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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Holistic Design"”.
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Search Strategies in Holistic Design Problems
The research examines the search process of holistic design in three cases that differ markedly in their complexity, namely graphical design, small household appliance design, and automotive design. Design, as a creative activity, employs a search process because solutions cannot be found by …
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Developing a method for a holistic design of mobile learning
… growing topic of interest, brings challenges of design for teachers and course designers alike. Current research on mobile learning has covered various aspects such as personalisation, context sensitivity, ubiquity and pedagogy. While existing theories and findings are valuable to the …
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The Aspirations Formation of Disadvantaged Jamaican Male Youths
… of disadvantaged Jamaican male youths. The design of the study was a Type 3 holistic design which considered the global nature of multiple cases, and focused on the impact of work, family, school, peers and siblings on subjects1 aspirations. Six case studies were conducted using …
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Equus as Client: A Biocentric Retreat
… asks what would happen to architecture and design if we shift the perspective towards animals and their natural habitat, well-being and social interactions? The horse will be used as a scalar measure for a re-thinking of architecture and space. This will lead towards re-defining a program …
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Transient Fashion: A Transdisciplinary Framework For Developing Casein-Based Materials Within A Regenerative Textile Economy
… dyes remain largely unexamined as part of a holistic design and manufacturing process. The intricate nature of these challenges underscores their interconnectivity. To address these complexities, this thesis advocates for a regenerative approach that explores the potential of food waste …
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A bioclimatic approach to integrated design : form, technology, and architectural knowledge
This thesis explores a holistic design process through which architectural elements can engage the dynamic forces of natural phenomena and integrate the spatial and temporal experience of building form with its physical environment. The framework for this exploration is a contextual mapping of …
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Reflecting on capabilities and interactions between designers and local producers: through the materiality of the rubber from the Amazon rainforest
Designers have recently become increasingly involved with small-scale producer communities around the world, mostly in the southern hemisphere, and this increase has highlighted the significance of these encounters in the creation of economic and social opportunities for those peoples. This study …
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Reflecting on capabilities and interactions between designers and local producers through the materiality of the rubber from the Amazon rainforest
Designers have recently become increasingly involved with small-scale producer communities around the world, mostly in the southern hemisphere, and this increase has highlighted the significance of these encounters in the creation of economic and social opportunities for those peoples. This study …
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A Practice-led Study of Design Principles for Screen Typography — with reference to the teachings of Emil Ruder
… knowledge does not sufficiently address the design aspects specific to screen typography such as 3D space, motion, time, sound and interactivity, and that traditional design principles require adaptation and expansion for screen. This practice-led study presents a broad critical review of …
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Fugitive Spaces For Cultivating Creativity: A Framework For Value-Centered Learning Environments
… as a lens for analyzing experiences, the holistic design of these learning environments aims to cultivate a sense of fugitive space –purposefully constructed out-of-school spaces for practicing radical imagination. These spaces offer transformative creative learning experiences with …
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Efficient Deep Learning: Model Design and Algorithmic Innovation
… performance and resource utilization in model design, training, and deployment. Central to this research is the development of advanced Neural Architecture Search (NAS) frameworks. These frameworks enable the automated design of lightweight, task-specific neural networks optimized for …
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Re-addressing the Window: Environmental Performance of Adaptive Fenestrations for Indian Climate
… the future might be, especially in relation to design and the attainment of comfort. This research will contribute by portraying ‘window’ as an adaptive tool since they have the potential to create diversity, flexibility and social interaction on along with providing thermal and visual comfort …
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Uncertainty, complexity and changing conditions: A cohesive frame to advance agility in the built environment
… multi-criteria decision-making framework for design projects. The theoretical framework, offering holistic and unified design criteria, corresponds to physical, functional, economic, technological, social, legal, and political facets that instigate and propel building. The methodological …
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An investigation as to how a computerised multimedia intervention could be of use for practitioners supporting learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
… team) carrying out an assignment for a module designed and successfully led by this PhD student (the researcher). The researcher continually collaborated with practitioners (users – teaching staff and speech and language therapists in schools) of learners with ASD over many years. The …
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Rebuilding the city from an ecological perspective
… shift. Planning, and more specifically urban design, have significant "leadership" roles to play in this movement. This thesis explores an ecological approach to design as an alternative to current theory and practice. By initially exploring ecological theories, a broad base is established …
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Robots as Social Catalysts: A Multidisciplinary Framework for Designing Embodied Social Agents that Foster Long-term Human Collaboration and Connection
… dissertation aspires to study the responsible design of embodied agents as social catalysts to purposefully enhance human-human interactions. It aims to shed light on the following three overarching research questions. Can we become more socially connected and collaborative with one another …
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Knowledge Reuse Through Electronic Knowledge Repositories: An Empirical Study And Ontological Improvement Effort For The Manufacturing Industry
… capability of manufacturing EKRs by developing a holistic design and process based ontology that connects key concepts within these domains to provide an overall interconnected view. Additionally, to ensure the relevance of the ontology, a mature and globally recognized industry standard was used …
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Design Of Proprioceptive Legged Robots
… required for commutation). We address the holistic design of robots with backdriveable actuators including motor, transmission, compliance, degrees of freedom, and leg design. Moreover, this work takes such actuators to the conceptual limit by removing the gearbox entirely and presenting …
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Highly Efficient Neuromorphic Computing Systems With Emerging Nonvolatile Memories
… However, there remain three major challenges in designing such neuromorphic computing systems for high efficiency in a large scale integration: (a) the analog/digital interface circuits dominate the power and area in such mixed-signal designs; (b) they are highly customized and can only compute a …
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System-level design of low-carbon structures
… from structural systems during early stages of design, it is difficult to answer these types of questions in current paradigms of performance-driven design. This dissertation makes several original contributions to the system-level design of low-carbon structures. First, a literature-supported …
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