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PBR‐Inspired Controllable Diffusion for Image Generation
Abstract Despite recent advances in text‐to‐image generation, controlling geometric layout and PBR material properties in synthesized scenes remains challenging. We present a pipeline that first produces a G‐buffer (albedo, normals, depth, roughness, shading, and metallic) from a text prompt and then renders a final image through a PBR‐inspired branch ...
Bowen Xue +3 more
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The article examines the influence of Russian wooden architecture on residential and household buildings of the Sakha people. The key role of establishment of a postal service between Irkutsk and Yakutsk is considered, and the resettlement of Russians ...
Reshetnikov Aisen Ya., Gudkov Alexey A.
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Contemporary wooden architecture in search of free form
Creation of modern architecture in accordance with the precepts of sustainable development requires an integrated and synergistic design for both new-built and refurbished buildings. The buildings should demonstrate not only the aesthetics, functionality and durability but also have harmless impact on the environment, be effective in material and ...
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Ecologization Is Not a Metaphor: Museums in the Web of Life
ABSTRACT This article documents and critiques emerging accounts of museum “ecologization”. Drawing on political ecology, materialist theory, and contemporary museum practice, we challenge dominant frameworks of ecological modernization and advocate for a more critical understanding of museums in the web of life.
Colin Sterling +2 more
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ABSTRACT Within Aotearoa New Zealand there is a growing body of evidence which shows that embedding cultural elements within student experience is a key contribution to the educational success of Māori and Pasifika students. This article describes how the Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland Art Collection team collaborates with indigenous ...
Nigel Bond +2 more
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We Need to Talk About Court Custody
ABSTRACT Court custody is an overlooked but significant site of incarceration that holds tens of thousands of individuals each year in England and Wales. Providing one of the first scholarly investigations of court custody, we find that insurmountable bureaucratic barriers make it impossible to conduct interview‐based empirical research within court ...
Tom Kemp, Philippa Tomczak
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Exploring Complex Historical Figures through a Modified Critical Making Framework
Abstract This paper examines ‘critical making’ as a framework for exploring complex problems and topics. Critical making combines an iterative process of making with research, reflection and analysis. The authors present a modified critical making process that builds on the reflexive material engagement introduced by the originator of critical making ...
Jill Kraeger +2 more
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Wooden Architecture. Continuity of Building Tradition.
Il saggio introduce il tema dell'architettura in legno legata all'ambiente del paesaggio ...
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Abstract X‐ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI), when implemented in micro‐computed tomography (micro‐CT) mode, offers high‐contrast 3D imaging of weakly‐attenuating material samples. In the so‐called single‐mask edge illumination approach, a mask with periodically spaced transmitting apertures is used to split the x‐ray beam into narrow beamlets; when ...
Khushal Shah +8 more
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Wooden Architecture's role in maintaining eco sustainability
Wood played an important and vital role in the construction of buildings as a structural material in the design of structures, frames, coverings and finishes of buildings from outside and inside or structural foundations. These wooden structures included temples, religious shrines, huts and dwellings in hot , temperate and cold regions, depending on ...
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