This PhD study is at the intersection of people, place and technology and pioneers innovative development approaches towards interactive social networking systems informed by community, social and urban studies and employs human-centred and participatory design methods. The project delivers a greater understanding of the potential for internet-based systems to support and facilitate social networks of urban residents and the role of those networks to foster neighbourhood identity and social capital. Departing from conventional notions that regard communities as collectives, this study builds upon more contemporary interpretations of community inherent in Castells’ and Wellman’s theories of the network society and networked individualism. The thesis challenges the view that a mere re-appropriation of applications used to support dispersed virtual communities of interest is adequate to meet the place and proximity-based design requirements that community networks in urban neighbourhoods pose. The overarching principal research aim of the study is to propose new ways of conceptualising the roles of social networks of urban residents to better inform the design of new technology facilitating urban neighbourhood developments. Addressing this aim requires a new understanding of the roles of social networks of urban residents. The study sets out to critique the implicit theories underlying technology design in this area and to propose a more appropriate theory based on recent developments in the field and empirical findings from the study. The key research questions are: 1. What theoretical model can better represent social interaction of residents in inner-city apartment buildings? 2. How can relevant research methods be adapted to take the network qualities of social interactions into account? 3. What are the implications of a new understanding of social networks for the design of technology that supports the growth of neighbourhoods? 4. What are the implications of a new understanding of social networks for an urban architecture that supports the growth of neighbourhoods? Within a framework of action research, the study follows a case study approach of three different inner-city residential apartment complexes in Brisbane. Research methods are mostly qualitative and ethnographic and include surveys, focus groups, participant observation and interviews, as well as participatory design. The study delivers innovative outcomes on three levels: 1. Theoretical innovation with an analytical translation of Wellman’s notion of networked individualism and a conceptualisation of the communicative ecology model into the context of system design that supports social networks of residents in inner-city apartment buildings; 2. Methodological innovation with the presentation of Network Action Research, an addition to the action research family which pays particular attention to the network quality of social formations in communities; 3. Empirical innovation with research findings which indicate that the key factors influencing the successful design and uptake of interactive systems to support social networks in urban neighbourhoods. They include the swarming social behaviour of urban dwellers, the dynamics of their existing communicative ecology, and the serendipitous, voluntary and place-based quality of interaction between residents on the basis of choice, like-mindedness, mutual interest and support needs. Findings are presented in three parts to audiences interested in people, technology and place. Drawing on social, urban and computer sciences, this research project delivers insights which will assist efforts to facilitate urban neighbourhood community building with new media and network ICTs. Understanding the issues and challenges as well as opportunities and strengths in forming a local meshwork of social networks will help Australians negotiate the complex web of daily choices, access a greater social safety net, and participate in the socio-cultural and socio-economic life of their city. This in turn will contribute to greater social inclusion, urban sustainability and healthier local economies.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:56:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PollyanaFR.pdf: 9314419 bytes, checksum: 79ef1b1545cd4d9af2a782b4dd572f78 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-16 / This research has as its object study focus bioclimatic in architecture and its conection with projects decisions, on what regards to environmental comfort for single-family dwelling. From the analysis of five architectural projects inserted in Natal/RN, warm-moist weather, this research gather informations regarding architectural features guided by shape and space arrengement, which embody important elements for the project design development. Computer simulations assisted as foundation to verify the efficiency grade for these projects strategies from shading analysis. Related strategies for the demands of natural ventilation circulation and thermal mass for refrigeration were analysed as well. Results show that there is an hierarchizing of priorities for the decisions made when it comes to shape and space disposition variables, as well as the way these variables will consider the bioclimatic demands. The analysis, even, show that there is no single way to respond to specific bioclimatic demands, as it points out the value of examination of the projectual solutions throughtout the conception process, in order to achieve an efficient project performance for the envimonment comfort / Esse trabalho tem como objetivo estudar o enfoque bioclim?tico em arquitetura e sua rela??o com as decis?es projetuais, no que se refere ao conforto ambiental em habita??es unifamiliares. A partir da an?lise de cinco projetos inseridos em Natal/RN, clima quente-?mido, a pesquisa levanta informa??es sobre as caracter?sticas arquitet?nicas norteadas pela forma e pelo arranjo espacial, os quais englobam elementos importantes para o desenvolvimento do projeto. Simula??es computacionais serviram de base para verificar o grau de efici?ncia das estrat?gias projetuais a partir da an?lise do sombreamento. Foram analisadas tamb?m estrat?gias relacionadas ?s demandas de ventila??o natural e de massa t?rmica para resfriamento. Os resultados demonstram que h? uma hierarquiza??o de prioridades nas decis?es tomadas quanto ?s vari?veis forma e arranjo espacial, e quanto ? maneira de como essas vari?veis ir?o atender as demandas bioclim?ticas. As an?lises evidenciam, ainda, que n?o h? uma ?nica maneira de responder a demandas bioclim?ticas espec?ficas, assim como apontam para a import?ncia de verifica??o das solu??es projetuais durante todo processo de concep??o, a fim de obter um projeto com desempenho eficiente para o conforto ambiental

