Nordic Journal of Architectural Research / Nordisk Arkitekturforskning
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In this article the author calls for revitalization and reestablishment of design profession. And to achieve a better result, he suggests among others a curriculum that promotes design training through more theoretical studies in favor of increasing the practical experiences in design and planning
Traditions of Research in Architecture: Finnish Trend
Finnish trends in research in architecture are described and related to three traditions of research: the subjective idealistic, the empirical positivistic, and the hermeneutic interpretative traditions. The influence of the contexts on research are discussed
Lighting the Office Workplace and Corridor
This article builds on a recently completed pilot study of daylighting potentials in eight office wokplaces that include desktop computer (VDU) screens in Stockholm. The intention was to identify potentials for improving lighting of VDU tasks while reducing electric lighting and cooling loads. The focus concerned wintertime conditions when daylight is most critical to occupant needs and yet most limited and difficult to control. The results suggested not only daylighting potentials within the office workplaces, but also in the common office corridor