Tesis sobre el tema "Library space design"

In this project, the challenges facing public libraries and the emerging trend of involving users in library development have been combined with inspiration from the field of urban media design. The aim has been to explore what behaviors public media surfaces designed for culture and exchange could possess, and to argue for the benefits of integrating the library in the urban fabric. The result is a proposed set of tactics for how the library can consciously work with allowing patrons to leave and follow traces. It is manifested in a concept that creates a narrative around each library book, print as well as ebook, and makes its journey tangible by visualizing its digital patina. The system also allows patrons to leave ebooks at designated nodes around the city, thus influencing which books are made available where.

In today's highly competitive landscape, new product development strategies are imperatives for companies to create and sustain competitive advantages. The objective of this research is to develop an integrated approach to automate, or aid, the design problem solving process. An Integrated Design System (IDS) is proposed focusing on the parametric and detail design. In this system, generation and evaluation of new design problems occur quickly and easily by changing the inputs for the design model. The IDS provides an integrated platform to incorporate available application programs such as CAD and FEM tools into a single system. Four major frameworks, namely information handling, problem decomposition, design space characterization, and problem solving, are proposed and embedded in it to implement the product development process. The information handling includes five aspects. A naming protocol is devised to organize the historical design cases. A search algorithm is proposed to retrieve a design case. A system-generated report is used to distribute the design information. A constraint definition frame is presented to define the relationships between design parameters. Two schemas, information matrix and constraint tree, are developed to represent information in the IDS. A diagonal-centered decomposition scheme is developed utilizing a Genetic Algorithm to decompose a complex design problem. In addition to the conventional genetic operators, two novel genetic operators, unequal position crossover and insertion mutation, are proposed. To characterize the design space, two methods, Incremental Response Method (IRM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN), are presented. The IRM is derived from response surface method, while the back-propagated ANN is coded to be self-evaluated. The presented problem solving algorithm constitutes the solving mechanism of the IDS. Based on the assessment of the design objectives, all design parameters are given a priority index to facilitate the parameter selection. An independent recursive method is introduced in this algorithm to handle the design constraints. The case studies are performed on two design problems: a hard disk drive actuator arm and a shaft. The results show that the system can automatically align parameter values towards the objective values in a reasonable manner, and thus verify the feasibility of the embedded frameworks.

This thesis developed and evaluated strategies for social and ubiquitous computing designs that can enhance connected learning and networking opportunities for users in coworking spaces. Based on a social and a technical design intervention deployed at the State Library of Queensland, the research findings illustrate the potential of combining social, spatial and digital affordances in order to nourish peer-to-peer learning, creativity, inspiration, and innovation. The study proposes a hybrid notion of placemaking as a new way of thinking about the design of coworking and interactive learning spaces.

University libraries struggle to keep up with rapidly changing technology and the associated change in teaching strategy. Most administrators and librarians are often not trained to assess space needs and struggle to reassign library spaces for non-traditional library use. As such, they often embark on expensive and time-consuming feasibility studies, using (typically) hard-earned monies to complete the research or to pilot a new space. What academic research library administrators and staff lack is an analysis tool for discovering and planning needed renovations and improvements in aging library facilities. The purpose of this research project was to determine how students use library spaces for learning in this new high-tech, hands-on education experience (i.e. synthesis of previous research); develop a tool that can be used by library staff to self-analyze existing academic library spaces, identifying areas that could be improved for student benefit (e.g. provide a checklist of potential learning spaces that institutions should carefully consider adding to their facilities); and provide some examples/case studies of potential facility improvements. The end result is a hierarchical self-analysis tool that merges space options, Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and an example of library-user personas. It also provides some general cost guidelines, helpful construction tips, and a synthesis of exploratory questions related to strategy and space. The tool uses evidence-based design to facilitate important conversations, provide an organized checklist of various considerations, and be a quick reference for library administrators and facility managers as they navigate the world of twenty-first century pedagogy and student learning.

In this paper we introduce a new class library to model transformations of parallel algorithms. SYMPAD serves as a basis to develop automated tools and methods to generate efficient implementations of such algorithms. The paper gives an overview over the general structure, as well as features of the library. We further describe the fundamental design process that is controlled by our developed methods.

