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Revitalization of Residential Buildings Dating Back to the Late19th and Early 20th Century on the Example of “Willa Halina” in Sopot (Poland)
PublikacjaResidential buildings dating back to the late 19th and early 20th century constitute an important element of the urban composition of many European cities, often determining their overall spatial expression. These buildings often require revitalization and sometimes also reconstruction or extension. Such activities make it possible to restore historical buildings to their former glory, but also to create new architecture, inscribed...
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Automatic Threat Detection for Historic Buildings in Dark Places Based on the Modified OptD Method
PublikacjaHistoric buildings, due to their architectural, cultural, and historical value, are the subject of preservation and conservatory works. Such operations are preceded by an inventory of the object. One of the tools that can be applied for such purposes is Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). This technology provides information about the position, reflection, and intensity values of individual points; thus, it allows for the creation...
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A city and a wind farm. Landscape perspective
PublikacjaThe aim of the paper is to present the problems of the location of the wind farms in close neighbourhood to the historical cities, and the ways to minimize the potential landscape threats. The production of clean energy is obligatory in EU. In spite of how positive to the environment the wind energy production is, it may cause negative effects. The results of landscape studies of two towns in Poland prove that the location of such...
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Kształtowanie mikrośrodowiska jako miejsca wspólnoty.
PublikacjaThe work concerns the field of architecture and covers shaping housing environment. It is an attempt to reactivate a category of neighbourly community and present it from a new perspective, namely as an effect of a conscious cooperation of the architect and future inhabitants. Its essence is the idea of microenvironment, perceived as a place of housing community. The following are involved:- application of the idea of the place...
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Educating planners in Europe: A review of 21st century study programmes
PublikacjaEducation for urban, regional and spatial planning has become a regular subject throughout most European nations; this can be attributed in part to European policies promoting planning and spatially balanced development, but also to the recognition that planning can support sustainability. Nevertheless, there is lingering and justifiable concern about the status, profile and recognition of planning as a profession in its own right...
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Exterior Plasterwork in Gdynia`s Modernist Architecture and Its Preservation
PublikacjaText presents the historical plasterworks of facades of modernist monuments built before WWII as the important expression in architecture and ist conservation
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Abandoned heritage – the first European airports
PublikacjaDue to the development of air transport and urban expansion, the locations of pre-war airports were often changed. The question of the fate of the abandoned airports and their entire infrastructure arose. This article looks at the issue of derelict, pre-war airfields. Examples of airports which were successfully adapted as well as the ones which were abandoned and closed yet but equally important in historical context are shown....
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Modern City Centre: Evolution of the Idea of Gdynia's "Premiere District" 1926-2007
PublikacjaThe article shows the evolution of the concept of the "Premiere District" in Gdynia in the years 1926-1939. It also shows the historical background of these changes and the history of creation the city centre in Gdynia
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Medieval Bourgeois Tenement Houses as an Archetype for Contemporary Architectural and Construction Solutions: The Example of Historic Downtown Gdańsk
PublikacjaThe basic urban tissue of medieval European cities consisted of brick townhouses. In the cities of northern Europe, these tenements were characterised by a block based on an elongated rectangular plan, covered with a gable roof with a ridge oriented perpendicularly to the street. The side walls of the tenement house were common for both neighbours and constituted a basic structural element. The gable façades were not loaded with...
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Designing with Green and Blue – Climate Adaption Proposals for Lowland Areas of Gdańsk
PublikacjaThe paper gives insight into issues explored within the framework of the SOS Climate Waterfront workshop that took place in Gdańsk in June 2019. The aim of the study was to propose solutions that will decrease the number of flooding events and span the gap between flood prevention strategies and the provision of other benefits such as ecological, urban, cultural and social. Historical cartography enquiries and research by the design...
