Nordic Journal of Architectural Research / Nordisk Arkitekturforskning
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"Green structure" as activity and as object - implications for urban planning
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A Methodology for the Utilization of Existing Industrial Sites
Get PDFAn enormous industrial potential was built up in Bulgaria under the protection of a centrally planned economy. This strong foundation needs now to be developed to its full potential as the country enters the free market. Our research determines which of the existing industrial assets can be utilized to meet today's needs, and under what conditions and in what ways they might be utilized
The Janus Face of Visualization
Get PDFDo New Visualization Techniques and Interests of the Architects Meet in Visualization? In this article I will examine some central aspirations of the visualization techniques and relate them to the intentions which are apparent in the visualizations of some well-known and interesting postmodernist and deconstructionalist architects. From an architect's point of view, one can consider essential the media aspect provided by the new technology. In this aspect the ways of transmitting information and the development of communication possibilities play crucial roles. The article is based extensively on the so called Essu-project.** Essu-project (Aesthetically qualified environment and new planning techniques) has been a large project which deals with broad issues of architectural design, environmental planning and applied information technology. Technical Resarch Center of Finland. Laboratory of Urban Planning and Building Design. 1987-1991. Project leader: Hilkka Lehtonen
