A segmentaçãoo de imagens é fundamental para a visão computacional. Com essa finalidade, a textura tem sido uma propriedade bastante explorada por pesquisadores. Porém, a existência de diversos métodos de extração de textura, muitas vezes específicos para determinadas aplicações, dificulta a implementação de sistemas de escopo mais geral. Tendo esse contexto como motivação e inspirado no sucesso dos sistemas de visão naturais e em sua generalidade, este trabalho propõe a combinação de métodos por meio da seleção de características baseada na saliência das sinapses de um perceptron multicamadas (MLP). É proposto, também, um método alternativo baseado na capacidade do MLP de apreender textura que dispensa o uso de técnicas de extração de textura. Como principal contribuição, além da comparação da heurística de seleção proposta frente à busca exaustiva segundo o critério da distância de Jeffrey-Matusita, foi introduzida a técnica de Equalização da Entrada, que melhorou consideravelmente a qualidade da medida de saliência. É também apresentada a segmentação de imagens de cenas naturais, como exemplo de aplicação / Segmentation is a crucial step in Computer Vision. Texture has been a property largely employed by many researchers to achieve segmentation. The existence of a large amount of texture extraction methods is, sometimes, a hurdle to overcome when it comes to modeling systems for more general problems. Inside this context and following the excellence of natural vision systems and their generality, this work has adopted a feature selection method based on synaptic conexions salience of a Multilayer Perceptron and a method based on its texture inference capability. As well as comparing the proposed method with exhaustive search according to the Jeffrey-Matusita distance criterion, this work also introduces, as a major contribution, the Input Equalization technique, which contributed to significantly improve the segmentation results. The segmentation of images of natural scenes has also been provided as a likely application of the method

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:38:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FelipeV.pdf: 1709782 bytes, checksum: 2b820100fec1deb399dfed881d7a3183 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-07-21 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Parenting styles concern overall interaction characteristics between parents and children. To assess them, it is important to build and adapt valid and reliable instruments. The main objectives of this dissertation were to translate, adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Young Parenting Inventory (YPI) for the Brazilian context, as seek associations between the YPI and Familiogram Test (FG). In current study, YPI was adapted to Portuguese by backtranslation method. Content analyses were made by five judges. 920 high school and college students (543 females), whose ages were between 14 and 69 years (M = 21.3, SD = 6.1), filled out the research instruments. Data were collected in Natal, Petrolina and Brasilia cities and Porto Alegre metropolitan region. The results confirmed the existence of five factors. Final version of the YPI was composed by 49 items. Exploratory factorial analysis (principal components) were conducted using oblimin rotation. Five factors extracted explained 45.12% of the maternal scale variance and 47.59% of paternal scale. Each factor explained, at least, 3% of the variance and showed Eigenvalue over than 1.5. All items have factorial loadings values above 0.3. The confirmatory factorial analysis has showed fit statistics reasonably adequate: for maternal scale, &#61539; ? [1114] = 4636.38, p < 0.001, &#61539; ? / df = 4.16, with GFI = 0.83, AGFI = 0.81 and RMSEA = 0.06; for paternal scale, &#61539; ? [1114] = 5133.69 p < 0.001, &#61539; ? / df = 4.61, with GFI = 0.81, AGFI = 0.79 and RMSEA = 0,06. Thus, final instrument was composed by the following factors: (I) Disconnection and Rejection (&#61537; = 0.89 and 0.90), (II) Affectivity and Emotional Stability (&#61537; = 0.85 and 0.88); (III) Overvigilance and Other Directedness (&#61537; = 0.83 and 0.85), (IV) Overprotection and Impaired Autonomy (&#61537; = 0.78 and 0.79) and (V) Impaired Limits (&#61537; = 0.66 and 0.71). Finally, relations between the YPI and FG were assessed. Pearson's correlations between the YPI and FG showed moderated associations, particularly between the factors Affectivity (YPI) and Affection (FG) (r = 0.69 and 0.7 for maternal and paternal scale, respectively); and the factors Disconnection