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IZOLACJA I IDENTYFIKACJA NATURALNYCH SUBSTANCJI BARWIĄCYCH OBECNYCH W PRÓBKACH FARB ARTYSTYCZNYCH I TKANINACH POCHODZENIA HISTORYCZNEGO
PublikacjaNatural organic dyes are group of substances that belong to various types of chemical compounds. The most commonly used in paintings and dyeing textiles were naturally occurring dyestuffs from group of anthraquinones, flavones and indigoid dyes. Identification of coloring substances present in historical artistic paints provides relevant information for a wide range of specialists dealing with works of art and in the field of conservation science....
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The market and the fair as a traditional activity of the city
PublikacjaThe modern commercial center with its impersonal form still on the squares and streets appear traditional markets and its annual versions – fairs, which similarly to the historical commerce - gather different activities of the inhabitants.
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Contemporary architecture within the context of architectural education
PublikacjaAnalysed in this article are the diploma projects of students of architecture in European countries. The aim was to examine how students approach an important issue related to sustainable development, i.e. the integration of newly designed architecture into the existing historical, cultural and natural context. The rational use and protection of the environment requires the skilful shaping of urbanised space. Many changes in the...
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The Sustainable Link - the Haze of the Past in the Future
PublikacjaThe aim of the topic is to explore the site by focusing on historical elements and life cycle thinking. The history and sustainability will thereby be the core approach and method during the ongoing design process. These themes will encourage the interdisciplinary and iterative design process.
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Problems of construction projects regarding historic road bridges
PublikacjaThe paper describe the comparison of different approaches to reconstruction and the problems in the selection of implementation for a historic bridge over the Vistula River in Tczew. A compromise reconstruction is shown, taking technical, historical and aesthetic aspects into account, as well as needs of the local community.
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The Lost Kinetic Architecture and How to Reintroduce it in the Landscape – The Case Study of the Drainage Windmills in the Vistula Delta
PublikacjaRecreating the lost kinetic landscape of the Vistula Delta is a considerable challenge. The study aims to propose a method for reproducing windmills and their effect on the landscape. The paper suggests a method based on the transposition of the forms of movement from windmills historically present in the region to modern forms. The method is based on a series of analyses starting with the study of the region and its history followed...
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Combination of terrestrial laser scanning and UAV photogrammetry for 3D modelling and degradation assessment of heritage building based on a lighting analysis: case study—St. Adalbert Church in Gdansk, Poland
PublikacjaThe construction of the St. Adalbert Church in Gdansk dates to 1310. It is a church of rich history and great historical value, and its care is challenging. In this study, the combination of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) was used to accurately build a 3D model of the church. Together with the collected historical inventory documentation, the historic building information model...
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Cultural Heritage in Spatial Planning
PublikacjaThe cultural heritage objects of each country should have a major impact on the development of space. Unfortunately, most often the investment needs prevail and only the most precious historical objects are protected. Thus often a monument is preserved, but its surroundings (which put it in context) are lost forever. This article addressed the issues of cultural heritage in relation to the spatial planning system in Poland. The...
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The role of case studies and management experience in the education and personal developement of IT project managers
PublikacjaThe purpose of this article is to indicate the need for project management experience and knowledge in order to improve the competence of IT project managers. In the first part of the article there is shown the impact of experience on the development of project management skills. Also the need for having historical data about the projects - in order to make better project decisions - is shown in the article.In the following parts...
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Virtual reality technology in architectural education
PublikacjaContemporary virtual reality (VR) technology allows the recreation of non-existent architectural objects of which there may be no trace remaining. Virtual reality applications allow access to digital models, which visualise the lost architecture. The popularity of VR has resulted in it being applied not only to computer games, but also in visualising the past. Maps allow movement through historical trails and 3D models of architecture...
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Updating a hospital building. A task for innovation design
PublikacjaRefurbishment of a hospital, especially located in a historical building, is a task that goes far beyond a standard framework of architectural practice. A concept of modularity in the architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was only just to happen, building system installations and technical equipment appeared as the simplest solutions. Inscribing complex functional solutions into such a space is an interesting...