Lost&Found Videothek is the concept for an interactive video library thought for users engaged in an exploratory research mode, in which content is organized according to a collaborative, subjective and implicit indexing system for the enhancement of serendipity. This idea was the result of a design-based research with a user-centered approach in the field of information retrieval. With the use of design methods such as heuristic UX evaluation, co-sketching, and other original design experiments, the project aimed at identifying the most valuable qualities of physical and digital libraries in order to integrate them within one retrieval system.

1. Архітектурне проектування громадських будівель і споруд, Лінда С.М., 2010. 2. ДБН В.2.2-9;2018 Громадські будинки та споруди. Основні положення. 3. Нойферт Э. Строительное проектирование / Пер. с нем. К.Ш.Фельдмана, Ю.М. Кузьминой; Под ред. З.И. Эстрова и Е.С. Раевой. - 2-е изд. - Москва: Стройиздат, 1991. – 392 с.
Новітній тенденції проникають в усі сфери діяльності людини у тому числі і у інтер’єр і формують естетичне сприйняття. З часом воно може змінюватись і потребує реконструкції. Метою роботи є привернення уваги до проблеми занедбаної пам’ятки модернізму, а саме науково-технічної бібліотеки. Будівля має унікальну конструкцію, завдяки якій приміщення концертного залу має неповторювані акустичні властивості і дозволяють почути увесь голосовий діапазон голосів людей та музичних інструментів. Цю проблеми можна вирішити засобами редизайну. Надати простору бібліотеки проектні пропозиції, що покращать експлуатаційні якості даної будівлі, естетичні показники, додати додаткові функції, такі як кафе і виставочний простір. Пропонується зробити освітньо-пізнавальний простір, який допомагав привернути увагу молоді до науки.
The latest trends penetrate into all spheres of human activity, including the interior and form an aesthetic perception. It may change over time and needs to be reconstructed. The aim of the work is to draw attention to the problem of an abandoned monument of modernism, namely the scientific and technical library. The building has a unique design, thanks to which the concert hall has unique acoustic properties and allows you to hear the full range of voices of people and musical instruments. This problem can be solved by means of redesign. Provide the library space with design proposals that will improve the performance of the building, aesthetic performance, add additional features such as a cafe and exhibition space. It is proposed to create an educational and cognitive space that helped draw young people's attention to science.

Проаналізовано вітчизняний та зарубіжний досвід формування інтер’єру сучасної поліфункціональної бібліотеки. Виявлені новітні тенденції в дизайні внутрішнього простору бібліотеки для дітей, доведена необхідність розвитку таких закладів з використанням сучасних підходів до проєктування інтер’єру.
Domestic and foreign experience of interior design of a modern multifunctional library is analyzed. The latest trends in the design of the interior of a multifunctional library for children have been identified, and the need to develop such institutions using modern approaches to interior design has been proven.

Public libraries have changed tremendously. Libraries used to be places with an organized collection of documents that people would visit and read quietly. However, with the development of digital technology, people are now able to conveniently access the same information from home or elsewhere. Instead of a storehouse of knowledge, a library is now a community center. Preschoolers attend story time with their parents and adults come with friends for entertainment and events. Nowadays, libraries have become a gathering place for social, leisure, self-education and learning activities. In this thesis, I am exploring how to design spaces which can encourage communication between people. According to Jan Gehl's book, Cities for People, watching, listening and experiencing others is the beginning of social communication. After studying precedents, I summarized basic space prototypes which promote communication and then applied them to the design of a large urban public library on a site in Arlington, Virginia. By translating the different prototypes into the design, the resulting building provides spaces with different scales, levels of privacy and qualities to fulfill a wide range of individual needs.
Master of Architecture

