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Fashion vs style: The repudiation of fashion in online menswear communities
Weiner, Nathaniel (2019-04-01)Members of online menswear communities spend their leisure time engaged in extensive textual discussions of menswear. This article presents some of the findings from a study of these online menswear communities. It is based ... -
‘Find the Gap’: can a multidisciplinary group of university teachers influence learning and teaching practice?
Jarvis, Joy; Thomas, Rebecca; Rosella, Tony; Smith, Jayne; Nimmo, Susan; Hodgkinson, Julia; Glass, Lesley; Clark, Karen; Barlow, Janet; Baker, Thomas (2017-07-20)This paper describes and analyses a year’s project undertaken by a small, multidisciplinary group of academic staff in a UK post -1992 university. The purpose of the group was to: take a scholarly and inquiring approach ... -
Fostering computational thinking through collaborative game-based learning
Turchi, Tommaso; Fogli, Daniela; Malizia, Alessio (2019-05-30)Algorithms are more and more pervading our everyday life: from automatic checkouts in supermarkets and e-banking to booking a flight online. Understanding an algorithmic solution to a problem is a very relevant activity ... -
From design fiction to design fact : Developing future user experiences with proto-tools
Malizia, Alessio; Chamberlain, Alan; Willcock, Ian (Springer Nature, 2018-06-01)Envision a future where the physical and digital become seamlessly intertwined producing unbounded possibilities from interactions with autonomous cars to the advent of smart cities. Tools and methods to explore the design ... -
Garden City Utopias and Everyday Life : exploring the spatial accessibility of Welwyn Garden City
Cureton, Paul; Versluis, Laurens (2015-11-12)The concept of utopia, for many people, may have extinguished but the power of imagining cities remains vital (Brook 2013). David Pinder’s (2005) call for critical utopianism in comparison to authoritarian forms of future ... -
Grenzgänger, Bewegte Typografie operiert an der Schnittstelle von Text und Bild
Hillner, Matthias (2009-06) -
How can teaching focused staff contribute to creating an institutional strategy for ongoing professional learning in teaching?
Jarvis, Joy; Clark, Karen; Thomas, Rebecca; Smith, Jayne; Nimmo, Susan; Barlow, Janet; Rosella, Tony; julia, Hodgkinson (2016-06-28) -
How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets?
Jankovic, Ljubomir; Bharadwaj, Purvesh; Carta, Silvio (2021-11-29)Numerous local authorities are committed to constructing buildings to net-zero carbon emissions performance, and have declared carbon emergency, striving to reach carbon neutrality well before 2050. However, buildings in ... -
Human-Centered Design and Co-design Methodologies for Mass Customization in Housing: A Case Study Using Cloud Computing Applications.
Vidal Calvet, Miguel; Carta, Silvio; Lago-Novás, Juan (Springer Nature, 2021-11-01)This research paper presents Turing: an innovative tool that approaches mass-housing design and demonstrates how cloud computing and generative design can be conjointly used via an accessible webbased application to achieve ... -
I visualised how algorithms ‘see’ urban environments and build detailed profiles of citizens
Carta, Silvio (2019-07-24) -
Ideas Lab & Tech Showcase
School of Creative Arts; Design Research Group; Art and Design; Contemporary Arts Practice Group; Proust, Antoine; Carta, Silvio (2016-04-15)Exhibition to demonstrate the technological capabilities of the Digital Hack Lab and networking with researchers from the Rothamsted Centre for Research and Enterprise. -
Improving Building Energy Efficiency through Measurement of Building Physics Properties Using Dynamic Heating Tests
Jankovic, Ljubomir (2019-04-16)Buildings contribute to nearly 30% of global carbon dioxide emissions, making a significant impact on climate change. Despite advanced design methods, such as those based on dynamic simulation tools, a significant discrepancy ... -
In Another Instant: Focus and Interaction in Creative Arts Learning
Brownie, Barbara; Smith, Jayne; Thomas, Rebecca (2015-10-29)This paper will look at several aspects of the use of social media within contemporary Higher Education. It will consider projects and attitudes initiated by staff from the School of Creative Arts at the University of ... -
Investigation of the dependency of the drivers’ emotional experience on different road types and driving conditions
Malizia, Alessio (2019-08-02)The growing sophistication of technologies and sociological advances are major causes for the dramatic change the automotive sector is currently undergoing. To address changes from a human-centered design perspective an ... -
Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings
Jankovic, Ljubomir (2019-03-01)The article introduces the process of deep energy retrofit carried out on a residential building in the UK, using a ‘TCosy’ approach in which the existing building is completely surrounded by a new thermal envelope. It ... -
Machine learning and computational design
Carta, Silvio (2020-05)The use of computers in design is substantially different today from what it was only 30 years ago, and light-years ahead of how things were designed before computers entered the scene 60 years ago. This article discusses ... -
MEASURING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES : An analytical and predictive tool
Carta, Silvio; Turchi, Tommaso; Pintacuda, Luigi (2022-04-15)This work presents the initial results of an analytical tool designed to quantitatively assess the level of resilience of urban areas. We use Deep Neural Networks to extract features of resilience from a trained model that ... -
ModeClix 3D printed textile
Borstrock, Shaun; Bloomfield, Mark (Bokeh International Fashion Film Festival, 2016-03-01)ModeClix is the first fully customisable 3D printed component used in the construction of, in the first instance, garments addressing the emerging demand for bespoke, fully customisable products. The significance and ... -
Modeclix. The additively manufactured adaptable textile
Borstrock, Shaun; Bloomfield, Mark (2018-09-01)Creating flexible materials using additive manufacturing techniques continues to be both challenging and rewarding. Our research project, Modeclix addresses the challenges through combining both traditional construction ... -
Modeling an ontology on accessible evacuation routes for emergencies
Onorati, T.; Malizia, A.; Diaz, P.; Aedo, I. (2014-11-15)Providing alert communication in emergency situations is vital to reduce the number of victims. However, this is a challenging goal for researchers and professionals due to the diverse pool of prospective users, e.g. people ...