Architecture & Design: Recent submissions
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(Re)Configuring City Meanings: Historic and Contemporary Imaginations in the City of Kandy, Sri Lanka
(Common Ground Publishing Group, 2012)This paper discusses the changes that occur in the meanings that people associate with historic environments and the impact of such changes in historic preservation. Using the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka as a case study, ... -
Bring All People Together: Maximizing Diversity & Inclusion at Hallmark Cards, Inc.
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)Knowing that our culture is moving from an emphasis on diversity to one of inclusion, how can Hallmark use this shift as an opportunity to create a more emotionally connected world? -
Utilization of Time-Based Techniques in Research and Teaching
(Multi-Science Publishing, 2009-07-29)This article describes how computer animations, combined with cinematic techniques, have served as a teaching and research tool in architecture. Animations were used in the following areas: case studies of precedents in ... -
The Impact of Energy Information Upon Small Business Owners
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)This research evaluated the impact of energy information upon business owners' energy perceptions and behaviors within their architectural and social context. Specifically, it investigated if business owners were using an ... -
Determining Adaptability Performance of Artificial Neural Network-Based Thermal Control Logics for Envelope Conditions in Residential Buildings
(MDPI, 2013-07-18)This study examines the performance and adaptability of Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based thermal control strategies for diverse thermal properties of building envelope conditions applied to residential buildings. The ... -
Environmental Design for Patient Families in Intensive Care Unites
(multi-science publishing, 2010)The purpose of this paper is to define the role of environmental design in improving family integration with patient care in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). It argues that it is necessary to understand family needs, experience ... -
Shape-Sensitive Configurational Descriptions of Building Plans
(Multi-Science Publishing, 2012)While the traditional graph-theoretic techniques of space syntax are able to provide a rich description of the spatial configuration of buildings, they are not sufficiently shape sensitive.Therefore, techniques are ... -
Balancing China's Seasonal Intercity Travel Demand: Alternatives for Freight Rail Expansion to Reduce Seasonal Passenger Rail Demand
(University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)Since 2010, China's annual domestic holiday travel for the 20-day season surrounding Spring Festival (a.k.a. Chinese New Year) has exceeded 200 million trips (China Transportation and Communication Yearbook). The demand ... -
Evolution of the Skyscraper
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Development and reliability testing of a self-report instrument to measure the office layout as a correlate of occupational sitting
(BioMed Central, 2013-02-04)Background: Spatial configurations of office environments assessed by Space Syntax methodologies are related to employee movement patterns. These methods require analysis of floors plans which are not readily available ... -
Craft and Innovation: Serious Play and the Direct Experience of the Real
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2004)This paper looks at a way of studio teaching that emphasizes direct experience with real materials. It argues that innovation takes place when a student “plays” with real materials and adopts a critical attitude toward ... -
NEXO: Designing a community to foster high-impact entrepreneurship and innovation in Latin America
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Many Latin American governments have increased the number of programs to support entrepreneurs and encourage the creation and growth of small businesses. However, the results are still not satisfactory and many of these ... -
Visualizing a Living Building
(University of North Carolina Charlotte, 2013)This paper will chronicle the design process of the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and its objective to accomplish Living BuildingTM certification. In order to accomplish this, the architect (BNIM) ... -
IMPACT OF NEW LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES ON OFFICE ERGONOMICS
(University of Kansas, 2013-12-31)The goal of this study was to find the impact of cutting-edge light-emitting diodes (LED) lighting technologies on the office ergonomics in modern offices. An experiment was conducted in a windowless office at the University ... -
A model for consumer-oriented promotional products
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Brands are being challenged to reach consumers in different and more relevant ways. Today's consumer is influenced by brand experiences over the number of advertising impressions. Understanding consumers' needs, wants, and ... -
An Activity-Centered Design Perspective for the Creation of Museum Exhibits
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Approaching design as a flexible process with frameworks for understanding human behavior during exhibit development enables a comprehensive plan for achieving exhibit goals. An Activity-Centered Design Perspective for the ... -
Empowering design through non-visual process: The blind add new vision to innovation
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Currently, the design of products and services is focused on visual processes that exclude the other senses. The study herein presented explores the flaws of using a fully visual approach in the areas of education, product ... -
sp[A.C.E.]: Student's Personal Academic Collaboration Environments
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This project seeks to discover where students living in the dorms currently perform academic collaboration. Academic collaboration is the methods students use to study and get the most out of their academic career. The ... -
The Case for Casein Fiber: Local Design Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Abstract In order to propose solutions to known problems, designers must consider the system in which their creations exist and design with the entire system in mind. Through literature research and expert interviews on ... -
PUNTO. DESIGN TRAINING CENTER FOR SMALL-SIZED BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Proposed is a thesis project to develop and plan aspects of punto.: a design training center geared to advising start-up and small businesses in the Central American region. The center will have a mission of: (a) directly ...