Les différents types d’édifices résidentiels, urbains, suburbains et ruraux de l'époque de la Rome antique sur le territoire de la Serbie contemporaine, ainsi que la culture de l’habitat, représentent le sujet abordé dans la présente thèse. Cette réflexion analyse les principaux facteurs économiques, démographiques, sociologiques, géographiques, culturels et autres qui ont influencé le choix de l’emplacement des résidences, le développement de différents types d’agglomérations, la conception architecturale des édifices résidentiels et la création d’une culture de l’habitat. Les points primordiaux de cette recherche sont : l'analyse des zones résidentielles au sein des unités urbaines, les liens des propriétés suburbaines et rurales avec les centres urbains et le réseau de l'infrastructure de l'Antiquité tardive, ainsi que l'analyse comparative des éléments structuraux et décoratifs des maisons romaines du point de vue des matériaux utilisés, des techniques, de la décoration etc. Les éléments architecturaux et les caractéristiques fonctionnelles des maisons de l’Antiquité tardive sur le sol serbe sont comparés aux édifices construits dans les autres parties de l'Empire romain, afin d'identifier leurs valeurs spécifiques et les influences architecturales dominantes. La thèse représente une base de données bilingue accessible aux nouvelles générations de chercheurs, une contribution à l'ensemble des valeurs culturelles de la Serbie. Le but de cette base de données est d'élaborer une stratégie pour la conservation, la présentation et l'utilisation du patrimoine antique en tant que grand potentiel culturel, touristique et économique de développement durable. / The research topic of this thesis refers to residential buildings and residence culture in late Ancient Rome Classical antiquity period on the territory of the present-day Republic of Serbia. Research goal is to reconstruct residential architecture and culture from the Ancient Roman period on this territory, based upon analyses of preserved residential architecture structures, identification of architectural elements’ characteristics, creation of residential buildings typology, as well as analyses of residential urban zones, links between buildings and urban centers and infrastructure network. Through comparative analysis of spatial structure, functional, constructional and decorative elements, as well as characteristics of late Roman antiquity buildings on the territory of Serbia with residential buildings from other territories of Roman Empire, their specific values and dominant influences have been identified.Systematized data on residential buildings and reconstruction of residential culture on this territory allows further valorization of findings in comparison to other areas of Roman Empire. It also explains different types of late Antiquity residential buildings occurrence and their influence on later development of architectural forms. Collected and processed information, along with recommendations for preserving the fund of antique residence program as architectural heritage, has been transformed into bilingual database available to new generations of researches worldwide. / Предмет истраживања у докторској дисертацији су стамбени објекти и култура становања из периода касне антике на територији данашње Србије. Циљ истраживања је реконструкција стамбене архитектуре и културе становања у римском периоду на овом подручју, на основу проучавања сачуваних резиденцијалних структура, утврђивања карактеристика архитектонских елемената и формирања типологије стамбених објеката, као и анализе зона становања унутар градова, веза грађевина са урбаним центрима и са мрежом инфраструктуре. Упоредном анализом просторне структуре, функционалних, конструктивних и декоративних елемената, као и карактеристика касноантичких грађевина са територије Србије са стамбеним зградама из других области Римског царства, утврђене су њихове специфичне вредности и доминантни утицаји.Систематизовани подаци о стамбеним грађевинама и реконструкција стамбене културе на овом подручју омогућавају валоризацију налаза у односу на друга подручја Римске империје, као и боље разумевање настанка различитих типова касноантичких стамбених објеката и њиховог значаја за даљи развој архитектонских форми. Прикупљене и обрађене информације су, уз препоруке за очување фонда стамбеног програма антике као градитељске баштине, преточене у двојезичну базу података међународно доступну новим генерацијама истраживача.

Le château ducal de Moulins, s’il a subi diverses destructions, comporte aujourd’hui encore des éléments qui méritent d’être étudiés de près, afin de restituer son état initial. On connaît d’après les sources écrites au moins deux grandes campagnes de construction, la première fut amorcée par le troisième duc de Bourbon, Louis II, à la toute fin du XIVe siècle. La tour maîtresse « Mal-Coiffée » étant datée par dendrochronologie vers 1399/1400. Un second chantier d’agrandissement et de réaménagements débute après 1488, commandité cette fois par le duc de Bourbon Pierre de Beaujeu et son épouse Anne de France, sœur de Charles VIII. Cet agrandissement se terminera au tout début du XVIe siècle avec la construction d’un portique d’architecture renaissante, très précoce en France. Cette thèse mêle l’histoire et l’histoire de l’art mais part surtout d’une réflexion archéologique des bâtiments subsistants. C’est en cumulant et en confrontant ces diverses approches que l’étude a pu être la plus complète. / During his history, the ducal castle of Moulins has been subject to several destructions and improvements. Despite this, it still contains elements that should be studied carefully in order to restore its original state. From written sources, one knows at least two major buildings campaigns. First one was initiated by the third duke of Bourbon, Louis II, in the late fourteenth century. The remaining main tower, known as “Mal-Coiffée” ("Untidy Top"), has been dated by dendrochronology around 1399/1400. A second campaign of expansion and redevelopment begins after 1488, commissioned by the Duke of Bourbon, Pierre de Beaujeu and his wife Anne de France, Charles VIII’s sister. This expansion will be completed in the early sixteenth century with the construction of a renaissance architecture portico, very early in France. This thesis combines both History and art history, starting from an archaeological reflection of the remaining buildings. The aim of this work is to combine and compare these different approaches in order to obtain the most comprehensive and exhaustive study of this forgotten site which play a key role in History.