Abstract: Because there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again. Everything is supposed to be very quiet after a massacre, and it always is, except for the birds.” All wars are atrocious, and the task of incorporating such inglorious events into a nation’s collective identity becomes understandably hard. But it needs to be done, otherwise, the memory of the war might be trivialized and forgotten and, hence, are more prone to be repeated. War is bound to replicate itself without confrontation and awareness. Mosul city was established on the western bank of the Tigris River in the 6th Century, just across the water from the ruins of the Assyrian city of Nineveh. The city flourished during the ancient era establishing itself as an epicentre of the Islamic world, therefore it is rich with ancient ruins and cultural heritage. The war which erupted in Iraq didn’t aim to destroy only its defence, but also its identity. Entire urban blocks of Mosul’s city were damaged so severely, that when it comes to reconstruction it cannot simply restore the former fabrics, either of space or architecture. The war has changed everything, and most critically the structure of society itself. The spatial reconstruction will mostly require more than just physical rehabilitation and restoration of the cities devastated infrastructure and housing. In order to provide sensations for the need of diversity and unity, more urgent concern should be given to restoring public facilities and daily utilities. Architectural and landscape design can be judiciously used in healing the social structure. How can common spaces be rearranged to create conditions for a peaceful and creative coexistence among citizens which survived such horrors? How can the location and the design of such utilities be done in a way as to meet the needs for intimacy and peace? This thesis study intends to recommend an urban and architectural regeneration project, to be taken upon during the redevelopment of the old city of Mosul. Furthermore, a set of strategies that may ensure the preservation of the urban identity of the area, while redeveloping and coping with the environmental, socioeconomic and political changes have been identified for reclaiming the urban identity and promoting the sense of belonging.

A full-color volume that collects concept art and creative commentary chronicling the development of the next entry in the God of War saga. The god of war himself returns in this brand-new installment to the beloved God of War series. As the threat of Ragnarok grows ever closer, Kratos and Atreus find themselves choosing between the safety of their family and the safety of the realms. This passionately assembled tome details a story of parenthood, destiny, and adventure in the voices of the team that brought it to life. Dark Horse Books and Santa Monica Studio join forces to present stunning, never-before-seen concept art of the world, characters, creatures, and artifacts with The Art of God of War Ragnarok. See what adventures await in Midgard and beyond.

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This thesis argues that Portmeirion, a holiday resort in North Wales built and designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976, is not an ‘idiosyncratic playground of little interest’ but an architectural site that not only followed the pattern of expansion of seaside tourist resorts in Britain since the early 1900s but also responded to them through its unique and sustainable ‘light-opera’ approach. Whilst the village’s characteristic look corresponds to the fact that Williams-Ellis aesthetically designed every corner, down to the last detail, it also reflects his lifelong efforts of introducing pleasurable and accessible forms of architecture to the public. Through a narrative mode of creative-writing describing a journey to Portmeirion, the strong association of the village with fictional stories such as the 1960s TV series The Prisoner and its long disregard within British architectural history are challenged – thus positioning Portmeirion as an exemplar of reactions against what were regarded as unsympathetic rural leisure developments in the early-twentieth-century. Resumen: Esta tesis argumenta que Portmeirion, un complejo turístico ubicado en el norte de Gales, construido y diseñado por Sir Clough Williams-Ellis de 1925 a 1976, no es un "patio de juegos idiosincrásico de poco interés" sino un projecto arquitectónico que además de seguir el patrón de otros centros turísticos que se expandieron a lo largo de la costa de Gran Bretaña desde principios de 1900, respondió y los desafió a través de su enfoque único y sostenible de "ópera ligera". Mientras que el aspecto característico de la villa corresponde a que Williams-Ellis diseñó estéticamente cada rincón, hasta el último detalle, la exótica apaciencia de esta también refleja los esfuerzos de toda la vida del arquitecto de introducir formas de arquitectura agradables y accesibles al público. A través de un método narrativo de escritura creativa que describe un viaje a Portmeirion, esta investigación desafía la fuerte asociación del complejo con historias ficticias como la serie de televisión de los años sesenta, The Prisoner, y su desprecio por la historia de la arquitectura británica, lo que posiciona a Portmeirion como un ejemplo de reacciones contra lo que se consideraba desarrollos de ocio rural poco comprensivos y respetuosos con el medio ambiente a principios del siglo XX.