1. Основи дизайну інтер’єру : навч. посіб. / О. П. Олійник, Л. Р. Гнатюк, В. Г. Чернявський. — К. : НАУ, 2011. — 228 с. 2. Безбородова, Л. А. Методика викладання музики в освітніх установах / Л.А. Безбородова, Ю.Б. Алієв. - М .: Видавничий центр «Академія», 2002. - 416 с. 3. Юртаева, А. Д. Зміна пріоритетів в конструюванні простору бібліотеки і перехідна вектор творчої діяльності - 2016. - 116-117 с.
Значення музики в розвитку духовного світу особистості дитини, його пізнавальних та інтелектуальних здібностей важко переоцінити. Соціальна значущість проєкту в першу чергу це — проблема будь-якого малого міста, селища — віддаленість від культурних центрів. Найчастіше музична школа стає основною культурною установою академічної спрямованості населеного пункту, тому створення оптимальних умов для розвитку творчого потенціалу дітей стає тут найбільш актуальним. Дитяча музична школа ставить перед собою завдання виховання гармонійно розвиненої людини, формування естетичних смаків на кращих зразках класичної музики, залучення до музикального мистецтва. В дизайні інтер’єру використаний екостиль. Екостиль дозволяє створити простір затишним й комфортним, що буде слугувати місцем для відпочинку, відновлення сил та енергії. Поєднання нестандартних форм, натуральних матеріалів створюють унікальну красу закладу.
The importance of music in the development of the spiritual world of the child's personality, his cognitive and intellectual abilities is difficult to overestimate. The social significance of the project is first of all a problem of any small town, settlement - remoteness from cultural centers. Most often, the music school becomes the main cultural institution of the academic orientation of the settlement, so the creation of optimal conditions for the development of children's creative potential becomes most relevant here. Children's music school aims to educate a harmoniously developed person, the formation of aesthetic tastes on the best examples of classical music, involvement in the art of music. Eco-style is used in the interior design. Eco-style allows you to create a cozy and comfortable space that will serve as a place for rest, recovery and energy. The combination of non-standard forms, natural materials create a unique beauty of the institution.

У дипломній роботі надані результати розробки концепції дизайну бібліотеки як книжкового клубу, що являє собою поліфункціональний простір, який може доповнюватись приміщеннями для різноманітних функцій з метою надання відвідувачам вибору щодо запропонованих видів діяльності. Розлянуто основні підходи до формування сучасної бібліотеки та способи проєктування інтер’єру громадського закладу в умовах заглибленого простору. На основі аналізу наукових джерел щодо умов забезпечення психологічного комфорту людини в обмеженому просторі, у дизайні бібліотеки було застосовано імітацію природних форм за принципами органічного та параметричного дизайну. На основі проведеного дослідження розроблено експериментальний дизайн-проєкт бібліотеки-книжкового клубу, в інтер’єрі якого об’єдналися ідея поліфункціональності та імітації атмосфери каньйону у заглибленому просторі.
В дипломной работе представлены результаты разработки концепции дизайна библиотеки как книжного клуба, который представляет собой полифункциональное пространство, что может дополняться помещениями для различных функций с целью предоставления посетителям выбора по представленым видам деятельности. Рассмотрены основные подходы к формированию современной библиотеки и способы проектирования интерьера общественного заведения в условиях углубленного пространства. На основе анализа научных источников о условиях обеспечения психологического комфорта человека в ограниченном пространстве, в дизайне библиотеки была применена имитация природных форм по принципам органического и параметрического дизайна. На основе проведенного исследования разработан экспериментальный дизайн-проект библиотеки-книжного клуба, в интерьере которого объединились идея полифункциональности и имитации атмосферы каньона в углубленном пространстве.
The diploma project presents the results of the development of the concept of the design of the library as a book club, which is a multifunctional space that can be supplemented with premises for various functions in order to provide visitors with a choice of the types of activities under consideration. The main approaches to the formation of a modern library and methods of designing the interior of a public institution in a deepened space are considered. Based on the analysis of scientific sources on the conditions of ensuring the psychological comfort of people in a limited space, the design of the library was used to imitate natural forms on the principles of organic and parametric design. Based on the study, an experimental design project of the library-book club was developed, in the interior of which the idea of polyfunctionality and imitation of the atmosphere of a canyon in a deepened space were combined.

Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBibl
The use and design of library spaces in higher education is a theme that has come to the forefront of user needs in the past few years. Academic libraries are redesigning their spaces to accommodate the 21st century user. The 21st century user is often labeled as Generation Y and requires a different set of knowledge and skills. In today’s knowledge economy, core skills include creativity, problem solving and collaboration. Libraries are creating space to accommodate the needs of these new users. They are developing group work areas, relaxation or pause areas, technology hubs and discussion rooms. This study has investigated how to redesign academic libraries, using Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Cape Town branch as a pilot study. The researcher used the concept of library "as place" or "3ʳᵈ place" as a theory. The framework interrogated the ten qualities of a good library space. The researcher used a mixed method research design to conduct this study. A questionnaire of which multiple copies were made, interviews and internal statistics were used to gather data. The results of the study reflected that the library is functional, can be adapted, the space is accessible and varied, it is conducive to motivating and inspiring people, it does promote interactivity between users and library services, and is environmentally suitable, flexible and has a wow factor. All of these characteristics conform to McDonald’s ten qualities of a good library space.

The Swedish national strategy for libraries, published in 2019 by the National Library of Sweden on behalf of the Government, with the utmost goal to strengthen democracy, describes a vision of a library for all in 2030. Historically, the library has been quiet rooms with collections of books. Something that does not support today’s nor future needs of a library according to the national strategy.  Is it possible to combine the vision of an open space with the old-time quiet library? Library of Östersund is a public library that has outgrown its premises from the 1950s, but due to savings, plans for a new library have been put on hold. I have examined how changes to the interior can support the aim to reach the goals of the Swedish national library strategy. Above all, to attract new groups without scaring away the visitors of today, or yesterday. The emphasis lies on how the spatial design can encourage activity versus focus, the importance of forms, flows and meetings of different materials, and how the relationship between architecture and body is formed from a diversity of perspectives.

Where do beginner readers read in the English, mainstream primary school and where could they read? Emma Jane Dyer This thesis explores design for the beginner reader in Year One by evaluating existing spaces in the English primary school and imagining new ones. Three significant gaps identified in the literature of reading, the teaching of reading and school design are addressed: the impact of reading pedagogies, practices and routines on spatial arrangements for beginner readers inside and beyond the classroom; a theoretical understanding of the physical, bodily and sensory experience of the beginner reader; and the design of reading spaces by teaching staff. The study uses a design-oriented research methodology and framework proposed by Fällman. A designed artefact is a required outcome of the research: in this case, a child-sized, semi-enclosed book corner known as a nook. The research was organized in three phases. First, an initial design for the nook was created, based on multi-disciplinary, theoretical research about reading, school design and architecture. Secondly, empirical research using observation, pupil-led tours and interviews was undertaken in seven primary schools to determine the types of spaces where readers read: spaces that were often unsuitable for their needs. Thirdly, as a response to the findings of phases one and two, the nook was reconceived to offer a practical solution to poorly-designed furniture for reading in schools and to provoke further research about the ideal qualities of spaces for the beginner reader. The study demonstrates how the experience of the individual reader is affected by choices made about the national curriculum; by the size of schools and the spaces within them where readers can learn; by the design of classrooms by teachers; and by regulatory standards for teaching and non-teaching spaces. In developing a methodology that can stimulate and facilitate communication between architects, educators, policy-makers and readers, this thesis offers a valuable contribution to the ongoing challenge of improving school design for practitioners and pupils.

The presented diploma thesis was elaborated as an architectural study of a Central European Forum in Olomouc (SEFO). Campus SEFO will be created as an reconstruction of the Museum of Modern Art (MUO) in Denis street and building in a neighboring vacant lot. The proposal involves urban, architectural, operational layout, design and material solutions objects in spatial context. Within SEFO and MUO they are created each operation - stand-alone units. Objects SEFO and MUO are interconnected. It is necessary to respect the separation of publicly accessible areas of compartments accessible only by employees. Architectural study includes space for exhibitions, library, multi-purpose space with facilities, vestibule usable for exhibition openings and other cultural activities, chamber music performances, as well as facilities for education, technological facilities of the building, the depositary (transport and central), photo studio restoration studio, office space, locker rooms and restrooms personnel. SEFO specific aim of capturing the diverse manifestations of visual culture of Central Europe after World War 2, the building's permanent exhibition, acquisition activity, temporary exhibitions, including larger medium-shows (eg. The biennial or triennial), discussion forums and other supporting cultural events.

