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  • THE ROLE OF DAYLIGHT IN ARCHITECTURAL CREATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL FACILITIES

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    The paper studies the role of light in architectural creations of contemporary buildings of representative function. Based on the selected projects and completed buildings dedicated to culture and art, it analyzes and systematizes the examples of using light to obtain visual effects that mark the architecture with a universal and timeless message. The method of research is case study and critical analysis of literature. Light plays...

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  • Synthesis and structural characterization of bio-based bis(cyclic carbonate)s for the preparation of non-isocyanate polyurethanes

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    • K. Rohde
    • H. Beneš
    • Z. Walterová
    • S. Abbrent
    • A. Eceiza
    • T. Calvo-Correas
    • J. Datta

    - Polymer Chemistry - Rok 2021

    Bio-based cyclic carbonates are of significant research interest as monomers for non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) synthesis. This research describes the synthesis of a series of five-membered bis(cyclic carbonate)s using bio-based polyether polyols (PO3G) with different molecular weights (250, 650 and 1000 g mol−1) and carbon dioxide as green feedstocks. The utilization of CO2 as a source of carbon in the chemical reaction is...

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  • Innovative Railway Stations

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    In relation to modern demographic trends, evolving technologies and environmentfriendly solutions increases the potential of rail considered as sustainable form of public transport. Contemporary tendencies of designing railway stations in Europe are focused on lowering energy consumption and reducing carbon emission. The main goal of the designers is to create a friendly and intuitive space for its users and at the same time a...

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  • Paulina Duch-Zebrowska MSc

    15 lat zawodowego życia spędziłam w Londynie rozwijając się j ako manager procesów i nwestycyjnych. Projektowałam i prowadziłam budowę mieszkań w legendarnym Soho oraz sklepów na Oxford Street w Londynie. Mam dużą umiejętność nawiązywania kontaktów bazujących na wspólnym szacunku, na każdym poziomie i nwestycji, w tym z Inwestorem, Projektantami,  jak również Wykonawcami. W tym roku wróciłam do Polski aby wykorzystać moje umiejętności...

  • Revitalization of Residential Buildings Dating Back to the Late19th and Early 20th Century on the Example of “Willa Halina” in Sopot (Poland)

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    Residential 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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  • Justyna Borucka dr inż. arch.

    Justyna Borucka jest adiunktem na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Gdańskiej, koordynatorem programu Erasmus i współpracy zagranicznej, a od 2016 roku prodziekanem ds. rozwoju. Jest również członkiem Zarządu Stowarzyszenia Architektów Polskich (SARP Oddział Wybrzeże). Jej badania koncentrują się na teorii architektury i strategii odnowy miejskiej ze szczególnym wpływem interdyscyplinarnych relacji współczesnej architektury i...

  • Prediploma project KAMiPN, KSW, sem.6, 2023/24

    Kursy Online
    • D. Cyparski
    • M. Podwojewska

    The topics of the classes include issues related to the analysis of conditions resulting from the location, the functional and spatial program and the provisions of the Local Development Plan, technical conditions and construction law. The design covers: plot development, form and function of the building (including an underground garage, if the function and provisions of the local development plan), basic construction and installation...

  • Behaviour of steel columns under impact

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    One of import issues related to the idea of sustainable society is the safety of civil engineering structures. The safety and reliability of steel structures under impact loading is among a number of different aims during the design state. The aim of this paper is to present the results of investigation focused on dynamic behaviour of steel columns under impact loading. Modal and transient dynamic analyses using Finite Element...

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  • Digitalization of High Speed Craft Design and Operation Challenges and Opportunities

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    - Procedia Computer Science - Rok 2022

    In recent years, global demands for safe and sustainable ships led to dramatic changes in the maritime industry. Digitalization is expected to play an important part in the future. This is supported by analysis of the autonomous ships market which shows that digitalization of large ship types such as tankers and container ships is well on track. Although to date designs of autonomous High-Speed Craft (HSC) have been developed,...

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  • Fire-induced spalling of ultra-high performance concrete: A systematic critical review

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    - CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS - Rok 2023

    Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a novel concrete class characterized by a compressive strength of more than 150 MPa. One of the most significant drawbacks of employing UHPC is that is very low permeability owing to its great compactness of dense structure increases the risk of fire-induced spalling. It is challenging for fire safety and structural engineers to predict and analyze this issue due to the lack of widely accepted...

