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  • The potential of urban agriculture in the revitalisation of a metropolis

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    - Year 2019

    In Poland, the topic addressing urban areas of agricultural production and gardening activity is still viewed in two main blocks: 1) a shift of the urbanized zone’s boundaries, causing dispersion of suburban buildings as well as creates conflict zone between the residential area and the production and post-production zones; 2) a socially contentious issue of restructuring the inner-city complexes of former employee allotments....

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  • The essence of marine and coastal space – an interdisciplinary perspective

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    - EUROPA XXI - Year 2019

    Sea space has been undergoing a profound transformation. Although it retains its inspirational function in arts, literature and philosophy, it has been gaining new anthropogenic dimensions in eco-nomics and urban planning as a source of satisfying human needs i.e. the provision of harmony, beauty, off-shore energy, and biotech substances. Therefore, in this paper marine space is analyzed from a mul-tidimensional perspective of...

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  • Urban Mentoring as a new polish management technique in participatory planning

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    A decade of experience in implementation of numerous urban modernization projects in Poland resulted in a lively debate on socialization of the planning process, in which the matter of the public space quality has become the center of gravity. In those years, transformation from the classic administrative model of „bureaucracy planning” to the model of „management planning” has not been complete. The socialist primacy of the public...

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  • RE-SHAPING THE LAND AND WATER CONNECTIONS AND ITS ROLE IN ACHIEVING LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS’ CONTINUITY ON THE POST-INDUSTRIAL TERRITORIES

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    - Year 2016

    This paper delves into recently applied strategies of creating new water areas and modifying the existing ones as a part of the transformation processes of post-industrial territories. It proves that while the pursuit for unique architectural and urban space values remains an important factor contributing to such modifications, they may also play an important role in reclaiming ecological systems continuity. On the basis of theoretical...

  • Chitosan-based inks for 3D printing and bioprinting

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    • M. Taghizadeh
    • A. Taghizadeh
    • M. K. Yazdi
    • P. Zarrintaj
    • F. J. Stadler
    • J. D. Ramsey
    • S. Habibzadeh
    • G. Naderi
    • M. Saeb
    • M. Mozafari
    • U. Schubert

    - GREEN CHEMISTRY - Year 2022

    The advent of 3D-printing/additive manufacturing in biomedical engineering field has introduced great potential for the preparation of 3D structures that can mimic native tissues. This technology has accelerated the progress in numerous areas of regenerative medicine, especially led to a big wave of biomimetic functional scaffold developments for tissue engineering demands. In recent years, the introduction of smart bio-inks has...

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  • Lamp of adjustable spectrum for photographic usage

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    Photography is a unique rapidly growing interdisciplinary field encompassing aspects of science, art and technology. Expectations of photographers are steadily increasing with the development of technology. One of the areas playing a crucial role in photography is lighting. Consequently, several types of light sources for photographic use have been developed. The ongoing research in this field concentrates on lamps with tunable...

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  • Remote measurement of building usable floor area - Algorithms fusion

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    • A. Janowski
    • M. Renigier-Biłozor
    • M. Walacik
    • A. Chmielewska

    - LAND USE POLICY - Year 2021

    Rapid changes that are taking place in the urban environment have significant impact on urban growth. Most cities and urban regions all over the world compete to increase resident and visitor satisfaction. The growing requirements and rapidity of introducing new technologies to all aspects of residents' lives force cities and urban regions to implement "smart cities" concepts in their activities. Real estate is one of the principal...

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  • Western Front of the City Centre of Gdańsk. An Urban Conservation Study

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    - Year 2023

    The western front of Gdańsk`s city centre is the key fragment of a ring road scheme, which was created at the turn of the 20th century during the great transformation of the city. It was at that time that new streets and squares were delineated on the site of the early modern earthen bastions, which for more than three centuries marked Gdańsk`s border. The new city development was set up in their surroundings. In 1945, Gdańsk was...

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  • Art and Healthcare - Healing Potential of Artistic Interventions in Medical Settings

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    The stereotype of a machine for healing seems to be well rooted in common thinking and social perception of hospital buildings. The technological aspect of healthcare architecture has been influenced for several years by three major factors. The first is linked to the necessity of providing safety and security in the environment of elevated epidemiological risk. The second concerns the need for incorporating advanced technology...