Tsang Chun Man.
"Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2002-2003, design report."
Chapter 00 --- Background --- p.01
Chapter 01 --- Theoretical Research --- p.02-47
Chapter 01.1 --- Reading Research & Quotations --- p.02-03
Chapter 01.2 --- Observations in Hong Kong --- p.04-05
Chapter 01.3 --- Library Research
Chapter 01.3.1 --- Library Development Time-Line --- p.06-11
Chapter 01.3.2 --- Precedent Studies --- p.12-33
Chapter 01.3.3 --- HK Library Studies --- p.34-39
Chapter 01.4 --- Popular Reading Space --- p.40-47
Chapter 02 --- Thesis Design Studies --- p.48-70
Chapter 02.1 --- Design Intention --- p.48
Chapter 02.2 --- Site Conditions --- p.49-53
Chapter 02.3 --- Design Proposal
Chapter 02.3.1 --- Programmatic Studies --- p.54-55
Chapter 02.3.2 --- Conceptual Studies --- p.56-60
Chapter 02.3.3 --- Building Studies --- p.61-66
Chapter 02.3.4 --- Furniture Concept --- p.67-70
Chapter 03 --- Presentation Model --- p.71-77
Chapter 03.1 --- Model Photo --- p.71-76
Chapter 03.2 --- CD-ROM --- p.77
Chapter - --- Quotations from Reference Reading
Chapter - --- Power-point Presentation

碩士
東海大學
工業設計學系
104
Selecting ideal semi-public reading spaces is crucial for the reader, but what does an ideal reading space characterized for? This research is conducted so that the attractive factors of reading space are expected to be found. The purpose of this research is designed to evaluate the significant attractiveness of the ideal semi-personal reading space in the public library and further obtain the relation between each attribute such as the positive effects that attract the readers. The research is conducted with a qualitative survey with EGM (Evaluate Grid Method), followed by statistics evaluations, Quantitative type one, on which those significant variables and their correlation to the weighted item attribution can be determined and evaluate. On top of that, for the reliability of the result, this research also applies a reliability test, and AHP examination. This research will be involved with background theories includes environmental psychology and human ergonomics, etc. The result of the survey is hoped to making contribution to the reading space and furniture design through its investigation and discussion on the data of its characteristics feature that endows the space design a higher index point of positive feedback from the user.

碩士
國立臺灣科技大學
建築系
97
Library, not only a paradise of knowledge storage and a core of progress of human being cultures but also a place for storing research information, providing self-reading, self-improvement and learning, is a type of architecture with a special function. Modern libraries must be created as interactive places between human and books, human and knowledge, and also human and media. Therefore, the most important issue of a library is how to create a suitable reading place – both in the maintenance and raise in quality -by design. The purpose of this research is to examine the section of environmental design in people’s reading psychology and the atmosphere of compact shelves and reading room; and further, it will become a reference of library design later. The research range is limited in open stock space and reading space which are often and long-time used. In chapter three and four of the thesis, basic design rules and conditions of Physical Environment of Buildings about these two space were analyzed and generalized. Besides, the interactive relationship of reading behavior and space environment in libraries is analyzed in two parts. One part is open stock space, including compositions of housing planning and the protection of books : the construction of lighting environment and the control of temperature and humidity . The other part is reading room space about the inquiry of home planning、lighting environment、color environment and noise control, in addition to the relative theory of environmental psychology and ergonomics in system furniture planning. There are some cases analyses which are classified by the plain relationship between the reading space and open stock space. One type located the reading space and open stock space on the same floor : Exeter Library of Louis I. Kahn and History Faculty Library of James Stirling, the other is on different floors : National Library of France of Dominque Perrault and Seattle Central Library of OMA&LMN. The impact about reading quality of design and plane are analyzed in these cases. The theory about environmental design can help us realize the interactive relationship between environment and reader behavior in this thesis. By adopting the knowledge about environmental design, designers are able to realize specail requirements of library users and make it as references of design so that it can provide us with another thinking : besides considering economic design, designers can create more efficient libraries.

