Hasil untuk "Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying"

Beatrice Turillazzi, Andrea Boeri, Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger et al.

The promotion of participatory processes in initiatives such as Energy Communities (ECs) can prompt behavioural change in ecological transition. The paper presents the experience of the Municipality of Cesena and the University in the EN-ACTION project aimed at increasing awareness among students and citizens about energy transition through initiatives involving various stakeholders. The first section outlines the state of the art on energy citizenship and universities in ecological transition. The methodological section illustrates the participatory approach of EN-ACTION. The third section describes the results. The conclusions emphasise the central role of active citizenship in the transition, and the role of the public in shared management of energy.

Massimiliano Ferrara

João Maia

This article’s main objectives are to characterize the logics that underlie governance framed within the post-human paradigm, to emphasize the risks of this type of governance and to mention the organizational principles for alternative governance. The text’s approach takes as its central issue the development of automation technologies and the internet of things and their applications in society and the environment. Given the political and economic logics of current globalization, the need for participatory and representative citizenship at different levels of political decision-making is defended, including in matters of sharing and transmission of scientific-technological knowledge.

Fabio Di Carlo, Franco Zagari

La recente scomparsa di Franco Zagari ci ha trovato impreparati e inevitabilmente senza parole: una perdita che al momento richiede silenzio e riflessione. Troveremo difatti tempi e modi appropriati per raccontare di lui, del suo lavoro e della sua passione per l’architettura del paesaggio. Ma Franco Zagari era anche molto vicino alla nostra Ri-Vista, così come possiamo vedere nel suo articolo Segregazione. Roma ai tempi della pandemia pubblicato sul numero dedicato al Covid, e abbiamo pensato che un modo attivo per salutarlo fosse quello di pubblicare qui uno dei suoi ultimi scritti, che la famiglia gentilmente ci ha trasmesso. Lo scritto è databile dicembre 2022 ed è stato letto da Igor Horvat in occasione del commiato presso la Facoltà di Architettura di Sapienza.

Federico M. Butera

Alessandro Claudi de St. Mihiel

Antonella Violano, Paolo Portoghesi

The changing and evolving forms of crisis, to which Architecture is asked to give an answer, lead to a metamorphosis not only of the spaces of contemporary living but also of the way of thinking about them as an opportunity to design a “Possible Quality”. Abandoning the logic of waste and increasing awareness of “responsible freedom” by coming to terms with the “roots of change” is the mission to which we are called by current events. In relation to these events, we must have an optimistically concrete, feasible vision of the future, founded on historical memory and aware that progress and innovation have both strengths and weaknesses that must be managed with wisdom and humility.  As Paolo Portoghesi tells us: Architecture is not only a noble mental exercise. The deep knowledge of the places, on which the architect’s work has the responsibility and the privilege of leaving its imprint, leads to the prudent and responsible consideration: we must satisfy real human needs and not false demands. A responsible ecological vision leads us to recognize that every place on the planet is a sensitive receptor and the impulse of transformation rather than metamorphosis, whether beneficial or harmful, inevitably has repercussions in all the other part of the system, in a condition of preordained unstable equilibrium as in Alexander Calder’s Mobiles. In synthesis, architecture is an involving and infinite dialogue; on this issue, Paolo Portoghesi takes the floor, the predestined of architecture that “breathes, communicates, inflects and embraces us” with the awareness of the responsibilities we have towards future generations.

Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin

This article discusses the theme of the "contestation" of the metropolis, as studied in the articles in the dossier of Metropolises #28, from a decentred perspective rooted in the metropolitan experience of Lyon and Minneapolis. The reflection on (1) the meaning attributed to metropolitanisation by actors and researchers, (2) the modalities of the institutionalisation of the metropolis by the State, and (3) the repertoire of its competences, is constructed here in a comparative perspective. It recognises the specificities of the metropolitan scene in France, conducive to metropolitan social movements as they have been observed without, however, validating the hypothesis of the relevance of the metropolis as a scale for political mobilisation.

Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik, Ljudmila Koprivec

Many studies point out the importance of the window views to the surroundings, as they have a significant impact on children's well-being, living comfort and learning performance. Nevertheless, this aspect is overlooked and usually not included as one of the main criteria for designing school facilities in an urban area. The purpose of the study was to find out how the students are responding to the potential of classroom’s window views. To collect data a questionnaire was implemented in three Slovenian primary schools (in the third triad). The respondent were pupils from three different Slovenian regions. The results were processed with the statistical package SPSS for Windows and with the MS Excel tool. The pupils answered consistently to the questions in the survey. They like their classroom because of the large windows with lots of light and because of the window view of green areas. Most pupils prefer to sit by the window because they like to look outside at the surroundings. Otherwise, they would prefer to look at water, greenery, and nature. The least they would like is the view of neighbouring buildings nearby, especially if the view is without greenery, or of a busy street. They like to look out the window, even if sitting by the window is sometimes unpleasant if too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter. The noise passing through the window clearly does not bother them. The result of the study can be helpful in designing school facilities in an urban environment.