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  • Zrównoważona odnowa przestrzeni miejskiej

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    Celem rozprawy doktorskiej jest ocena metod i instrumentów odnowy przestrzeni miejskiej o oddziaływaniu ponadlokalnym i warunkowanych równoważeniem rozwoju oraz porównanie ich wykorzystania w wybranych krajach Unii Europejskiej. W wyniku badań stworzony został model transformacji przestrzeni miejskiej ze wskazaniem priorytetów działań przestrzennych uwarunkowanych równoważeniem rozwoju w skali regionalnej i lokalnej. Analiza porównawcza...

  • A Concept of Freight Traffic Flow Regulations in the City of Gdansk

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    - Year 2017

    This paper presents a review of state-of-art efforts in urban freight transport modelling in the context of their requirements and applicability as a basis for evaluation of city's freight transport policy. Freight transport mirrors all aspects of the city's economic activity and for that reason its proper planning is of extreme importance. However, urban freight system may be considered as the most varied and fragmented element...

  • Retained features of embryonic metabolism in the adult MRL mouse

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    • R. K. Naviaux
    • T. H. Le
    • K. Bedelbaeva
    • J. Leferovich
    • D. Gourevitch
    • P. Sachadyn
    • X. Zhang
    • C. Lise
    • H. Ellen

    - MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM - Year 2009

    The MRL mouse is an inbred laboratory strain that was derived by selective breeding in 1960 from the rapidly growing LG/J (Large) strain. MRL mice grow to nearly twice the size of other commonly used mouse strains, display uncommonly robust healing and regeneration properties, and express later onset autoimmune traits similar to Systemic Lupus Erythematosis. The regeneration trait (heal) in the MRL mouse maps to 14-20 quantitative...

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  • Description of the Dataset Rhetoric at School – a Selection of the Syllabi from the Academic Gymnasium in Gdańsk – Transcription and Photographs

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    - Year 2022

    The research dataset described in the article was based on photographs and transcription of a textual record from Latin syllabi for classes at the Gdańsk Academic Gymnasium. The syllabi concern the years 1645/1648/1652/1653. The original document is held in the collection of the Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences [reference number: Ma 3920 8o]. The collected research material can be used for studying the practical...

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  • Romanika Okraszewska dr inż. arch.

    Romanika Okraszewska, Ph.D., Eng. Arch., is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT). Graduated from the mathematical and informatical class at the National Education Commission High School in Gdańsk. Graduated from two faculties of Gdańsk University of Technology, Architecture and Urban Planning (2002) and Management and Economics (2004). Participant...

  • Modelowanie ryzyka inwestycyjnego przy użyciu OOBN

    Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie sieci Bayesa zorientowanych obiektowo (ang. Object Oriented Bayesian Networks – OOBN). Umożliwiają one dekompozycję złożonego modelu na pojedyncze obiekty, które reprezentują nie tylko różne grupy zagadnień, ale także pozwalają na modelowanie zależności czasowychmiędzy obiektami.Wykorzystanie obiektowych sieci Bayesa zaprezentowano na przykładzie projektu rewitalizacji. Przedstawiono zarówno wady,...

  • Buenos Aires – Toward Comprehensive Development and Sustainable Mobility

    This paper is introducing Buenos Aires’ achievements and challenges in implementing comprehensive development and integrating efficient and sustainable transport system within its urban structure. There are several important steps in this process starting from urban regeneration of Puerto Madero, the introduction and then implementation of a strategic plan Modelo territorial (2010) and of Buenos Aires' Plan de Movilidad Sustentable...

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  • FACES OF MODERNISM - URBAN PLANNING OF SOCIAL HOUSING ESTATES IN GDANSK AND HAMBURG-ALTONA

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    - Year 2016

    The paper aims to compare the modernistic social housing estates built during the interwar period in the Free City of Gdansk and in Altona, the small neighbour of Hamburg. The comparison is based on the analysis of the factors, which significantly affected the decisions regarding spatial transformations and the development of both cities in that time. These factors include primarily: poor living conditions, resulting from the explosive...

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  • Baltic Sea climate fever. Creative solutions for waterfront cities in the context of climate change

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    - Year 2016

    The goal of the research is to recognize climate change impact on Baltic Sea cities and description of strengths and weaknesses of cities strategies and activities. The range of research has been limited to 3 cities in the Baltic Sea (Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Tallinn) and Tricity as an area for which recommendations will be proposed actions in the field of adaptation to climate change. Recommendations for Tricity as a unique group...

