170 research outputs found
A' la Recherche de l'autorité
No full textThe essay “A' la recherche de l'autorité” examines the relationship between Le Corbusier and political Authority, the sole power that in his opinion could permit the technician to realise urban plans and architectural works of notable importance. During the early 1930s, while searching for important clients, Le Corbusier looked to Stalin’s Soviet Union, as well as the reformist mayor of Algiers Charles Brunel and the president of the young Catalan Republic, Francesc Maciá. Only Rome and Mussolini were missing.
The essay reconstructs the climate and hopes of Le Corbusier while in Rome in June 1934, invited by the Directors of the magazine Quadrante Pietro Maria Bardi and Massimo Bontempelli to hold two lectures and present a small exhibition. Using the architect’s personal notebook, discovered in the archives of the Fondation Le Corbusier, the author speaks of Le Corbusier’s Roman encounters with architects and authors tied to the Regime – including Tommaso Marinetti and Marcello Piacentini – and with the group of young Rationalist architects who welcomed the Master and accompanied him on his visit to the Palatine Hill or to the new cities of the Pontine Marshes. The essay is accompanied by unpublished sketches from Le Corbusier’s notebook, including a drawing of a building in front other Basilica of Maxentius, conceived for the competition to design the so-called Palazzo del Littorio [Headquarters of the Fascist Party] that concluded only a few days later
L'Italie de Le Corbusier
No full textIl volume, curato da Marida Talamona, riunisce una serie di saggi dedicati a il rapporto di Le Corbusier con la cultura artistica italiana e gli architetti razionalisti. Oltre alla cura dei testi e dell'apparato iconografico Marida Talamona scrive l'Introduzione (pp.15-17) e un ampio saggio intitolato A' la recherche de l'Autorité ( pp. 174-187) nel quale affronta il rapporto di Le Corbusier con l’Autorità politica, la sola che a suo parere poteva permettere al tecnico di realizzare piani urbani e opere architettoniche di notevole importanza. Nei primi anni Trenta alla ricerca di grandi committenti Le Corbusier si rivolge indifferentemente all’Unione Sovietica di Stalin, al sindaco riformista di Algeri Charles Brunel e al Presidente della giovane repubblica catalana Francesc Maciá. Manca solo Roma e Mussolini.
Il saggio ricostruisce il clima e le intenzioni di Le Corbusier a Roma nel giugno del 1934, dove resta per dieci giorni invitato dai direttori della rivista Quadrante, Pietro Maria Bardi e Massimo Bontempelli, a tenere due conferenze e ad allestire una piccola mostra. Sulla base del suo taccuino personale, ritrovato negli archivi della Fondation Le Corbusier, l’autrice racconta degli incontri romani con gli architetti e scrittori legati al Regime – come Tommaso Marinetti e Marcello Piacentini- e con il gruppo di giovani architetti razionalisti che accolgono il Maestro e lo accompagnano nelle visite al Palatino o nella nuove città delle Paludi Pontine. Nel saggio sono pubblicati disegni inediti, tra cui lo schizzo di un edificio di fronte alla Basilica di Massenzio, pensato per il concorso del Palazzo del Littorio che si stava chiudendo proprio in quei giorni.This publication, edited by Marida Talamona, brings together various texts dedicated to Le Corbusier and his relationship with the italian culture and the italian architects during his life. Marida Talamona is the author of the Introduction (pp. 15-17) and of the essay “A' la recherche de l'Autorité”( pp.174-187), in which she examines the relationship between Le Corbusier and political Authority, the sole power that in his opinion could permit the technician to realise urban plans and architectural works of notable importance. During the early 1930s, while searching for important clients, Le Corbusier looked to Stalin’s Soviet Union, as well as the reformist mayor of Algiers Charles Brunel and the president of the young Catalan Republic, Francesc Maciá. Only Rome and Mussolini were missing.
