.4% of the participants who were infected from COVID-19 mentioned that they lost their appetite during illness. Nearly 71.4% of the participants mentioned that they were more anxious during the illness. Conclusion: Nearly two third participants had sad feelings. A high percentage of respondents had some level of anxiety. Most of the participants reported sudden and panic attacks after COVID. Many respondents said that they were trying to overcome these mental after affects of COVID.