Academic literature on the topic 'Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Journal articles on the topic "Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans"
1
Babangida, Hamza, and Halima Sani Katsina. "INTEGRATING ISLAMIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR ACHIEVING FAMILY PRIVACY IN RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE." Journal of Islamic Architecture 5, no. 1 (June 21, 2018): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/jia.v5i1.4407.
Full textAbstract:
<p>Islamic Design Principles (IDP) are general guides in the context of the Islamic legal system (Sharia) abstracted for application in the management of the existing Muslim built environment and which could be used for the designing new buildings. Accordingly, they were developed from various Sharia sources among which include the Qur'an and the Hadith, as primary sources. The aim of this paper is to identify Islamic Design Principles which apply to architecture and to use same to demonstrate how they could be applied to achieve family privacy in residential design of the Muslim faithful. The research methodology involved literature search on extant works which identified Islamic Principles and their relevance to residential architecture on one hand and documentation of floor plans of existing houses designed for and occupied by Muslims in Nigeria. A four bedroom duplex among the documented houses was used to demonstrate how family privacy could be achieved using the Islamic Design Principles (IDP) at various design stages such as spatial rearrangement, reorientation, and reconfiguration of functional spaces without compromising global design criteria. In the redesigned floor plans, the design elements that were integrated include those which affected bedrooms, living rooms and other spaces for family interactions to reflect family privacy needs. Overall, the outcome of this paper adds to our understanding of the role the Islamic Design Principles (IDP) could play in no distant future on novel design approaches that support the use of new structural forms, shape and design elements which provides to privacy needs of Muslim faithful as well as satisfy universal design requirements. This paper will find practical implication if it is used as theoretical as well practical support to professionals in designing residences which address specific spiritual values of residents </p>
2
Adetoro Adewunmi, Yewande, and Oluwaseun Damilola Ajayi. "Attitudes of Nigerian facilities management professionals to the benefits of benchmarking." Facilities 34, no. 7/8 (May 3, 2016): 468–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/f-06-2014-0057.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of benchmarking among Nigerian facilities management (FM) practitioners. Design/methodology/approach Data collection was through semi-structured interviews with 34 FM heads from three selected cities in Nigeria. Of this number, 16 were from Lagos, 10 from Abuja, while 8 managers were from Port Harcourt. These managers were selected using purposive sampling based on their experience in the field of FM across the various sectors of the economy. The interviews were analysed with Nvivo 10 software qualitative computer software so as to reduce manual tasks, discover tendencies and recognize themes on the practice, meaning and benefits of benchmarking. Matrix coding of the Nvivo software was used to distinguish between benefits realized by those that conduct formal and informal benchmarking. Findings The paper found that those that perform informal benchmarking find that the benchmarking tool helps them to improve performance, service quality and their processes. On the other hand, those that perform formal benchmarking affirmed that benchmarking helped them in making strategic plans, striving to be the best in the industry and obtaining explanations for those improvements that are made now and in the near future. Practical implications The results, therefore, suggest that formal benchmarking in Nigeria is needed in performing strategic role in FM, as well as in making good business case agitations. Practitioners also need to know the benefits of benchmarking to improve its usage. Originality/value The paper categorised FM benchmarking benefits. Also, there are limited empirical studies on benchmarking benefits in developing countries.
3
Singleton, Rebecca. "Architecture and intellectual property." Architectural Research Quarterly 15, no. 3 (September 2011): 294–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1359135511000893.
Full textAbstract:
For architects, intellectual property (IP) law is vital. Without it plans, building designs and models would have no value as others could copy them without payment. But what are an architect's rights and how are those rights retained in order to avoid commercial exploitation?The legislation for this area of law comes from the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA), the Registered Designs Act 1949, the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Patents Act 1977. IP itself is divided into those rights that are registrable at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and those that are not. Rights that must be registered before the work is protected include trademarks, patents and registered designs; IP rights that cannot be registered include copyright and unregistered design rights.
4
Okoye, N. B. C. D., I. Onyegiri, and M. Okafor. "Effect of Architectural Design Characteristics Affecting Design Simplicity on Affordability Improvement of Core Housing Schemes." Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Studies 1, no. 1 (June 7, 2021): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.52589/jarms-9p4a2m5s.