and Rejection (YPI) and Conflict (FG) (r = 0.59 and 0.58). The regression models indicated that over than 40% of variance of factors of FG can be predicted by factors of YPI. Beta coefficients for Affection-Affectivity relation were 0.67 (maternal scale) and 0.53 (paternal scale); for Disconnection-Conflict relation were 0.31 (maternal scale) and 0.44 (paternal scale). We conclude the YPI has adequate psychometric parameters and can be used in future research in this area. However, adjustments in the structure of the YPI were made. Moreover, it is suggested further studies to consider other samples and variables, increasing the knowing of parenting styles and the Young&#8223;s theory in the Brazilian context / Os estilos parentais referem-se ?s caracter?sticas globais de intera??es entre pais e filhos. Para sua avalia??o, ? importante que instrumentos v?lidos e fidedignos sejam constru?dos e adaptados. Dentro desta perspectiva, a presente disserta??o teve como objetivo traduzir, adaptar e estudar as propriedades psicom?tricas do Invent?rio de Estilos Parentais de Young (YPI) para o contexto brasileiro. Buscou-se avaliar tamb?m as associa??es entre o YPI e o Teste Familiograma (FG). Nessa pesquisa, o YPI foi adaptado ao portugu?s atrav?s do m?todo de tradu??o reversa (Backtranslation). As an?lises de conte?do foram realizadas por cinco ju?zes. Para realiza??o das an?lises emp?ricas do YPI, contou-se com a participa??o de 920 estudantes do Ensino M?dio e Superior, com idades entre 14 e 69 anos (M = 21,3; DP = 6,1), sendo 543 do sexo feminino (59%). Eles responderam ao YPI, FG e question?rio s?cio-demogr?fico. Os dados foram coletados nas cidades de Natal, Petrolina, Bras?lia e na regi?o metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Os resultados obtidos confirmaram a exist?ncia de cinco fatores. A vers?o final do YPI foi composta de 49 itens. An?lises fatoriais explorat?rias (Componentes Principais) foram conduzidas, utilizando a rota??o oblimin. Os cinco fatores extra?dos explicaram 45,12% da vari?ncia da escala materna e 47,59% da escala paterna. Cada fator explicou, no m?nimo, 3% da vari?ncia e apresentou Eigenvalue superior a 1,5. Todos os itens apresentaram cargas fatoriais acima de 0,3. As an?lises fatoriais confirmat?rias apresentaram ?ndices de ajuste razoavelmente adequados: para a escala materna, &#61539;? [1114] = 4636,38 p < 0,001, &#61539;?/gl = 4,16, com GFI=0,83, AGFI=0,81 e RMSEA=0,06; para a escala paterna, &#61539;? [1114] =5133,69 p < 0,001, &#61539;?/gl = 4,61, com GFI=0,81, AGFI=0,79 e RMSEA=0,06. Assim, a vers?o final do instrumento foi composta pelos seguintes fatores: (I) Desconex?o e Rejei??o (&#61537;=0,89 e 0,90); (II) Afetividade e Estabilidade Emocional (&#61537;=0,85 e 0,88); (III) Hipervigil?ncia e Orienta??o para o Outro (&#61537;=0,83 e 0,85); (IV) Superprote??o e Autonomia Prejudicada (&#61537;=0,78 e 0,79); e (V) Limites Prejudicados (&#61537;=0,66 e 0,71). Finalmente, as rela??es entre o YPI e o FG foram avaliadas. As correla??es de Pearson entre o YPI e o FG indicaram associa??es moderadas, principalmente, entre os Fatores Afetividade, do YPI e Afeto, do FG (r=0,69 e 0,7, para as escala materna e paterna, respectivamente); bem como entre os Fatores Desconex?o e Rejei??o, do YPI e Conflito, do FG (r=0,59 e 0,58). Os modelos explicativos, das an?lises de regress?o, indicaram que mais de 40% da vari?ncia dos fatores do FG podem ser preditos por fatores do YPI. Os coeficientes Beta para a rela??o Afetividade-Afeto foram de 0,67 (escala materna) e 0,53 (escala paterna); para a rela??o Desconex?o-Conflito foram de 0,31 (escala materna) e 0,44 (escala paterna). Conclui-se que o YPI apresenta par?metros psicom?tricos adequados, podendo ser utilizado em pesquisas futuras nesta ?rea. N?o obstante, ajustes na estrutura do YPI foram realizados. Ademais, sugere-se a realiza??o de novos estudos que considerem tamb?m outras amostras e vari?veis, ampliando a compreens?o dos estilos parentais e da teoria de Young no contexto brasileiro

