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Overarching Metaphors and the Configurations of the Western City

Each age is defined by an ensemble of perceptions and practices expressed in its overarching metaphor. The shape of the city is defined by this metaphor.

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An Analytical Approach to the House Design in the Walled City of Nicosia in Cyprus

This study investigates how the design and construction of the houses in Cyprus differ from the earliest ones, within the period of 1960-1974.

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The Changing of Concepts in Tourism Structures

This study compares the conceptual, aesthetic and functional analysis of the "Hip Hotels" by using some cases from World and the results are evaluated.

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Spatial Ability and its Influence on the Design Process

The relationship between design and spatial ability is a close one. This paper looks at the issues of spatial ability in novice designers.

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Is it Still Valid to Teach Principles of Two- and Three-dimensional Design? A Documentation of Design Foundation Courses in European Design Universities

This paper presents contemporary design basics teaching strategies based on interviews with design foundation teachers in leading European universities.

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Liveable Streets in the Context of East and West¹: A New Perspective

"Liveable Streets" in the West, are defined by western notions of “Liveability” which is culturally embedded and tends to condemn streets in the East as “Non-Liveable”.

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Learning Design Basics in Foundations Education Utilizing Digital Media

This presentation provides an overview of a Two-Dimensional Concept course for design students in which students learn to make metaphors of visual communication through combining traditional methodology and digital media.

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The Typographic City: Social Commitment and Graphic Design in the Urban Space in Two Late Modernist Italian Projects

This paper will be looking at the encounter of graphic design and architecture in the late modernity through two projects by AG Fronzoni and Albe Steiner.

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The Impact of Capitalism on the Representation of Some Contemporary Modern Architecture in Thailand

This paper presents the challenge of Bangkok's architectural value under an economic driven system.

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Sustainable Process in Design Thinking: Beyond Aesthetics and the Ordinary

The session looks at the product to the process enhancing user’s experience through a personalized and sustainable human-environment interaction.

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