Full textAbstract:
Studies identify that architectural design characteristics affecting design simplicity enhance core housing affordability. Effect of this attribute for affordability improvement, crucial in establishing design strategies for affordable low-cost urban homes, is lacking. Study examined this effect in Anambra State of Nigeria, using mixed method approach (primary data sourced from personal interviews, and questionnaire on 242 sampled residents from a 540 population. Using Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman’s Rank-Order correlation for analysis, all prototypes were found non-affordable, with p-value of 0.000 for significant variation for affordability. Significant relationship, strong and positive (p-value, 0.000; correlation coefficient 0.778), was established between architectural design characteristics affecting design simplicity and affordability. Recommendations for improving core housing affordability include: minimal floor area for initial unit (studio apartments for households earning below N161, 000 monthly, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom prototypes for those earning between N161, 000 and N200, 000); simple geometric plans; and local building materials for roof covering.
5
Agirbas, Asli, and Emel Ardaman. "Macro-scale designs through topological deformations in the built environment." International Journal of Architectural Computing 15, no. 2 (June 2017): 134–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1478077117714915.
Full textAbstract:
Design studies are being done on contemporary master-plans which may be applied in many locations worldwide. Advances in information technology are becoming the base model of design studies, and these may be more effective than the efforts of humans in the field of architecture and urban design. However, urban morphology variables and constants must be considered while designing contemporary master-plans in the existing built environment. The aims of this study were to extend the use of computer software for different applications and to make a topological work in the regional context. Accordingly, a case study was made using the nCloth simulation tools to create non-Euclidean forms while protecting the road system, which is one of the constant parameters of urban morphology in the built environment.
6
Ghosh, Nabaparna. "MODERN DESIGNS: HISTORY AND MEMORY IN LE CORBUSIER’S CHANDIGARH." Journal of Architecture and Urbanism 40, no. 3 (September 25, 2016): 220–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/20297955.2016.1210048.
Full textAbstract:
Located at the foothills of the Sivalik Mountains, Chandigarh was the dream city of independent India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1952, Nehru commissioned the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier to design Chandigarh. Scholars often locate in Corbusier’s plans an urban modernity that required a break with the past. Moving away from such scholarship, this article will argue that Chandigarh marked a climactic moment in Le Corbusier’s career when he tried to weave together modern architecture with tradition, and through it, human beings with nature. A careful study of the cosmic iconography of Chandigarh clearly reveals that nature for Le Corbusier was more than a vast expanse of greenery: it was organized in symbolic ways, as a cosmic form emblematic of Hindu mythologies. I will argue that in addition to local conditions – economic and cultural – that impacted the actual execution of Le Corbusier’s plans, cosmic iconography shaped a modernism profoundly reliant on Hindu traditions. This iconography also inspired a new generation of Indian architects like Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (1927 – present). Doshi played a key role in authoring the postcolonial architectural discourse in India. Following Le Corbusier, he advocated an architectural modernism anchored in sacred Hindu traditions.
7
WU, MENG-CHIOU, and RUNG-BIN LIN. "FINDING DICING PLANS FOR MULTIPLE PROJECT WAFERS FABRICATED WITH SHUTTLE MASK." Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers 17, no. 01 (February 2008): 15–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218126608004186.
Full textAbstract:
Multiple project wafers (MPWs) containing different chip designs from many customers serves as an important vehicle for gaining access to advanced semiconductor process technology for prototyping innovative designs or low-volume production. In this paper, a comprehensive study on the methods for determining dicing plans for MPW was carried out. Dicing plans can be used to determine the number of MPWs needed to be fabricated before chip fabrication and employed to saw the wafers after fabrication. Several methods based on integer linear programming formulation and a heuristic based on simulated annealing was proposed. Through conducting experiments with industrial test cases, these proposed methods can achieve up to 50% wafer reduction in some cases and on average 18% and 38% reduction for low- and high-volume production, respectively. This study makes a contribution to MPW dicing and is also instrumental in developing better reticle floorplanning methods.
