Actualising (Overlooked) Material Capacities

An emphasis on material synthesis is not without its pitfalls and challenges. Here Branko Kolarevic , Professor and Chair in Integrated Design at the University of Calgary Faculty of Environmental Design, alerts us to the dangers of overlooking materials' shifting capacities, which are so often scale dependent, while also disregarding existing materials in favour of the new or novel. As the potential grows for material systems in buildings to become more adaptive and to harness automation, Kolarevic describes some exciting developments that are taking place in dynamic facade design, providing the much-heralded promise of an efficient use of ambient energy.     

El Sur Global: Future Resilient City

Shifting the focus from futuristic visions, Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner with Alexis Kalagas of interdisciplinary design practice Urban-Think Tank urge us to ‘forget about utopia’, for in the most part the urban environment of 2050 is already built. Architects’ sights need to be set on the sometimes grim and unfolding reality of favelas and the world's informal cities.     

德国汉堡的创意城市发展策略

从城市规划建设的实践角度入手,论文总结和归纳了创意城市汉堡通过弘扬文化创意产业、打造创意城区、吸引创意人群等途径推进城市发展的具体策略,如港城建设、传统工人街区改造、IBA项目、创意公司等,并综合评述了这些策略的成败得失.     

漫谈欧洲滨水空间

本文以笔者亲身考察过的欧洲巴塞罗那滨水区、汉堡港口新城、巴黎海滩与不来梅港口复兴等四个具体案例为研究对象,分析研究了其所分别代表的不同滨水空间的复兴策略与实践经验：通过事件的滨水复兴、通过文化的滨水复兴、通过场所营造的滨水复兴和通过主题营造的滨水复兴。     

Strontium aluminate/polymer composites: Morphology,luminescent properties,and durability

Phosphor‐based polymer composites were prepared using a melt mixing and extrusion method. Morphology, luminescent properties, and Hamburg wheel test (HWT) of synthesized hybrid material were studied using various polymer matrices. The intensities of the luminescence of the strontium aluminates phosphors (SrAl₂O₄ : Eu,Dy and Sr₄Al₁₄O₂₅ : Eu,Dy) were substantially changed when incorporated into structurally and chemically different organic matrices. HWTs were performed to evaluate the durability of the polymers against simulated wheel loads and the effect of these wheel loads on the luminosity of the polymers. The decay slopes of various polymer–phosphor composites suggests that the simulated wheel load of the Hamburg test did not have a profound effect on the luminosity as such but the duration of luminescence was found to be shorter for the polymer–phosphor hybrid after the Hamburg test. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

大粒径透水性沥青混合料水稳定性能对比研究

针对不同沥青用量的大粒径透水性沥青混合料(LSPM-30)进行了常规的浸水马歇尔试验、真空饱水马歇尔试验及冻融劈裂试验,结果表明:存在一个最佳的沥青用量,该沥青用量使得LSPM-30沥青混合料的残留稳定度和残留强度比达到最大值;浸水马歇尔试验和冻融劈裂试验对于评价LSPM-30沥青混合料的水稳定性有一定局限性.采用汉堡车辙试验对比分析了LSPM-30,OGFC-16,SMA-13,AC-251这4种沥青混合料的水稳定性,结果表明:LSPM-30,OGFC-16,SMA-13这些骨架嵌挤型的沥青混合料有较好的水稳定性;汉堡车辙试验较适于用来评价LSPM-30的水稳定性.     

朱圩子立交桥面铺装病害分析及养护技术研究

对朱圩予互通立交原桥面铺装病害类型及成因进行调查分析,提出了相应的养护方案并从施工难易程度、可操作性等各方面进行对比分析,确定可行方案及相关技术要求,同时分析了沥青混合料添加抗车辙剂前后的压实特性,通过汉堡轮辙试验对其高温稳定性及水稳定性能进行对比验证。     

Convoluted Flesh: A Synthetic Approach to Analogue and Digital Architecture

Marcos Cruz and Marjan Colletti advocate their own distinct design approach that is intuitive and blissful in its opulence, evoking the sublime.Here they discuss the potential of opening up ‘new spatial, or material possibilities’ that are liberated from the self-imposed restrictions of their more technologically driven contemporaries. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Sauerbruch Hutton

The bold curves and bright colours in Sauerbruch Hutton's work belie the reasoned, empirical approach they bring to every project. That approach has helped them win numerous competitions, which led to major commissions almost as soon as they opened their office in 1989. Jayne Merkel explains how this apparently whimsical architecture grows out of a commitment to existing context, energy conservation and creating a strong sense of place. The sensual experience the buildings provide, inside and out, is always uppermost in the architects' minds. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.