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  • 20232024_Elective design II_CULTURAL HERITAGE ROUTES_Gdańsk Virtual scenarios for city storytelling

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    • J. Borucka

    Cultural Heritage Routes – Gdańsk. This course explores challenges, conflicts and concepts of cultural heritage preservation and protection in urban level, their connection to architectural and urban design in the time of digitalisation and their importance for a future of the cities. The aim of this course, based on the case study city of Gdańsk, is to understand the problem of cultural heritage and develop innovative...

  • Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour through an educational mobile application: Preliminary insights from early adopters

    This article aims to explore the extent to which the educational mobile application PULA supports and promotes pro-environmental behaviours, identify the most utilised functionalities by early adopters, and explore the least engaged functionalities. The study employs a quantitative approach based on data collected from the application. The analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of users' experiences and behaviours within...

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  • Encouraging Pro-environmental Behaviour Through an Educational Mobile Application: Preliminary Insights from Early Adopters

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    - International Journal of Pedagogy, Innovation and New Technologies - Rok 2023

    This article aims to explore the extent to which the educational mobile application PULA supports and promotes pro-environmental behaviours, identify the most utilised functionalities by early adopters, and explore the least engaged functionalities. The study employs a quantitative approach based on data collected from the application. The analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of users' experiences and behaviours within...

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  • Landscape as a Potential Key Concept in Urban Environmental Planning: The Case of Poland

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    Rapid urban development increases the consumption of materials, energy, and water, resulting in an overproduction of waste and emissions. These cause many environmental threats, such as ozone layer depletion and rain acidification, leading to climate change. Therefore, the question arises on how to improve the effectiveness of tools that strengthen environmental protection. This discursive article presents an approach stressing...

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  • INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN “SACRIFICE ZONES”. THE POTENTIAL OF BOCAMINA I & II THERMOELECTRIC IN CORONEL, CHILE

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    - Przestrzeń Ekonomia Społeczeństwo - Rok 2023

    This work aims to present the recovery potential of the Chilean Sacrifice Zones, urban areas affected by high amounts of pollution caused by industrial activities. It centers in the case of “Bocamina I & II”, two Thermoelectric based in the city of Coronel, southern Chile. A settlement historically related to the mining processes. These plants operated for decades supplying the national energy grid and are seen as both symbols...

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  • LEVEL OF DETAIL CATEGORIZATION FOR THE APPLICATION IN URBAN DESIGN

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    - Przestrzeń i Forma - Rok 2023

    Urban planning and urban design involve complex processes that require detailed information about the visual information of a place at various scales. Different graphic tools, such as game engines, are evolving to use urban representation fields. The concept of "level of detail" (LOD) has been used to categorize the level of detail in AEC applications such as BIM and GML for urban representation models. However, there is a need...

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  • Architectural Heritage Virtual Models in Conservation Practice

    The article presents the issues concerning architectural heritage digital models’ applications in conservation practice. These considerations are discussed in the context of the commencement of creating virtual models regarding no-longer existing historical buildings in the first half of the 1980s. Such models’ applications and possible uses are analyzed within the adopted criteria that distinguish the following model types....

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  • Improving social competencies of architecture students through participatory design of marketplace regeneration

    The article discusses the involvement of architecture students in actual urban regeneration projects through participatory design and tray to respond question how it can improve students social competences, and benefit their future careers as architects and urban planners. By using the example of the student workshops conducted in 2019 at the Faculty of Architecture, GdanskTech, the article discusses the specific methods applied...

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  • A biochemical multi-species quality model of a drinking water distribution system for simulation and design

    Drinking Water Distribution Systems (DWDSs) play a key role in sustainable development of modern society. They are classified as critical infrastructure systems. This imposes a large set of highly demanding requirements on the DWDS operation and requires dedicated algorithms for on-line monitoring and control to tackle related problems. Requirements on DWDS availability restrict the usability of the real plant in the design phase....

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  • Musical inspiration in contemporary architecture - to build a music and to hear an architecture

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    - Rok 2009

    The goal of this research is chosen from a wide range of subjects within two fields of knowledge on the crossroads between music and architecture There are many designs in modern contemporary architecture that would illustrate the relationship between music and architecture, mainly through musical inspiration. The article shows contemporary musical and architectural discussion that cross over from the theoretical to the practical...

  • Piotr Marczak dr inż. arch.

    Piotr Marczak jest adiunktem na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Gdańskiej, a od 2016 roku Prodziekanem ds. Kształcenia i Rozwoju. Jest również członkiem Pomorskiej Okręgowej Izby Architektów RP (POIA RP). Jego badania i publikacje koncentrują się na teorii architektury, rewitalizacji oraz przekształceń w obrębie portów i pobrzeża Bałtyku. Badania te związane są z kierunkami działań rewitalizacyjnych obszarów i obiektów portowych,...

