How could a work of architecture that is designed to evoke a Bilbao effect be designed sustainably and in accordance with Vitruvius’s principle?

<p>The economy of a region could potentially be enhanced if numerous travelers were attracted by the architecture, and it couldalso lead to improving the economy of the nation. This thesis considers three primary aspects which are Vitruvius’s principleand the relationship to “form follows function”, the sustainable design, and the Bilbao effect. Furthermore, Vitruvius’s principle has consisted of “the strength”, “the utility”, and “the beauty”, historically. In this thesis, the proposed building which is thecombination of museum, concert hall and accommodation is to fulfill those three primary aspects. However, many problemscould currently be identified in architecture. For instance, there has been fuzzy understanding of what architecture meansauthentically. In addition, while some complex architecture exists in the world, there are many different approaches to designit. As the methodology of this thesis-project, the concept which is to affect the proposed architecture will be determined. Inthis case, the meanings of the proposed site will be discovered. Subsequently, the experimentation of architectural forms willbe conducted with integrating the meanings into the forms. The forms created manually will be digitized by the software andthe plug-in, Rhinoceros and Grasshopper. Subsequent to the finalization of the architectural form, the environmental andbuilding-performance simulations will be executed by the other plug-ins, Honeybee and Ladybug. Besides the literature andprecedent review, the sustainable strategies will be specified, being based on the result of the simulations. Then, the architectural form will be customized with the necessary building components in order to become functional architecture as the developed design. As a result, the architecture which could potentially invoke a Bilbao effect with the sustainability and Vitruvius’s principle will be designed in this thesis. In the future, complex architecture which resembles Guggenheim MuseumBilbao will be able to be designed less difficultly, with integrating the sustainable aspect and the authentic architectural style.</p>

How could a work of architecture that is designed to evoke a Bilbao effect be designed sustainably and in accordance with Vitruvius’s principle?

<p>The economy of a region could potentially be enhanced if numerous travelers were attracted by the architecture, and it couldalso lead to improving the economy of the nation. This thesis considers three primary aspects which are Vitruvius’s principleand the relationship to “form follows function”, the sustainable design, and the Bilbao effect. Furthermore, Vitruvius’s principle has consisted of “the strength”, “the utility”, and “the beauty”, historically. In this thesis, the proposed building which is thecombination of museum, concert hall and accommodation is to fulfill those three primary aspects. However, many problemscould currently be identified in architecture. For instance, there has been fuzzy understanding of what architecture meansauthentically. In addition, while some complex architecture exists in the world, there are many different approaches to designit. As the methodology of this thesis-project, the concept which is to affect the proposed architecture will be determined. Inthis case, the meanings of the proposed site will be discovered. Subsequently, the experimentation of architectural forms willbe conducted with integrating the meanings into the forms. The forms created manually will be digitized by the software andthe plug-in, Rhinoceros and Grasshopper. Subsequent to the finalization of the architectural form, the environmental andbuilding-performance simulations will be executed by the other plug-ins, Honeybee and Ladybug. Besides the literature andprecedent review, the sustainable strategies will be specified, being based on the result of the simulations. Then, the architectural form will be customized with the necessary building components in order to become functional architecture as the developed design. As a result, the architecture which could potentially invoke a Bilbao effect with the sustainability and Vitruvius’s principle will be designed in this thesis. In the future, complex architecture which resembles Guggenheim MuseumBilbao will be able to be designed less difficultly, with integrating the sustainable aspect and the authentic architectural style.</p>

Thinking through lines: locating perception and experience in place

How one conceptualizes place in research matters. I offer a ‘line analysis’ informed by Ingold’s idea that places are ‘tissues of lines’ and argue that this enables reflexivity with regards to what counts as ‘place’, adds legitimacy to the claim that places really do matter in research, and assists in representing places as a socio-natural phenomenon that cannot be compartmentalized or reduced to a humanist understanding of the social. I trial this analysis by drawing upon interviews and focus groups with people living in the vicinity of the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona). I use references made about lines of various kinds to create a narrative that locates Mona within the everyday lives of local residents. I conclude that this museum’s impact of is more mundane than the social transformation envisaged in the Bilbao Effect as this ‘effect’ relies upon a problematic and unexamined conceptualisation of place.