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MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF FLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF GDAŃSK, ORUŃSKI STREAM CASE STUDY
PublikacjaAim of the study This study analyses the efficiency of flood protection in a small urban catchment, based on a system of small reservoirs. Material and methods To assess the flood routing and surge reduction, a mathematical model of the river catchment was implemented. This was a lumped hydrological model, based on the SCS-CN method. Channel routing was performed, using kinematic wave equation. The sub-catchments have been determined...
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The first International Comparative Social Enterprise Models Working Paper: Poland
PublikacjaIn this paper, social enterprise models: entrepreneurial nonprofit organizations, cooperatives and vocational enterprises for the disabled are presented. Their emergence and institutionalization in the Polish social enterprise organizations landscape is provided and analysed. Also, the authors point to the convergences and divergences between these three models. Additionally historical background and institutional trajectories...
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STUDIES ON THE USE OF TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING IN THE MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS BELONGING TO THE CULTURAL HERITAGE
PublikacjaWithin the frames of the use of terrestrial laser scanning we find numerous examples of registration of building facilities, including also historical and valuable in their culture. In the case presented in this paper, at the root of the problem there is a preservation of the historic blacksmith’s forge located in Gdansk Orunia. The facility dating from the early nineteenth century was intended to repair involving the complete...
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Studies on the use of terrestrial laser scanning in the maintenance of buildings belonging to the cultural heritage
PublikacjaWithin the frames of the use of terrestrial laser scanning we find numerous examples of registration of building facilities, including also historical and valuable in their culture. In the case presented in this paper, at the root of the problem there is a preservation of the historic blacksmith's forge located in Gdansk Orunia. The facility dating from the early nineteenth century was intended to repair involving the complete...
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Influence of the thermal modernization of window on transmission heat losses
PublikacjaThe article presents the results of calculations of the heat transfer coefficient for the state before and after renovation for the historic windows. The aim of the analysis was to obtain the values of thermal insulation parameters demanded by the regulations, while not losing the historical value of the window. The described example of the renovation of the existing window consisted in installing an additional window panel from...
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Games and play with light in architecture
PublikacjaThe paper deals with the issue of the influence of daylight on the creation of architecture in the view of designers` play with light in the architectural space. Using the examples of contemporary realizations of some art museums, the work demonstrates the impact of exploration and experimentation conducted by the creators of visual arts on the design styles and architectural solutions. It also reveals the historical continuity...
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Bioterrorism — characteristics and possibilities of prevention
PublikacjaIn the paper bioterrorist threats have been presented. Historical background and possible methods of attacks have been described. The most dangerous pathogens and disease entities have been classified. Selected methods of detection and identification of biological weapon have been presented. The wireless system for threats monitoring — developed at Gdansk University of Technology — has been described.
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Main Outlines of Lightning Research Development in Poland
PublikacjaThe paper deals with the historical development of lightning protection research, lightning protection ideas and investigations in Poland. The main achievements of lightning research performed at the technical universities in Gdansk, Warsaw and Rzeszow have been characterized. Exemplary main achievements related to natural lightning observations and measurements as well to those performed in laboratory scale tests have been shortly...
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On geometrically non-linear FEA of laminated FRP composite panels
PublikacjaThe paper presents a state-of-art review on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of geometrically non-linear problems for laminated composite plates and shells made as fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates. Besides a subjective overview of the historical development of geometrically non-linear FEA of laminated FRP composite panels, some remarks on possible future issues in this research area are given
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THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF PROGRESSIVE TAXATION
PublikacjaThe following article describes and discusses the theoretical aspects of taxation including its functions, mechanisms and in particular income taxes and progression system. The author analysed the literature both historical and modern to research the topic. The idea of progressive taxation has been present in modern tax system for several ages together with its positive and negative consequences. The article summarises with several...