Sara Di Resta, Jacopo Gaspari

The technological advances of recent decades and the integration of disciplines, such as architectural technology and restoration, are progressively improving design culture in the conservation of modern and contemporary heritage. The results of the study focus on the effects produced by a relatively short time interval (50-100 years) on a large number of buildings, encouraging a discussion on the role of technology in the conservation of exemplary cases of Modern heritage, and on the potential impact of this phenomenon on the so-called minor heritage, thus offering tools to support a widespread improvement campaign, one of the most demanding challenges of future decades.

Sri Indah Retno Kusumowati, Widiastuti ., I Wayan Kastawan

Ubud is a destination for nature, rural and culture-based tourism, where many locally inspired architectural designs for tourist accommodations are found. Cocoa Ubud is for instance owes its architectural existence to a Grya Joglo, a Javanese traditional home. The purpose of this study is to analyze the background of selecting this home as the main architectural form of the Cocoa Ubud, how the joglo has been transformed into accommodation for tourists, and how the community responds to the whole process. This research uses a case study combined with field observations and interviews as methods for data collection. This study finds that the main reason for choosing the grya joglo is due to its classic, nice and likable shape. Accommodation of the architecture of the grya joglo includes the transformation of functions and physical forms as well as adding local decorative elements, such as those used in Balinese traditional homes. In terms of the community’s perception towards the design of  Cocoa Ubud, Griya Joglo is welcomed as an accommodated architectural style in the area, especially when it is done in combination with Balinese architectural elements. Keywords: Cocoa Ubud; joglo; balinese traditional architecture; tourist accommodation   Abstrak Ubud merupakan destinasi wisata alam, pedesaan dan budaya, dimana beragam akomodasi yang diinspirasi oleh arsitektur radisional bisa dinikmati. Cocoa Ubud misalnya diinspirasi oleh grya joglo – rumah tradisional Jawa. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisa latar belakang pemilihan bentuk Griya Joglo sebagai akomodasi wisata, menganalisa transformasi bentuk yang terjadi sehubungan dengan penyesuaiannya terhadap arsitektur Bali dan tanggapan masyarakat terhadap akomodasi wisata berbentuk Griya Joglo di Ubud. Metode yang dilakukan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus dan dilakukan dengan cara observasi lapangan dan mewawancarai pihak terkait. Dari hasil wawancara dengan pemilik ditemukan, bahwa pemilik memilih akomodasi wisata berbentuk Griya Joglo karena bentuknya yang klasik, indah dan disukai tamu. Berdasarkan observasi lapangan ditemukan bahwa transformasi bentuk yang terjadi adalah penambahan dinding pada area badan bangunan pada sektor penanggap dan penyelak wingking sehubungan fungsinya sebagai kamar tidur dan kamar mandi dan penambahan ornamen tradisional Bali pada kepala, badan dan kaki serta penggunaan komponen arsitektur Bali pada tiang penanggap. Masyarakat sekitar Cocoa Ubud menerima bangunan Griya Joglo sebagai akomodasi wisata di Ubud karena bangunan tersebut dibangun diluar area perumahan tradisional dan telah menyesuaikan dengan arsitektur tradisional Bali dengan menggunakan ornamen tradisional Bali.  Kata kunci: Cocoa Ubud; joglo; arsitektur tradisional bali; akomodasi wisata

Carolina Blanco

El presente artículo propone una reflexión en torno a los alcances y limitaciones de las metodologías utilizadas para la identificación de los espacios de la vida cotidiana vinculados a la experiencia de la inseguridad urbana por parte de las mujeres del barrio-ciudad Sol Naciente, en la Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. La práctica se enmarca en un proceso de investigación que busca analizar los efectos que las políticas habitacionales más recientes han tenido en los barrios populares sobre los hechos de violencia y la percepción de la inseguridad, poniendo énfasis en las mujeres como sujetas prioritarias del derecho a la ciudad. Partiendo de la hipótesis de que las mujeres de los barrios populares experimentan la inseguridad urbana asociada a factores de género y segregación residencial que generan condiciones de mayor vulnerabilidad, se diseñó una metodología de triangulación múltiple que cruza diferentes escalas y niveles de análisis con la intención de desentramar la multiplicidad de factores que intervienen en sus experiencias. Se espera que la reflexión sobre la metodología aporte a cuestionar los modos hegemónicos de producir la ciudad, para avanzar en la construcción de modelos alternativos que promuevan ciudades más seguras e inclusivas.

