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Architecture Context Responsibility. Establishing a Dialogue and Following Patterns
No full textThe aim of the book is to explore the evolution of both architecture and urban space, in terms of their mutual relationship expressed within space, purpose, and time.
In a world where architecture and urban landscapes seem to becoming increasingly “iconic” the book aims to going on in two ways: on one hand studying the influence of the concrete (o real) architecture on urban space; on the other hand give a deep look inside the “iconic” investigating the relationship between what we see –images, digital nets etc. - and what we really live in cities and urban landscapes.
The recent economical crisis has probably reshaped the urban transformation especially in Mediterranean countries. The sustainability has become a “must” not only by a technological point of view. If one is charged to design a space or a building will have the duty of put them in a cultural system. Building without culture means only spoiling the environments. Culture means also context and this last is a complicated layering of heritage, ways of living, space practices, aesthetic matter (proportion, facades composition, roofs shapes), places specificity that are supposed to be valorized. Establishing a dialogue and following patterns means wondering in which way architectural and urban design could reshape our urban spaces for the future
Design applications in view of studies on post-concilliar sacred architecture in Poznań
No full textW artykule poruszono tematykę architektury sakralnej kościołów zbudowanych w Poznaniu po soborze watykańskim II. Praca stanowi rozszerzenie badań przedstawionych w pracy doktorskiej dr. inż. arch. Wojciecha Skórzewskiego napisanej pod kierunkiem prof. dr hab. inż. arch. Agaty Bonenberg. Polegały one na ocenie realizacji zaleceń posoborowych oraz jakości architektury w kilku aspektach, takich jak: rozpoznawalność funkcji sakralnej, relacja z otoczeniem, rola kościoła jako dominanty architektonicznej, symbolika, wspólnotowość i nastrój skupienia. Na podstawie wyników sformułowano wnioski stanowiące wytyczne projektowe dla przyszłych realizacji.The paper brings up the subject of sacred architecture of churches built in Poznań after the Second Vatican Council and is an extension of the research presented in the doctoral thesis of PhD Eng. Arch. Wojciech Skórzewski under the supervision of Prof. Hab. Doc. Eng. Arch. Agata Bonenberg. The research was focused on the assessment of the implementation of the post-conciliar recommendations and the quality of architecture in several aspects, such as: recognition of the sacred function, relationship with surroundings, the significance of the church as a landmark, symbolism, sense of community and the mood of concentration. The conclusions based on the research results can be seen as design guidelines for future undertakings
Sensitization of designers to the needs of people with disabilities. Application of experiences in residential interior solutions in Milan
No full textThe coordinated experimental and design activities presented in this article are dedicated to the topic of design for people with disabilities. They involve two dimensions. The first and most significant is to draw the attention of future designers and current Interior Design students to the challenges in using space encountered by people with disabilities. To achieve this, sensitization training (workshops) was conducted through simulated disability experiences. Personal experiences and the identification of real difficulties in accessing the surrounding space served as a starting point for design activities: solutions for residential spaces intended for use by people with disabilities in Milan along Via De Amicis. The projects were carried out in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano as part of the Collaborating Classroom initiative, aimed at jointly achieving educational goals in different parts of the world using a shared digital environment and information and communication technologies (ICT). The basis for interior development was architectural projects created by students within Design Lab1 under the guidance of Prof. Marco Lucchini. The subject of the architectural project was a five-story residential building, in which some units were fully adapted for wheel-chair users, crutch users, or blind individuals. Changes, modifications, and improvements made by the students were based on individual experiences of simulating disabilities through the execution of organized tasks outlined in a proprietary accessibility questionnaire (Table 1, 2). Observations of movement, overcoming obstacles, using toilets, and other pieces of furniture were used to create non-obvious functional-spatial solutions linked to design solutions from the field of interior design and design
Urban Design as a Way to Address Climate Change and Heat Islands: The Cases of Barcelona and Milan.
