Josef Bro?ek: Mentor of Young Historians of Psychology.

Presents reflections and observations about the life and contributions of Josef Maria Bro?ek. The author comments that Josef Bro?ek as a mentor was vitally concerned that the history of psychology take root institutionally. This obituary describes some of Bro?ek's efforts toward that end. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Italian Architectural Press

The proliferation of architectural media in Italy is prodigious. Valentina Croci describes the history behind the plethora of printed magazines, outlining the background and approach of the most prestigious titles. What does the future hold for such a large number of specialist publications? Are they to be eclipsed by the numerous new electronic newsletters and websites? Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The softest program test system

This paper reviews the current status of both research and commercial testing systems, and addresses the features necessary for a commercial test system. These include test case specification, test data generation, testbed generation, program instrumentation, automatic test execution and validation, as well as dynamic analysis of control and data flow. Of particular value is the linking of the details of the test to the program specification by means of an assertion language. These and other features are then described within the contest of , an integrated system for testing Assembler, , and / 1 programs in a simulated test environment. This system is now being used to validate programs in a test laboratory.     

2060: An Autonomously Crafted Built Environment

By 2060, smart technology will allow every aspect of our surroundings to be optimised for efficiency and customisable to our desires. From street lighting, to building maintenance, to hotel interiors, to flood protection – this is the future as imagined by Alvise Simondetti, Chris Luebkeman and Gereon Uerz of Arup's Foresight + Research + Innovation team . After setting out their vision of what lies ahead, they highlight several recent projects that they have worked on with high-profile architects around the globe: projects that pave the way to a world where fine crafting and intelligent design are for the masses rather than the few. This is all set in context by a piece that outlines the evolutionary steps that have been triggered by disruptive technological shifts.     

From the Vault of the Heavens

Many clues lead to the conjecture that Brunelleschi knew about the use of the astrolabe, an instrument very often used in his times; among his friendships we find the astronomer Paolo Dal Pozzo and engineer Mariano di Jacopo da Siena, who certainly knew how to use the astrolabe accurately. Because this instrument is based on the principle of stereographic projection, a particular kind of central projection, it is quite possible that Filippo applied this principle for the perspective construction outline for Masaccio’s Trinità in S. Maria Novella, as well as for the two lost panels of the Baptistery of Florence.     

Prosthetic Mythologies

The forest wilderness of Kielder in Northumbria is one ofEngland's remotest areas. Sharing an ecology similar to much of northern Scandinavia, Alaska and Canada, it shares none of its native culture or folklore. Only planted in the 1920s, the conifer forests are relatively recent - a graft on the natural landscape. Kate Davies and Emmanuel Vercruysse of LIQUID FACTORY describe how their site-specific performance piece sought out the psychological power of the forest, embuing it with ‘Prosthetic Mythologies’. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Obituary: Josef Bro?ek.

Presents a series of obituaries and remembrances of the psychologist, Josef Bro?ek. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Algorithmic Design

Maria Bessa provides a masterclass in algorithmic design, tracing the roots of the algorithm back to Aristotle and 9th-century Persia. She explores innovative contemporary examples of the application of the algorithm and highlights its potential for architects working intuitively in a way that will enable them to achieve a level of performance that was once only attainable at a post-design stage. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Josef Maria Brozek (1913-2004).

Presents the obituary for Josef Maria Brozek (1913-2004). Dr. Brozek is known in part for his study of the effects of nutrition on behavior. He taught primarily in the history of psychology and his long term project in this area was the historiography of psychology in the world. His unique and important contribution to the field was the organization of a six-week Summer Institute on the History of Psychology for College Teachers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)