  • Quadrotor Flight Controller Design Using Classical Tools

    A principal aspect of quadrocopter in-flight operation is to maintain the required attitude of the craft’s frame, which is done either automatically in the so-called supervised flight mode or manually during man-operated flight mode. This paper deals with the problem of flight controller (logical) structure and algorithm design dedicated for the man-operated flight mode. The role of the controller is to stabilise the rotational...

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  • Network design for surface water quality monitoring in a road construction project using Gamma Test theory

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    • S. Azadi
    • H. Amiri
    • M. G. Mooselu
    • H. Liltved
    • R. Castro-Muñoz
    • X. Sun
    • G. Boczkaj

    - Water Resources and Industry - Rok 2021

    Road construction has a negative environmental impact on the surrounding aquatic environment, requiring the continuous monitoring of surface water quality. Here, optimization of the water quality monitoring network (WQMN) is an essential step in supporting the sustainable development of road construction projects. This study introduces Gamma Test theory (GTT) as a practical method for optimizing the WQMN of surface waters during...

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  • Activating Public Space: How to Promote Physical Activity in Urban Environment

    Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. The quality and equipment of urban public space plays an important role in promoting physical activity among people (residents, tourists). In order for recreation and sports activities to be undertaken willingly, in a safe and comprehensive manner, certain spatial conditions and requirements must be met. The distinctive feature of contemporary large cities is the...

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  • Innovative Urban Blue Space Design in a Changing Climate: Transition Models in the Baltic Sea Region

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    - Water - Rok 2023

    Waterfront areas in cities are subject to constant changes. The desire to integrate the transformed waterside areas with the urban fabric involves shaping high-quality public spaces related to water, which are often referred to as urban blue spaces (UBS). The aim of the research was to examine the transformation processes of urban waterfront areas in the Baltic Sea Region and identify emerging transition models and types of blue...

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  • State of the Art in Open Platforms for Collaborative Urban Design and Sharing of Resources in Districts and Cities

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    - Sustainability - Rok 2021

    This work discusses recent developments in sharing economy concepts and collaborative co-design technology platforms applied in districts and cities. These developments are being driven both by new technological advances and by increased environmental awareness. The paper begins by outlining the state of the art in smart technology platforms for collaborative urban design, highlighting a number of recent examples. The case of peer-to-peer...

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  • Magdalena Podwojewska dr inż. arch.

    Magdalena Podwojewska jest starszym wykładowcą w Katedrze Architektury Miasta i Przestrzeni Nadwodnych Wydziału Architektury PG. Od 2016 r. pełni funkcję prodziekana ds. studenckich. Jest członkiem Pomorskiej Okręgowej Izby Architektów. Jej badania naukowe i publikacje dotyczą adaptacji obiektów infrastruktury kolejowej i poprzemysłowej związanej z transportem kolejowym, potencjałem historycznej tkanki budowlanej i układu komunikacyjnego....

  • Daylighting Education in Practice Verification of a new goal within a European knowledge investigation

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    • F. Giuliani
    • N. Sokół
    • R. M. Lo Verso
    • F. Caffaro
    • A. Diakite
    • R. Viula
    • B. Paule

    - Rok 2018

    Two independent surveys were conducted in 2017 and in 2018 among architecture students across Europe to investigate their knowledge on daylighting and the impact of that knowledge on the visual perception of daylit spaces. A total of 600 responders were involved. This paper presents findings from the second survey, which was distributed in six European countries. Based on the findings from the first survey, a new goal was set for...

  • Sustainable development model for measuring and managing sustainability in the automotive sector

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    - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Rok 2021

    A growing number of organizations across a variety of industries are now pursuing sustainable management business goals to improve business efficiency, manage stakeholder expectations, or for legislative compliance. This is also the case for automotive manufacturing organizations who are under pressure from their stakeholders to manage and improve sustainability performance. This requires the development of credible measurement...

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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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  • PROBLEMY ZWIĄZANE Z ZASTOSOWANIEM NANOTECHNOLOGII W TERMOIZOLACJI BUDYNKÓW

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    Budownictwo i architektura były zawsze ściśle związane z rozwojem technologicznym a ciągły postęp w badaniach nad inżynierią materiałową pozwalał na uzyskiwanie bardziej wydajnych i wytrzymałych materiałów. Dotyczy to nie tylko elementów konstrukcyjnych budynku ale także technologii związanych z jego wykończeniem. Obecnie coraz większą rolę w budownictwie i architekturze odgrywa pojęcie nanotechnologii. Dziedzina nauki, zdawałoby...