No full textThe climate crisis and global warming have intensified heatwaves, especially in cities, where urban heat islands make conditions unhealthy, particularly for vulnerable members of the society like the elderly persons and children. In cities like Barcelona and Milan, geographical and population factors worsen this effect. Mitigating urban heat involves strategies at three levels: urban policy, settlementscale projects, and architectural interventions, focusing on improving the urban climate, enhancing energy efficiency, and incorporating greenery. This paper compares how Barcelona and Milan address heat waves, examining not just their effectiveness but also the cultural values shaping these urban and architectural strategies
Domowe przestrzenie pracy zdalnej. Wpływ dystansu społecznego w trakcie covid-19 na aranżacje wnętrz mieszkalnych
No full textThe Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged a shift to smart-working both for companies as well as their employees. Work-related activities once performed in dedicated offices had to be moved to private spaces of individual homes, severely influencing how people use their residential space. Living and working conditions have been modified and the balance between them – interrupted. In this paper the authors present a study of the changes in the use of residential space based on questionnaires addressed to respondents in five age groups (up to 25, 26-35, 36-50, 51-65, more than 65), and living or studying in and around Milan (Lombardy), an area affected severely by Covid-19 between March and May 2020. The obtained questionnaire results have allowed the authors to create a set of apartment design requirements, which improve the performance of space. Research has led to a model-case study apartment.Pandemia Covid-19 zmusiła do przejścia w tryb pracy zdalnej rzesze pracowników. Czynności dotychczas wykonywane w przeznaczonych do tego biurach, zostały przeniesione do prywatnych przestrzeni indywidualnych domów, co wpłynęło na sposób, w jaki ludzie wykorzystują przestrzeń mieszkalną. Warunki życia i pracy uległy zmianie, a dotychczasowa równowaga między nimi – zaburzeniu. W niniejszej pracy autorzy przedstawiają badania zmian zachodzących w użytkowaniu przestrzeni mieszkalnej na podstawie ankiet skierowanych do respondentów w pięciu grupach wiekowych (do 25 lat, 26-35 lat, 36-50 lat, 51-65 lat, powyżej 65 lat), mieszkających lub uczących się w Mediolanie (Lombardia) i jego okolicach, na obszarach silnie dotkniętych przez Covid-19 w okresie od marca do maja 2020 roku. Uzyskane wyniki pozwoliły autorom na opracowanie zestawu wymogów dotyczących projektowania mieszkań, uwzględniając domową przestrzeń biurową. Badania doprowadziły do realizacji modelowego mieszkania
A transcript of an academic discussion on the idea of contemporary architecture - notes from a scientific seminar
No full textNiepublikowaną dotąd częścią projektu „Czynniki kulturowe i demograficzne w kształtowaniu architektury XX i XXI wieku” jest upowszechnienie rezultatów podczas polsko-włoskiego seminarium naukowego; zagadnieniu temu poświęcony został ten artykuł o charakterze sprawozdawczym. Seminarium naukowe Spazio Forma Idea odbyło się w maju 2021 r. z inicjatywy Dyrektor Instytutu Architektury Wnętrz i Wzornictwa WAPP, prof. A. Bonenberg. W jego ramach prelegenci - profesorowie Politechniki Mediolańskiej i Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Poznańskiej - mieli wykłady upowszechniające i rozwijające wątki badawcze architektury najnowszej.The unpublished part of the project “Cultural and demographic factors in shaping architecture of the 20th and 21st centuries” is the dissemination of the results during a Polish-Italian scientific seminar; the following reporting article is devoted to this issue. The scientific seminar Spazio Form Idea was held in May 2021 on the initiative of the Director of the Institute of Interior Architecture and Design of WAPP, Prof. A. Bonenberg. Within its framework, speakers, professors from the Politecnico di Milano and the Faculty of Architecture of the Poznan University of Technology, gave lectures, disseminating and developing the research threads of recent architecture
A Common Ground between Neurosciences and Architectural Design: Empathy, Embodiment, Emotion
No full textIn the last decade, the increasing popularity of neuroscience has involved architecture. Both neuroscientists and architects have endeavoured to understand how the experience of architecture works from the standpoint of cognitive functioning. This has been possible thanks to the neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and discoveries like mirror neurons. These researches, despite their outstanding quality, are difficult to implement for what concerns the practice of architectural design. However, there is a common ground where architectural theory, phenomenology and neuroscience intersect, represented by empathy, embodiment, and emotion. They are the frame of the awareness of space and the counterpart of the visual perception. The main goal of design is to make the living space but to take a meaning, it has to be the “negative” of the human body. This process comes into existence through “old” tools, i.e. the mentioned empathy, embodiment, and emotion. Still, they can get a new meaning if their traditional hermeneutic is blended with the latest knowledge provided by neurosciences
Physics opportunities with the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array: AGATA
No full text© 2020, The Author(s). New physics opportunities are opening up by the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array, AGATA, as it evolves to the full 4π instrument. AGATA is a high-resolution γ-ray spectrometer, solely built from highly segmented high-purity Ge detectors, capable of measuring γ rays from a few tens of keV to beyond 10 MeV, with unprecedented efficiency, excellent position resolution for individual γ-ray interactions, and very high count-rate capability. As a travelling detector AGATA will be employed at all major current and near-future European research facilities delivering stable and radioactive ion beams
Urban brand in the era of mass communication
No full textThe purpose of this article is a scientific reflection on the contemporary transformations in managing an urban brand. It is an original interpretation of challenges faced by municipal authorities and urban planners in managing an urban image. Urban marketing ensures competitive advantage, attracts capital, inhabitants and investments. This article presents analysis of the methods of urban brand managing from the point of view of the requirements of mass communication. It also characterizes the evolution of marketing methods, purposes and effects in planning the directions of spatial development of cities. The contemporary forms of urban marketing have been elaborated. Basic discrepancies between traditional administrative and bureaucratic approach and pro-social orientation have been indicated and special attention was paid to brand's perception from the perspective of an ordinary user of public space. Differences between various marketing strategies have been analysed. In the conclusion it has been stated that the network society has significantly changed the "traditional" approach to urban marketing, in particular to urban brand management in the era of mass communication. It determines the relevance of the deliberations which, in the author's opinion, may show both the inspiring and application values
Nathan Filer and Agata Vitale
No full textWhat can writers and teachers of Creative Writing learn from psychiatry, neuroscience, and other medical disciplines about the links between creativity and mental illness?
Nathan Filer, author of 'The Shock of the Fall', and Agata Vitale, Senior Lecturer in Abnormal/Clinical Psychology at Bath Spa University, will be in conversation with Richard Hamblyn of Birkbeck College
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