This thesis is an outcome of the Ph.D. program in Architecture under University of Florence run from 2015-2019. The content is composed of four parts: Introduction to the research; Background theory; Field research; Research outputs. Despite an interesting number of new public libraries worldwide have been coming out with success recently, including those in Italy, others in the same context and also in the different one are still facing the problem of reducing the number of users. By this the research analyzed relationships between contemporary public library as a physical space and their occupants to acquire a better understanding of these phenomena and to bring significant elements in the future public library design.  Due to aiming to improve the bond between public library and its users, perceived well-being was set as a key factor to extrapolate useful implications. Employing a holistic approach to provide a wide perspective, the study was carried out with the fundamental contribution of Design, Architecture and Environmental psychology. The Multiple Case Study was adopted as a research strategy for the field research which conducted in two correlated stages. In the first one, fifteen public libraries in Italy selected as good practices were explored in their natural setting to identify common and diverse characteristics of their environment. During this stage, a combined technique of gathering data was used: document consultation; conversation with their librarians; taking notes from direct observations; recording some occurring dynamics of space using by taking photos. Then in the second stage, three libraries of them were chosen as the samples for further investigation by in-depth interviewing some of their users. This study confirms that the user's perception of well being is associated with some design features which strongly influence his decision to visit a public library and to occupy its spaces. The most important factors that determine a positive environment are three: large and open space; natural light; internal and external prospect. Most of the users' expectations were found encountered, proving that the space designing was well conceptualized by the contemporary designers. By the way, some critical points were underlined and relative suggestions were given by the interviewees.  All data and results deriving from every phase of the research were compared and integrated to define set of criteria and ideas figured out in the final part with descriptions and pictures which could be served as design indications for a new project that concerns the user's perception of well-being and user's needs to purpose a public library as a functional and comfortable place to be frequented with pleasure.

碩士
國立臺灣大學
圖書資訊學研究所
104
Public library is the place that children acquire information and knowledge. An Ideal children library can adapt to children’s need, help children exploring the world through reading. The purpose of this study is to investigate the main principles for designing a children space in the public library. This study first analyzes papers to summarize several principles of children space design in public library, and conclude “physical environment checklist” and “funcitional area sheet” as research tools. Observation and semi-structured interview are applied in the study to examine eight awarded public libraries and interview six users. The finding shows that there are three types of children space, including independent floor space, a separate room and an open area. Libraries choose the most suitable type according to their size and number of floors. Twenty-three principles of children space and furniture design are also found out. Overall, these findings can be used in public library for children space design in the future.

碩士
國立臺灣大學
圖書資訊學研究所
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The university library relates closely to the quality of higher education. The researches on the qualified role、services and software/hardware equipments of the academic library are focused mainly on the comprehensive universities, rarely on the technological and vocational colleges and universities. According to “2008 Summary of universities, colleges, and junior colleges” of the Department of Statistics of Ministry of Education (http://www.edu.tw/files/site_content/b0013/ul.xls), the total numbers of the technological and vocational colleges and universities are more than the comprehensive universities. Through the investigation, we find that there are no obvious differences on the area of libraries, but evident discrepancies on the collections and librarians between them. That is, the total collections and librarians of the technological and vocational colleges and universities are only half of them of the comprehensive universities. Thus, this research is firstly to discuss the design conceptions and ways of library buildings. Secondly, to survey the similarities and differences between the ideas and suggestions from scholars’ related articles and the actual situations of the libraries. This research is implemented chiefly by half-structure interview and secondarily by observation. The directors or the chiefs of section who had actually participated the library space planning and design when the library is new-borned、renewed or enlarged from 2002 to 2008 are listed as the interviewees. A total of 13 libraries of the technological and vocational institutes are interviewed. The results show that : the library space planning and design conceptions of the technical education institutes are emphasized on three parts -- the completeness of library function、entrance into library of attracting users and pragmatic maintenance of the building. While the elements which affect library space planning and design are administrative decision、expenses limit、environment and artificial reasons. Finally, this research provides 16 proposals for reference and 8 suggestions for further study.