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  • Is it possible to create a unified urban greenery management system (UGMS) on a national scale? The concept for EU Member State of Poland

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    - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY - Year 2023

    Motives: Currently developed urban greenery management systems (UGMS) are limited in scope and profiled towards solving particular issues. Moreover, due to the lack of common standards and solutions, UGMS implementation requires considerable financial effort, which is only feasible for wealthy urban centres. There is a need for universal, cost-effective technological solutions which could constitute a common urban green infrastructure...

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  • Planning Around Polarisation: Components of Finding Common Ground Based on Regeneration Projects in London and Gdańsk

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    - Urban Planning - Year 2023

    Various forms of public participation in urban design and planning—as presented and discussed in literature—have recently been challenged by the needs and expectations of different stakeholders, including those coming from the private sector. This comes with a redefinition of the public good and the roles and responsibilities of municipal authorities in post‐liberal times. As a result, contemporary participatory processes need...

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  • Public valuation of social impacts. The comparison between mega and non-mega sporting events

    The main aim of this study is to assign value to intangible effects,including social impacts, which appear when organising sportingevents of various scales in the city of Gdansk located in northernPoland. A survey was conducted to determine the city residents’willingness-to-pay (WTP) using the contingent valuation method(CVM). The average WTP values, which ranged between PLN 6.04and PLN 46.34, show that the scale of the sporting...

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  • Adaptation of Architectural Heritage in the Era of Climate Change. Torpedo Platform in Babie Doły

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    - Year 2021

    The paper provides original insight into the problem of adap¬tation of historical objects in the era of climate change. It conveys a message that in times of climate crisis, there is a need to go beyond an anthropocentric perspective, specifically, that architec¬ture should not only be designed for people, but should also provide a framework for nature. As well as shaping spaces for human beings, the architect is also responsible...

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  • Maritime heritage of small port towns of the Polish coast

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    - PORTUSPlus - Year 2019

    The article describes problems of the gradual disappearance of real maritime heritage in small Polish port cities. The maritime heritage of small port cities was shaped by coastal processes and urban historical conditions what has led to creation of specific types of landscapes. Special architectural objects of the post-port heritage of small ports of the Polish coast are hydrotechnical constructions (i.e. breakwaters, quays),...

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  • Bionic relations as features of the author’s original concept of biomorphic plastic forms that belong to a place

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    - Architectus - Year 2023

    The article concerns the search for an architectural formula for living organically in the area of Pojezierze Kaszubskie [the Kashubian Lake Dis- trict]. The original project consisted in creating a series of biomorphic plastic forms that belong to the place. In this way, a set of alternative solutions was created in the form of small clay sculptures that account for bionic relationships between the newly created cultural elements...

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  • Protection and renovation of public areas in a modernist city: the case of three streets in the historic City Centre of Gdynia

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    - Ochrona Dziedzictwa Kulturowego - Year 2023

    This article concerns issues related to the preservation and restoration of public space in Gdynia’s city centre, which was designed and built mainly in the 1920s and 1930s. In 2007, a major part of the city centre was entered into the register of monuments asa historic complex of urban architecture. Moreover, in 2015, the area was declared a Monument of History. Protection of a complex of urban architecture covers not only the...

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  • Self Portrait with a Mask

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    Paweł SASIN - Self Portrait with a Mask “Every work of art is the child of its time, and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. “ Wassily Kandynsky, Concerning the Spiritual in Art The two years 2020 and 2021 were marked by the COVID-19 pandemic – a lengthy period of time in which everyone felt in danger of losing one’s health or life. As a result, many people were experiencing negative emotion, becoming subject to psychological...

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  • Artificial intelligence in architectural education - green campus development research

    The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has introduced new possibilities and challenges in design education. This article explores the need for changes and adaptations in the teaching process of design as AI-related technologies, based on image generation, transform the creative process and offer novel opportunities. In a research-by-design studio in an architectural faculty in Poland, students who utilised...

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  • Digital data and tools in transformative education to preserve architecture and cultural heritage: case studies from Italy and Poland

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    - Global Journal of Engineering Education - Year 2023

    In this article, the authors present the findings and results of a recent study focused on various collaborative activities mostly between Italy and Poland, and digital teaching platforms aimed at educating future architects. These architects are envisioned as curators of digital data and experts in using digital tools in the field of architecture and architectural heritage. The investigation had two main objectives. Firstly, it...

