Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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PROBLEM STATEMENT Dana Wheeler‚ The Fashion Channel’s (TCF) senior vice president of marketing‚ must focus on TCF’s segmentation‚ branding‚ and positioning strategy. BACKGROUND TFC is a cable TV network specially devoted to the latest fashion broadcasted 24 hours per day‚ 7 days per week. TFC was successful and experienced constant revenue and profit growth above the industry average. TCF was one of the most common niche network‚ shared with 80 million U.S. households. A LT E R N AT I V E
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Idil Ozer 10/13/13 Art History 111 Prof. Kraus Museum Essay #1 Impressionist Effect on Parisienne Fashion The saying‚ “A woman is a corset is a lie‚ a falsehood‚ a fiction; but for us this fiction is better than reality was decorating Art Institute of Chicago’s walls‚ supporting the main idea behind Impressionism‚ which is “impression”. This art movement originates back to 19th Century’s France with a group of Parisienne artists. The trend reflects natural elements through
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H&M Success H&M is a growing fashion retail clothing company‚ which operates on a wide scale across the globe‚ the brand offers its customers all the latest fashionable clothing and accessories based at reasonable and low prices which can be acknowledged from the companies motto ‘fashion and quality at the best price’. The company has appealed to European customers as it offers a range of products for everyone from the likes of high-end fashionable products to casual basics more or less for
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flagship retail store of Inditex Group‚ a holding company that owns other fashion brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius‚ Kiddy’s Class‚ and Oysho. The company still lives by the simple idea of Amacio Ortega to link customer demand to manufacturing and link manufacturing to distribution‚ which ultimately able to respond very quickly to the demands of targeted customers‚ who are young and fashion-conscious city dwellers. Inditex operates 1‚558 stores in 44 countries‚ of
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Throughout the decades‚ fashion is always evolving. New trends are continuously spreading‚ becoming more popular throughout society. Each decade has a unique style‚ and the 90s is a good example. Although when compared to the earlier year of the 70s‚ they have many differences. Nevertheless‚ some similarities do occur between the fashion of the two time periods. Clothing worn between the two eras is one clear fashion difference. The grunge look was a popular trend for 90s people‚ whereas the 70s
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campaign featuring English rockers Paul Weller (54) of The Jam and Miles Kane (26) of The Last Shadow Puppets. Dubbed “Rock n’ Roll Gentlemen” by Varatos himself‚ the campaign is a combination of traditional print and digital media for a high-end fashion line which promotes stylized design and usability for men‚ both young and old. In a world that’s always changing things‚ Varvados aims to connect the old and new‚ paying deference to the past iconic styles while looking towards the future. Set
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During the decade of the 1920s‚ both men and women’s fashions changed drastically. For women‚ Flappers became popular and they often set the trends for that decade. Women’s fashion was influenced by other cultures’ clothing and accessories such as Egypt‚ Japan‚ and India. The end of WWI ended the rationing of supplies including fabric. The hemline of dresses and skirts for women were getting higher and higher until the average hemline was at about the knee. Some fabric patterns commonly used
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ZARA IT for Fast Fashion ( Case Analysis) 1) Please describe three most important competitive advantages of ZARA (Inditex) over its main competitor. How sustainable is this advantage? 2) Assume that ZARA is considering to enter the US market. Please recommend actions for ZARA. Please make clear assumptions when necessary. After reading and analyzing the Zara case we came several conclusions when it comes to Zara’s competitive advantage over its competitors. We understood that Zara is using
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ZARA: Fast Fashion The Spanish retail chain Zara has unique supply chain management practices that enable it to gain a competitive advantage over other fashion retailers in the industry. Zara’s rapid response time enables the firm to quickly respond to changing fashions while deliberately under producing products. This strategy‚ which is supported by competencies in logistic management‚ design and information systems‚ allows the company to maintain less inventory and higher profit margins and is
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