The work began with a theoretical investigation into the relationship between the construction of architecture and the construction of cultural scripts of gender. Gender, as divided into the distinct cultural scripts of masculine and feminine, is based on dichotomous thought which can traced back to Greek philosophy. The mind/body split, originating with Plato, underlies a host of others: reason/intuition, justice/compassion, cognition/sensation, culture/nature, public/private, order/chaos, and ultimately, male/female. These pairs, each a cultural construct in itself, are conceived of as binary opposites, in which the former reigns supreme over the latter, rather than as equally valued ends of a continuum. The problem is, therefore, that the construct of gender, based on Platonic dichotomous thought and as such representative of the exclusionary practices of Western culture, is reinforced by architectural discourse and practice which accepts the basis of the construct as a pre-spatial given. I propose that the beginnings of a solution may lie in the rethinking and reconfiguration of the construct of gender from one based on dichotomous thought to one that allows for the possibility of a continuum amongst difference. The problem then becomes the formulation of an architectural language which indeed does not assume dichotomous thought as its basis, but rather holds dichotomy in balance with multiplicity, opposite with continuum, singularity with plurality. The site I have chosen is the triangle of land bounded by Stanley Park and the Lost Lagoon to the north, Chilco Street and Lagoon Drive to the south, Georgia Street to the east, and Stanley Park to the west. The site currently contains a bus loop, a concession stand, the "Nature House" and a public washroom. It is a hinge caught between the edge of the park, the urban grid of the West End apartment blocks, and the traffic corridor of Georgia Street. It spans the border between the city and the park and as such is conducive to the rethinking of the city/park boundary (or dichotomy). A study of the current use patterns of the multiple public's using the place (cyclists, pedestrians, buses, tourists, locals, young, old, male, female etc) revealed the site as a series of striations and boundaries in terms of their physical formal placement in the site and spatial relationships to each other.;A formal investigation resulted in an understanding of the site in terms of a series of platforms and retaining walls -- allowing possibilities for the beginnings of transformations of how boundaries/thresholds establish relationships between things. The program, or the series of overlaid programs, involves the integration of a civic program (a public library) into park program (sea wall and Stanley Park circulation routes, concession stand, the Nature House, public washrooms) as well as city infrastructure (bus loop: road ways, lamp posts, bus wires), again acting as a tool by which boundaries can be rethought. In an overall sense, working with this site and these programs also has led to an attempt to understand the construction of the site/building not only as a mediation between the city and the park, but also as a way to re-imagine the thresholds between architecture, landscape architecture and infrastructure.

碩士
國立交通大學
控制工程系
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In this thesis, the partial differential equations for computing heat transferin PCB's and IC packages are approximated by using the finite difference method. We have proposed efficient equivalent circuit models to simulate the heat transfer mechanism of PCB's and IC's. We have also considered the complicate wiring models of PCB's in our simulation. In the modeling of IC's, we also pro-posed the asymptotic equivalent method to transfer the traditional three dimen-sion equivalent circuits of IC's into two dimension asymptotic equivalent cir- cuits. With the usage of this method, the simulation computation time and com-puter memory size can be reduced greatly. The asymptotic equivalent network ofIC's are used to build the library models designed in SPICE. According to ourconsideration of the accuracy, we can determine the order of simplified modelsi.e. different asymptotic equivalent models.