8
Whitaker, Thomas B., M. Bruno Doko, Britt M. Maestroni, Andrew B. Slate, and Bosede F. Ogunbanwo. "Evaluating the Performance of Sampling Plans to Detect Fumonisin B1 in Maize Lots Marketed in Nigeria." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 90, no. 4 (July 1, 2007): 1050–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/90.4.1050.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Fumonisins are toxic and carcinogenic compounds produced by fungi that can be readily found in maize. The establishment of maximum limits for fumonisins requires the development of scientifically based sampling plans to detect fumonisin in maize. As part of an International Atomic Energy Agency effort to assist developing countries to control mycotoxin contamination, a study was conducted to design sampling plans to detect fumonisin in maize produced and marketed in Nigeria. Eighty-six maize lots were sampled according to an experimental protocol in which an average of 17 test samples, 100 g each, were taken from each lot and analyzed for fumonisin B1 by using liquid chromatography. The total variability associated with the fumonisin test procedure was measured for each lot. Regression equations were developed to predict the total variance as a function of fumonisin concentration. The observed fumonisin distribution among the replicated-sample test results was compared with several theoretical distributions, and the negative binomial distribution was selected to model the fumonisin distribution among test results. A computer model was developed by using the variance and distribution information to predict the performance of sampling plan designs to detect fumonisin in maize shipments. The performance of several sampling plan designs was evaluated to demonstrate how to manipulate sample size and accept/reject limits to reduce misclassification of maize lots.
9
Peng, Kuan-Li, and Chin-Yu Huang. "Reliability Evaluation of Service-Oriented Architecture Systems Considering Fault-Tolerance Designs." Journal of Applied Mathematics 2014 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/160608.
Full textAbstract:
Service-oriented architecture (SOA) provides an elastic and automatic way to discover, publish, and compose individual services. SOA enables faster integration of existing software components from different parties, makes fault tolerance (FT) feasible, and is also one of the fundamentals of cloud computing. However, the unpredictable nature of SOA systems introduces new challenges for reliability evaluation, while reliability and dependability have become the basic requirements of enterprise systems. This paper proposes an SOA system reliability model which incorporates three common fault-tolerance strategies. Sensitivity analysis of SOA at both coarse and fine grain levels is also studied, which can be used to efficiently identify the critical parts within the system. Two SOA system scenarios based on real industrial practices are studied. Experimental results show that the proposed SOA model can be used to accurately depict the behavior of SOA systems. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis that quantizes the effects of system structure as well as fault tolerance on the overall reliability is also studied. On the whole, the proposed reliability modeling and analysis framework may help the SOA system service provider to evaluate the overall system reliability effectively and also make smarter improvement plans by focusing resources on enhancing reliability-sensitive parts within the system.
10
Friesen, Hans. "Architektur und Ethik." Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 66, no. 6 (January 21, 2019): 805–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/dzph-2018-0058.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract The architect who plans and designs our living environment in town and country can neither think exclusively technologically nor act completely independently. Rather, his designs and actions are always in moral relation to the environment, i. e. to nature and landscape as well as to the city/town or the people who live daily with and within the built space and thus have a kind of effective group affiliation. But to what extent does architecture – in the sense of Hegel’s phrase the “sensuous in the meaningful” – already possess ethical implications?
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans"
1
Markussen, Erika L. "Objects of architecture." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53353.
Full textAbstract:
Architecture has meaning and purpose when it is seen not as something that firmly must exist, but as the possibilities that a situation creates. I have not yet found that which is concretely architecture, but I can say that which is concretely architecture, but I can say that which could exist as beauty in this world. The design of everyday objects becomes architecture to me, whether it be of a building, a piece of jewelry, or a piece of pottery.
My undergraduate thesis was a study of the interaction of a curved wall and a straight wall, as autonomous elements. I proposed not only the spacial design but also how it is affected and changed by the site; namely the repetition and orientation.
In my graduate work, I undertook an investigation of the connection between old and new. My thesis suggests, in the form of three schemes or plans, what that connection could be and how it creates and affects architecture.Master of Architecture
2
Long, Richard C. "Resort architecture : the architecture of leisure." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22355.
Full text
3
De, Moya Francisco Vicente. "Architecture: as a matter of fact." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52063.
Full textAbstract:
As reality continues to shift from the made fact to the idea: We conclude that creativity is a state of mind; measured by what is made. It is only when extended beyond oneself that an idea can become real to more than one. We Extend thru our talents and skills. The significance of that made is its Presence measured in timeMaster of Architecture
4
Stodghill, Kathleen. "Architecture as narrative." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52105.
