Edinburgh College of Art thesis and dissertation collection
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Musical connectivity in sitar and tabla pqerformance
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The aim of this dissertation is to define and account for experiences of musical connectivity by exploring the relationship between joint musical action and social experience through a combination of ethnographic and ... -
Lyon: the development of archetypal urban forms: an investigation into the public realm of the ancient city
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The public realm of the ancient, Western city evolved situationally – over time and in response to the ethos of its citizens. Some of the urban forms that were born within the context of the ancient city are still in use ... -
Life drawing: to what extent might exploiting design epistemologies within an inquisitive graphic practice reveal graphic design undergraduates’ experiences and understandings of the contingent and multi-contextual nature of employability?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This research was designed to elicit insights from the implausibly-hushed stakeholders of graduate employability – current undergraduates. (Johnston, 2003; Moreau and Leathwood, 2006; Tymon, 2013). It is argued that ... -
Head Chop: Acéphale and community in the works of Bataille, Blanchot, and Nancy.
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Head Chop is a practice-led research project exploring the thinking of community found within the works of Georges Bataille, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Maurice Blanchot. Using the central exchange between Nancy and Blanchot, ... -
Framework for vacant land policy in shrinking cities
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-06-05)This thesis provides a theoretical framework for evaluating the causes of vacant land in shrinking cities. The focus of this thesis was New Orleans and St. Louis; these two cities were selected as the case studies because ... -
Creativity for children: assessing children’s creativity in play and design recommendations for educational outdoor environments to enhance children’s creativity
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This research studied children’s educational outdoor environments in order to understand which contexts and environmental characteristics support children’s creativity in play. Creativity is an important factor in ... -
From import to local: the development of brick and its tectonics in Taiwan between 1624 and 1945
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Materiality has been one of the most frequent topics of discussion for generations of architecture researchers, and also in the area of architectural history study. Numerous researchers are fascinated by the idea of ... -
Contemporary home environment in Jeddah City: women and the design of living spaces
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This research entails a close analysis of the contemporary home environment. The study of the home environment and the relationship between domestic spaces and residents is a noteworthy trend in design studies. This opens ... -
Connecting orchestral conductors' interpretational intentions to conducting movement kinematics: a mixed-methods approach using Deviation Point Analysis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)During orchestral performance, conductors play a role in which they provide their interpretations of the musical composition, communicating these interpretational intentions via their body movement. Pedagogical sources ... -
Playful engagements in product design: developing a theoretical framework for ludo-aesthetic interactions in kitchen appliances
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-24)This research is an investigation into the playful aspects of designed products. Defining playfulness in products, besides and beyond utilitarian functions and aesthetics, is at the heart of this thesis. In product design ... -
Percussion instrument modelling In 3D: sound synthesis through time domain numerical simulation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-25)This work is concerned with the numerical simulation of percussion instruments based on physical principles. Three novel modular environments for sound synthesis are presented: a system composed of various plates vibrating ... -
Alchemical catoptrics: light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-24)The transformation of matter and the reflection of light are at the heart of filmmaking and moving image practice, exemplified by Stan Brakhage’s assertion that “matter is still light. Light held in a bind.” Catoptrics ... -
The role of music in the politics and performing arts as evidenced in a crucial musical treatise of the Japanese medieval period, the Kyōkunshō 教訓抄
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-07)Gagaku, ancient Japanese court music and dance, known today as a traditional performing art, has over a thousand years of history since its introduction from the East Asian mainland. Despite the fact that the study of ... -
The sustainable cartography of emerging and dispersed human landscapes case study: the sustainable cartography of Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-25)The thesis is focused on the construction of cartographic systems not only as a tool for environmental representation, but also for shaping practices, values, technologies, and cultural narratives around sustainable ... -
Towards a language of inquiry: the gesture of etho-poetic thinking
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-25)This thesis presents a recollection of the relation of “being” and thinking through an articulation of the gesture of etho-poetic thinking. Part I marks out a path towards such a thinking through an encounter with Martin ... -
Sense of place: towards integrated conservation and sustainable urban development practice
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)The historic place is the result of a uniqueness that characterises and differentiates it from other places. It holds both tangible and intangible features that creates its sense of place, which is a lifelong process whereby ... -
Building Calcutta: construction trends in the making of the capital of British India, 1880-1911
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Calcutta of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century enjoyed global stature and connections as a consequence of its position within the British Empire as the capital of India. This study of Calcutta’s buildings ... -
Atlas of Athenian inscriptions: a book of drawings of writings and writings on drawings
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)This thesis proposes a critical exchange between architecture and graffiti. Graffiti in Athens plays a key role in the expression of Greek tensions making this city an ideal place for developing such an exchange. The ... -
Construction of, and performance on, the early drum kit
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)For over one hundred years the drum kit has been a driving force in shaping popular music, yet in popular culture the kit is not taken as seriously as other instruments, with drummer jokes abound. This hierarchy is ... -
Beyond the discussion at the extremes: an investigation into the plausibility of shifting focus from pedagogy to a didactics of architecture.
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-05)Architectural education has received attention from within and even from outside the field, and it has even been presented as a model for all professional education, as i.e. by Donald Schön, since 1983 and 1985. In ...
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