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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"The Craftsman"”.
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Pattern and fabric : the role of craftsmanship in contemporary architecture
During the Twentieth Century industrial production has largely replaced the hand of the craftsman. As a result most modern buildings lack the qualities of craftsmanship. This thesis seeks to identify and define these qualities, speculates on their importance to the human psyche, and suggests ways …
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Edifying Design-Build: Towards a Practice and Place based Architectural Education
… resulting in a profession that has disengaged theory and practice through the specialization of the architect and the craftsman. Design-build has the ability to be an educational process that re-engages a direct dialog and collaboration of the roles of designer and maker, reinforcing the …
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Analyzing The Effects Of Single-sourcing Methodologies On The Role Of The Technical Communicator
This thesis discusses the specific effects of single sourcing methodologies on the role of the technical communicator, his or her job responsibilities, qualifications, collaboration with coworkers, employee and employer expectations, and the effects on career progression. The methodologies …
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Handel och vandel : vardagslivets sociala struktur ur ett kvinnoperspektiv : Helsingborg ca 1680–1709
This dissertation deals with the social structure of ordinary life in an early modern Swedish town as seen from the perspective of women. The questions which are dealt with are: What kinds of social relations, in addition to those inside the family, were women in an early modern town involved in? …
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Designing Active Smart Features to Provide Nesting Forces in Exactly Constrained Assemblies
Ever since the design and manufacture of products moved from the craftsman era where individual craftsman designed and manufactured the entire product, to the mass production era, where skilled laborers were crafting interchangeable parts or in some cases single features on interchangeable parts, …
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Craft in Architecture: The Making of a Coffee Mill and a Study of Form Generation
The connection of craft and architecture is a subject that has interested me since I began my architecture education some seventeen years ago. Although my path led me away from, then back to architecture, craft and making has remained a passion of mine through the years; specifically, the role of …
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The culture of building to craft--a regional contemporary aesthetic : material resources, technological innovations and the form making process
In the non-Western context, there always has been a dilemma between "who we are" and "who we should be" . One could say "between tradition and modernity" . When the alien culture of building was adopted, the ties with the traditional vernacular processes were snapped off without establishing a …
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Most uncommon common men: craft, culture, and conflict in a Canadian community, 1860-1914
<p>The dissertation is a study of skilled workingmen in Hamilton, Ontario, in the years 1860-1914. It attempts a three-tiered task. Firstly, to establish the importance of the skilled workingman as an historical presence, and to outline the essential context within which the craftsman assumed this …