Full text
5
Betadam, Joburt. "Geometry of pre-revolutionary Virginia architecture." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53092.
Full textAbstract:
Virginia architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries prior to the American Revolution has distinctive geometries which determine proportion. The square, root-two rectangle and equilateral triangle are the figures which establish most proportions. Plans and elevations underwent a development based on a rational method of incorporating the figures into a coherent building. This investigation establishes the use of geometry as a starting point for the culmination of many elements which together composed a building.Master of Architecture
6
Lettieri, Lisa A. "The architecture of masts." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53263.
Full textAbstract:
The origin of this project came from careful consideration for a threshold between the fabric of Old Town for its historic presence and the Potomac River for its freedom to sail.
The order for the threshold came from recognition of the historic grid of the city and its brick construction. A sailing school was chosen as the activity to draw the community to the river. The inspiration for the design was derived from the nature of boats and their delicate rigging. The architecture was generated from the principles of material economy of the masts and ties to create a tensile structure.
Although the project fulfills the basic needs of a sailing school, its form came from the desire to express the spirit of sailing at the edge between land and water.Master of Architecture
7
McGill, David Paul. "An Appalachian Architecture, an Appalachian Architect." Thesis, This resource online, 1985. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11072008-063240/.
Full text
8
Olette, Denis. "A sense of place: architecture and territoriality." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/64023.
Full text
9
Bennett, Greg. "Architecture and the sense of place." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23424.
Full text
10
王希慎 and Hi-sun Wong. "Perfect but impersonal: photographic recording of Chinese imperial architecture." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31464051.
Full textBooks on the topic "Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans"
1
Casper, Dale E. Domestic architecture: Designs and plans, 1983-1987. Monticello, Ill., USA: Vance Bibliographies, 1987.
Find full text
7
Woodward, George E. Victorian city and country houses: Plans and designs. New York: Dover Publications, 1996.
Find full text
8
Chirgotis, William G. 180 affordable home plans. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Creative Homeowner Press, 1985.
Find full text
9
Late Victorian architectural plans and details. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications, 2010.
Find full text
10
Comstock, William T. Late Victorian architectural plans and details. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications, 2010.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans"
1
Stangl, Paul. "City Plans." In Risen from Ruins. Stanford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.11126/stanford/9781503603202.003.0003.
Full textAbstract:
Between 1945 and 1949 a series of modernist plans were developed for Berlin. In this time of political turmoil, planners and politicians projected a broad range of meanings onto the plans. After the founding of the East German state, Lothar Bolz orchestrated the adoption of socialist realism as state policy, requiring a return to traditional urban design. This theory included a range of tenets guiding planning, but Walter Ulbricht intervened to assure that planning would be dominated by a concern for parade routes leading to an immense square in the city center. In response to West Berlin’s international building exhibition, the German Democratic Republic held their own design competition for a “socialist” city center in 1958. The recent introduction of industrialized building, along with uncertainty and debate over the nature of “socialist” architecture, was evident in designs with a range of influences, including international modernism, midcentury modernism, and socialist realism.
2
Yarrow, Thomas. "Everyday Possibilities." In Architects, 239–40. Cornell University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501738494.003.0054.
Full textAbstract:
I have attempted to describe what happens in an architectural practice as faithfully as possible. Focusing on the transformations that take place from an idea, to a design, to a set of plans, and then to a building, my aim has been to show the complexity, difficulty, and interest of this endeavor. I hope these descriptions suggest parallels and differences: with other people, other places, other processes. I do not offer any ultimate answer to the question of how designs, ideas, inspiration, buildings, or for that matter architects are produced. There is no proposal for how architecture might be done better or differently. I want instead to highlight that even as these architects’ themselves acknowledge the problems inherent in the professional contexts they face, there are also possibilities. Focusing on these everyday practical entanglements makes this evident in ways that are less obvious in generalized accounts of the profession and discipline....
