Sense-Sensitive Design for the Ageing

When designing retirement housing and socially inclusive urban spaces, there is a great deal of emphasis on mobility and accessibility. Physical decline is, however, only one important dimension of old age. Richard Mazuch , Director of Design Research and Innovation for IBI/Nightingale, an architect with specialist expertise in evidence-based design and healthcare, here describes how architects and designers need to be mindful of how the senses wane with age when designing environments for older people.     

Housing for the Elderly: The Changing Scenario in India

Like many other countries in the world, a rise in life expectancy means that India is now facing a sharp increase in the older population; a situation that is exacerbated by other social and economic changes such as urbanisation and the erosion of the extended family that leads to greater numbers of older people living alone. Here Radhika Vaidya , an architect and town planner based in Pune, and Anjali Raje , an executive director of the International Longevity Centre – India (ILC-I), combine their expert knowledge to profile the situation in India and to showcase some new housing solutions.     

北车集团大连机车厂机车车间调查及其价值评估

始建于1908年的北车集团大连机车公司与大连市同龄,曾历经俄、日和新中国的建设,作为重要的工业遗存保留着珍贵的城市记忆,不仅见证了大连工业的发展,同时承载着中国机车的梦想。其中的机二车间作为早期建设的最重要的生产车间,是大连市市级文物保护单位。该文基于实地调研、现场访谈与史料分析,对机二车间的建筑形态进行了现状分析和历史复原研究,并对其历史沿革与发展建设进行了梳理,进而评估其作为重要工业建筑遗存所具有的保护与再利用价值,并提出了相应的保护建议及发展策略。     

The Young Experimentalists

Experimental architecture in Italy began to take a new form in the 1990s when young architects, who were embracing new digital technologies, also began to go abroad to study and practise in greater numbers. Anna Baldini outlines a fecund strand in Italian architecture which, while no longer wholly new or youthful, retains its vitality. She highlights, in particular, the contributions of: Avatar Architettura, Gianluca Brini, Elastico spa+3, Exposure Architects, Giuliano Fausti, Luisa Fontana, Giorgio Goffi, ian+, Iotti+Pavarani Architetti, Fabrizio Leoni, ma0/emmeazero, Antonella Mari, Metrogramma, Open Building Research (OBR), RoccAtelier, studio.eu and Vulcanica Achitettura. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

山东景芝酒业成功的文化视角

影响企业成功的因素众多,而文化在其中起着举足轻重的作用,这在山东景芝酒业得到了淋漓尽致的体现.从历史到现代,从形式到内涵,景芝酒业都闪烁着文化的光芒,景芝酒业将酒文化的作用发挥到了极致.因此,从文化的视角分析景芝酒业的形象和成功的原因,供相关行业借鉴.     

发挥系统优势服务经营管理为销售事业发展提供人才支撑——销售企业教育培训工作发展历程

15年来,通过完善培训管理体制和机制,分层分类、按需施教,完善专兼职师资队伍、培训基地网络、教材课程等方面的建设,销售企业构建了大教育、大培训格局,为企业的发展提供了坚实的人才保证。还将聚焦培训管理、培训精品项目和新培训方式,开创销售企业培训新格局。     

日本陶瓷企业在华专利策略的分析之碍子株式会社(NGK)

对日本碍子株式会社申请日期在1997.1-2007.12、公开日期在1999.1-2009.12年份范围的中国专利信息进行了系统分析,探讨了日本碍子在华运用技术专利化、专利标准化以取得行业垄断地位的策略特点,对其主要IPC区域内的技术构成、发展趋势、申请人进行对比分析,为国内企业应对其技术封锁、专利标准联盟提出对策,并为我国发展陶瓷行业专利战略提供思路。     

发挥优势 探索合作 实现地勘单位经济快速发展——中外合作河南发恩德矿业公司的发展启示

中外合作河南发恩德矿业有限公司利用外方雄厚资金、先进技术和上市公司等优势,成功对河南省洛宁县沙沟缓倾斜薄脉状银铅锌矿进行风险勘查与开发,走探、采、加工一条龙之路,经济效益实现跨越式增长,成为中外合作勘查开发模式的典范。文章介绍了该公司的发展过程和取得的业绩,提出了值得推广的经验：在最短时间内使资本增值最大化;将国外的先进管理理念、找矿技术、资金与中国的低成本相结合;合作双方具有互补性,一方拥有找矿潜力的探矿权,另一方拥有融资能力和先进技术;充分利用先进勘查开发技术,实现资源可持续开发。     

崇义章源钨业APT绿色冶炼的技术进步和发展

介绍了江西崇义章源钨业有限公司近20年来APT冶炼的技术进步,以及近年技术创新的进展。