Obituary: William James McGuire (1925-2007).

Obituary of William James McGuire (1925-2007). William James McGuire, considered by some to be the "father of social cognition" and a leading expert on attitude change and the self-concept, died in his home in New Haven, Connecticut, on December 21, 2007. McGuire was for several decades the field's premier researcher of the psychology of persuasion. His creative, groundbreaking experimental research in this area not only brought the study of attitudes and social influence to center stage in psychology but also shaped neighboring fields in sociology, political science, communication, and marketing. McGuire was a fellow of eight divisions of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a past president of APA Division 8 (Personality and Social Psychology). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

福斯特的教育管理批判理论观点述评

福斯特是当代教育管理批判理论的主要代表之一,他受到哈贝马斯批判理论的影响,要求打破霸权的主流教育管理观念,提出教育管理是一门道德科学,倡导对学校教育进行根本的改造,学校领导必须成为批判反思性的实践。     

Building Community

Without the legal and economic strictures of permanent construction, pop-up architecture offers a unique opportunity for architects to build small-scale structures that enable community participation and social engagement. What, though, are the political manifestations for instigating this type of public participation through lightweight architectural programming? Andrea Kahn , Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), examines this phenomenon by profiling three projects located in the public realm by Jonathan Kirschenfeld and CDR Studio in New York, and Vallo Sadovsky Architects in Bratislava.     

Interconnected Approaches to Sustainable Architecture

Is minimising the negative effects of human activity on people and the planet enough, or can we aim even higher? Guest-Editor Terri Peters introduces the concept of superarchitecture: architecture that is not merely sustainable, but offers positive benefits for both human wellbeing and the environment. As demonstrated by the three international case studies she presents, it is applicable not only to healthcare architecture, but also to the spaces in which we live and work, and the wider urban realm. At its heart is a deep connection with nature.     

The Sixth Sense: The Meaning of Atmosphere and Mood

Through its blinkered emphasis on visual form and function, has modernity divorced us from our sense of belonging to the cosmos? What, then, is the secret of creating architecture that envelops and inspires us? As scientific research increasingly favours the point of view that our unconscious – as opposed to detailed – perception has higher existential value, Helsinki-based architect and professor emeritus Juhani Pallasmaa argues that peripheral vision is key. Only through engagement with this can architects trigger what could be described as our sixth sense – the atmospheric.     

New Patterns in Urban Design

Brian McGrath and VictoriaMarshall discern the newly resilient urban patterns that are emerging in the meta-city, shifting and adjusting to changing local and global conditions. Based on smart infrastructure, self-sufficiency and hybrid local models, highly adaptive design patterns take the form of responsive micropatches rather than overarching masterplans. As demonstrated by the featured projects, ‘pattern recognition’, sensory mapping techniques and sensitivity to a city's ecosystem are becoming essential tools to the urban designer. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

英国建筑技术美学谱系中的“工艺美术运动”节点研究

英国建筑技术美学在二百余年的演变过程中具有鲜明的谱系特征。19世纪该谱系进入发展高峰期,由威廉·莫里斯倡导的工艺美术运动为英国建筑技术美学建构了重要美学价值和现代意志,从上层建筑层面完善了该美学体系,使其具备完整的现代性和艺术性。工艺美术运动作为英国建筑技术美学谱系的关键节点,一方面有力地推动该美学体系的健康演进,同时也伴随着英国建筑技术美学谱系的延伸。向欧美大陆流播。成为世界现代建筑的源泉之一。