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Contemporary architecture has failed to engage the rich culture of planar and spatial transformations of historical Muslim architecture, often relegating it to a form of naive pastiche or, at best, to the realm of historical reconstruction. In this project we make use of current digital technologies in an attempt to revisit and reinterpret, in modern terms, the geometric structure of patterns embedded in the historic Islamic architecture of Iran. The original contribution of this project lies in extending traditional two dimensional tiling patterns into a dynamic three dimensional state with the help of computational tools. The analogy to the classical Persian carpet as well as mobile character of design can also be seen as original. The notion of ‘transparency’ and ‘dynamism’ are interpreted using Autodesk’s Maya and Bentley’s Generative Components software. This report illustrates initial explorations and outlines future possibilities. In the past architects of the country were responsible for making the enclosure heaven-like while it was carpet weavers’ job to make the floor heaven-like. In this project as a symbolic approach, carpet and weaving becomes both the enclosure and the floor to define both floor and roof and symbolize the new approach through which we as architects use other disciplines and new tools such as new software to learn and shape the space and discover new vocabulary for a contemporary and local architecture for Iran.

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Στην παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή μελετήθηκε η βιολογία του είδους Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) από τη λιμνοθάλασσα του Αράξου και το εκβολικό σύστημα του Ευήνου. Ο στόχος της μελέτης ήταν η βαθύτερη γνώση της βιολογίας του R. decussatus στα δύο ελληνικά οικοσυστήματα, η οποία δύναται να συμβάλει τόσο στην ορθολογική αλιευτική του διαχείριση, όσο και σε μια ενδεχόμενη συστηματική καλλιέργειά του στην Ελλάδα. Για το σκοπό αυτό πραγματοποιήθηκαν τυχαίες δειγματοληψίες σε δεκαπενθήμερη βάση επί τρία χρόνια. Τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν ότι οι δύο πληθυσμοί διαφέρουν σε σημαντικό βαθμό σε ό,τι αφορά την αύξηση και τη θνησιμότητα, ενώ οι διαφορές στην αναπαραγωγική τους συμπεριφορά είναι μικρότερης έκτασης. Ειδικότερα ο πληθυσμός στη λιμνοθάλασσα του Αράξου εμφανίζει άριστα χαρακτηριστικά αύξησης και αναπαραγωγής, ενισχύοντας την άποψη ότι μια απόπειρα εντατικής καλλιέργειας του είδους στη χώρα μας θα στεφόταν με επιτυχία. Επίσης αποκομίστηκαν σημαντικά συμπεράσματα που αφορούν την ηθολογία του είδους και τη συμπεριφορά του σε καταστάσεις κινδύνου. / In the present doctoral thesis we studied the biology of two populations of the bivalve Ruditapes decussatus, one located in the lagoon of Araxos and the other in the estuary of Evinos River. The objective of the study was the use of the results in order to contribute in the species’ rational and successful management and in the development of an aquaculture industry in Greece. For this aim species were randomly sampled every two weeks in a three-year period. The results showed that the two populations differ significantly regarding increase and mortality, while the differences in their reproductive behaviour are less important. Specifically the population in the lagoon of Araxos shows excellent characteristics regarding increase and reproduction, supporting the opinion that an attempt of intensive culture of this species in our country would be crowned with success. Also we obtained important informations that concern the ethology of the species and its behavior in stress situations.

Contemporary architecture has failed to engage the rich culture of planar and spatial transformations of historical Muslim architecture, often relegating it to a form of naive pastiche or, at best, to the realm of historical reconstruction. In this project we make use of current digital technologies in an attempt to revisit and reinterpret, in modern terms, the geometric structure of patterns embedded in the historic Islamic architecture of Iran. The original contribution of this project lies in extending traditional two dimensional tiling patterns into a dynamic three dimensional state with the help of computational tools. The analogy to the classical Persian carpet as well as mobile character of design can also be seen as original. The notion of ‘transparency’ and ‘dynamism’ are interpreted using Autodesk’s Maya and Bentley’s Generative Components software. This report illustrates initial explorations and outlines future possibilities. In the past architects of the country were responsible for making the enclosure heaven-like while it was carpet weavers’ job to make the floor heaven-like. In this project as a symbolic approach, carpet and weaving becomes both the enclosure and the floor to define both floor and roof and symbolize the new approach through which we as architects use other disciplines and new tools such as new software to learn and shape the space and discover new vocabulary for a contemporary and local architecture for Iran.

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