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Channel State Estimation in LTE-Based Heterogenous Networks Using Deep Learning
PublikacjaFollowing the continuous development of the information technology, the concept of dense urban networks has evolved as well. The powerful tools, like machine learning, break new ground in smart network and interface design. In this paper the concept of using deep learning for estimating the radio channel parameters of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) radio interface is presented. It was proved that the deep learning approach provides...
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High-Resolution Wind Wave Parameters in the Area of the Gulf of Gdańsk During 21 Extreme Storms
PublikacjaThis dataset contains the results of wind-wave parameter modelling in the area of the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic). For the simulations, a high resolution SWAN model was used. The dataset consists of the significant wave height, the direction of the wave approaching the shore and the wave period during 21 historical, extreme storms. The storms were selected by an automatic search over the 44-year-long significant wave height...
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Assessment of Technical Conditions in Adapting a Historic Warehouse's Space Functionality
PublikacjaThe paper is a case study in the assessment of the technical condition of a building that is an immovable monument located in a former shipyard area. Due to the change in the use of the industrial area and the intention to build a production hall, it was necessary to consider the demolition of the historic building, while preserving as many of its historical aspects as possible. The paper presents a detailed description of the...
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THE ROLE OF LOGISTICS IN SHAPING THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF ENTERPRISES
PublikacjaThe article describes the role of logistics in business activity. In the first part, the author explains the concept of logistics as well as the historical outline of the issue. Then the reasons for the development of logistics in enterprises are described. Moreover, the article tackles the influence of logistics on the entities. At the end, the author presents a number of effects businesses can achieve by applying a logistic approach...
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Historic railway stations, documentation and revitalization of the railway infrastructure facilities - protection of cultural and social heritage
PublikacjaThe article presents problems of documentation and adaptation of buildings which constitute the cultural heritage of the railway infrastructure facilities in Pomerania in Poland. Shows the potential and possibilityto be adopted for various purposes. This problem affects many sites and buildings, railway stations, railway warehouses, residential buildings, technical buildings, water towers, trackman shelters, bridges, viaducts,...
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Where the Second World War in Europe broke out: the land-scape history of Westerplatte, Gdańsk/Danzig
PublikacjaWesterplatte is known as the place where the Second World War in Europe broke out. However, its history covers many other events involving Polish, German, Russian and even French politics over the last three centuries - neglected by many papers published in the current discussion. Due to its location at the entrance to the main harbour on the Baltic Sea entrance, Wester-platte-Peninsula is cartographically the best-documented part...
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Analysis of Historic Brick Walls' Strengthening Methods
PublikacjaAnalysis of the behavior of historical brick walls is difficult and complicated. However, computer calculations are being increasingly used in the evaluation of cultural heritage buildings and some of their elements. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historic brick walls reinforcement. Different methods of strengthening are compared and discussed. Numerical analysis, based on finite element method, was conducted on the assumption...
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Persistences: analysis of the image of Gdańsk and its cultural identity through survey processes and digital architectural representation
PublikacjaThe aim of the research was to analyse the historical legacy/heritage of the city of Gdańsk in order to characterise the narrative tools which can be used to promote the cultural identity of the urban landscape. The main focus was on the city's defence system - a cultural route that is spatially limited to a relatively small area, but temporally spanning almost a millennium. The fortifications demarcate a spatial boundary, limiting...
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Analyzing sets of phylogenetic trees obtained from bayesian MCMC process using topology metrics
PublikacjaThe reconstruction of evolutionary trees is one of the primary objectives in phylogenetics. Such a tree represents historical evolutionary relationship between different species or organisms. Tree comparisons are used for multiple purposes, from unveiling the history of species to deciphering evolutionary associations amongorganisms and geographical areas.In the paper, we describe a general method for comparing hylogenetic trees....
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Katedra Systemów Multimedialnych
PublikacjaThe article provides a historical overview, discuss the issues of teaching and research, and presents the current offer of the Department to industry. This article was written on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunication and Informatics of Gdansk University of Technology. W artykule zamieszczono rys historyczny, omówienie programu dydaktycznego i tematyki badań naukowych oraz aktualną...