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  • Konkursy studenckie jako narzędzie w określaniu potencjału rewitalizacyjnego miejskich terenów zdegradowanych.

    Zgodnie z zasadami prowadzenia działań rewitalizacyjnych określonych w ustawie o rewitalizacji obowiązującej od 9 października 2015 r. oraz horyzontalnych wytycznych w zakresie rewitalizacji w programach operacyjnych na lata 2014-2020 faza przygotowawcza procesu rewitalizacji powinna zawierać wielopłaszczyznowe analizy zakończone wnioskami aplikacyjnymi ujętymi w gminnych programach rewitalizacji obszarów zurbanizowanych. Artykuł...

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  • State of the Art of Automated Buses

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    • J. Ainsalu
    • V. Arffman
    • M. Bellone
    • M. Ellner
    • T. Haapamäki
    • N. Haavisto
    • E. Josefson
    • A. Ismailogullari
    • E. Pilli-sihvola
    • O. Madland... and 13 others

    - Sustainability - Year 2018

    Urban transportation in the next few decades will shift worldwide towards electrification and automation, with the final aim of increasing energy efficiency and safety for passengers. Such a big change requires strong collaboration and efforts among public administration, research and stakeholders in developing, testing and promoting these technologies in the public transportation. Working in this direction, this work provides...

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  • Międzymiasto: Nowa formuła ładu przestrzennego trefy podmiejskiej

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  • Levels of creativity in architectural education

    Architectural design combines engineering science and art, thus stimulating creativity is a challenge in the didactic process. There are various levels of creativity that can be attained through architectural education. From idea to architecture (FITA) is a teaching method based on metaphorical and analogical reasoning that was developed, implemented and tested during architectural design classes in the Faculty of Architecture...

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  • Woda jako element przyrodniczy w przestrzeni zamieszkiwania. Ideowe formy architektoniczne

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    - Year 2019

    Można obecnie zaobserwować nasilające się zjawisko pozamiejskich migracji. Sprzyja im dogodność warunków zamieszkiwania poza miastem. Pojezierze Kaszubskie to obszar, gdzie powstaje wiele pozamiejskich, czasowo zamieszkiwanych domów. Często lokowane są one pobliżu jezior i rzek. Wydaje się, że woda stanowi szczególny walor tych miejsc. Nawiązywane poprzez nią relacje i poczucie współuczestnictwa skłoniły do poszukiwania szczególnych...

  • Economic vitality of Polish suburbs

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    - GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology - Year 2016

    Since 1989, Poland has been undergoing major political, social and economic transformations. The effects of these changes are visible on several levels, including the field of urban planning, where they manifested themselves as the birth of the suburbanization process. In the field of economics, it could be noticed that since 1989, the SME sector has been awakening very dynamically. Correlation of the parallel development of these...

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  • The Comparison of the Web GIS Applications Relevant for 4D Models Sharing

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    - Year 2019

    The paper presents results of the project: Cultural Heritage Through Time (CHT 2, http://cht2-project.eu) realized accomplished within the framework of the “Joint Programming Initiative in Cultural Heritage” JPI-CH (http://www.jpi-culturalheritage.eu) by an international consortium: Politecnico di Milano (IT), Newcastle University (UK), Salamanca University (ES), and Stanislaw Staszic Scientific Association SSSA (a non-profit...

  • ENG_Architectural Design sem 6_2022_2023_KAMiUP

    e-Learning Courses
    • T. Zybała
    • J. Borucka
    • W. Targowski
    • P. Czyż

    The course concerns the shaping of marketplace facilities with accompanying functions. The course presents a multifaceted approach to the issues, including technical, legal, economic, environmental, and cultural issues. The aim of the course, based on a case study in Gdańsk (Marketplace Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz (Targowisko Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz) and its surroundings), is to understand the problem of regeneration of exhibition spaces and to develop...

  • Architektura współczesnego muzeum i jej znaczenie dla tożsamości krajobrazu miasta = The Architecture of Contemporary Museum and its Significance for the Identity of the Urban Landscape

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    Artykuł dotyczy architektury współczesnych muzeów, które pod koniec XX w. przeszły znaczący rozwój jako instytucje publiczne. Oprócz specyficznych wymagań technicznych, funkcjonalnych, estetycznych i kulturowych, ich charakterystyczną cechą jest wzrastające zapotrzebowanie na przestrzeń dodatkową służącą edukacji, odpoczynkowi, rozrywce i strefie komercyjnej (handlu i usług). Atrakcyjna przestrzeń publiczna zapewnia dostęp do wszystkich...