  • Zerowaste Architecture 2022/23

    Kursy Online
    • B. Kapica

    The issues of the classes include design in the spirit of "zerowaste", i.e. maximum use of existing tissue and the use of secondary building materials. In the face of climate change, construction should face the enormity of waste generated by this sector. Minimizing the production of a new substance and maximizing the use of the existing substance in combination with high aesthetic values is a considerable architectural challenge. The...

  • Zerowaste Architecture 2023/24

    Kursy Online
    • B. Kapica

    The issues of the classes include design in the spirit of "zerowaste", i.e. maximum use of existing tissue and the use of secondary building materials. In the face of climate change, construction should face the enormity of waste generated by this sector. Minimizing the production of a new substance and maximizing the use of the existing substance in combination with high aesthetic values is a considerable architectural challenge. The...

  • Architektura latarni morskich wczoraj i dziś

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    - Logistyka - Rok 2015

    Latarnie morskie jako znaki nawigacyjne są niezwykle interesującymi obiektami architektonicznymi. Smukłe formy wynikające z ich funkcji oraz specyficzna lokalizacja sprawiają, że są one charakterystycznymi punktami w krajobrazie nadmorskim. Identyfikują go wizualnie i stają się magnesem przyciągającym turystów. Latarnie morskie, jak wszystkie obiekty korzystające z rozwoju budownictwa i techniki zmieniały swoją formę, nie zmieniając...

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  • Architectural Project Sem. II 2021/2022

    Kursy Online
    • J. Krenz
    • K. Życzkowska
    • M. Wojtkiewicz

    Prowadzący: dr hab. inż. arch. Jacek Krenz, prof. PG mgr inż. arch. Marta Golińska   Architecture influenced by Art The aim of the course is to teach the method of creating an architectural form in a style that reflects a given topic drawn in the form of an ideogram. Creating architecture in this way makes it possible to endow the architectural form with meanings so that it becomes an important element of the existential space....

  • Architectural Project II 2022/2023

    Kursy Online
    • J. Krenz
    • K. Życzkowska
    • M. Wojtkiewicz

    Prowadzący: dr hab. inż. arch. Jacek Krenz, prof. PG mgr inż. arch. Marta Golińska   Architecture influenced by Art The aim of the course is to teach the method of creating an architectural form in a style that reflects a given topic drawn in the form of an ideogram. Creating architecture in this way makes it possible to endow the architectural form with meanings so that it becomes an important element of the existential space....

  • Architectural Project I 2022

    Kursy Online
    • J. Krenz
    • M. Wojtkiewicz
    • M. Wojtkiewicz

    The classes are held on Fridays in 304 from 10:15 - 14:00 Our course aims to teach you how to design architecture. The process of creating architecture is not just about function and construction. It is about creating an original form with individual features and beauty that will become a meaningful part of our environment. Therefore we base our course in architectural design on the connection with art. We continue a tradition...

  • Daylight in Architecture 2022/23

    Kursy Online
    • N. Sokół
    • J. Martyniuk-Pęczek

    Tutor: Professor Claudia Naves David Amorim (University of Brasilia) Project: 60 h (lectures + online platform + individual consultations) With a support of e-platform NLITED educational content; http://lms.nlited.eu/,  Students will become familiar with the different methods of daylight assessment within the built environment. Innovative daylight design is understood as a better user-centred and energy-efficient design strategy. The...

  • Mixed-use buildings as the basic unit that shapes the housing environment of smart cities of the future

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    The contemporary approach to creating the residential function is confronted with the trend of increasing the volume of buildings and expectations regarding the future urban environment focused on sustainable development. This paper presents an overview of the residential structure in the context of defined thematic scopes. Namely, it is a systemic approach to the problem of designing mixed-use buildings which create a modern residential...

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  • Design and Performance Evaluation of the Energy Subsystem of a Hybrid Light andWave Energy Harvester

    The paper presents the design and performance of an energy subsystem (ES) dedicated to hybrid energy harvesters (HEHs): wave energy converters (WECs) combined with photovoltaic panels (PVPs). The considered ES is intended for compact HEHs powering autonomous end-node devices in distributed IoT networks. The designed ES was tested experimentally and evaluated in relation to the mobile and wireless distributed communication use case....

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  • Building the Learning Environment for Sustainable Development: a Co-creation approach

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    - Rok 2022

    Education for sustainable development supports the improvement of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors related to global challenges such as climate change, global warming and environmental degradation, among others. It is increasingly taking place through projects based on information and communication technologies. The effectiveness of the actions taken depends not only on the quality of the project activities or the...