Mohamad Alfiah Akbar

This study aims to (1) Know the improvement in student learning outcomes in the drumset instrument class after applying the Fernando Martinez practice method; and (2) Knowing the obstacles that exist during the application of the Fernando Martinez (FM) practice method. The research method used is classroom action research (CAR) carried out in two cycles. The stages in this study include the planning, action, observation, and reflection stages. Data obtained include student learning outcomes, observations of student drumset practice activities obtained from videos and observation sheets, as well as the results of interviews. The results of the study in the first cycle showed that there was an increase in student learning outcomes, but the learning outcomes had not yet reached the indicators of learning achievement, namely the minimum score with a very good category (90-100). While the results of the research in the second cycle there is an increase in student learning outcomes that are significant when compared with before the application of the FM practice method and in first cycle. The obstacles faced when conducting research in the first and second cycles include; lack of motivation of students towards the tasks given, students have not been able to master the material well, because the FM method is new so students are not familiar. the stages of the FM practice method in first cycle have not been carried out correctly, the collection of tasks in the first cycle in this case the practice video was not collected on time.

Sigourney Irvine, Xuemei Bai

Abstract With an increasingly urban population, cities have an important role to play in global environmental sustainability. Cities engaged in pioneering and ongoing sustainability experimentation—the frontrunners—can lead the way towards sustainability transition, and often become the beacon for others to follow. However, the nature and the internal dynamics that make a city a frontrunner, or the role of frontrunner cities in sustainability transition beyond their boundary, remain unclear. In addition, most studies on the influence of these frontrunners are limited to passive influencing, i.e. how the practice has been duplicated by others, or how the practice is adopted and mainstreamed into system level. Based on in-depth case studies on a frontrunner city and two other cities influenced by it, this paper examines how momentum for positive changes has been initiated, built, and sustained towards changing the status quo of practice through a succession of actors and a series of reinforcing feedback loops. We argue that creating a positive inertia through sustained momentum and embedding the frontrunner identity in a city is essential for it to continue the process of sustainability transition. Frontrunners can create flow-on benefits for other cities through a proactive influencing. Supported by multiple two-way benefits, such proactive influencing is a new mechanism of mainstreaming and up-scaling urban sustainability experiments in system innovation and transition.

Vicente Guallart

Luiz Rabelo

The origins of cemeteries occurred because of a change in funeral habits, when burials were transferred from the church to saint fields. In 1850, the first public cemetery was inaugurated in the city of Belem, Brazil. The Cemetery Nossa Senhora da Soledade (CNSS) has a strong symbolic representation. Although its burials have ceased 30 years after its opening, the place is still visited for religious purpose, expressed in the practice souls and popular saints cults, held every Monday when the cemetery is open to the public. Hundreds of people come to the CNSS for pray near the graves. They deposit candies, soft drinks, flowers, and some sculptures adorned with shirts and ribbons, as a signal of gratitude for the graces received, attributed to the souls represented by the saints. Summed to the offerings, the tombs abandon, dirty plus graffiti, the cemetery is in a bad condition.

Ana María Falú, Alejandro Brunelli (colaborador)

Hábitat III es la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible que tendrá lugar en Quito, Ecuador, del 17 al 20 de Octubre de 2016, para centrarse en la implementación de una Nueva Agenda Urbana, sobre la base del Programa de Hábitat II de Estambul en 1996. Estados miembros de la Asamblea General, decidieron que el objetivo de la Conferencia es asegurar el compromiso político renovado para el desarrollo urbano sostenible, evaluar los logros hasta la fecha, frente a la pobreza e identificar y abordar desafíos nuevos y emergentes. La conferencia tendrá como resultado un documento de reflexión conciso con visión de futuro y orientado a la acción. En el artículo se desarrollará el Proceso hacia dicha Conferencia, del cual la Directora del Instituto de Investigación de Vivienda y Hábitat, Ana Falú forma parte como Experta en el Derecho a la Ciudad.

Giorgio Costa

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The costal area is considered as a border, between see and earth, with its own dimension and physical space, with its history and inhabitants, in a little big word, with its identity. The landscape regions are an instruments to identify territory where it’s possible to recognize similar geographic, historical, social characteristics. Inside these regions it has been identified the costal zone. It has been considered like a public heritage, of all inhabitants. Its identification is based about scientific criterions that consider natural elements, ecosystems and habitats as single units in relationship among them, with environmental, formal and functional dynamics. </span></p></div></div></div>

Elisabetta Maino

<p>A. Cazzola emphasizes on a new culture of open areas, where the rural space is understood as a strategic resources to landscape redevelopment. In the book ‘Paesaggi coltivati, paesaggio da coltivare. Lo spazio agricolo dell’area romana tra campagna, territorio urbanizzato e produzione’ are outlined methodological criteria and address for a lecture and a planning of rural landscape that can offer either sustainable food or non-commercial products, addressed to protection and environmental compensation, to social building, to safeguard of cultural identities and rural landscape revitalization. Everything through actions calibrated on local landscape specificity, either traditional identity signs or new elements, sometimes dissonant and lacerating.</p>

Margarita de Luxán García de Diego