Dans le cadre de la surveillance maritime ou terrestre par radar aéroporté, l’un des principaux objectifs est de détecter et de poursuivre une grande diversité de cibles au cours du temps.Ces traitements s’appuient généralement sur l’utilisation d’un filtre Bayésien pour estimer récursivement les paramètres cinématiques (position, vitesse et accélération) des cibles. Il repose surla représentation dans l’espace d’état du système et plus particulièrement sur la modélisation a priori de l’évolution des cibles à partir d’un modèle de mouvement (mouvement rectiligne uniforme, mouvement uniformément accéléré, mouvement rotationnel, etc.). Si les cibles pistées sont manoeuvrantes, plusieurs modèles de mouvement, chacun avec une dynamique prédéfinie,sont classiquement combinés au sein d’une structure à modèles multiples. Même si ces approches s’avèrent pertinentes, des améliorations peuvent être apportées à plusieurs niveaux, notamment sur la manière de sélectionner et définir a priori les modèles utilisés.Dans ce contexte d’étude, plusieurs problématiques doivent être traitées.1/ Lors de l’utilisation d’une structure à modèles multiples, on considère en général deux à trois modèles. Ce choix est fait lors de la phase de conception de l’algorithme selon la connaissance du système et l’expertise de l’utilisateur. Cependant, il n’existe pas à notre connaissance d’outils ou de règles permettant de définir les types de mouvement à associer et leurs paramètres.2/ Il est préférable que le choix du ou des modèles de mouvement soit cohérent avec le type de cible pisté.3/ Lorsqu’un type de mouvement est utilisé, ses paramètres sont fixés a priori mais ces valeurs ne sont pas nécessairement adaptées à toutes les phases du mouvement. L’une des difficultés majeures réside dans la manière de définir et de faire évoluer la matrice de covariance du bruit de modèle. Le travail présenté dans ce mémoire vise à proposer des solutions algorithmiques aux problématiques précédentes afin d’améliorer l’estimation des trajectoires des cibles d’intérêt.Dans un premier temps, nous établissons une mesure de dissimilarité fondée sur la divergence de Jeffrey entre deux densités de probabilité associés à deux modèles d’état différents. Celle-ci est appliquée à la comparaison de modèles de mouvement. Elle est ensuite utilisée pour comparer un ensemble de plusieurs modèles d’état. Cette étude est alors mise à profit pour proposer une méthode de sélection a priori des modèles constituant des algorithmes à modèles multiples.Puis, nous présentons des modèles Bayésiens non-paramétriques (BNP) utilisant les processus de Dirichlet pour estimer les statistiques du bruit de modèle. Cette modélisation a l’avantage de pouvoir représenter des bruits multimodaux sans avoir à spécifier a priori le nombre de modes et leurs caractéristiques. Deux cas sont traités. Dans le premier, on estime la matrice de précision du bruit de modèle d’un unique modèle de mouvement sans émettre d’a priori sur sa structure.Dans le second, nous tirons profit des formes structurelles des matrices de précision associées aux modèles de mouvement pour n’estimer qu’un nombre réduit d’hyperparamètres. Pour les deux approches, l’estimation conjointe des paramètres cinématiques de la cible et de la matrice de précision du bruit de modèle est réalisée par filtrage particulaire. Les contributions apportées sont notamment le calcul de la distribution d’importance optimale dans chacun des cas.Enfin, nous tirons profit des méthodes dites de classification et pistage conjoints (joint tracking and classification -JTC-) pour mener simultanément la classification de la cible et l’inférence de ses paramètres. Dans ce cas, à chaque classe de cible est associé un ensemble de modèles d’évolution qui lui est propre. [...] / As part of the ground or maritime surveillance by using airborne radars, one of the mainobjectives is to detect and track a wide variety of targets over time. These treatments are generallybased on Bayesian filtering to estimate recursively the kinematic parameters (position,velocity and acceleration) of the targets. It is based on the state-space representation and moreparticularly on the prior modeling of the target evolutions (uniform motion, uniformly acceleratedmotion, movement rotational, etc.). If maneuvering targets are tracked, several motionmodels, each with a predefined dynamic, are typically combined in a multiple-model structure.Although these approaches are relevant, improvements can be made at several levels, includinghow to select and define a priori the models to be used.In this framework, several issues must be addressed.1 / When using a multiple-model structure, it is generally considered two to three models. Thischoice is made in the algorithm design stage according to the system knowledge and the userexpertise. However, it does not exist in our knowledge tools or/and rules to define the types ofmotions and their associated parameters.2 / It is preferable that the choice of the motion model(s) is consistent with the type of targetto be tracked.3 / When a type of motion model is used, its parameters are fixed a priori but these values ??arenot