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Gdańsk palimpsest. On obscuring and retrieving traces of memory
PublikacjaThe article deals with the problems of collective identity resulting from over one thousand year history of the city on the Motława river and the role of historical policy of the local authorities regarding the material cultural heritage of many nations and cultures. In our opinion, the palimpsestic (palimpsestueuse) character of the city plays a significant role in the discourse about the past of Gdańsk. We use that notion after...
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EvOLAP Graph – Evolution and OLAP-Aware Graph Data Model
PublikacjaThe objective of this paper is to propose a graph model that would be suitable for providing OLAP features on graph databases. The included features allow for a multidimensional and multilevel view on data and support analytical queries on operational and historical graph data. In contrast to many existing approaches tailored for static graphs, the paper addresses the issue for the changing graph schema. The model, named Evolution...
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Architektoniczne tożsamości miasta portowego - na przykładach Gdańska i Gdyni oraz Hamburga i Altony
PublikacjaHarbour cities of Northern Europe, especially those growing in the circle of influence of Hanseatic League, were formed in a way, which allows to identify them as the cities of a specific identity considering architecture and urban planning. Industrial revolution of 19-th and early 20-th century brought the radical change in the field of spatial development of the cities. Economical, political, cultural influences, also social...
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Special forms of echo visual representation in an ahead looking sonar.
PublikacjaThe paper discusses ways to organise visual representation in a multi-beam ahead looking sonars whose function is to detect objects on the bottom and in pelagic zones. Forms of visual representation are shown and illustrated on the basic screen (panoramic representation and setting, alarms) and on the auxiliary screen (type A, B and special). Special forms of visual representation are mainly used in detecting objects in difficult...
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Evaluation of Batch Production Processes Based on Seven Criterions
PublikacjaTo answer growing demand on products adapted to clients’ individual needs, it is required to develop new ways of measurement and rating for batch production processes. The researchers developed method which allows synthetic and complex evaluation, as well as improvement of these processes. Case study with participating observation, non-participating observation, interviews, and the analysis of historical data was conducted in order...
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Improved method for real-time speech stretching
Publikacjan algorithm for real-time speech stretching is presented. It was designed to modify input signal dependently on its content and on its relation with the historical input data. The proposed algorithm is a combination of speech signal analysis algorithms, i.e. voice, vowels/consonants, stuttering detection and SOLA (Synchronous-Overlap-and-Add) based speech stretching algorithm. This approach enables stretching input speech signal...
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Fragment prywatnego księgozbioru gdańskiego kupca George'a Tönnigesa zachowany w zbiorach Biblioteki Gdańskiej PAN
PublikacjaIn the present holdings of the Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences beside the historical book collections once belonging to Gdańsk patricians (e.g. J. Uphagen, M. Hanow, W. Schlieff and A. Rosenberg), there are remains of a less known private book collection belonging in the 18th century to George Tönniges, a representative of the Gdańsk patriciate. On the one side, these several prints, fortunately survived up till...
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Comparing phylogenetic trees using a minimum weight perfect matching
PublikacjaA phylogenetic tree represents historical evolutionary relationshipbetween different species or organisms. There are various methods for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.Applying those techniques usually results in different treesfor the same input data. An important problem is to determinehow distant two trees reconstructed in such a wayare from each other. Comparing phylogenetic trees is alsouseful in mining phylogenetic information...
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Analyzing sets of phylogenetic trees using metrics
PublikacjaThe reconstruction of evolutionary trees is one of the primary objectives in phylogenetics. Such a tree represents historical evolutionary relationships between different species or organisms. Tree comparisons are used for multiple purposes, from unveiling the history of species to deciphering evolutionary associations among organisms and geographical areas. In this paper, we describe a general method for comparing phylogenetictrees...