Τοπική ανάπτυξη στα Χανιά μέσω της δημιουργικής οικονομίας

Η έρευνα εξετάζει τις δυνατότητες ανάπτυξης μέσω της Δημιουργικής Οικονομίας στη βόρεια πλευρά της περιφερειακής ενότητας Χανίων (ενδεικτική περιοχή Δήμοι Χανίων, Πλατανιά, Αποκορώνου). Ερευνάται αν μια χωρική ενότητα που δια-θέτει τους αναγκαίους πόρους και υποδομές για δράσεις και επιχειρήσεις της Δημιουργικής Οικονομίας, (ειδικότερα του πυρήνα της όπου εντάσσονται οι κλάδοι των Πολιτιστικών και Δημιουργικών Βιομηχανιών, Π.Δ.Β. ) μπορεί να παρουσιάσει ανάπτυξη. Η εκτενής βιβλιογραφική έρευνα υπέδειξε ότι οι Π.Δ.Β. επιδρούν θετικά στην οικονομία μιας χωρικής ενότητας, ειδικά σε περιοχές με ανεπτυγμένο τουριστικό ρεύμα. Οι ευρωπαϊκές πολιτικές προωθούν τον αναπτυξιακό σχεδιασμό μέσω των Π.Δ.Β. αφού αποδεδειγμένα στηρίζουν την οικονομική ανάπτυξη και τη κοινωνική συνοχή σε εθνικό, περιφερειακό και τοπικό επίπεδο. Σημειώνεται ότι οι Π.Δ.Β. συνδέονται στενά με τα επιστημονικά πεδία των Σχολών του Πολυτεχνείου, της Αρχιτεκτονικής, των Νέων Τεχνολογιών (Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορίας και Επικοινωνίας-Τ.Π.Ε.) και του Management και μπορούν να δημιουργήσουν επιχειρηματικές ευκαιρίες και αυτοαπασχόληση για τους αποφοίτους τους.Οι στόχοι της έρευνας είναι: 1.Υπάρχουν οι αναγκαίοι πόροι στη περιοχή (τυπική Μεσογειακή χωρική ενότητα) για ανάπτυξη μέσω Π.Δ.Β.;2.Να διερευνήσει ποια εμπόδια εμπόδισαν –εμποδίζουν- την ανάπτυξη των κλάδων των Π.Δ.Β. 3.Να καταγραφούν οι Ευρωπαϊκές, εθνικές και περιφερειακές πολιτικές και στρατηγικές στήριξης της τοπικής ανάπτυξης μέσω Π.Δ.Β.4.Να διαπιστωθεί αν το τοπικό Πολιτιστικό Προϊόν είναι ελκυστικό για τους επισκέπτες της περιοχής.5.Να αναγνωριστούν οι διοικητικές πρακτικές των τοπικών Π.Δ.Β. 6.Στα ερευνητικά συμπεράσματα- αποτελέσματα να προταθεί ένα διοικητικό μοντέλο επιχειρηματικών πρακτικών που θα στηρίζει την ανάπτυξη της τοπικής οικονομίας μέσω των Π.Δ.Β., Ανάπτυξη, που σύμφωνα με τη διεθνή βιβλιογραφία, έχει πολλαπλασιαστικά οφέλη στην οικονομία μιας χωρικής ενότητας, (ειδικά σε περιοχές τουριστικές με αυξημένη επισκεψιμότητα) ενώ επιδρά θετικά και σε μια ευρύτερη γεωγραφική ακτίνα (δευτερογενείς επιπτώσεις. Χαρακτηριστική είναι η περίπτωση του Μπιλμπάο (The Bilbao effect), όπου έχει καταγραφεί σημαντική αναπτυξιακή επίδραση, ακόμη και σε ακτίνα πολλών χιλιομέτρων, λόγω της δημιουργίας του Μουσείου Guggenheim