  • Territorial Aspects of Entrepreneurial Activity in Polish Suburban Zones

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    Globalization has led to an increased correlation and integration of various fields in modern civilization, including those connected with allocation of entrepreneurial functions. Connection, on a global scale, has shown an increased significance of worldwide corporations. Territorial allocation of the entrepreneurial function has become the subject of translocation and revaluation. Translocation can be understood as the change...

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  • Rola inicjatyw społecznych w ochronie dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie mozaiki Anny Fiszer na ścianie kina Neptun w Gdańsku

    Streszczenie: Rola inicjatyw społecznych w ochronie dziedzictwa kulturowego na przykładzie mozaiki Anny Fiszer na ścianie kina Neptun w Gdańsku. Celem artykułu jest wykazanie roli inicjatyw społecznych w budzeniu poczucia odpowiedzialności za dziedzictwo materialne i kulturowe. Przyjęto założenie, że dla lokalnych społeczności miasto jest przestrzenią pamięci. Nastrój, atmosfera i klimat miejsca to słowa, które określają fizyczny...

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  • Green Polymer Nanocomposites for Skin Tissue Engineering

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    - ACS Applied Bio Materials - Year 2022

    Fabrication of an appropriate skin scaffold needs to meet several standards related to the mechanical and biological properties. Fully natural/green scaffolds with acceptable biodegradability, biocompatibility, and physiological properties quite often suffer from poor mechanical properties. Therefore, for appropriate skin tissue engineering and to mimic the real functions, we need to use synthetic polymers and/or additives as complements...

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  • Seven Different Lighting Conditions in Photogrammetric Studies of a 3D Urban Mock-Up

    One of the most important elements during photogrammetric studies is the appropriate lighting of the object or area under investigation. Nevertheless, the concept of “adequate lighting” is relative. Therefore, we have attempted, based on experimental proof of concept (technology readiness level—TRL3), to verify the impact of various types of lighting emitted by LED light sources for scene illumination and their direct influence...

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  • Economic Vitality of Polish Suburbs

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    - Year 2015

    For over 25 years, Poland has been undergoing major political, social and economic transformations. The country's system changed from a planned economy to a free-market, neo-liberal one. The effects of these changes are visible on several levels, including the field of urban planning, where they manifested themselves as the birth of the suburbanization process. In the field of economics, it could be noticed that since 1989, the...

  • Contemporary bottom-up tools for public spaces activation. Współczesne oddolne narzędzia aktywizacji przestrzeni publicznych

    This article attempts to figure out the current understanding of public spaces and the contemporary tools for bottom-up activation of public spaces to make them more friendly and functional. The paper investigates contemporary public spaces' challenges and what tools can be used to improve them. In this research, the main issue will be the question: what kind of tools and actions can be offered to maintain the quality of public...

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  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) based heat transfer: A comprehensive review

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    • M. Moayed Mohseni
    • M. Jouyandeh
    • S. Mohammad Sajadi
    • A. Hejna
    • S. Habibzadeh
    • A. Mohaddespour
    • N. Rabiee
    • H. Daneshgar
    • O. Akhavan
    • M. Asadnia... and 4 others

    - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL - Year 2022

    Higher than a standard level, the humidity provides a suitable environment for the pathogenic microorganisms to grow and increases energy consumption for cooling, increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Desiccant air-conditioning (DAC) is an effective method to reduce humidity and energy simultaneously. Conventional desiccants are not suitable for use as a desiccant in building air conditioners, mainly because of high regeneration...

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  • Architektura pomników poświęconych ofiarom ataków terrorystycznych jako kontynuacja realizacji komemoratywnych kształtowanych w postpamięci

    architecture of Memorials Dedicated to the Victims of terrorist attacks as a continuation of commemorative Structures created within Post-memory Having the rich art of commemorating events of the Second World War as a key reference, this article will try to show how contemporary architectural interven- tions in public space make attempts to respond to the social need of dealing with traumatic events and formulating a new attitude...

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  • Magdalena Podwojewska dr inż. arch.

    Magdalena Podwojewska is a senior lecturer in the Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology. Since 2016 she has served as Vice Dean for Student Affairs. She is a member of the Pomeranian Regional Chamber of Architects. Her research and publications focused on the adaptation of railway and post-industrial buildings and infrastructure, as well as to the potential...