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  • Integrated model for the fast assessment of flood volume: Modelling – management, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis

    Publikacja
    • B. Szeląg
    • P. Kowal
    • A. Kiczko
    • A. Białek
    • G. Wałek
    • D. Majerek
    • P. Siwicki
    • F. Fatone
    • G. Boczkaj

    - JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY - Rok 2023

    The specific flood volume is an important criterion for assessing the performance of sewage networks. It has been shown that its value is greatly influenced by the layout of the sewers in the catchment area, which is usually expressed by a fractal dimension. Currently, only mechanistic models (such as SWMM) enable the determination of the impact of the layout of the sewers on flooding volume, but they require additional and robust...

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  • Analiza wydajności kolektora słonecznego przeznaczonego dla systemu ogrzewania budynku o niskim zapotrzebowaniu na ciepło

    Niniejsza praca przedstawia wyniki badań numerycznych kolektora słonecznego, przeznaczonego dla budynków o niskim zapotrzebowaniu na ciepło. W pracy przedstawiono nowatorską koncepcję kolektora słonecznego o obniżonej wydajności, niskich kosztach wykonania oraz wykorzystującego istniejące elementy konstrukcji przekryć budynku. Istotną zaletą kolektora jest brak ingerencji w architekturę zewnętrzną budynku. Za pomocą symulacji numerycznej...

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  • Shaping the new planning curricula in the post-socialistic context lessons from Poland and Russia

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    Planning education is the issue widely discussed during various conferences and seminars, especially ones grouping the representatives of universities offering professional education in this field. But to large extend this discourse is dominated by the realities and specifics of the highly- developed countries, which is also reflected in the structure of the organizations of universities offering these. At the same time planning...

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  • Planning of the green road system as an element of spatial management in suburbs and small towns

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    - ZARZĄDZANIE PUBLICZNE. ZESZYTY NAUKOWE INSTYTUTU SPRAW PUBLICZNYCH UJ - Rok 2019

    The premise for the development of sustainable forms of road infrastructure in small towns is the appropriate plan at an early stage or modifi cation in the case of existing spaces. A multi-directional approach is extremely important, which takes into account the specifi city of the regional (country) road system, availability, and capacity of traffi c network, but also social and environmental factors. Effi cient management...

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  • EKOSYSTEM PRZESTRZENI ZAMIESZKIWANIA W UJĘCIU AUTORSKICH POSZUKIWAŃ FORMY DOMU OPARTYCH O KONCEPCJĘ ZGODNOŚCI

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2022

    Celem artykułu jest prezentacja efektów projektu autorskiego realizowanego w oparciu o koncepcję zgodności. Przeprowadzone zostały kilkuletnie studia lokalnych uwarunkowań przyrodniczych skutkujących powstaniem zbioru rysunków i rzeźb oraz fotografii dokumentujących ich aranżację in situ. Badania prowadzono na terenie Pojezierza Kaszubskiego w obszarze południowego brzegu Jeziora Wdzydzkiego. Działania artystyczno-projektowe o...

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  • 30 years of treatment wetland application in poland- progress and reserch

    The experiences with design and operation of constructed wetlands in the Pommerania region during last 30 years followed by carried out investigations of treatment processes lead to the following conclusions:First applications of constructed wetlands for biological sewage treatment were made in 1984-92. The later implementations of multi-stage constructed wetlands in the individual household and local scale enable wastewater treatment...

  • Potential of Functionalized Polyolefins in a Sustainable Polymer Economy: Synthetic Strategies and Applications

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    - ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH - Rok 2022

    Polymers play a crucial role in our modern life as no other material exists that is so versatile, moldable, and lightweight. Consequently, the demand for polymers will continue to grow with the human population, modernization, and technological developments. However, depleted fossil resources, increasing plastic waste production, ocean pollution, and related growing emission of greenhouse gases has led to a change in the way we...

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  • Is the Concept of Zero Waste Possible to Implement in Construction?

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    The scientifically treated problem of reusing building materials appeared in the literature more than 50 years ago. This paper includes an analysis of the characteristics of recycled building materials, which is a prerequisite for rational recycling. The analysis and simulation of building stocks at different scales has led to the conclusion that the most important link in the transformation of the construction industry towards...

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  • ARRIERE-GARDE IN ARCHITECTURE, AS A RESPONSE TO POST-POSTMODERN REALITY

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    - Rok 2016

    The article presents a general discussion on the direction of contemporary architecture. We can freely speak that postmodernity, understood in its philosophical core as a search for meaning in architecture, as a strategy of building our environment is over. What comes next? Some say, from lack of better naming, that we live in post-postmodern times. Term post-postmodernity is a call for new strategy of shaping our societies and...

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