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The contemporary Christian architect: in search of an architectural expression of faith
No full textThis report identifies issues important to the development and practice of the contemporary christian architect. Through investigation of the convictions of christian architects within New Zealand and relevant literature sources. These are discussed with the view to enabling 'contemporary christian architects' to develop their own individual understanding and approach to architecture within a common framework, the 'christian faith'.
The first chapter describes historically some of the issues which have been at the centre of the expression of christian belief in architecture. The following six chapters are a discussion of important issues identified by the author within the period of research. The final chapter concludes and identifies areas for future discussion.
Appended documents describe the opinions of practicing contemporary Architects within New Zealand
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
The fall of Doha and the rise of regionalism? CEPS Policy Brief No. 111, September 2006
Get PDFThe indefinite prorogation of the WTO’s Doha trade talks in July suggests that the global appetite for multilateralism may now be seriously weakened. In this new Policy Brief, CEPS Senior Research Fellow David Kernohan and T. Huw Edwards of Loughborough University look at how a failed or significantly delayed Doha round (say till 2009 at the earliest) could affect the scope and structure of any eventual WTO deal. In particular, if a rise in regionalism in the interim is inevitable, they ask whether the EU should reassess its regional trade policy objectives? A move from a multilateral focus to a twinned regional-multilateral trade policy stance will have consequences, both for practical reasons of EC ‘institutional capacity’ and for strategic reasons, in terms of choice of partner/s. Either way, tough decisions will have to be made. Wherever possible, the authors argue that these tactical choices should be preceded by careful technical analysis of the choice of regional partners and trading groups, as well as on traditional ‘diplomatic’ methods of trade partner selection
Gerald Melling unearthed
No full textGerald Melling is a practising architect in Wellington. He is also an outspoken architectural critic.
The purpose of this report is to become aware of his motives behind his various architecture and writings. It traces, in a semi-biographical manner, his time in Liverpool, Toronto and Oxford before his emigration to NZ in 1972. Each chapter then deals with a specific part of his work in NZ.
Within each chapter Melling's stated motives are recorded. Commentary, based on user feedback is then followed by a concluding statement of Melling's effectiveness in achieving his stated motives
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The Digital Design Coach Enhancing Design Conversations in Architectural Education
No full textChanges in society, technology, and practice have created a significant demand for architectural graduates who can balance practical concerns with critical and abstract thinking. The current model of architectural education as it exists in academia, is hard pressed to supply this demand. This thesis seeks to redress this situation by connecting three maxims: 1) Strengthening the master-student dialogue is key to adequately exposing student designers to the issues involved in designing buildings that are fit for purpose, cost effective, sustainable and a delight to clients and users. 2) Sketching, a "designerly" way of thinking, is an integral part of this dialogue. 3) The computer in design education should directly contribute to helping students design buildings that are fit for purpose, cost effective, sustainable and a delight to clients and users. The thesis argues that due to the myriad of issues connected with architecture in today's society, the effectiveness of the student/master dialogue in architectural education has been weakened somewhat. At the centre of this dialogue is the sketch - a conversation between head and hand. The thesis will argue that by furnishing students with an "expert hand", the sketch becomes so empowered as to enrich the dialogue, raising the level of students' exposure to architectural issues. The suggested medium for this empowerment is the computer. Moving sketching into the digital realm as a direct means of thinking and learning is an innovative way of providing students with an "expert" digital hand. The sketch, for the student, becomes an intelligent conscious tool that supports and informs exploration. In turn, the empowered sketch presents the student with the many issues that comprise contemporary design problems. The result of this upliftment is a richer dialogue between student and teacher about architecture that is fit for purpose, economical and environmentally aware
Architecture and aesthetic perception : an introduction to architectural aesthetics
No full textAesthetic perception is the appreciation of beauty and like perception, it is a learned capability. The psychology of perception is used as a means of understanding the human aesthetic response. It is apparent that the brain has two opposing tendencies, one promoting analysis and order, and the other continually seeking stimulation. Aesthetic pleasure is experienced whenever the need for these opposing characteristics of visual stimuli is satisfied through the actions of the arousal boost and arousal reduction mechanisms. These tendencies are manifested in a need for both order and complexity, and the most preferred objects seem to be those with a high degree of complexity and a high degree of order.
In the context of architecture we may consider the form (or formal aesthetics) and the meaning of the form (or symbolic aesthetics). Formal aesthetics is concerned with the necessity for and means of attaining order by means of systems of proportion, consideration of scale, rhythm and balance. The role of ambiguity as a desirable means of attaining complexity, the golden section and symmetry in architecture are all discussed. Meaning is seen to be an unavoidable attribute of architecture. It appears that buildings which express their function are satisfactory, but those with character or which carry an expression of emotion, have the highest aesthetic value
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