  • Prognostic and diagnostic capabilities of OOBN in assessing investment risk of complex construction projects

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    Modelling decision problems using Bayesian networks is extremely valuable especially in case of issues related to uncertainty; it is also very helpful in constructing and understanding visual representation of the elements and their relations. This approach facilitates subsequent application of Bayesian networks, however there can be situations where using simple Bayesian networks is impractical or even ineffective. The aim of...

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  • Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Methods in Interferometric Echo Sounding

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    Nowadays, there are two leading sea sounding technologies: the multibeam echo sounder and the multiphase echo sounder (also known as phase-dierence side scan sonar or bathymetric side scan sonar). Both solutions have their advantages and disadvantages, and they can be perceived as complementary to each other. The article reviews the development of interferometric echo sounding array configurations and the various methods applied...

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  • URBAN MENTORING JAKO NOWA TECHNIKA WPRÓŁPRACY W PROCESIE PLANOWANIA PARTCYPACYJNEGO

    W 25 lat od powrotu demokracji opierającej się o neoliberalny paradygmat rozwoju kraju, Polska przyjęła Krajową Politykę Miejską 2030. Wraz z ustawą o rewitalizacji w nowoczesny sposób określa ona pole współpracy władz samorządowych i administracji z mieszkańcami, przejście do drugiej fazy rozwoju społeczeństwa demokratycznego – mieszkańców współgospodarzy przestrzeni miast. Powolna ewolucja tej relacji, silnie obarczonej dziedzictwem...

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  • Redesigning Informal Beirut: Shaping the Sustainable Transformation Strategies

    Lebanon is distinguished by its strategic geographical location among the Arab countries. Beirut, as the capital city and the major commercial and cultural centre of the country, is a point of interest for migrants. The region has witnessed many changes since the end of World War II, which have resulted in internal and external conflicts, migrations, the centralization of the country’s economy, etc. Furthermore, the city has witnessed...

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  • Public Spaces - Coexistence and Participation

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    The paper is an attempt to answer two questions: (1) how to develop positive social relations and citizenship among residents of cities in Poland and (2) howsuitable shaping of public space affects the activation and integration of local residents.The specificity of the post-war process of urbanization in Poland - a country traditionally agricultural - was its political dimension (forced 'nationalisation' of agriculture and industrialization...

  • Deep Eutectic Solvents: Properties and Applications in CO2 Separation

    Nowadays, many researchers are focused on finding a solution to the problem of global warming. Carbon dioxide is considered to be responsible for the “greenhouse” effect. The largest global emission of industrial CO2 comes from fossil fuel combustion, which makes power plants the perfect point source targets for immediate CO2 emission reductions. A state-of-the-art method for capturing carbon dioxide is chemical absorption using...

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  • Anita Jaśkiewicz-Sojak dr inż. arch.

    Anita Jaśkiewicz-Sojak (PhD Eng Arch) architect, architectural historian and conservator, assistant professor in the Department of History, Theory of Architecture and Monument Preservation, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology. Education: graduate studies and doctoral studies in architecture and urban planning (Gdańsk University of Technology), graduate studies in history (University of Gdańsk) and post graduate...

  • BETWEEN IDEA AND INTERPRETATION - DESIGN PROCESS AUGMENTATION

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    - Year 2018

    The following paper investigates the idea of reducing the human digital intervention to a minimum during the advanced design process. Augmenting the outcome attributes beyond the designer's capabilities by computational design methods, data collection, data computing and digital fabrication, altogether imitating the human design process. The primary technical goal of the research was verification of restrictions and abilities used...

  • Functionalized nanodiamonds as a perspective green carbo-catalyst for removal of emerging organic pollutants

    Rapid industrial and urban development jointly with rising global population strongly affect the large-scale issues with drinking, groundwater, and surface water pollution. Concerns are not limited to environmental issues but also human health impact becoming serious global aspect. Organic pollution becomes a primarily serious hazard, therefore, the novel sophisticated approaches to treat them are thoroughly investigated. Among...

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  • Changes in the structure of Armenia’s labour resources between 1993 and 2020

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    The article characterises the structure of Armenia’s labour resources in the period between1993 and 2020. It aims to assess the changes on the Armenian labour market by means of a deductive analysis of historical data and observation of changes in the structure of resources based on generally available macroeconomic data. The authors evaluate these processes against the background of demographic and economic changes, by presenting...

