luther's thesenportal: a case study of a “ritual-architectural event”

ABSTRACT

This article is part of a larger field-based study of contemporary festivity and religious tourism in Lutherland, a geographic and symbolic place associated with the life and work of Martin Luther. My aim, with reference to the work of Lindsay Jones and Victor Turner, is to develop an approach for studying the intersection of material culture and ritual. Material culture does not simply signify into empty space, shining meanings into its surrounding environment as a street lamp does light. Rather, material culture is produced, handled, used in a variety of ways. An exemplary case for studying how built space and ritual performance intersect is the Thesenportal of Wittenberg's Schlosskirche, an object and performative space commemorating the origin of the German Reformation.     

To Award a Growing 给“大奖”一个成长期

美国德克萨斯州建筑师协会(Texas Society of Architects)将于2011年10月28日在达拉斯举行颁奖仪式,对于建成25～50年之久的建筑进行鉴别,对“经受住了时间的考验,保持了中心造型、特色及整体建筑完整性”的建筑进行表彰.贝聿铭事务所设计、建成于1986的德克萨斯州达拉斯市的喷泉广场,25年后获此殊荣.美国建筑师协会自1907年开始颁发该奖项,每年一次.以“绿色工程”、“可持续建筑物”及“耐久奖”等为入选条件,设计对象为在建筑设计领域内取得卓越成绩的、对社会有着重大影响的建筑师,并且要经得起考验,该奖项已成为美国建筑师协会授予建筑界个人的最高奖项.     

a+a对话2010“新中源杯”亚洲室内设计竞赛评委及获奖选手

<正>邹瑚莹:AIDI的成立,是把中国的室内设计师和世界的室内设计师联系起来了,有了一个与世界交流的平台,大家可以在这个平台上相互学习、相互吸收。AIDI成立这么多年来,我们组织过很多次的学术交流和教育交流活动,让中国的设计师更好地走向世界。     

“SOLVENT”: development of a reversible solar-screen glazing system

Preliminary experiments with a novel glazing system developed at the Desert Architecture and Urban Planning Unit of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel indicated that it may provide improved visual and thermal performance in buildings with large glazed areas located in sunny regions, regardless of orientation. In winter, it reduces glare, local over-heating and damage to furnishings caused by exposure to direct solar radiation, with only a small reduction in solar space heating. In summer, it reduces the penetration of unwanted radiation without obstructing the view through the window, to an extent that may render external shading devices unnecessary. The SOLVENT project was contracted to complete the development of the glazing system, which is based on the concept of converting short-wave solar radiation to convective heat and long wave radiation. The glazing system was modeled and evaluated experimentally; a suitable frame was developed for it; and a design tool required for its application was developed. The current paper reports on physical modeling and experimental evaluation of the glazing system.     

浅析弗雷格“a=b”形式命题的认识价值

历史上很多哲学家运用各种方案试图证明"a=a"与"a=b"没有区分。尽管在论证的过程中没有逻辑矛盾,但是有些地方却违反经验,还是存在一些问题的。弗雷格运用自己的意义理论赋予语词以意义和指称,在认知意义上论证了"a=b"比"a=a"具有更大的价值。     

Consideration of soil-failure zones beneath foundation edges in analyzing a “bed-foundation-structure” system

An engineering method is developed for determination of the depth of failure zones beneath the edges of a foundation on the basis of the soil-strength parameters c and φ in analyzing a “bed-foundation-structure” system (BFSS). The formation of these zones must be considered in order to obtain reliable values of internal forces within the foundation, and its tilts. It is recommended to conduct additional research to determine c and φ at a depth to 1/4 the width of the foundation along its periphery. Translated from Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mekhanika Gruntov, No. 1, pp. 5–10, January–February, 2009.     

Beach protection and restoration Part II: a perspective of “soft” methods

In Part I (Vide previous issue) the authors underscored the world‐wide character of coastal erosion and particularly the shrinking of beaches. If nature is the causal agent, man clearly enhances the process. To counter the steady encroachment of the sea upon the land, several protective devices have been placed along the shores. Some of these were even conceived as means to bring about sand accretion in specific sites.

