This thesis proposes a fresh engagement with the idea of the archaic as a means to recover and replenish some of the lost vitality suffered during what William Barrett characterized the modern period as “the gigantic externalization of life.” An introductory essay examines how the related ideas of the archaic, the primal, and the prehistoric have at key moments provided a source of creative energy for the arts of the last century. Collections of found material, and several photographic studies document the city of Niagara Falls—icon of American pop culture and faded relic of romanticism. The photographs present an alternative to the world of the touristic snapshot, and address the questions: In the age of simulation how do we know what is real anymore? Can we learn to see with archaic eyes?

This thesis proposes a fresh engagement with the idea of the archaic as a means to recover and replenish some of the lost vitality suffered during what William Barrett characterized the modern period as “the gigantic externalization of life.” An introductory essay examines how the related ideas of the archaic, the primal, and the prehistoric have at key moments provided a source of creative energy for the arts of the last century. Collections of found material, and several photographic studies document the city of Niagara Falls—icon of American pop culture and faded relic of romanticism. The photographs present an alternative to the world of the touristic snapshot, and address the questions: In the age of simulation how do we know what is real anymore? Can we learn to see with archaic eyes?

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-04T11:45:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Solange_Maria_da_Silva.pdf: 1098938 bytes, checksum: f4ddb860dac06301aaa61abc1950f791 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-06-27 / This study has as a purpose to contribute with the disclosure aspects in the lodging segment with a proposal of rendering of accounts for the investors. The study was based on the premise that the accounting information that adequately evidences the patrimonial situation, in a standardized way, allows the comparability among the means of accommodation, be them hotels, flats or similars, and contributes to a bigger transparency and improvement in the process of taking decisions by the investors. Starting from this, a bibliographic survey of relevant aspects of the accounting disclosure and a field research were carried out having as an objective to identify the reports and accounting needs of the asset management companies for the rendering of accounts to the investors, and to propose a sample in accordance with what is established in the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry. The methodology adopted was data-collection, through a questionnaire to the companies of asset management located in Sao Paulo contracted to represent the investors in hotel industry properties. The results of the survey has demonstrated a gap between the reports that the companies of asset management receive from the hotel management companies to be sent to the investors and the minimum information disciplined in the Uniform System and required for a good practice of disclosure, proclaimed by national and international norm trends, a space filled by the object of the present work. A sample of rendering of accounts was formulated which contemplates Balance Sheet, Statement of Income, Statement of Cash Flow, Statement of Added Value, Budget and Explanation Notes, the minimum instruments necessary to enable the investors to take a quality decision. / Esse estudo tem por finalidade contribuir com os aspectos de evidencia????o nos meios de hospedagem com uma proposta de presta????o de contas para os investidores. O estudo baseou-se na premissa de que as informa????es cont??beis que evidenciam adequadamente a situa????o patrimonial, de forma padronizada permitem a comparabilidade entre os meios de hospedagem, sejam eles hot??is, flats ou similares, e contribuem para maior transpar??ncia e melhoria no processo de tomada de decis??o pelos investidores. A partir disso, realizou-se um levantamento bibliogr??fico dos aspectos relevantes da evidencia????o cont??bil, e pesquisa de campo com o objetivo de identificar as necessidades de relat??rios e informa????es cont??beis das empresas de asset management para presta????o de contas aos investidores, e propor um modelo, de acordo com o estabelecido no Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry. A metodologia adotada valeu-se de levantamento de dados por question??rio junto ??s empresas de asset management situadas em S??o Paulo, contratadas para representar os investidores de im??veis com base hoteleira. Os resultados da pesquisa demonstraram a exist??ncia de uma lacuna entre os relat??rios que as empresas de asset management recebem das administradoras hoteleiras para envio aos investidores e as informa????es m??nimas disciplinadas no Uniform System, e requeridas por uma boa pr??tica de evidencia????o, apregoada pelas tend??ncias de normas nacionais e internacionais; omiss??o essa preenchida pelo objeto do presente trabalho. Formulou-se um modelo de presta????o de contas que contempla: Balan??o Patrimonial, Demonstra????o de Resultados do Exerc??cio, Demonstra????o de Fluxo de Caixa, Demonstra????o do Valor Adicionado, Proje????es de Resultado e Notas Explicativas, instrumentos m??nimos necess??rios para munir os investidores para uma decis??o de qualidade.

This thesis presents owners, developers, and preservationists with models for the rehabilitation of motels and motor courts. The introductory section gives readers an overview of the evolution of the motor court and motel. It then focuses on the fates of motels and motor courts in the city of Austin, Texas, as an example of how owners and developers have dealt with the program type. The second section of this thesis discusses the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, a federal initiative to document and conserve the road itself as well as the “significant features associated with the highway” such as roadside stands, gas stations, and motels (“Route 66 Study Act,” 1990). This section also explores two examples of owner-led efforts to preserve motels along Route 66: Boots Court in Carthage, Missouri, and the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. The remaining sections of this thesis focus on four models for the rehabilitation of motels and motor courts. Case studies include Hotel San José, a motor court that was redeveloped into a boutique hotel in Austin, Texas; the Park Motel, a cottage court transformed into rentable business space in San Antonio, Texas; Arbor Terrace, an extended-stay hotel converted into supportive housing in Austin owned by Foundation Communities; and Costa Mesa Village, an SRO community in Costa Mesa, California, housed in a former Travelodge. For each case study, I discuss the site’s history, the original and current configurations and appearance, what makes the project successful, and whether aspects of the project are sympathetic with the goals of preservation. When considering rehabilitation of an historic motel or motor court, developers should consider the configuration of the building and what model would best serve the existing program. Motels in tourist districts with space to provide both private and public functions may be well served to consider the boutique hotel model exemplified by Hotel San José. A motel in a business district with flexible interior spaces able to cater to a variety of tenants might look to the Park Motel and create rentable spaces for small businesses. Those interested in pursuing a nonprofit model for rehabilitating their extant building stock could consider how they could benefit their communities by becoming SRO housing like Arbor Terrace or workforce housing complexes like Costa Mesa Village. Regardless of the project, it is clear that access to private donations, bank loans, or local and federal assistance is integral to the success of a rehabilitation project. Lambert required a sizeable loan before beginning work on Hotel San José that could only be secured when the lender was confident in the return on investment; Neighborhood Revitalization Program funds have allowed Foundation Communities to continue adding SROs in Austin. Though the Perezes didn’t divulge the amount of money spent on their adaptive reuse project, Allison Perez Johnson said that return on investment displayed by property owned by the Perez Family Trust along Broadway Street in San Antonio helped them get approved for loans for their rehabilitation project. As for properties like Harvey’s Boots Motel on Route 66, rehabilitation becomes an ongoing process that only occurs as money permits, and their ability to remain sustainable is supported by heritage tourists who patronize roadside businesses looking to find or recreate their own Route 66 adventures. / text

Social workers who work with homeless children need to understand the challenges in the homeless culture. The purpose of this study was to discover the needs that were reported by homeless children who live in motels, in order to provide agencies with information that will help them better provide services to this population.