necessarily appropriate in all phases of the movement. One of the major challenges is theway to define the covariance matrix of the model noise and to model its evolution.The work presented in this thesis consists of algorithmic solutions to the previous problemsin order to improve the estimation of target trajectories.First, we establish a dissimilarity measure based on Jeffrey divergence between probability densitiesassociated with two different state models. It is applied to the comparison of motion models.It is then used to compare a set of several state models. This study is then harnessed to providea method for selecting a priori models constituting multiple-model algorithms.Then we present non-parametric Bayesian models (BNP) using the Dirichlet process to estimatemodel noise statistics. This model has the advantage of representing multimodal noises withoutspecifying a priori the number of modes and their features. Two cases are treated. In the firstone, the model noise precision matrix is estimated for a single motion model without issue ofany a priori on its structure. In the second one, we take advantage of the structural forms ofprecision matrices associated to motion models to estimate only a small number of hyperparameters.For both approaches, the joint estimation of the kinematic parameters of the target andthe precision matrix of the model noise is led by particle filtering. The contributions includecalculating the distribution optimal importance in each case.Finally, we take advantage of methods known as joint tracking and classification (JTC) forsimultaneously leading the classification of the target and the inference of its parameters. Inthis case, each target class is associated with a set of evolution models. In order to achievethe classification, we use the target position measurements and the target extent measurementscorresponding to the projection of the target length on the line of sight radar-target. Note that this approach is applied in a single target tracking context and a multiple-target environment.

A segmentaçãoo de imagens é fundamental para a visão computacional. Com essa finalidade, a textura tem sido uma propriedade bastante explorada por pesquisadores. Porém, a existência de diversos métodos de extração de textura, muitas vezes específicos para determinadas aplicações, dificulta a implementação de sistemas de escopo mais geral. Tendo esse contexto como motivação e inspirado no sucesso dos sistemas de visão naturais e em sua generalidade, este trabalho propõe a combinação de métodos por meio da seleção de características baseada na saliência das sinapses de um perceptron multicamadas (MLP). É proposto, também, um método alternativo baseado na capacidade do MLP de apreender textura que dispensa o uso de técnicas de extração de textura. Como principal contribuição, além da comparação da heurística de seleção proposta frente à busca exaustiva segundo o critério da distância de Jeffrey-Matusita, foi introduzida a técnica de Equalização da Entrada, que melhorou consideravelmente a qualidade da medida de saliência. É também apresentada a segmentação de imagens de cenas naturais, como exemplo de aplicação / Segmentation is a crucial step in Computer Vision. Texture has been a property largely employed by many researchers to achieve segmentation. The existence of a large amount of texture extraction methods is, sometimes, a hurdle to overcome when it comes to modeling systems for more general problems. Inside this context and following the excellence of natural vision systems and their generality, this work has adopted a feature selection method based on synaptic conexions salience of a Multilayer Perceptron and a method based on its texture inference capability. As well as comparing the proposed method with exhaustive search according to the Jeffrey-Matusita distance criterion, this work also introduces, as a major contribution, the Input Equalization technique, which contributed to significantly improve the segmentation results. The segmentation of images of natural scenes has also been provided as a likely application of the method