The results have been overall disappointing, or of local value only. In this paper beach protection and beach restoration methods that call upon the natural processes are examined. The “soft” approach to the problem includes implanting artificial reefs, placing vegetation, or fences, on dune or beach, and especially artificial beach nourishment.     

“Bonum”: the degree of a universal scale for the comfort metric

The recent concept of biological tolerance proposed in the technical literature for the man–environment interactions makes possible a dimensional transformation of the involved quantities to obtain quantities all homogeneous among them.In the present work, a metric for these transformed quantities is proposed. Hence it is possible to achieve the advantage of having only one metric in studying each kind of interaction.The new scale appears to be a useful instrument in studying together different sensorial interactions and in comparing different algorithms that refer to the same objective quantities.     

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数词的模糊和虚指——以“两”和”a couple of”的模糊性为例

通过分析数词"两"和"a couple of"的模糊性、语用范围以及组合性特征,来揭示数词的模糊和虚指的区别性特征。     

“Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: Planning Reform,Localism and the Role of the Planning Inspectorate in England

Like many European countries, England saw the establishment in the late 1990s and early twenty-first century of regional-scale spatial planning. Radical reform of English planning following the Localism Act 2011 however saw the whole intermediate tier of regional planning stripped out of the national planning system along with detailed guidance and top-down targets for house-building at a local level. This had a major impact on the Planning Inspectorate, the agency responsible on behalf of government for approving local development plans. Reform left the Inspectorate fully exposed to the tensions and contradictions between top-down policy and local autonomy inherent under the new planning framework. Focussing on future levels of housing development, a key responsibility of local councils under the new framework, we examine the implications of reform for the Planning Inspectorate in practice. We draw on approaches to localism and planning theory, in particular the idea of ‘conditional localism’, in order to situate and understand these changes. The study was based on interviews with elite respondents in or close to the Planning Inspectorate together with documentary sources. Lack of previous work on the Inspectorate, coupled with their key role in the national planning system, reinforced by recent reforms, emphasises the significance of the study. The importance of such ‘land-use tribunals’ internationally, points to the study’s wider relevance. It provides, as well, a study of planning reform with relevance in a wider European context and suggests how recent contributions to the localism debate can help make sense of these changes.     

“They say this is a home”: the challenge of “home” in residential care settings for old and young

In this article, we want to bolster a critical discussion of how the “home” is used in research on residential care, and additionally make sense of young and old residents’ feelings of resistance, through the lens of a critical geography of home. We illustrate how the home ideal might be provocative and frustrating for the residents, although previous studies point out that the ideal is used by staff and in policy to reassure residents of a sense of belonging and mastery. Examples from interviews with young unaccompanied boys as well as older residents living in residential care have been used and the analysis resulted in two themes: “Residents’ conflicting experiences of space” (shared space, restricted space and regulated space, and “Residents’ feelings of homelessness” (transitional space and encroached space). How the residents themselves understand the space that is called their home and why their home can stir ambivalent or negative feelings of isolation, exclusion, and homelessness, is relevant in order to avoid romanticizing home. Residents’ understanding of home can be different from the staff, a reminder that home is a much more complex notion than the rosy ideal.

     

A Review of “Elderburbia: Aging With a Sense of Place in America”

A problem in applying benefit-cost analysis to planning issues is the difficulty of imputing values to public goods like water quality. During the past thirty years, the contingent valuation (CV) survey method has been institutionalized as a technique for valuing these types of goods. This article traces the development of the method and summarizes recent federal guidelines. Examples from three recent studies, involving willingness to pay for nonpoint-source pollution controls, are used to illustrate issues about the technique. Considerations for planners who must undertake or evaluate CV studies are discussed.     