Conference papers on the topic "Architecture – Nigeria – Designs and plans"
1
Johnson, Johnson, and Ezizanami Adewole. "Flow Behavior of Horizontal Well Completed Within Two Sealing Faults Inclined at Right Angle." In SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/207186-ms.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract At inception of a production rate regime, a horizontal well is expected to sweep oil within its drainage radius until the flow transients are interrupted by an external boundary or an impermeable heterogeneity. If the interruption is an impermeable heterogeneity or sealing fault, then the architecture of the heterogeneity must be deciphered in order to be able to design and implement an effective work-over or well re-entry to boost oil production from the reservoir. In this paper, therefore, the behavior of a horizontal well located within a pair of sealing faults inclined at 90 degrees is investigated using flow pressures and their derivatives. It is assumed that the well flow pressure is undergoing infinite activity, and each fault acts as a plane mirror. The total pressure drop in the object well is calculated by superposition principle. Damage and mechanical skin and wellbore storage are not considered. The main objective of our investigation is to establish identifiable signatures on pressure-time plots that represent infinite flow in the presence of adjacent no flow faults inclined at 90degrees. Results obtained show that the flowing wellbore pressure is influenced strongly by object well design, object well distance from each fault, and distance of each image from the object well. Irrespective of object well distance from the fault, there are three (3) images formed. Central object well location yields a square polygon, with two image wells nearer to the object well at equidistance from the object well, and the farthest image well to be 2d2. From the object well For off-centered object well location within the faults, a rectangular polygon is formed, with each image at a different distance from one well to another. Dimensionless pressure and dimensionless pressure derivative gradients during infinite-acting flow are (4.6052/LD) and 2/LD, respectively for all well locations within the faults.
2
Liu, Rui. "A Novel Edge Computing Based Architecture for Intelligent Tool Condition Monitoring." In ASME 2020 15th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2020-8499.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Edge computing has been recognized as a potential solution to enable intelligent manufacturing in the machining industry, especially for the small and medium-sized manufacturers. However, while various research studies have proposed their edge-based architectures for intelligent systems, there still exists a lack of practical and affordable technological plans that can be applied to complex machining process designs in actual production scenario. The objective of this research is to realize the tool condition monitoring (TCM) in machining by the edge computing based architecture for actual mass production. This study creatively proposes a calibration-based TCM system to monitor the cutting tool conditions in repetitive machining operations by comparing the characteristic signals generated by the reference cutting tools in the calibration procedure with the signal generated by the cutting tool in production through a concise similarity analysis, which can be easily integrated into typical cyber-psychical systems to realize the edge computing in a very efficient and flexible way. To validate the performance of the proposed architecture, a case study is demonstrated for tool wear monitoring of repetitive milling operations with a complex machining process design. Experimental validation has shown that the proposed edge-based TCM system can effectively monitor the tool wear progression which is in good agreement with actual wear measurements.
3
Goldsmith, Matthew James. "Advancing Effective Response Technology to Manage Containment of High Pressure, High Temperature Well." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31125-ms.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Deepwater well containment capabilities were born out of necessity – over the last 10 years the industry has innovated and improved upon capabilities and is currently focused on developing the systems required for, new high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) wells scheduled to be drilled in the 2021 timeframe. As industry plans for drilling at deeper depths and higher temperatures – an organization's ability to keep pace with ever-changing needs is critical. That means continuing to enhance capabilities and technology to ensure well containment resources for the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico are available. MWCC is the first in industry to add High Pressure (20k psi) and High Temperature (400°F) technology to its portfolio. The development of this advanced technology presented many challenges both technical and non-technical. A shift from ram-based capping stack designs for well pressures up to 15K psi and temperatures up to 350F to valve-based designs rated for up to 20K and 400°F was necessary but presented technical challenges. An extended flowback response to a HPHT well may requires additional supportive equipment to assure successful containment of well fluids. MWCC delivered novel technology in 2020 designed to cool well temperatures in order to continue use of conventional subsea architecture and systems. Regulatory approval for HPHT source control technology is different from conventional technology. The approval of standard containment technologies is straightforward and well understood in industry; HPHT technology requires additional verification and approval. MWCC will address the process of obtaining approval for the use of HPHT containment equipment in an incident response.
4
Dumont d'Ayot, Catherine. "Machines à exposer." In LC2015 - Le Corbusier, 50 years later. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/lc2015.2015.1025.