Adaptive reuse is a process that currently is part of the discussion about sustainable urban development in contemporary cities. Research has shown how conducting this type of process represents not only a series of social, economic and environmental benefits that attract the interest of developers, urban planners, and administrative bodies, but also represents an alternative vision and way of thinking to tackle the growth and development of cities making efficient use of available resources. This study aims to determine from architecture the conditions that must be considered to successfully carry out an adaptive reuse project. More specifically, this thesis seeks to answer: How do the spatial qualities of an existing building influence in the successful development of an adaptive reuse process? To answer this question, an experimental method was proposed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the adaptability and flexibility of the space in existing buildings, in order to understand to what extent these could be transformed and adapted to new requirements. In this way, it was intended to be consolidated as a possible tool to support the decision-making of stakeholders in this type of projects. This method was applied in six different adaptive reuse case studies in Italy and, as a result, it could be understood that besides to social and economic factors, the spatial qualities of the building, infrastructure or site to be reused also represent a fundamental factor to consider in the success of the adaptive reuse project. However, this method has some limitations in the form and scope of the analysis of the spatial qualities for which future research and development would be required so that it can contribute to the discussion of sustainable urban development in contemporary cities. El reuso adaptativo es un proceso que actualmente forma parte de la discusión sobre el desarrollo urbano sostenible en las ciudades contemporáneas. La investigación ha demostrado que la realización de este tipo de procesos representa no solo una serie de beneficios sociales, económicos y ambientales que atraen el interés de los desarrolladores, planificadores urbanos y organismos administrativos, sino que también representa una visión y una forma de pensar alternativas para abordar el crecimiento y el desarrollo de las ciudades haciendo uso eficiente de los recursos disponibles. Este estudio tiene como objetivo determinar a partir de la arquitectura las condiciones que deben considerarse para llevar a cabo con éxito un proyecto de reuso adaptativo. Más específicamente, esta tesis busca responder: ¿Cómo influyen las cualidades espaciales de un edificio existente en el desarrollo exitoso de un proceso de reuso adaptativo? Para responder a esta pregunta, se propuso un método experimental para el análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo de la adaptabilidad y flexibilidad del espacio en los edificios existentes, a fin de comprender en qué medida estos podrían transformarse y adaptarse a nuevos requisitos. De esta forma, se pretendía consolidar como una posible herramienta para apoyar la toma de decisiones de los interesados en este tipo de proyectos. Este método se aplicó en seis estudios de caso de reutilización adaptativa diferentes en Italia y, como resultado, se pudo comprender que, además de los factores sociales y económicos, las cualidades espaciales del edificio, la infraestructura o el sitio a reutilizar también representan un factor fundamental para considerar en el proyecto de reuso adaptativo. Sin embargo, este método tiene algunas limitaciones en la forma y el alcance del análisis de las cualidades espaciales para las cuales se requeriría investigación y desarrollos futuros para que pueda contribuir a la discusión del desarrollo urbano sostenible en las ciudades contemporáneas.

Abstract: This research aims to identify a transformative model to regenerate the first-cycle school buildings in the post-pandemic city. Starting from the school infrastructure in Turin and compared with international cases, the research focuses on outdoor spaces, intended as a resource to face the pandemic’s critical situation and facilitate the integration of innovative learning processes. The two-step analysis findings concentrate firstly on the whole stock of first-cycle school buildings in Turin and secondly on a selection of representative cases. Those are the basis to propose a spatial toolkit that identifies design principles and architectural devices that could be generalized to other design contexts. Based on this theoretical and statistical work, the intervention is conducted in three schools in Turin, an experiment that follows a morphological and typological study as the base for identifying the transformative potential of the outdoor spaces. As a result, it has been possible to create the first spatial toolkit that summarises and conceptualizes design tools that could be put in action on school open spaces. Those strategies must improve the quality of the available space for a possible regeneration and new relations between the city and the school buildings, giving children the opportunity to have innovative outdoor learning activities and practical classes. Resumen: Esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar un modelo transformador para regenerar los edificios escolares de primer ciclo en la ciudad postpandemia. Partiendo de la infraestructura escolar de Turín y en comparación con casos internacionales, la investigación se centra en los espacios al aire libre, pensados como un recurso para enfrentar la situación crítica de la pandemia y facilitar la integración de procesos de aprendizaje innovadores. Los resultados del análisis en dos pasos se concentran, en primer lugar, en todo el stock de edificios escolares de primer ciclo en Turín y, en segundo lugar, en una selección de casos representativos. Esas son la base para proponer un conjunto de herramientas espaciales que identifica principios de diseño y dispositivos arquitectónicos que podrían generalizarse a otros contextos de diseño. Sobre la base de este trabajo teórico y estadístico, la intervención se lleva a cabo en tres escuelas de Turín, un experimento que sigue un estudio morfológico y tipológico como base para identificar el potencial transformador de los espacios al aire libre. Como resultado, ha sido posible crear el primer kit de herramientas espaciales que resume y conceptualiza las herramientas de diseño que podrían ponerse en práctica en los espacios abiertos de la escuela. Esas estrategias deben mejorar la calidad del espacio disponible para una posible regeneración y nuevas relaciones entre la ciudad y los edificios escolares, brindando a los niños la oportunidad de tener actividades innovadoras de aprendizaje al aire libre y clases prácticas.

