Systems of representation: a pedagogical model for design education in the information age

Abstract

The course SDR: Sistemas de Representación(Systems of Representation), is the last stage of a line of work which has the objective of integrating information technologies in the education of architecture in a meaningful way. A distinctive mark of this pedagogic approach has been to look upon computer technology as an opportunity to rethink the methods, contents and goals of architecturaleducation,in thelight of contemporary culture.

The course is structured in six themes, each one standing for a ‘system of representation’: ‘text’, ‘figure’, ‘object’, ‘image’, ‘space’ and ‘light’. Within every system, a variety of issues dealing with the concept of ‘representation’ are addressed in an interdisciplinary manner. It is a compulsory course lasting three semesters, in the second and third year of a five-year architectural program. It has been offered since the academic year 1999/2000.     

Digital creativity and transdisciplinarity at postgraduate level: the design and implementation of a transdisciplinary masters programme and its implications for creative practice

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南水北调南干渠工程穿越风险地段的施工方法

南水北调南干渠Ⅲ标需要全段穿越大兴灌渠、桥墩、垃圾坑以及二元地质结构地层等风险地段,施工难度大.施工中采取了铺设土工膜、现浇混凝土方涵导流、加密钢格栅等方法,安全地穿越了风险地段.     

2010年长江流域暴雨洪水初步分析

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亭子口水电站跌坎消力池减压模型试验研究

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右江水力发电厂水导轴承油冷却方式的探讨及改进

通过数据监测,对右江水电厂4台机组水导轴承运行中出现瓦温缓慢上升的问题进行分析,查找原因,并提出了不同的技术改造方案,对比后择优实施,既保证了水电厂的长期安全稳定运行,又为企业节省了成本.     

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针对反舰导弹靶场试验时如何把验前积累大量的先验信息科学合理利用,根据反舰导弹不同种类的验前信息,确定其分布类型并采用参数和非参数检验方法进行相容性检验,使经过预处理的验前信息能够为试验所用,并通过实例验证了该方法的科学可行性。该方法对验前信息在反舰导弹靶场试验及结果评定中的应用具有一定意义。     

物联网环境下基于B／S模式的监控系统

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Haar小波求解线性分数阶微积分方程

分数阶微积分方程的应用逐渐受到广大研究者的重视.论文以Haar小波基函数来逼近线性分数阶微积分方程,通过数值算例的数值解与精确解进行比较,结果表明论文方法是有效的且具有较高的精度.     

基于瞬变电磁法的电磁场矿藏解释仿真技术研究

将瞬变电磁法（Transient Electromagnetic Method,TEM）应用到布敦花铜矿矿区的解释中,首先需建立电磁感应模型,对瞬变电磁场中的二次磁场频率、时间特性进行分析,通过MATLAB软件进行程序编写,得出相应的特性曲线图。然后分别计算早、晚期视电阻率和全程视电阻率,得出瞬变电磁场在矿区变化时的视电阻率参数变化,得出相应的数据结论。最后,利用MATLAB的网格化函数,对数据进行处理,模拟出瞬变电磁场在铜区时的异常场变化,完成对矿区的解释。从结果分析可以看出,利用瞬变电磁法解释的结果比利用物探资料进行矿区解释的结果更简单、更精确。这样一来,既提高了工作效率,又提高了解释的准确率。