A transition from a large open pit into a novel “macroblock variant” block caving geometry at Chuquicamata mine,Codelco Chile

With a history of more than 100 years, Chuquicamata has become one of the largest open pits in the world. Its current depth of 1100 m, length of 4500 m and width of 3000 m, resulting in haulage distances of over 11,000 m from pit bottom to the processing plant or waste dumps, with waste/ore ratio greater than 4 and much lower grades, are effectively determining its profitable limit by the end of this decade. Currently, there are over 4300 Mt of geological resources containing 0.7% of copper and 340 ppm (1 ppm = 1 g/t) of molybdenum below the final pit shell. The corresponding orebody geometry is 3000 m northsouth, 300–800 m eastwest and the drilling campaign suggested the existence of more than 900 m of mineable ore from the final pit bottom. This is in spite of the fact that the Chuquicamata orebody is still open at depth. The business case to continue with the mining of the Chuquicamata orebody is to change from the current large open pit to a novel macroblock variant block caving geometry. This requires a production rate of 140,000 t/d (50 Mt per annum), with a continuous material handling system to achieve the 7-year ramp-up to full production. The resolution of a number of known technical, operational and logistical challenges outside current industry practises which Chuquicamata will face over its projected 40-year mine life is therefore essential. These challenges include simultaneous operations of open pit and underground macroblocks and from the initial lift to the second lift, rapid ramp-up and optimum sequencing of the planned macroblocks, early dilution from the west fault and late dilution from potential slope failures, and the potential for major operational hazards. An equally important issue to be addressed is cultural given that the mining history in the northern region of Chile, which includes Chuquicamata, is predominantly open pit. This paper presents a synopsis of the main challenges that the Chuquicamata underground project will face in order to meet the objectives of its corresponding business case. Those discussed and how they were resolved are: simultaneous operations, rapid ramp-up and optimum sequencing of the planned macroblocks, and early and late dilutions. The project is an example of the fact that there are no recipes or cook books in cave mining.     

a+a对话丁建

<正>丁建生于1962年10月中国中元国际工程公司总裁、总建筑师、国务院津贴专家,研究员级高级工程师,国家一级注册建筑师、注册城市规划师、注册咨询师(投资)陈南大学、合肥工业大学、北京工业大学、北京建筑工程学院兼职教授现任中国建筑学会副理事长、中国勘察设计协会常务理事、中国勘察设计协会建筑设计分会副会长、北京市勘察设计协会副会长等职先后获中国机械工业集团有限公司高层次专家,中国建筑师协会优秀专家,住房和城乡建设部勘察设计行业发展战略专家委员会委员,中国勘察设计协会现代管理优秀企业家等荣誉     

“登堂”“入室”

2012年中国国际社会公共安全产品博览会日益临近了,各参展厂商将同期举办新品发布会、媒体见面会等各类活动的消息也于近期密集发布——其积极超越往届之势,究竟是中国安防市场"新春"的序曲,还是安防厂商进一步争夺"越冬"储备的揭幕战?充足的信息量是做出正确判断的基础。为此,本刊延续以往的传统,再次为参展厂商搭台,为广大关注安防产业发展的读者,     

“造物”之“境”与“造物”之“序”

"造物"之"境"与"造物"之"序"点出了中外园林最大区别,重"境"的中国古代表达出"天人合一"的"山水画"仙境,重"序"的西方展现出规整式的"几何形"风格,这都源自于不同哲学背景、政治背景、审美情趣等因素,从而造就了不同的美学观念和不同的创作手法。两种哲理、两条思路。本文从中西方不同的文化基调出发,对两种风格的造园方式进行对比,包括平面、空间、艺术表现形态上的表达。两种形式不分孰好孰坏,应该在了解造园手段之后,进一步渗透彼此的文化思想,以达到和谐的交流方式。     

“威”“逼”“利”“诱”引导职校学生

近年来,职业教育是国家大力发展的项目,各地职业院校都在努力构建一个体制完善、合理的职业教育体系,职业教育终将成为国家经济建设的服务者。职业教育要想提升质量,离不开优秀的生源,而学生的发展离不开一线教师的引领。优秀的教师是学生的领路者,更是学生的陪伴者,可以引领学生前进的方向,陪伴学生每日的时光。