The essay reconstructs the climate and hopes of Le Corbusier while in Rome in June 1934, invited by the Directors of the magazine Quadrante Pietro Maria Bardi and Massimo Bontempelli to hold two lectures and present a small exhibition. Using the architect’s personal notebook, discovered in the archives of the Fondation Le Corbusier, the author speaks of Le Corbusier’s Roman encounters with architects and authors tied to the Regime – including Tommaso Marinetti and Marcello Piacentini – and with the group of young Rationalist architects who welcomed the Master and accompanied him on his visit to the Palatine Hill or to the new cities of the Pontine Marshes. The essay is accompanied by unpublished sketches from Le Corbusier’s notebook, including a drawing of a building in front other Basilica of Maxentius, conceived for the competition to design the so-called Palazzo del Littorio [Headquarters of the Fascist Party] that concluded only a few days later
Le Corbusier à Capri: réflexions sur l'architecture traditionelle et le paysage
No full textIl saggio, inserito nell’opera collettiva Le Corbusier et la nature, illustra il viaggio di Le Corbusier a Capri a fine ottobre 1936, invitato dall’ingegnere Emirico Vismara nella casa che si è costruito sulla collina a picco sui Faraglioni. Un anno più tardi la rivista Domus pubblica un saggio di Le Corbusier dedicato all’architettura spontanea caprese e in particolare alla Casa di Tragara di Vismara, della quale redige il disegno delle piante dei quattro livelli con riferimenti topografici, annotazioni e schemi che facilitino la comprensione dell’organismo planimetrico e dei percorsi della casa.
L’autrice analizza il testo lecorbusiano in rapporto al dibattito allora molto vivo sull’architettura vernacolare e l’uso del cemento armato e al tema della alvaguardia del paesaggio. In particolare esso acquista un grande interesse perché parlando della casa di Capri Le Corbusier parla della propria architettura, orientata alla metà degli anni Trenta verso un nuovo espressionismo, risultato della combinazione di materiali naturali e tecniche moderne. Allo stesso tempo l’architetto sottolinea la propria idea che le asperità del terreno giocano un ruolo fondamentale nella composizione. Adattarsi al sito non significa soltanto tener conto dei limiti e delle irregolarità del terreno, ma soprattutto immaginare un insieme di forme e volumi che sono intimamente legati a punti di vista particolari scelti dall’osservatore.The essay, published in the collective work Le Corbusier et la nature, discuses Le Corbusier’s trip to Capri at the end of October 1936, invited by the engineer Emirico Vismara to visit the house he had constructed on the steep slope overlooking the island’s famous Faraglioni stacks. One year later Domus magazine published an essay by Le Corbusier dedicated to spontaneous architecture in Capri and, in particular, Vismara’s Casa di Tragara, accompanied by a drawing of the plans of the its four levels, with topographic references, annotations and diagrams developed to facilitate the comprehension of the siting and distribution of the house.
The author analyses Le Corbusier’s text in relation to the debate, at the time animated, on vernacular architecture and the use of reinforced concrete and the theme of landscape conservation. In particular, it acquires great interest because, in speaking of the house on Capri, Le Corbusier also spoke of his own architecture, oriented during the mid-1930s towards a new expressionism, the result of a combination of natural materials and modern techniques. At the same time, the Swiss architect highlights his own idea that the ruggedness of the terrain plays a fundamental role in composition. Adapting to the site not only signified taking into account the limits and irregularities of the terrain, but above all imagining a grouping of forms and volumes intimately tied to particular points of view selected by the observer
Il Diavolo e l’Occidente
No full textAtti del Convegno «Il Diavolo e l’Occidente», Bologna, Oratorio dei Filippini, 9-11 maggio 2003.
