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Visual language in architectural design
No full textRESEARCH QUESTIONS:
Can all domains of visual culture be sources of ideas in architectural design?
If so, what visual tools can be employed to represent them?
Modern life is mediated through the visual screen. Film and television and the Internet are not just the norm, they are life itself. The new emerging globally shared visual culture becomes the underlying construct that explains and substantiates visual experience in everyday life. According to Walker & Chaplin (1997) the field of visual culture has four domains (fine arts, crafts/design, mass & electronic media and performing arts) and architecture belongs to the fine arts domain.
This thesis examines the richness of visual language in architectural design as an expression of the relationships between the domains of visual culture. It explores the extent to which the industry is aware and exploits the opportunities offered. The two research questions developed in this study explore whether all domains within the field of visual culture are sources of inspiration that can influence significantly architectural design through the use of a wide array of visual tools. A qualitative research methodology was selected for the purposes of this study with a range of data collection techniques including: grounded theory, ethnography, case studies, semi-structured interviewing, and action-research.
The research results indicate that all domains of visual culture can be regarded as sources of ideas supported by the inspiring designs of the great masters in architecture. McKim’s (1980) graphic abstraction ladder (with the two levels of the concrete and abstract graphic languages) has been used as a base to add the new level of the hybrid graphic languages, which is about storytelling based on all domains of visual culture. This concept has been discussed in the “Synthesis” chapter and further developed and exemplified through the action-research method testing it in an education environment. The “Evaluation” chapter provides opinions and comments by architectural professionals regarding this experimental stage
Digital technologies in construction education: Digital course design for mobile learning
No full textDigital skills and competences must be accessible to all citizens of all ages and backgrounds. Every school, every education and training institution must take due account of the risks and opportunities presented by technology. Digital competences are becoming an essential element for the successful integration of graduates from graduate, formal education into the current labour market. With the dynamically changing labour market environment, the digital transformation of enterprises, it is important to assess the digital competences of secondary and higher education graduates in terms of their relevance and readiness for jobs. Digital competencies, skills and knowledge are key success factors for graduates in their job search and their success in the work environment. The digital transformation has resulted in increased demands for digital skills in new employees. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to improve the digital readiness of education and training systems in terms of resilience, accessibility, high quality and inclusiveness. The Digital Decade commitment also sets the EU a target of 80% of the population aged 16-74 to have at least basic digital skills by 2030. Employers are looking for graduates with the ability to work effectively with digital tools and technologies, as well as the ability to adapt to new digital environments.
Businesses are often faced with a lack of digital skills among graduates. Many industries require specific technical skills such as programming, data analysis, working with software, etc., which many graduates do not have. This can lead to the need for further training during employment. Businesses and employers assess graduates' digital literacy using a variety of methods, including surveys, tests and face-to-face interviews. These assessments often focus on graduates' ability to solve problems using digital tools, their ability to adapt to new technologies, and their ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in a digital environment. Although graduates may have some level of digital competency, most businesses recognise the need to provide further training in digital skills for their employees. It is important to focus on education and training needs with regard to digital transformation and to take action at all levels of education.
Based on a quantitative research conducted among 550 employers, a detailed analysis of the collected data, scientific methods, the paper assesses the acquired digital skills, competencies of graduates of formal education, identifies the level of achieved digital competencies of graduates from the perspective of employers, presents the employers' perspective on the need to educate students during formal education, and highlights the need for postgraduate and lifelong learning in the field of digital technologies. The originality of the scientific article lies in presenting the employers' perspective, on the digital skills of graduates. The assessment of graduates' digital competencies from the employers' perspective is crucial for their success and successful integration into the modern work environment
Nexus between creative industries and the built environment : creative place making in inner Auckland
No full textA significant body of literature has examined the location decision-making of creative industry firms. However, research on the nexus between design creative industries and the built environment remains limited. The key finding of this qualitative research is that design creative industries are mostly the users of the inner city’s former industrial buildings that are occupied on leases from property owners who are responsible for the initial physical upgrading. This condition is largely due to the low level of property ownership among this group and the lack of incentive to invest additional capital to their business properties. Therefore, design creative industries cannot be conceptualized as leading actors in urban redevelopment or initiators of urban transformation on a large scale. Instead, they represent a latent demand for physical space and a rich source of inspiration and creative potential. In this regard, design creative industries play a key role as enablers of postindustrial real estate development driven by proactive property developers who transform former industrial buildings into a new form of revenue-generating urban commodities
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Variations on the Author
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Construction students' experiences and engagement with digital technologies
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The digital natives’ narrative in tertiary education
Digital technology integration in construction education
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BIM use in green building certification processes
No full textGreen building certification schemes have been developed to incentivize sustainable construction leading to the development of green BIM technology, which uses multi disciplinary data to support sustainable construction. However, due to a lack of understanding, interoperability, and technical issues, BIM is not widely used to support green building certification. This study investigates the current use of BIM for certification purposes, the building characteristics or information that need to be modeled, and the skills or knowledge required to use BIM for green building certification. The research, which employed a case study approach, examined the BIM use in a recently built 6 Green Star rated Head Office of a major supermarket chain in south Auckland. The main data collection methods were document analysis and semi structured interviews with key project stakeholders. The results suggest that despite generally good knowledge of BIM and sustainable building design, the connection between BIM and green building certification is weak or non-existent. Instead, BIM is used mainly for model authoring, coordination, quantity take-off, and basic sustainability analysis. The main factors hindering BIM integration that have been identified are low-quality modeling, lack of multi-disciplinary coordination, and inefficient procurement. It is recommended that BIM usage should be accurately detailed and coordinated for downstream uses to gain the most value. Procurement should also accommodate appropriate BIM procedures to encourage multi-disciplinary coordination. Furthermore, new technology and research development are also needed to increase interoperability with sustainable (green) software
Adaptive reuse and repurposing of industrial buildings to residential dwellings in Auckland City
No full textAuckland is currently facing a housing crisis in which demand for living space has exceeded what is being provided. The ad hoc demolition of older buildings, driven by proactive property developers in hope of meeting the ever-increasing housing demand, often does not take into consideration the economic, environmental and social benefits that existing buildings can offer. Auckland City has at its disposal existing building stock that is often underutilised, with building owners usually opting for demolition as opposed to adaptation, due to a stigma attached that it is both a complicated and costly process. The study utilises a case study approach that focuses on a conversion project, the Ford Factory Lofts, situated in Parnell, one of Auckland’ s CBD fringe areas. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with the property developer, architect, structural engineer, planner and marketing manager. Fieldwork and documentary research complemented the interviews with the aim to understand the potential that adaptive reuse has in the context of Auckland City. The findings indicate that for a developer to consider adaptive reuse as a viable alternative to demolition, a clear set of financial incentives must be identified. Although the undertaking was not attractive in terms of cost and risk related to buildability, marketability and the potential for return on investment played an important role and ultimately validated the process, allowing the developer to capitalise on the building’s character. Other drivers, associated with sustainable building practices, were not considered and were instead a bi-product of the adaptive reuse process
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