Der englischsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur widmet sich Ulrike Kohns Beitrag, „‘I was first one thing and then the other‘. Auf der Suche nach der Mitte in Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex“, mit dem sich der erste Band der GenderGraduateProjects auch den Queer Studies öffnet. Sein innovativer Anspruch resultiert vor allem aus seiner forschungskritischen Qualität und seinem Charakter als textanalytisch versierter Gegenlektüre zu kritischen Stimmen, wie sie gegen Jeffrey Eugenides' Erfolgsroman Middlesex (2002) in den politisierten Diskussionen um angemessene ästhetische Repräsentationen intersexueller Identitätsentwürfe seit seinem Erscheinen erhoben worden sind. Eine solche gelinge, so der kritische Tenor, dem konventionell binaristischen Roman nicht. Kohns differenzierte literaturwissenschaftliche Analyse des Romans auf der Basis von Gérard Genettes narratologischem Instrumentarium zeigt aber, dass sich Eugenides‘ thematisch und strukturell komplexer, hoch intertextueller Text hinter seiner konservativ-heterosexuellen und männlichen Oberflächenstruktur der grundsätzlichen Problematik, unter dem Diktat binaristischer Epistemik und normativer Limitierungen ʻdas Andere‘ sprachlich je realisieren zu können, immer aufs Neue stellt und hierfür in vielschichtiger Weise Figuren der Spaltung, Transgression, Repetition und des Hybriden setzt. Kohns Lesart verdeutlicht, dass der Roman auf der Ebene der Fiktion mit dem intersexuellen ErzählerProtagonist-Hybriden Cal Stephanides die Modellierung einer intersexuellen Figur und eines positiven Identifikationsraums zwar verfehlt oder verweigert. Indem er in Figuren des Unsagbaren und der Spaltung die Problematik zugleich aber ästhetisch lesbar macht, sensibilisiert er metafiktional für akute Fehlstellen im Umgang mit intersexuellen Menschen und für ihre zwangsläufige Unsichtbarkeit innerhalb eines normativen, exklusiven, binären Systems. Damit erweist sich der Roman – entgegen aller kritischen Stimmen – als kulturkritisch und zeitpolitisch.

This paper is concerned with the efficiency of aid in Masaka, Uganda which is about 140 km from the capital city Kampala. It uses the results of 300 surveys and several interviews to gather data, and a causal methodology to define results. Much of the methodology is based on theories from William Easterly, Andrew Mwenda, Dambisa Moyo, Jeffrey Sachs, and Amartya Sen. It has been concluded that there are several problems in the Masaka area. One is Uganda's federal government, which is inefficient and unaccountable. There is also lack of easily accessible health care for rural citizens, and a lack of local development due to poor governance. Conversely, the residents of Masaka are quite developed in terms of employment and education, and have rated themselves as quite free and satisfied with life. There is also a quite adequate level of gender equality, especially in terms of education.

Hintergrund: Das Spielen von Computerspielen ist ein viel diskutiertes Thema. Auf der Suche nach Auswirkungen des Spielens lassen sich einige Studien finden, die Veränderungen im Erleben und Verhalten zeigen [6-8]. Bei der Frage nach der Ursache hierfür, müssen Aspekte wie Persönlichkeit, Hirnphysiologie, neuronale Grundlagen und Genetik untersucht und diskutiert werden. Der bekannte Persönlichkeitsforscher J. Alan Gray beschreibt in seiner Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) drei verschiedene Hirnsysteme, die das Annäherungs- und Vermeidungsverhalten regulieren. Eines dieser Systeme, das Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) wird ganz besonders häufig beim Spielen von sogenannten Ego-Shooter Spielen aktiviert. Ziel: Ziel der Untersuchung war es, herauszufinden, ob das Spielen dieser Computerspiele einen Trainingseffekt auf neurophysiologische Grundlagen der Persönlichkeit, genauer des BIS nach Gray, hat. Wenn es einen erlernten Effekt gibt, müsste ein signifikanter Unterschied zwischen den BIS scores der Spieler und Nicht-Spieler erkennbar sein. Sollte es keinen signifikanten Unterschied geben, kann es dennoch sein, dass sich das neuronale Substrat (also die physiologische Grundlage) des BIS durch das Training verändert, auch wenn dies dann nicht zu einem anderem Verhalten führt. Methoden: Es wurden die Ergebnisse von jeweils 17 Ego-Shooter-Spielern und Nicht-Spielern aus dem Fragebogen SPSRQ bezüglich Unterschieden in den Mittelwerten der BIS scores mithilfe eines t-Tests miteinander verglichen. Außerdem wurde von allen Probanden fMRT - Datenmaterial gewonnen und zunächst eine zweifaktorielle ANOVA durchgeführt: die Faktoren waren Spieler (Ja/Nein) und BIS score und gemessen wurde die neuronale Aktivität in Amygdala und Hippocampus im resting state. Um den bekannten Störfaktor Genetik miteinzubeziehen, erfolgte anschließend eine dreifaktorielle ANOVA mit der Kovariate TPH2. Für die Bestimmung dieser Kovariate wurde jedem Probanden ein Röhrchen Blut entnommen und eine Genotypisierung durchgeführt. Ergebnisse: Der Vergleich der BIS scores mittels t-Test liefert