Resumen: Lo que se conoce de la obra de Pierre Jeanneret se debe, en gran parte, a los trabajos realizados en asociación con Le Corbusier. A pesar de la cantidad de investigaciones sobre la figura del maestro moderno, se ha prestado poca atención a la importancia de P. Jeanneret dentro del Atelier 35 rue de Sèvres. Mucho más enigmáticos son los proyectos de P. Jeanneret después de la separación de Le Corbusier. Su obra dejó una profunda investigación sobre la vivienda y el espacio doméstico, puesto que la vivienda fue para P. Jeanneret su principal fascinación como arquitecto. Por lo tanto, el presente artículo quiere reflexionar sobre las temáticas y proyectos desarrollados por Pierre Jeanneret, desde su labor en el Atelier 35 rue de Sèvres, pasando por los proyectos de vivienda prefabricada desarrollados durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, para llegar a su último periodo en Europa con su reflexión sobre el carácter local de la residencia, para finalmente terminar con su trabajo en Chandigarh, la nueva capital punjabi en India. Abstract: What is known of Pierre Jeanneret’s opera is mostly related to the work done in association with Le Corbusier. However, despite the amount of research on the figure of the modern Master, there is little attention on the importance of P. Jeanneret within the Atelier 35 rue de Sèvres. Even more enigmatic is the work of P. Jeanneret after the separation. Since housing was P. Jeanneret’s main fascination as an architect, such work consisted in profound research – and left insightful observations – on housing and domestic space. This article wants to reflect on the themes and projects developed by Pierre Jeanneret, starting from his work in the Atelier 35 rue de Sèvres and from the prefabricated housing projects developed during the Second World War, moving through the period in Europe, with his reflection on the local character of the residence, and ending with his work in Chandigarh, the new Punjabi capital in India.

Abstract: This project follows the complete development process of a sustainable building which intend to optimize the natural and built conditions, to merge the architecture with the sustainability; applied to the renovation of the BUILDING H in Palogrande Campus, Universidad Nacional de Colombia in the city of Manizales. Along this work the author put in practice the different methods of analysis and problem solution learned in the Politecnico di Milano, which are oriented to create a user experience focused in the current necessity of saving energy, having at simple sight the building spaces, systems, elements and components which will work to carry out this purpose, being the building use an interactive process between the users and the sustainability. A holistic approach leads the present project, starting from a general analysis of the physical, environmental, historical and social context at country, city, university and campus scale; the urban analysis considers the campus and its surrounding area, yet the design has been limited to the campus area; the architectural design follows the physical and social necessities and is connected with the sustainable strategies which intend to create an comfort environment with a low energy consumption; the details of the systems, elements and components are presented, as well as the structure analysis. Photographs, plans, schemes and renders illustrate the process and result. All the solutions proposed are ecofriendly oriented and expect to be a reference for future studies and design projects in another cities and functions.

Radionave X-305, año estelar 17. Aventura No. 632. Bitácora de vuelo: La aventura de hoy nace en el Laboratorio de Voces de la Maestría en Infancia y Cultura de la Universidad Distrital. Aventura del sábado 1 de junio

Este ensayo explora las afinidades entre la poesía de Elizabeth Bishop y la obra de diversas pintoras surrealistas a la luz de la problemática de género asociada al machismo de los surrealistas. Un estudio de las afinidades entre Bishop y estas pintoras nos muestra cómo recurrieron a una serie de estrategias de subversión comunes dentro de la mal disimulada réplica del patriarcado social que crearon los surrealistas. Su búsqueda de una madurez artística las condujo a una poética doblemente subversiva donde su reivindicación de la magia, lo doméstico, y la identificación entre mujer y naturaleza forma parte de una estrategia revisionista conjunta