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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Architectural Technology"”.
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Managing institutional change: architectural technology as a profession in society
… a professional body: the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists – CIAT. Even though research has established that there are successful models and processes designed to depict the dynamics of organisational change, these tend to be generalised and nothing specific to professional body …
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The impact of digitalisation on the management role of architectural technology.
… collaboration. An emerging professional, the Architectural Technologist, can bridge that divide and adopt the adjunct role of manager in the integrated project delivery. The impact of digitalisation on the management role of architectural technology leads to four objectives namely; the …
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The rise of a profession within a profession: the development of the architectural technology discipline within the profession of architecture.
… profession of architecture, namely that of the architectural technologist. The main original contributions from the research concern a deep understanding of how that emergence has been realised, and a study of the implications for buildings in the longer term. Using the UK and Denmark as …
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(Re)configuring socially just pedagogies with posthumanism and decoloniality: Experimenting with processual learning in the Architectural Technology extended curriculum programme in the Western Cape, South Africa
… the potential of processual learning within the Architectural Technology Extended Curriculum Programme in South Africa to foster transformative learning experiences and promote social justice. Currently, undergraduate AT qualifications in South Africa primarily emphasise technical and academic …
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Ingenious Adaptations: The Development of the Professionally-Made Architectural Model in Britain, 1883-2020
… of the development of the professionally-made architectural model in Britain that aims to understand how the model came to be as it is today. With existing studies of the architectural model having been predominantly focused on its use within the design process and its cultural meanings, this …
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Bramante and Raphael at the Vatican: A loggia for Pope Julius
… Raphael and marked a successful advance in a new architectural technology which flowered in the next century.
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Case study as a teaching tool integrating design, energy, and economic analysis
… an approach that can improve the teaching of architectural technology. Through the use of prepared case studies, the student makes decisions at critical points of the building process, using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques. Following individual work on the problem or issues …
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Adaptive Healing: Exploring therapeutic architecture and the integration of addiction rehabilitation into the Cape Flats, Mitchells Plain
… Plain. This project also explores the role of Architectural technology in therapy and ultimately introduces the concept of a highly localised adaptive façade system that allows for individual patient control and to filter the interactive visual relationship between patient and public. Our …
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Ethical Becoming, Ethical Fetishism, and Capitalist Modernity: An Ethnography of Design Education
… conversation with undergraduate interior design/architectural technology students – into the hegemonic structures of higher education and the singularities that may have the potential to transform them. The ethnographic work involved interrogating students' design processes and ethical …
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BIM and Communication: Implementation of Building Information Modeling Into an Integrated Project Delivery Contract to Encourage Project Teams to Communicate
… successful project. BIM has been introduced as a technology into the industry, as a tool that these parties can use for better understanding the project.</p> <p>Through case studies of IPD projects using BIM are observed, it was determined that although BIM was used, one problem faced is the lack …
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The search for hybrid tectonics in contemporary African architecture: encounters between the global and the local
… of practicing, teaching, and re - searching architectural technology in Africa. I embarked on a directed search for examples that demonstrate this, but I soon realised that they are shaped by ongoing tectonic transitions that highlight the encounters between techno and technē, between the …
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Knowledge Claims: How can different types of knowledge be identified, documented and assessed in RPL applications of RPL credits. Comparison of two case studies at a South African vocational/professional higher educational institution (V/PHEI)
… RPL applications: Human Resources Management and Architectural Technology. The RPL process at the institution is qualification-specific, with its RPL processes and requirements tailored to the qualification and its associated profession. Drawing on the concepts of different knowledge structures …
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Lateral Strength and Ductile Behavior of a Mortise-Tenon Connected Timber Frame
<p>The primary goals of this project were to examine the amount of lateral force resisted by a single-bay mortise-tenon connected timber moment frame, and to introduce ductile behavior into the mortise-tenon connections by adding a steel sleeve around a traditional wood peg. This research aimed to …
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Inspiration by Nature: Biomimetic Research Informs Adaptable Building Skin System for Natural Ventilation and Daylight in Hot Dry Climate (Yazd, Iran)
… of the Barrel Cactus' exterior skin, along with architectural passive design strategies for hot dry climates (in this caseYazd, Iran) will be discussed and integrated with one another through the concept of Biomimicry. The goal is to design an exterior building skin that is attuned to the …
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The Application of Gage R&R Analysis in s Six Sigma Case of Improving and Optimizing an Automotive Die Casting Product’s Measurement System
<p>With the rapid development of automation technology in automotive manufacturing processes, massive and efficient production is a current trend. Therefore, measurement systems with accurate and automated measuring instruments are sought by automotive companies and suppliers. However, the …
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Information Technology Project Management of the New College of Education Facility at Western Kentucky University
<p>Information Technology (IT) Project Management methodologies are numerous, often varying from organization to organization, and sometimes from project to project within the same organization. Although project type and scope can be a powerful indicator of what methodologies may work best for a …
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De-Westernizing The Far East
… Here, we will seek to address this foible of architectural development by offering theoretical construction methods for housing types found throughout the region, successfully bridging the gap between regional practicality and modern amenity. The goal is to get away from uninformed mimicry, …
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Seismic Performance Comparison of a Fixed-Base Versus a Base-Isolated Office Building
… through the implementation of base isolation technology. To reach this understanding, the structures of a fixed-base office building and a base-isolated office building of similar size and layout are designed, their seismic performance is compared, and a cost-benefit analysis is completed. The …
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