keinen signifikanten Unterschied zwischen Spielern und Nicht-Spielern. In der zweifaktoriellen Varianzanalyse zeigen sich signifikante Unterschiede und eine unterschiedliche Richtung der Korrelation. Während die Korrelation von neuronaler Aktivität und BIS score bei den Spielern positiv ist, ist sie bei den Nicht-Spielern negativ. Der Unterschied verliert in der dreifaktoriellen ANOVA mit der Kovariate TPH2 seine Signifikanz. Schlussfolgerung: Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit führen zu der entscheidenden Frage, wie unterschiedliche neuronale Aktivitäten entstehen. Zwei sehr kontroverse Ansätze stehen sich dabei gegenüber: 1. Der Genotyp hat einen Einfluss auf die neuronale Plastizität während der Entwicklung. Die vorliegende Arbeit, wie auch frühere Studien -wie die von Hahn et al. [58] - geben Hinweise darauf, dass der Genotyp diesen Einfluss besitzt. Die Tendenz, die bei der Genotypisierung zu sehen ist, lässt die Spekulation zu, dass Personen mit einem bestimmten Genotyp eher zu Spielern werden, als Personen mit einer anderen Ausprägung. Um diese Frage zu klären, sind Untersuchungen mit einem größeren Stichprobenumfang notwendig. 2. Die Unterschiede sind das Ergebnis eines sogenannten Trainingseffektes, entstehen also durch Einfluss von außen und hängen ab von den jeweiligen Erlebnissen, die im Laufe eines Lebens gemacht werden. Trotz der Ergebnisse, die den starken Einfluss des Genotyps aufzeigen, bleibt eine Restwahrscheinlichkeit für den Trainingseffekt und der Anreiz für weitere Studien mit dieser Fragestellung. / The Neural Bases of Gray's Theory of Personality: A Comparison of Ego-Shooter-Gamers and -Non-Gamers

This study engaged with the architecture of the ‘Initial Structure’ at Newman College, 1915-1918, so as to establish this building’s place in the oeuvre of Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937). Griffin’s architecture at Newman College was unparalleled in Melbourne yet it has never been the subject of a comprehensive study. Further, a measure for Griffin’s creative method and architectural style has not been developed to date although much scholarship has been devoted to the identification of events and works in Griffin’s career. Furthermore a substantive analysis of the architecture of Walter Burley Griffin was lacking that defined and distinguished his work from that of the so-called ‘Prairie School’, and of Frank Lloyd Wright. / Walter Burley Griffin was the conceptual designer of Newman College, while Marion Mahony Griffin (1871-1961), his wife and architectural practice partner was its facilitator. An evaluation of Griffin’s university education, 1895-1899, drew out the compositional concepts of parti, types and architectonics, as his own preferred means of working. Griffin’s mature style in the college design was also indebted to his architectural practice and experiences in Chicago, 1899-1914. An initial assumption in this study was that Griffin was eclectic, as were the American predecessors he admired, Thomas Jefferson and Henry Hobson Richardson, as were Griffin’s contemporaries, Louis Henri Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. Thus the sources of Griffin’s architectural ideas, elements, and methods of composition, have been traced in this study. / American campus designs were surveyed and comparisons made with the other three late 19th Century college buildings at the University of Melbourne to distinguish Griffins’ innovations in college planning, construction and form at Newman College. The description of the commissioning, committee-work and program for the Newman College building revealed the social and political idealism that linked Griffin with his supporters among Melbourne’s Roman Catholic community. Griffin worked with ‘structure’ in mind, both compositional and constructional. Particular partis, typologies and architectonic patterns have been 3 identified in the compositional structures of the college building design. Similarly Griffin’s adaptations of new and exploratory building techniques were investigated. / Griffin’s sources were not only American. He derived inspiration equally from seminal European and Asian precedents, which provided instances of an underlying compositional structure. In the architecture of Newman College the composite plans, mixed construction techniques and materials, and richly layered forms allowed Griffin scope to express ideal college purposes, spiritual universality, and organic wholeness.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 12, 2010).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.