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  • The Future of the University? Social Activism among Young Polish Scholars

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    - Year 2017

    The question “Quo vadis, Academia?” is posed by scholars, research administrators, journalists and is also ofound in public opinion in Poland in different contexts. Authors of the article do not call into question the necessity of changes of contemporary universities, but they think that the source of changes should be characterized by a bottom-up approach, especially by those who have already achieved extraordinary scientific...

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  • Flora i fauna w sztuce cystersów Pomorza Gdańskiego. Flora and fauna in the art of Pomerelian Cistercians.

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    - Year 2016

    W sztuce cystersów pomorskich bardzo często spotyka się motywy odnoszące się do flory i fauny. W okresie średniowiecza miały one najczęściej znaczenie symboliczne, związane ze Starym i Nowym Testamentem. Ich głównym zadaniem było przypomnienie zakonnikom o miłosierdziu Pańskim oraz treści związanych z tymi fragmentami życia Jezusa, które są wskazówkami jak powinni żyć chrześcijanie. Sygnalizowano też konieczność wykazywania stałej...

  • Karol Grębowski dr inż.

     Karol Grębowski (M.Sc.) works as an assistant at the Department of Technical Fundamentals of Architecture Design of the Faculty of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology. His scientific research deals with dynamic phenomena occurring during the vibration of structures, bridges, and studies the design methodology of the elements forming passive protection system of the vehicles degraded  by struck or explosion in the context...

  • Wielkie wydarzenia jako katalizator procesów rewitalizacji

    Celem referatu jest naświetlenie procesów rewitalizacji towarzyszących organizacji wielkich wydarzeń w dwóch aspektach: 1) rewitalizacja jako motor lub jako skutek działań; 2) lokalność i regionalność procesów rewitalizacji. Omówieniu tych zjawisk służą przykłady miast-organizatorów wielkich wydarzeń, Sydney (IO 2000), Pekin (IO 2008), Londyn (IO 2012) oraz Gdańsk (Euro 2012) i Szczecin (The Tall Ships Races 2013). Kluczową kwestią...

  • Gdańsk nowożytny a świat antyczny

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    - Year 2017

    "Gdańsk nowożytny a świat antyczny" – to tytuł drugiego tomu publikacji stanowiącej zapis projektu "W nadbałtyckim ogrodzie muz…", zorganizowanego w roku 2015 przez PAN Bibliotekę Gdańską i Katedrę Filologii Klasycznej Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. W tomie pierwszym, wydanym w 2016 roku pod tytułem W gdańskim ogrodzie muz, obok podstawowych dla recepcji kultury grecko-rzymskiej sfer ekspresji, jaką jest poezja i sztuka perswazji,...

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  • Ogród muz II

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    - Year 2017

    "Gdańsk nowożytny a świat antyczny" – to tytuł drugiego tomu publikacji stanowiącej zapis projektu "W nadbałtyckim ogrodzie muz…", zorganizowanego w roku 2015 przez PAN Bibliotekę Gdańską i Katedrę Filologii Klasycznej Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. W tomie pierwszym, wydanym w 2016 roku pod tytułem W gdańskim ogrodzie muz, obok podstawowych dla recepcji kultury grecko-rzymskiej sfer ekspresji, jaką jest poezja i sztuka perswazji,...

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  • Driverless Mobility: The Impact on Metropolitan Spatial Structures

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    Diffusion of emerging technologies is following the need of solving particular problems. Each innovation produce also some undesirable consequences. Many examples from the past have shown that along with the spread of each technology their side effects are accumulating until the level they need to be solved. One of the examples is automobile, which advantages and disadvantages were already described including its spatial consequences....

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  • Smart Garden Suburb_Urban design II 2022/23

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    • G. Rembarz
    • R. Ozdemir
    • B. Bou Kalfouni

    In the twenty-first century the idea of living in a perfect place combines the need for beauty&identity of the place with the ecology. Metropolises around the world are waiting for concepts that will expose the landscape values and give life in the suburbs high quality including energy efficiency and climate neutrality. A new concepts of are being discussed. Join this trend and look for solutions which merge expression of beauty...

  • Urban Design II _ New Urban Living 2023/24

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    • G. Rembarz
    • B. Bou Kalfouni

    In the twenty-first century the idea of living in a perfect place combines the need for beauty&identity of the place with the ecology. Metropolises around the world are waiting for concepts that will expose the landscape values and give life in the suburbs high quality including energy efficiency and climate neutrality. A new concepts of are being discussed. Join this trend and look for solutions which merge expression of beauty...