Zhong Jing.
"Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2010-2011, design report."
Includes bibliographical references.
Thesis Inception --- p.P1
Case Study --- p.P8
Topographical Analysis --- p.P17
Program --- p.P27
Initial Design --- p.P35
Special Study --- p.P45
Architectural Design --- p.P49

Dans une époque de changements des moyens de représentation et communication en architecture, cette recherche porte sur l’enseignement de la conception architecturale et plus spécifiquement sur l’apport que l’informatique pourrait avoir dans ce processus. En nous basant sur une méthodologie qualitative, exploratoire et participative, nous y procédons par enchainement de questions, celle de départ étant la suivante: Comment l’enseignement de la conception architecturale pourrait tirer avantage des moyens numériques? Notre objectif est de proposer des méthodes et des outils d’apprentissage aux étudiants en architecture pour enrichir leurs démarches de conception grâce à l’ordinateur. Après une revue de la littérature dans le domaine, et un approfondissement de l’étude sur le rôle des référents architecturaux et sur la conception intégrée, nous avons procédé à une observation exploratoire du travail des étudiants en atelier d’architecture. Ces premières étapes de la recherche ont permis de dégager des discordances entre les positions théoriques et la pratique en l’atelier, pour concrétiser ultérieurement la question de recherche. Dans le but de discerner des méthodes efficaces et innovatrices pour répondre aux discordances identifiées, nous avons engagé une étude de la littérature sur les théories cognitives par rapport aux connaissances, l’apprentissage et la conception. Certaines stratégies ont pu être définies, notamment la nécessité de représentation multimodale des référents architecturaux, l’importance de représenter le processus et non seulement le résultat, ainsi que l’avantage d’inciter les étudiants à travailler dans leur ‘zone proximale’ de développement. Suite à ces recherches, une méthode d’enseignement complémentaire a été définie. Elle propose aux étudiants des explorations de l’objet en conception basées sur la manipulation des savoir-faire architecturaux. Cette méthode a été opérationnalisée d’un point de vue pédagogique ainsi que didactique et mise à l’épreuve auprès des étudiants en atelier. Un prototype de librairie de référents architecturaux interactifs (LibReArchI) a été créé dans ce but. Elle a été conçue en tant qu’environnement de conception et espace de partage de savoir-faire entre étudiants et enseignants. Les principaux résultats de cette recherche démontrent le rôle positif de la méthode proposée pour le transfert des savoir-faire architecturaux lors de l’apprentissage en atelier. Son potentiel d’assister la conception intégrée et de stimuler l’émergence d’idées a été constaté. Au niveau théorique, un modèle d’un cycle du processus de design avec le numérique a été esquissé. En conclusion, des avenues de développements futurs de cette recherche sont proposées.
Conducted in a period of transition in the representation and communication strategies in architecture, the present research focuses on architectural design teaching and especially on the contributions of digital means to this process. Based on a qualitative methodology, including participative and exploratory approaches, this research evolved around a progression of questions, the first one being “How could architectural design teaching take advantage of digital technologies?” Our objective was to define computer-assisted teaching methods and digital devices that could enrich the students’ design methods. A starting point of the research was a comprehensive literature review of the domain, including in-depth studies of the role of architectural referents in the design learning process, as well as of the integrated design approaches. The findings from these theoretical studies were then confronted with evidence from observations of the students’ design processes when working on a small architectural task. This revealed some discrepancies between the theoretical positions and the teaching practices in the digital architectural studio. The research question was precised in consequence, in order to address them. Specifically, the present research proposes efficient and innovative methods for resolving the discrepancies between theory and teaching practice, based on cognitive aspects of the underlying processes. Focusing on theories of knowledge, learning and design process, we were able to identify some pertinent cognitive strategies for attaining the objectives of this research, namely the necessity for multimodal representation of referents, the importance of representing the process and not only the result, as well as the advantage of motivating the students to work in their ‘zone of proximal development’. As a result of these studies, a complementary design teaching method was defined. It incites the students to perform design explorations based on manipulations of architectural know-how during the conceptual phase of the project. Pedagogic and didactic strategies for the implementation of this method were developed. A prototype of a library of interactive architectural referents (LibReArchI) was created in order to enrich the students’ ‘design space’ and to serve as shared resource between students and tutors. The main results from this research show a positive role of the proposed design teaching method for architectural know-how learning in the digital studio. It was found that this method has the potential to assist some integrated design strategies and to stimulate the generation of ideas. At the theoretical level, we propose a model of one cycle of the conceptual process when performed with digital means. In conclusion, some limitations of the research are mentioned and perspectives for its future development are drawn.