Full textAbstract:
Résumé: Ateliers d’artistes, appartements et villas de collectionneurs, pavillons, scénographies et musées : l’exposition est un fil rouge de l’œuvre de Le Corbusier. Le rapport que l’homme entretient à l’œuvre d’art et les modalités de ce rapport sont des éléments fondateurs de son architecture et occupent une position primordiale dans sa vision de la ville. De la ziggourat du Musée mondial en 1929, jusqu’aux projets des années 1960 comme le Centre d’Art international à Erlenbach ou le Musée du XXe siècle pour Nanterre, les musées sont des pièces incontournables des ses grands plans d’urbanisme. Les projets de musées et de pavillons d’exposition entre 1929 et 1965 et les concepts des différentes expositions qu’il organise évoluent en parallèle de sa manière d’envisager le rapport à l’œuvre, que ce soit celui de l’artiste, du spectateur initié ou du novice. Les esquisses préparatoires des différents projets de musées et de pavillons retracent cette évolution. La critique du projet du Mundaneum par Karel Teige assume un rôle clé dans la transformation décisive du concept du musée qui a lieu entre le Musée Mondial en 1929 et le projet de Le Corbusier pour le Musée à croissance illimitée en 1930. C’est un changement séminal qui est décisif pour les projets futurs. L’architecture et la relation à l’œuvre d’art ne sont plus déterminées par le recours à une forme, mais par un mécanisme fonctionnel et organique: la croissance, à la fois image et symbole de l’évolution positiviste de l’humanité. Abstract: Exhibitions, museums, pavilions, artist ateliers, apartments and collectors’ villas: exposition runs like a red thread through Le Corbusier’s work. Man’s relationship to art is a fundamental element of architectural dispositifs. Art influences his vision of society as a whole, and museums are central to his major urban plans, from the ziggurat of the Musée Mondial in Geneva, to the museums in Ahmadabad, Tokyo or Chandigarh, to projects he realized in the late 1960s, such as the Museum of the 20th Century in Nanterre. The evolution of museum design between 1929 and 1965 and of the concepts Le Corbusier developed for the different exhibitions of his own œuvre are in keeping with his way of understanding the relationship to works of art, whether by the artist, a knowledgeable public or those encountering art for the first time. The sketches for the different museums and pavilions retrace this evolution. Karel Teige’s critique of the Mundaneum project assumes a key role in the transformation of the museum concept that occurred between the Musée Mondial of 1929 and Le Corbusier’s first designs for a Museum with Unlimited Growth in 1930. The architecture and the place for art in society are no longer determined by the use of a form but through a functional mechanism. Growth is understood as an image of the positive evolution of mankind. This seminal change is a key to the later projects.Mots clés: musée, exposition, fonctionnalisme. Keywords: museum, exhibition, functionalism. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/LC2015.2015.1025
5
Iribarne, Jorge. "The essential purpose of any Urban Project is to define Public Space." In 24th ISUF 2017 - City and Territory in the Globalization Age. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/isuf2017.2017.6233.
Full textAbstract:
In that aspect, buildings role, no matter their architectural qualities, is to shape that void and give it character. If one asks people about their remembrances of cities they have visited, they usually mention places and the activities that took place there. Architecture, great or bad is the referente of Architects. Only some monuments –Eiffel Tower or Sidney´s Opera- which act as the city´s image are worth recalling. The failure of CIAM´s urbanism was not its lack of quality, even vition, as some of Le Corbusier designs clearly demostrate, but its disregard of public space, merely a left over spread between isolated building blocks and highways. A good instrument to understand this fact are the Figure/ Ground plans, in which the basic shape of buildings and voids are drawn in black and white. In the tradicional city renders, the public spaces have a clear definition, a presence of its own. In any CIAM project –mostly- or construction, the public realm is the shapless space left over by buildings, with no hint about use or limits. A clear demonstration is the no-space around the Philarmonic, the National Library and the Art Gallery in Berlin. This knowlege is sufficiently incorporated into the practice of most Western Designers, but two perverse conditions are part of the everyday´s life of entire populations in the World: In poor Countries there is an urgent need to incorporate slums to the city structure, culture and services.In Asian Cities, mainly in China, inmense areas are demolished overnight and its tradicional fabric replaced by endless rows of anonymous high rise blocks amid a maze of transport elevated structures, with no place left for pedestrians. An old text advices not to let the urgent erase the important. In today´culture both conditions are unfortunately simultaneous.