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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John A. Walker argues that designers must undertake an ecological role. Arguably‚ humanity is re-designing the planet Earth every hour of every day‚ either deliberately by rational planning or inadvertently with billions of unconsidered actions‚ and in the main ruining it. We all carry a responsibility for the destruction and therefore we all need to mend our ways‚ but of course some groups within society have more power than others to take remedial action: engineers‚ architects‚ planners and designers
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Job Crafting and Meaningful Work 1 Job crafting and meaningful work Justin M. Berg The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania bergj@wharton.upenn.edu Jane E. Dutton Ross School of Business‚ University of Michigan janedut@umich.edu Amy Wrzesniewski Yale School of Management amy.wrzesniewski@yale.edu Citation: Berg‚ J. M.‚ Dutton‚ J. E.‚ & Wrzesniewski‚ A. (2013). Job crafting and meaningful work. In B. J. Dik‚ Z. S. Byrne & M. F. Steger (Eds.)‚ Purpose and meaning in the workplace
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The Russian Mafia: Classical Rational Theory - Brandon Sookraj Define Classical Theory: Basic idea and Major Theorist According to rational choice theory people choose to commit crimes if the benefits outweighs the repercussions. This clearly describes how the Russian mafia gained power in Alexander Shvarts article on the Russian mafia as people choose to join the mafia or use their services and commit these illegal acts as what they gained in return outweighed the consequences. Alexanders Shvarts
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has meaning. Information is a core ingredient in all designs and is part of all communication goals -whether to inform‚ persuade‚ educate‚ or entertain. We must have information in order to create a design. Information design arranges chunks of data to inform the viewer. Information-focused designs communicate to us each day as we stop at a stop sign‚ read a train schedule‚ or watch the weather report on the evening news. Information designs are seen in newspapers‚ calendars‚ timelines‚ charts
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Approach to Care Pathology and Nursing Management of Clients Health NRS - 410V Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States‚ exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data‚ there were more than 1.45 million people
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Introduction to Interior Design Your Instructor: Sarah Smallwood Lesson 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to Introduction to Interior Design! Many people around the world harbor secret dreams of becoming an interior designer. But few of them actually work toward that dream. So congratulations on having the courage to take that first step to realizing your dreams—either of becoming a professional interior designer or honing your skills to become better at your hobby. Let me take a moment
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want a job in the gaming industry. This is my guide to how to get one as a character designer‚ and an overview of the job as a whole. I will explain what this highly sought after job has to offer‚ from pay and amount of work available‚ to the work involved and where the job falls in the industry ladder (and if there is a possibility for advancement). There is a broad spectrum of work involved in character design‚ and a few different ways to break into the industry. A look at this job will give
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Design Strategies for Research Methodologies The research process is a multi-step process which involves selecting a topic‚ selecting a research question‚ choosing appropriate research techniques‚ observation‚ data analysis‚ and interpretation of results. Design strategy is a way through which firms decide which research method to use to integrate business objectives and mitigate the risk. Research design and methods are both shaped by the research question. While research method is the technique
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Job Analysis is the procedure through which you determine the duties of the positions to be staffed and the characteristics of people who should be hired for them. The analysis produces information on job requirements this information is then used for developing job descriptions and job specifications (i.e. jobs human requirements‚ or what kind of people to hire for the job). A supervisor or Human Resource (HR) specialist normally aims to collect one or more of the following types of information
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