  • IN SEARCH OF A NEW EXHIBITION SPACE

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    The buildings considered as raising the prestige and promoting cities are those related to culture. Their impact on urban life is undeniable, which is reflected in a continuous increase in the number of new museum buildings. Apart from places intrinsically linked with culture, which, as such, may be considered as standard - like museum, theatres or galleries - there also appear alternative places of development and promotion of...

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  • Kształtowanie nowej tożsamości regionalnej w przestrzeniach dominacji wody na Żuławach Delty Wisły

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    - Year 2022

    Celem naukowym rozprawy jest sformułowanie kierunku zagospodarowania przestrzennego regionu Żuław Delty Wisły. To unikatowy w skali europejskiej region, który jest fenomenem cywilizacji hydraulicznej i dominacji wody. Proces polderyzacji, który rozpoczął się już w XIII wieku doprowadził do utworzenia historycznych układów urbanistycznych. W roku 1945 nastąpiło przerwanie ciągłości kulturowej. Współcześnie na obszarze Żuław istnieją...

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  • Poszukiwanie układów obiektów architektonicznych zgodnych z uwarunkowaniami przyrodniczymi Pojezierza Kaszubskiego. Studium autorskie

    Studium docelowych form zamieszkiwania oparto o obserwacje przyrodnicze i próbę ich kulturowej transpozycji poprzez działania artystyczne. Metaforyczne wyobrażenia form zamieszkiwania prezentowane w wielu wariantach ukazują jej adaptowalność do różnorodnych, unikalnych uwarunkowań przyrodniczych. Kontekst stanowi zarówno inspirację jak i zadanie problemowe, na które odpowiedzią jest konkretna forma układu, spasowana do swojego...

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  • Developing Polycentricity to Shape Resilient Metropolitan Structures: The Case of the Gdansk–Gdynia–Sopot Metropolitan Area

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    Making the metropolitan area resilient, in many cases, calls for amending its spatial structures. This may take various forms, including both reshaping the metropolitan core and redeveloping the entire regional network of cities and centres, making them part of a coherent structure. The latter strategy is associated with reinforcing secondary urban centres as well as shaping new connections between them. In this case, the term...

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  • Sopot - is it possible to retain the unique image of the city?

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    Sopot is the best-known seaside resort in Poland. The city is unique with regard not only to its location and natural values, but also its interesting architecture, which dates back to the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. The relic of that era is the largest in the country number of buildings characteristic for the Northern European seaside resorts. The architecture of historic Sopot is dominated by eclectic...

  • LAND ART / CZŁOWIEK W NATURZE / NATURA CZŁOWIEKA / LAND ART / MAN IN NATURE / HUMAN NATURE

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    • P. Sasin

    Komponent modułu przedmiot Kompozycja - koordynator modułu: prof. Krzysztof Wróblewski Prowadzący: dr hab. Janusz Tkaczuk, prof. uczelni  mgr Paweł Sasin  english version below Kompozycja rzeźbiarska w przestrzeni: zaprojektowanie rzeźbiarskiego układu jednej lub kilku form abstrakcyjnych wynikających z inspiracji sztuką land art’u. Miejscem zbudowania kompozycji jest środowisko naturalne. Punkt wyjścia to określenie wzajemnej...

  • Architektura a dekonstrukcja. Przypadek Petera Eisenmana i Bernarda Tschumiego

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    - Year 2015

    Architecture and Deconstruction Case of Peter Eisenman and Bernard Tschumi   Introduction Towards deconstruction in architecture Intensive relations between philosophical deconstruction and architecture, which were present in the late 1980s and early 1990s, belong to the past and therefore may be described from a greater than...

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  • HISTORIA ARCHITEKTURY WSPÓŁCZESNEJ

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    • B. Macikowski

    HISTORIA ARCHITEKTURY WSPÓŁCZESNEJ Cykl wykładów jest poświęcony jest tematyce rozwoju myśli architektonicznej w okresie XIX i XX wieku. Złożoność procesów i dynamika przemian ideowych, społecznych i technicznych wpłynęła w sposób znaczący na przemiany i rozwój w dziedzinie architektury i urbanistyki. W ramach cyklu wykładów streszczony zostanie ten niezwykle ciekawy czas, omówione zostaną zarówno dzieła jak i postaci, które do...