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Abstract This article proposes a new way of understanding the modern architecture of Mozambique as cultural heritage beyond existing Eurocentric discourses. It suggests that the discussion should stem from the consideration of this legacy not as a static image of the past, but as an accumulation of appropriations and reappropriations over time: a ...
Patricia Noormahomed
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Green Fuzzy Tourist Trip Design Problem
The shift from mass tourism to more personalized travel denotes great importance in the construction of tourist itineraries. Given the negative impacts of transport and tourism on the environment, sustainability criteria play an important role. The Tourist Trip Design Problem is related to the design of itineraries for tourists.
José Ruiz-Meza+4 more
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Contemporaneity of Spain rural architecture intervention and economic sustainability [PDF]
From the second half of the 20th century onwards, Spanish rural architecture has suffered a transformation regarding its farming and ranching model. The economic unsustainability of the family economy has led to further action for the viability of the ...
Curós i Vilà, Joan+1 more
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Frank Lloyd Wright. Earthwork for a symbiotic landscape [PDF]
En los años veinte Wright tiene que trabajar en las laderas de California con nuevas estrategias proyectivas, sus casas ya no pueden ser horizontales y tienen que adaptarse a la pendiente.
Jové Sandoval, José María
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Materiales y tecnologías en la Arquitectura Modernista: casos de estudio de decoración de fachadas en Italia, Portugal y Polonia persiguiendo una restauración racional [PDF]
The results of a diagnostic survey on the materials of representative Art Nouveau buildings in Italy, Portugal and Poland are here presented and compared, as a contribution to their understanding and, hence, to support compatible restoration.
Cremona+9 more
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El Alcázar de Medina de Pomar y la Casa del Cordón. La creación de un palacio especializado nobiliario [PDF]
In the Late Middle Ages, both royal and noble palaces were in a process of specialization of spaces and functions. This development has normally been studied taking as examples the royal palaces, but noble palaces also participated in this evolution ...
Paulino Montero, Elena
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Likovna vzgoja: med prostorskim trajnostnim razvojem in podobo arhitekture [PDF]
If we consider the role of education and its implications in the formation of a critical and conscious user of architecture, it is obvious that the development of educational strategies related to the sustainable development of our common space and ...
Tomsic Cerkez, Beatriz Gabriela
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Interleaved converter to both charge/discharge and to extend the battery life. (a) The design process of a sliding‐mode controller that guarantee the system stability. (b) Each branch of the interleaved converter has a dedicated sliding‐mode controller.
Juan Pablo Villegas Ceballos+4 more
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Tractor front‐end loaders are an essential part of the equipment used on farms. At present, there are an important number of small‐ and medium‐sized companies involved in the manufacturing of this equipment. These companies rely heavily on experience for innovative designs, as in the vast majority of cases they lack access to adequate methodology for ...
H. Malon+5 more
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Overview of “Systematic Reviews” of the Built Environment’s Effects on Mental Health
Good mental health is related to mental and psychological well‐being, and there is growing interest in the potential role of the built environment on mental health, yet the evidence base underpinning the direct or indirect effects of the built environment is not fully clear.
Solange Núñez-González+7 more
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