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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Innovation in design"”.
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Flexible formwork for concrete structures
… fluidity is seldom capitalised on, with concrete instead being cast into rigid prismatic moulds to create high material use structures with large carbon footprints. Our rate of concrete consumption means that cement manufacture alone is estimated to account for some 5% of global Carbon Dioxide …
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Analogical problem evolution in biologically inspired design
Biologically inspired design (BID) is a widespread and growing movement in modern design, pulled in part by the need for environmentally sustainable design and pushed partly by rapid advances in biology and the desire for creativity and innovation in design. Yet, our current understanding of …
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Efficacy of an Electronic Scarecrow on 4 Mammalian Crop-Raiders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
<p>In South Africa, 2 primate species, Chacma baboons (<em>Papio ursinus</em>) and vervet monkeys (<em>Chlorocebus pygerythrus</em>), and 2 nocturnal mammals, Cape porcupine (<em>Hystrix africaeaustralis</em>) and bushbuck (<em>Tragelaphus scriptus</em>), are among many species of crop raiders. …
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An international perspective on performance-based specifications for concrete durability, with a suggested framework for implementation
Reinforced concrete (RC) is one of the world's most durable building materials. However, outdated and insufficient durability specifications often lead to the early deterioration of RC structures, escalating global maintenance costs. Prescriptive durability specifications for reinforced concrete …
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Negotiated collaboration : a study in flexible infrastructure design
This thesis frames design in infrastructure public-private partnerships (P3s) as an exercise in negotiated collaboration. I investigate whether the collaborative design process in P3s can systematically deliver the benefits of innovation in design. The focus is on two aspects of the design process: …
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Prototyping the Exhibition: a practice-led investigation into the framing and communication of design as a process of innovation
A challenge ignited the research outlined in this thesis. Design is increasingly being framed (across academia and industry) as an integral method and strategy for social, cultural and economic innovation. How is this value to be communicated within the museum context, which is more commonly rooted …
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Re/framing design trends : a Burkean meta-rhetorical approach
… the potential of Kenneth Burke’s theory for interrogating visual design trend dynamics and rhetorics. The investigation originated in response to the perceived unsustainability of accelerated design trend dynamics, as amplified by rhetorically-driven aesthetic obsolescence. The hermeneutic …