INDICE
Prefazione (Piero Stefani)
Archeologia del diavolo. Vicino Oriente antico e Iran (Paolo Xella)
Le metamorfosi del Diavolo nella letteratura ebraica antica (Piero Capelli)
Il Diavolo nel Nuovo Testamento (Ermenegildo Manicardi)
La lotta con il demonio nel monachesimo (Maria grazia mara)
Per una rilettura dell'insegnamento della Chiesa sul diavolo (Agnese Cini Tassinario)
Figure del demoniaco nel nostro tempo (Carlo Prandi)
Il diavolo di Dostoevskij (Cesare G. Demichelis)
Il diavolo nella tradizione islamica (Ida Zilio Grandi)
Iconografia del diavolo (Piera Arata
La Fenice 1792-1996. Theatre, Music and History
No full textSi tratta dell'edizione in lingua in inglese di Il teatro La Fenice 1792-1996. Il teatro, la musica, il pubblico, l’impresa, lo studio più recente sul sistema produttivo teatrale veneziano, e della Fenice in particolare. L'analisi del repertorio teatrale della Fenice è divisa in due parti; Michele Girardi è autore della seconda, La Fenice in the world: Repertory, Avant-Garde, Rearguards, Flames, pp. 117-203, 217-228 (notes).This is the English language edition of Il teatro La Fenice 1792-1996. Theater, music, the public, the company, the most recent study of the Venetian theater production system, and of the Fenice in particular. The analysis of the theatrical repertoire of La Fenice is divided into two parts; Michele Girardi is the author of the second, La Fenice in the world: Repertory, Avant-Garde, Rearguards, Flames, pp. 117-203, 217-22
UM BATE PAPO DE IDA E VOLTA COM JUAREZ MACHADO
No full textThis essay aims to present information on plastic artist juarez machado, known for his paintings, he also dedicated to book ilsutrações entertainment children, among them, the more known is the book ida e volta, which was launched in brazil in 1976. This book stands out for being the first book of images of a brazilian author recognized by researchers studying children's literature. To perform this essay seeks to know the biography of the artist and mainly the creation of its books image.Este ensaio tem como objetivo apresentar informações sobre o artista plástico juarez machado, conhecido por sua pintura, ele também se dedicou às ilsutrações de livros de recepção infantil, entre eles, o mais conhecido é o livro ida e volta, que foi lançado no brasil em 1976. Este livro se destaca por ser o primeiro livro de imagens de um autor brasileiro reconhecido pelos pesquisadores que estudam a literatura infantil. Para a realização deste ensaio buscou-se conhecer a biografia do artista e principalmente o processo de criação de seus livros de imagens
Parameter Selection for Regularized Electron Tomography Without a Reference Image
No full textRegularization has been introduced to electron tomography for enhancing the reconstruction quality. Since over-regularization smears out sharp edges and under-regularization leaves the image too noisy, finding the optimal regularization strength is crucial. To this end, one can either manually tune regularization parameters by trial and error, or compute reconstructions for a large set of candidate values and compare them to a reference image. Both are cumbersome in practice. In this paper, we propose an image quality metric Q to quantify the reconstruction quality for automatically determining the optimal regularization parameter without a reference image. Specifically, we use the oriented structure strength described by the highest two responses in orientation space to simultaneously measure the sharpness and noisiness of reconstruction images. We demonstrate the usefulness of Q on a recently introduced total nuclear variation regularized reconstruction technique using simulated and experimental datasets of core-shell nanoparticles. Results show that it can replace the full-reference correlation coefficient to find the optimal. Moreover, observing that the curve of Q versus has a distinct maximum attained for the best quality, we adopt the golden section search for the optimum to effectively reduce the computational time by 85%.Accepted Author ManuscriptImPhys/Quantitative Imagin
Vem ansvarar för framtidens flyktingar? : En undersökning om ansvarsfrågan med avseende på klimatförändringens framkallande av flyktingar – och den framtida betydelsen av dem
No full textTiedekunta/Osasto – Fakultet/Sektion – Faculty
Statsvetenskapliga fakulteten Koulutusohjelma – Utbildningsprogram – Degree Programme
Magisterprogrammet i samhällsvetenskaper
Tekijä – Författare – Author
Ida Maria Micaela Falenius
Työn nimi – Arbetets titel – Title
Vem ansvarar för framtidens flyktingar? En undersökning om ansvarsfrågan med avseende på klimatförändringens framkallande av flyktingar – och den framtida betydelsen av dem
Oppiaine – Läroämne – Subject
Statskunskap med förvaltning
Työn laji – Arbetets art – Level
Magisteravhandling Aika – Datum – Month and year
December 2024 Sivumäärä – Sidantal – Number of pages
50
Tiivistelmä – Referat – Abstract
Avhandlingen är en ingående undersökning om innebörden av klimatflyktingskap. I avhandlingen undersöks å ena sidan klimatförändringens frambringande av flyktingar och den framtida betydelsen av det drastiskt och ständigt ökande antalet av dessa – och å andra sidan undersöks även den globala ansvarsfrågan gällande klimatflyktingar. Frågeställningens relevans kommer att befinna sig i en progressiv ökning framöver. Av denna anledning kommer behovet av forskning som riktar sig till både klimatförändringen och till klimatflyktingskap att vara mycket omfattande i framtiden. Syftet med avhandlingen är att framhålla nödvändigheten av att uppmärksamma ansvarsfrågan i klimatförändringens framkallande av klimatflyktingar.
I avhandlingen studeras det kausala sambandet mellan klimatförändringen och flyktingskap – men av större betydelse är frågan om ansvar. Klimatflyktingarna är således den oberoende variabeln medan ansvaret fungerar som den beroende variabeln. Forskningsfrågorna i undersökningen: Vilken är den framtida betydelsen av det ökande antalet klimatflyktingar? Vem ansvarar för klimatflyktingarna? Vem bör ansvara för klimatflyktingarna i framtiden? – besvaras genom tillämpning av metoden jämförande analys, men även genomgående i avhandlingen.
Undersökningen bygger på en jämförande analys av vissa länder och en delstat ur tre brett definierade områden med klimatflyktingar i dagens samhälle. De här är: Amerika (Alaska), Afrika (Ghana) och Asien (Tuvalu). Det breda studieobjektet är klimatflyktingar och det mera specifika föremålet för undersökning är ansvar. Som undersökningsmaterial fungerar främst en rad artiklar som presenteras i avhandlingens tredje del. Empirin inbegriper även övrig litteratur och författningar i form av lagar, fördrag och internationella konventioner.
Resultaten av den jämförande analysen av länderna: Alaska, Ghana och Tuvalu är bland annat den starka kopplingen till klimatflyktingskap som de här fullkomligt olika länderna och delstaten – på helt olika ställen i världen – har. Klimatflyktingskapet ser inte skillnad på landsgränser, kontinentalgränser eller olika etniciteter. Klimatförändringens snabba framskridande och klimatflyktingskapets komplexa betydelse ökar för varje dag som passerar Klimatflyktingströmmarna sätter ett ökande press på hela världen – även på de rika områdena i främst västvärlden som inte med samma hastighet direkt påverkas av förändringarna i klimatet. Den här pressen av de stora flyktingmassorna – som är en indirekt konsekvens av klimatförändringen som i första hand drabbar de fattigare och mera sårbara länderna – borde vara avgörande till att öppna en diskussion om gränsöverskridande ansvarstagande på en global nivå.
Avainsanat – Nyckelord – Keywords
Klimatflyktingar, klimatförändringen, ansvar, migration, flyktingskap, mänskliga rättigheter, jämförande analys, Ghana, Alaska, Tuval
«There’s a place for us»: Giulietta e Romeo nel West-Side
No full textIl saggio affronta il tema della fedeltà all'ipotesto, Romeo and Juliet, da parte degli autori del musical West Side Story, capolavoro di Leonard Bernstein e dei librettisti Arthur Laurents e Steve Sondheim. Anche se in quest'opera viene attualizzata nel contesto dello scontro fra bande giovanile nella New York dei tardi ani Cinquanta, l'autore sostiene che sia l'adattamento più fedele, nello spirito se non nella lettera, del play di William Shakespeare.The essay deals with the theme of fidelity to the source, Romeo and Juliet, by the authors of the musical West Side Story, a masterpiece by Leonard Bernstein and librettists Arthur Laurents and Steve Sondheim. Although in this work is updated in the context of the clash between youth gangs in New York in the late fifties, the author claims that it is the most faithful adaptation, in the spirit if not in the letter, of the play of William Shakespeare
African financing needs in the 1990s
No full textThis paper discusses the magnitude of external resources that sub-Saharan Africa may require during the 1990s. There can be no firm projections because requirements are affected both by the growth and efficiency targets chosen and by a wide range of factors, both internal and external to sub-Saharan Africa, which often interact to reinforce or offset one another. However, the specific projects provided by this paper offer a point of departure for further discussions. It also provides a qualitative framework for considering how various factors affect resource requirements. The conceptual framework used in this paper for estimating external resource requirements is based essentially on the two-gap model, in which the gap between domestic savings and gross investment must equal the difference between imports and exports, which is financed by external capital or foreign savings. To provide a context for the discussions, this paper starts with a section on the economics history and evolution of sub-Saharan Africa. A section on savings, investment and efficiency of capital follows, dealing with the feasibility of achieving the desired growth targets, the policy instruments available to attain them, and the policy reforms that African countries should implement to boost the demand for investment as well as private and public savings. The final section analyzes the external resource requirements and discusses implications for other related economic and financial variables.Banks&Banking Reform,International Terrorism&Counterterrorism,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Financial Intermediation
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